NRA misses the point entirely

Commenting on a full-page advertisement placed in the national media on Monday by the National Roads Authority (NRA) in relation to the M3, Sinn Féin candidate for the Meath by-election, Joe Reilly accused the NRA of missing the point entirely.

The advert in Monday's Irish Times set out the importance of the M3 motorway and the steps the NRA took to come to their decision.

"But it is not about what the NRA has done," said Reilly. "The reality is that the route through the Tara/Skyrne valley is not the place for the M3.

"Eminent archeological experts from Ireland and abroad have testified to the archeological importance of the valley and have spoken about their dismay at the proposed routing of the motorway. There is a viable alternative that can and should be adopted."