Madam, - It is with great interest that I read the Taoiseach's comments at the recent Fianna Fáil Ardfheis in which he announced that the Government would be reintroducing the traditional 1916 Easter Parade involving the Army marching past the GPO.
Ironic, though, when you consider the Government's plans for the M3 passing through the Tara Valley.
The Government is seeking to "protect" the seat of the high kings of Ireland by driving the proposed M3 perilously close to the hill of Tara, destroying many as yet unexcavated sites to the horror of most of Europe's most notable archaeologists and historians. The proposed motorway runs 10 feet away from Ráth Lugh, the legendary burial place of Na Fianna.
Sad that the modern day leader of Fianna Fáil and grand master of spin himself should not bat an eyelid at such destruction but seek to resurrect an old parade to try and win a few votes back from Sinn Féin. - Yours, etc,
MARTIN HOGAN, Kimmage, Dublin.