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T H U R S . 26 A P R I L 2.30 Racing f r o m Punchestown 4.00 Cartoon T i m e 5.00 Stingray 5.30 Y o u n g l i n e 6.00 T h e A n g e l u s 6.01 Y o u n g l i n e 6.15 N e w s 6.30 Curious E y e s 7.00 W i n g e d Colt 7.30 How's Y o u r Father 8.00 T h e MacKinnons 9.00 N e w s 9.20 T h u r s d a y P l a y date--People in Glasshouses 10.15 N u a c h t '10.25 F o l i o 10.55 T h e Y e l l o w Car 11.25 Late N e w s

E N D THIS M A D N E S S
The P.O. dispute continues and at the time of writing instead of light at the end of the tunnel the ten week postal strike continues on a downward plunge into darkness. Threats made to firms using alternative postal arrangements; possible escalation by involving the P.O. engineering staff and the continued stubborness by the people concerned makes quite depressing reading. The trouble is this kind of prolonged dispute could simply just drift on into the summer. It has to end sometime; and when it does, usually as a result of compromise on both sides, everybody wonders why couldn't it have ended sooner. Why indeed! A long strike is bad for everyone concerned. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the case the P.O.W.U. is seen as being in the wrong this time. Public opinion was with the 'poor postman' until, we suggest, their refusal to handle the new pensions books. Of course a strike must be effective to have the necessary bite; but other people have rights too. If the P.O.W.U. have a genuine case (and we believe they have) then they served their cause no good by this one disservice to a particularly hard done by sector of our community--who are by any standards already disgracefully treated by the pitiful amount they draw. This kind of bitter industrial dispute breeds an anti-union attitude that this country can ill afford. Unions, employers and legislators have a duty to ensure that the climate is never created that would allow an extreme right wing element rise to the surface. The political stability and the general prosperity of this small nation is due in the main to successive populist Governments in recent decades. The rise of the National Front movement is a most sinister development on the British political scene; but an inevitable consequence of union despotism. The Government's dilemma in refusing to negotiate with the strikers has been well stated. But this should not be presented as a hand washing exercise. There is no shame in one side easing the rules to accommodate the other who has become a victim of its own intransigence. There are ways for behind closed door negotiations and we appeal to both sides to end this madness; to introduce a more mature attitude into this very serious strike that is causing nusiance, hardship and distress to so many.

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News The Angelus Newsround Worsel Gummidge Church Worldwide Nuacht S o m e Mothers D o 'Ave E m 9J15 N a v a d a S m i t h 10.40 S p o r t s c e n e 11.40 Late N e w s

T H U R S . 26 A P R I L 6.50 S w i t c h On 7.00 Cartoon T i m e 7.20 T o p of t h e P o p s 8.00 Pot Black 8.30 W o r l d W e e k 9.00 One More T i m e 9.30 Going S t r a i g h t 10.00 P o s i t i v e l y H e a l t h y 10.30 Sarah V a u g h a n & Buddy Rich 11.30 Newsnight F R I . 27 A P R I L 6.40 S w i t c h On 6.50 B l a n k e t y Blank 7.25 K e n n y E v e r i t t Video Show 8.05 G o l d e n Soak 9.00 W o r l d S p o r t s m a n 9.25 P r e m i e r e 9.55 F e s t i v a l 11.10 N e w s n i g h t S A T . 28 A P R I L 4.15 Cartoon T i m e 4.35 T h e V i r g i n i a n 5.50 T h e W o r l d A b o u t Us 6.45 G e n e r a t i o n G a m e 7.40 A i s l i n g Gheal 8,10 T e l f o r d ' s C h a n g e 9.00 I n t e r n a t i o n a l Golf 9.50 Old Gray W h i s t l e Test 10.30 F l o o d s of F e a r S U N . 29 A P R I L 6.05 J u s t W i l l i a m 6.30 T a s t e f o r Adventure 6.55 Blake's 7 7.45 S y k e s 8.10 A T h i r d Testament 9.00 Kilvert's Diary 9.20 T h e P a p e r Chase 10.10 P a r k i n s o n MON. 30 A P R I L 6.50 S w i t c h On 7.00 I n d o o r Outdoors 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 Call My Bluff 8.30 Tomorrow's World 9.00 E a r l y Music 9.30 Grand H o t e l 11.20 N e w s n i g h t T U E S . 1 MAY 7.00 S w i t c h O n 7.05 C e l e b r i t y Squares 7.30 T h e Circus World Championships 8.30 A n d M o t h e r Makes 3 9.00 S t r e e t s of San Francisco 9.50 G e t H o o k e d 10.20 I C l a u d i u s 11.10 N e w s n i g h t WED. 2 MAY Switch On T h i s Is Y o u r Life Coronation S t r e e t KEZ Music i n Camera C o u n t d o w n to Europe 10.20 L o v e for Lydia 11.30 N e w s n i e h t 6.50 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 9.30

