‘This is a race against time,’ said Transport Minister Noel Dempsey.
He was reacting to the news that the partial remains of a young female, dating to between 2500-2000 BC, were uncovered during an archaeological dig in the Burren, Co Clare.
The Minister has pledged to build a road ‘or an office block’ over the site as quickly as possible.
He has spoken to Éamon Ó Cuív, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, and the two are to propose the development at Cabinet tomorrow.
The prehistoric remains were found in the passageway to the central burial chamber of Caherconnell Cashel, a well-preserved stone fort, during the dig which began a fortnight ago. Insiders say a proposal to adapt the stone fort into a car park would meet with ‘broad approval’ from all quarters.
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