LOCAL SENATOR CRITIZES PROPOSED REMOVAL OF TUROE STONE

Date Published: 17-Oct-2007

A Galway senator has strongly criticised plans to remove the 2,000 year-old East Galway Turoe stone to Galway City Museum for preservation reasons.Senator Ciaran Cannon says the proposed removal of the stone - which has been situated in Turoe for 150 years - is a lazy option, and lacks imagination and foresight.The proposal has angered local residents, and a campaign to retain the stone in Turoe is steadily gaining momentum.