LABOUR ALONE? LABOUR STRONG?
There can be no doubting the fact that the Labour Party annual conference held in Killarney at the weekend was one of the very best which that party has ever had. This was due in no small way to the excellent manner in which those long and serious sessions of debate were handled by the Party Chairman, Michael D. Higgins. It is propably natural that there should be a Gaiway bias in favour of Alderman Higgins but in all seriousness it has to be conceded even by bis political opponents that since he became Labour Chairman by the narrowest of votes last year he has left his mark on the entire organisation and operation of what is, after all, the third largest political grouping in the state. This is not to deny the high standard of debate and--apart from some notable exceptions--the general thoughtfulness of the contributions which helped to get through such a huge volume of work at the weekend. For the outsider, as indeed for the party activist, the most important issue to be decided in Killarney was the old old question of the approach to Coalition. It is clear that Labour intends to fight the forthcoming elections on its own, as a separate party with its own policies and with no pre-election pact like that which brought them to power with Fine Gael in 1973. But they have left the door open so that the decision on what to do after the next general election will not be decided until that time, and entry into any new Governmental arrangement will be subject to a special Labour delegates conference. This approach is obviously a direct result of the third Coalition experience. Yet anybody who knows the attractions of power will probably suspect that, given the required balance of political groupings in the next Dail, Labour will again be prepared to dilute what they would call their "pure Socialist policies" to reach an accommodation with reality. The most unfortunate thing about all this type of discussion is that it seems to assume that Labour cannot or will not ever achieve a Dail majority or even become the largest political party--in which case, of course, they would then be in the business of seeking minority coalition partners to form a government. There also seems to be an assumption that Fine Gael are the natural allies of Labour when many have suggested that the Labour Party has more in common with the rank and file of Fianna Fail than the leadership of either of these two groupings are prepared to concede. As things stand, it would seem we are going to have possible coalition combinations being dangled before us in the years ahead, because there is a basic imbalance in the Irish political system due to the unresolved national question. Perhaps Europe will help to change that? In Europe the Socialists are not only the largest grouping but also the one group which has a representation in each of the nine E.E.C. states. It will be vitally important for Irish Labour to win a voice in that grouping. How well they do in the European contest could have profound implications back home in Ireland. A good start to the campaign was made in Killarney at the weekend.

FRJ. 27 A P R I L 4.00 W i d e World of Animals 4.30 Inoh H i g h Private E y e 5.00 Space 1999 6.00 T h e A n g e l u s 6.01 Cartoon T i m e 6.15 N e w s 6.30 Bailey's B i r d 7.00 Suil T h a r t / Nuacht 7.25 D o u b l e T o p A c e 7.53 A n d y W i l l i a m s 9.00 N e w s 9.10 F r o n t l i n e 9.50 T h e S e c r e t W a r of Harry F r i g g 11.50 L a t e N e w s

