Tara under threat from new motorway

national | miscellaneous | news report Wednesday August 14, 2002 03:13 by Energy Guide

Dalgan Park also in danger

Those of you aware of the beauty and serenity to be found on our national monument the Hill of Tara will be concerned to learn that the noise pollution there is will increase considerably if the proposed M3 Clonee/North of Kells Motorway goes ahead. As it is the traffic passing on the existing Navan - Dublin road is quite audible from many of Tara's sacred sites. Apparently, the proposed M3 will pass within TWO MILES of serene Tara.

The Columban Fathers based in Dalgan Park will have to (Compulsory Purchase Order and all that) give 60 acres of their land to the project. They're not as happy as they were initially with the project now realising the consequences of thousands of cars per week driving through their back garden - a garden which is used by some 60,000 guests/visitors per year. The M3 Environmental Impact study considers it will not impact on them at all! And they're reported to be uneasy with the fact that their neighbouring farmers will now have Compulsory Purchase Orders slapped on them too.

The public oral hearing for those who have already lodged written objections to the M3 is to be held in The Boyne Valley Hotel, Drogheda, Co. Louth at 11:00 am Wednesday 21st August - nowhere near the locals it's going to have the most impact on. There is no public transport from Navan to Drogheda (so my local contact tells me).

I've made no written objection to the M3 (never heard of it actually until last night) but I will be at that meeting to show my support for those who have lodged written objections. And to protect my energetic heritage which has been damaged enough over the years. As a diviner I know the quality of the energy on Tara and am constantly amazed that it has remained so pure in the face of mobile phone/tv masts, electric poles, sewage, roads etc being built around it. This one, given the depth of work that happens in motorway building, is going to have quite an impact on underground streams and overground energy lines and will impact on what is truly a wonderful site.

So, if you can, be there at that meeting. They're spending your money on the Hotel, the salaries of the solicitors, the National Roads Authority etc. to make sure their case wins the day. Now, the McKenna Judgement means the Gov should spend equal amounts of your money in supporting both sides of a public matter. But they're not supporting any objectors with the wherewithal to commission their own env. impact studies, solicitors... The National Roads Authority (a semi-state body not bound by the Freedom of Information Act), is also ignoring the National Development Plan by ignoring the NDP's recommendation to increase public transport options... as uncovered in the last Census.

Those of you with international contacts are encouraged to forward this mail on.

E-mails and/or letters to the Minister for the Environment will let them know that many eyes are watching them...

Dept of the Environment & Local Government, Head Office, Custom House, Dublin 1.
Secretariat to the Minister, Dept. of the Environment & Local Government, Dail Eireann.
http://www.environ.ie
secretary-general@environ.irlgov.ie

Those of you aware of the bigger agenda to disrupt the natural harmonics of earth energy need already know that your support in body and/or spirit will have an impact. Tara, and those living there, will appreciate it.