GREENS WELCOME CARRICKMINES DECISION

The Green Party has welcomed the decision to suspend work on the controversial Carrickmines section of the South-eastern motorway.

The Party has called on Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council and the National Roads Authority to 'bend the road' and avoid the remains of Carrickmines Castle.

"The Castle can't move but the road can" stated Green Party Leader Trevor Sargent . " We want the Council to shift the motorway about fifty metres to the south in order to protect the remains of the Castle. The sooner this happens, the sooner the road can be built.

"We want to see the road completed, but we feel that some small changes can ensure that the Castle is also protected."