MON. 3 0 A P R I L 4.00 S e s a m e e S t r e e t 5.00 H o w 5.30 Our T i m e s 6.00 T h e A n g e l u s 6.01 Our T i m e s II 6.15 N e w s 6.30 D i c k T u r p i n 7.00 H a r d y B o y s 8.00 T h e R i o r d a n s 9.00 N e w s 9.20 F r o n t l i n e 9.50 R h o d a 10.20 N u a c h t 10.30 D a l l a s 11.30 L a t e N e w s

S A T . 28 A P R I L 11.30 S e s a m e S t r e e t 12.30 N o d d y 12.50 San F r a n c i s c o International 1.40 Sport S t a d i u m 5.05 Scooby D o o 5.45 N e w s 6.00 T h e A n g e l u s 6.01 Cartoon T i m e 6.15 R e t u r n of t h e Saint 7.15 N u a c h t 7.20 Centennial 9.00 N e w s 9.15 L a t e Late S h o w 11.15 Late N e w s 11.20 Match of t h e D a y

T U E S . 1 MAY 4.00 Going S t r o n g 4.50 A n B a i l e B e o 5.00 T h e E l e c t r i c Co. 5.30 Let's Go 6.00 T h e A n g e l u s 6.01 Let's Go 645 News 6.30 K i d n a p p e d 7.00 H a n d s 7.30 S h a r p Intake of Breath 8.00 L a n d m a r k 8.30 W o r d s & Music 9.00 N e w s 9.20 D u c h e s s of D u k e St. 10.20 N u a c h t 10.30 F e a c h 11.00 M.A.S.H. 11.25 L a t e N e w s

S U N . 29 A P R I L 10.30 K e e p U p W i t h Yoga 11.45 E n s e m b l e 12.15 P a i n t A l o n g w i t h Nancy 1 3 0 T h e Garden 2.00 F o l i o 2.25 S u n d a y Matinee 4.00 T h e W a l t o n s

W E D . 2 MAY 2.55 A l l S t a r s Lass-ALympics 3.15 W e d n e s d a y Matinee 5.00 F a b l e s of t h e Green Forest 5.30 V i s i o n On 6.00 T h e A n g e l u s 6.01 Garda P a t r o l 6.15 N e w s 6.30 B o y D o m i n i c 7.00 T h e G a r d e n 7.30 F l a m b a r d s 8.25 M a k e M i n e Country 9.00 N e w s 10.30 N u a c h t 10.40 I W i t n e s s 11.30 L a t e N e w s

100 YEARS IN B U S I N E S S
One hundred years is a long time to survive and prosper in business--and the family of Stephen Faller Ltd. can take justified pride in their achievement. Today when a family's 'roots' are a fascinating and rewarding study it is interesting to recall that the year Stephen Faller opened his business the terrible famine had a desperate grip on the country, there was the apparition at Knock, Padraic Pearse was born, and Michael Davitt launched the Land League. Gaiway is a great town for stories of her characters; and one frequently hears of the first Stephen Faller going around the county with a cart load of clocks. He would stop at a farmhouse, explain that he had too heavy a load and would the family kindly keep a clock until he returned to collect it. Naturally most farms were delighted. Having shown them how to work the pendulum winding mechanism Mr. Faller would depart. And when he returned for the clock--some weeks later-- naturally the family were so used to the friendly 'tick' that they wouldn't part with the clock for anything and gladly paid the price. One cannot help but smile when one sees a 'Fuller' clock in farmhouses today; which incidentally are now worth considerably more than the original price. Generations of the Faller family also served the community on the former Urban District Council; and now the present chairman of the company Mr. C. E. Faller heads the Harbour Board. It is a long history of service, generosity and an exceptional example of business competence and foresight. We congratulate the firm on its first one hundred years and wish it well for the next century. This photograph of part of William Street was kindly given to us by Mr. Pat Forde. The scene has changed en tirely now. Frank McDonagh's have since put in their highly individual and interrating shop front, and devel oped the upper storeys to in clude the large bay windows. Michael CoateUoea bot

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