Tara and the M3 motorway

Madam, - I wish Meath Tourism the best of luck with its new campaign to attract tourists to that beautiful and heritage-rich …

Madam, - I wish Meath Tourism the best of luck with its new campaign to attract tourists to that beautiful and heritage-rich county.

Its logo is based on the two central mounds of the Hill of Tara, and its radio advertisement also mentions this wonderful place, suggesting that the Hill will "take your breath away".

The Government's decision to plough the M3 past the Hill's doorstep has already done that and the exhaust fumes from this tolled motorway will do likewise - as will the inevitable sprawl of development that will accrue around the interchange. - Yours, etc,

DECLAN KENNY, Blackcastle, Leixlip, Co Kildare.