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Even if the battle for the henge is lost, another one is arising, and one that might put John Gormley in the thick of it. Property developers and speculators, some of them with track records in the tribunals, have been buying up land along the route of the M3 for . . . ahem . . . development purposes.
Much of that development is not part of the Meath County Development Plan. It is possible that Meath County Council might try to amend the development plan to faciliate 'development'. If they do, they could find themselves being slapped down by Environment Minister John Gormley, who has the statutory power, I understand, to order local authorities to return to the drawing board if he disapproves of their development plan. (Some ludicrous development plans have been produced in some counties lately, with villages facing 1000% increases in housing without no provision for services, schools, etc.)
The road will do immense damage to Tara, as will the lit interchange. But the secondary damage of the development may well be what kills off Tara's heritage and environment. John Gormley have yet have a crucial role in preventing that development. Though whether the builders' party, FF, will appreciate such actions is another thing. Dick Roche's stunt where he set up Gormley may well come back back to bite him on his rather large backside, if an annoyed Gormley decides to act as development watchdog in Tara and along the M3.
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