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PICTURE SPECIAL

DELIVERY G U A R A N T E E D - m m m m w m m Thursday, 23rd April, 1992

Vol. 23 No. 17

OF MALTA FINALISTS Page 33

Galway tourist figures for this s u m m e r are expected to be up on last year, a c c o r d i n g t o T o u r i s t Office sources.
And following an excep tional Easter bank holiday weekend, hopes are high that 1992 will be a good year for tourism locally, said Brian Flynn, Regional Manager, Ireland West Tourism. Thousands of visitors took to the roads, rail and air to make the most of the long weekend in the city. Holiday makers poured into Galway from Ireland and the Continent. "We were expecting a reasonably good Easter as St. Patrick's weekend had not been so busy,"revealed Mr. Flynn. "But the crowds far ex ceeded our expectations. Visitors came from America, Germany and Ita

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ly in addition to Ireland and Northern Ireland. "The Teachers' Con ference in the Corrib Great Southern attracted signifi cant numbers too." GOOD SUMMER Local hotels and guest houses reported business was brisk, according to Mr. Flynn. The Tourist Office was "extremely busy" too, he said. "We are quietly confident that we will have a good summer", he said. "The self catering business looks strong this year and many hotels and guests houses are provisionally booked. "It is nice to see the American visitors are coming back too." Bus Eireann reported business over the long weekend was "hectic" and was "well up" on last year. It carried 20,000 passengers in and out of Galway for the holiday weekend. Some 130 extra buses were laid on to cope with the crowds. The company ran 21 buses on the Galway-Dublin route on Easter Monday, carrying 1,100 passengers. "We have been excep tionally busy since Wednes day last,"explained Sean Gleeson, District Manager, Bus Eireann. "The prospects for summer look optimistic." VERY BUSY Irish Rail stated business was much the same as last year. "We were very busy on Monday evening as people returned home. But there was no overcrowding on trains despite the numbers,"outlined Mr. Seamus Collins.

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Continued on Page 2 ADELAIDE NIC CHAKTHAIGH decorating the Eyre Square Centre for the Pan Celtic Festival which opened yesterday and continues until April 26th. The festival is a celebration of the culture of Celtic peoples. There are a large number of music competitions, dancing, exhibitions and sports events, details of which are available at the main Tourist Office, off Eyre Sq. A particular highlight will be the Celts Clash in Pearse Stadium on Sunday where Irish and Scots meet in a hurling-shinty match. BECAUSE YOU DESERVE THE BEST!

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Although there is "a terrible air of uncertainty" the two Galway priests Tom Brady and Denis Crosby are safe and well in the Galway sponsored diocese in Chikwawa, Malawai. The Government of Dr. Hastings Banda has appeared unstable in recent months. A former supporter of white South Africa, Malawai has found itself isolated in a rapidly changing situation. It has been ostracised by other African leaders and its failure to produce enough food to feed its people, despite the richness of its farmlands, has been criticised. When the 6 Catholic Monsignor John Roche, who Bishops called for better had put his signature on the equalisation of resources in Pastoral Letter was expelled a recent Pastoral Letter all from the Country last week. the Bishops (five of which Fr. Jack O'Connor who is are native Malawian) were chairman of Galway arrested. The two Galway Diocesan Mission priests were also summoned Committee said he spoke in and interrogated and were Irish to Fr. Tom who was in later allowed back to their good spirits. Fr. Jack was parish. Fr. Jack O'Connor, able to confirm that the PP Salthill who began the money for a 4 wheel drive Galway Mission with Aodan vehicle was on its way to Flynn in 1981 said that he help the priests get about had spoken to Fr. Tom their large parish. Brady on Monday night and that all was well. C H A N G I N G TIMES Fr. Padraig O'Maille from Louisburgh Co. Mayo who There was a major imput was leaving for home last by UCG into the Secondary weekend was told by the School established by the Malawian authorities that his Galway Mission in 1983. visa would not be renewed. Continued on Page Another Irish priest

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