Saturday, February 28, 2009

CRITICAL! Letter-writing campaign to Save the Hill of Tara

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Smithsonian magazine published an article in the March 2009 issue on the Hill of Tara being endangered by the M3 motorway, and included Tara in a list of 15 Must See Sites, before they disappear:

Endangered Site: The Hill of Tara, Ireland; A new tollway threatens the archaeologically rich complex that is the spiritual heart of the country


Please write a letter to the editor of Smithsonian at LettersEd@si.edu


IRISH NEWSPAPER STORIES



Here are related stories from Irish newspapers. Please write a letter to the editor of the papers.

Irish Times: Tara endangered, says Smithsonian
- Write to lettersed@irishtimes.ie

Irish Independent: Smithsonian puts Hill of Tara on list of endangered must-sees
- Write to independent.letters@unison.independent.ie

Irish News: Seat of kings included in must-see endangered list
- Write to letters@irishnews.com

Irish Examiner: Top US museum names Tara 'must-see' site
- Write to letters@examiner.ie

Herald: Smithsonian joins fight to save the Hill of Tara
- Write to herald.letters@independent.ie

MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT - JOHN GORMLEY

Minister's Statement on Tara and UNESCO
- Write to minister@environ.ie

Minister's Review of Ireland's List of UNESCO sites / Expert Advisory Panel
- Write to worldheritagetentativelist@environ.ie

GREEN PARTY

Green Party of Ireland
info@greenparty.ie

- Trish Forde-Brennan, Chair
fordebren@esatclear.ie

UNESCO

UNESCO - United Nations Educational and Scientific Organisation
wh-info@unesco.org

Francesco Bandarin - Director of the World Heritage Centre
F.Bandarin@unesco.org

Mechtild Rossler - Chief of Section Europe Unit
m.rossler@unesco.org

ICOMOS

ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites
secretariat@icomos.org

Gustavo ARAOZ - President of ICOMOS
garaoz@usicomos.org

ICOMOS Ireland
info@icomos.ie

Grellan D. Rourke - President of ICOMOS Ireland
grellan.rourke@opw.ie

ICOMOS UK
admin@icomos-uk.org

Lord Donald Hankey - President of ICOMOS UK
hankeyd@ghkint.com

SMITHSONIAN STORIES:

Endangered Site: The Hill of Tara, Ireland - 2009

Ireland Unleashed - 2005

TARAWATCH

TaraWatch.org
info@tarawatch.org
+353-87-132-3365


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