Castle ruins to go

Work to dismantle historic castle ruins to make way for a roundabout was given the go ahead today. The decision paves the way for the roundabout on the site of Carrickmines Castle in south Dublin. . .

Justice Paul Gilligan threw out all of campaigner Michael Mulcreevy’s main points in seeking an injunction for the work at the castle, which began last month.

Mr Mulcreevy, from Killarney, claimed that Environment Minister Martin Cullen was acting as judge and jury by forging ahead with the national roads building programme while at the same time allowing a national monument to be destroyed. . .

Hundreds of archaeologists have been working at the site while the battle was thrashed out in the courts.

Posted by David on January 7, 2004 9:01 PM