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Thursday, 21st January, 1993

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The co-author of the forthcoming book telling the story of Annie Murphy's relationship with Bishop Eamonn Casey, says he will not engage in controversy with people who criticise the book without having read even a chapter of it.
Peter de Rosa's r e m a r k s follow c o m m e n t s f r o m Galway County Coun cillor, a n d Director of Elections for F i a n n a Fail in G a l w a y W e s t , M r Michael Cunningham, t h a t the book should not have been written. Cllr. Cunningham, who stressed that he was speak ing as an individual and a member of the Galway diocese accused Annie Mur phy of writing the book to make money. " A s far as I am concern ed I heard it all last year. We have read about it and wat ched it on TV. Writing this book is going too f a r , " he claimed. Cllr. Cunningham who has not read the book, said he was a great admirer of Dr. Casey: " H e was an am City Councillor, Tom Cox. "Annie Murphy has a story to tell, and she is en titled to if she wants to. I won't be buying the book, or reading it, but if she wants to write it, that is her choice. "Nothing will take away from Dr. Casey's work in Galway, and I won't sit on judgement on the m a n . " The co- author of the book, Mr Peter de Rosa has been forbidden by the publishers to talk about the book until its publication in April.

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bassador for the neglected of the world. If you can find another human being who hasn't hurt somebody at this time of their life, just show him to m e " . Cllr. Cunningham got a lot of complimentary calls as a result of his remarks, which were aired on RTE

this week, he said. But he has no plans to try and get the book prohibited, He can not comment on he added. Annie Murphy's perogative ' 'I haven't been in contact to write the book as that is with the censorship board, an integral part of the and I have no plans to do publication. so." " I cannot say a single Cllr. Cunningham's view word about the book until it is not upheld by Fianna Fail is o u t . "

RORY O'DOWD (13), 8 Grattan Court, winner of the Galway Advertiser Christmas Art Competition, receives his prize from Mayor Padraig McCormack. More prizewinners on Page 12.

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People in the West were urged this week to lobby local politicians in a bid to establish a Cardiac Surgery Unit at Universi ty College Hospital. T h e Unit would specialise in all forms of cardiac surgery including by-pass operations. Croi, the West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation, called on local people to support the campaign and ensure better facilities in the West for heart patients. Said M r . Raymond Rooney, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Croi: " I would urge everybody in all walks of life to keep em phasising with those in power, such as T . D . ' s , Senators, etc, the impor t a n c e of having t h e s e facilities in the W e s t . " Four Irish hospitals, in cluding two which cater for public patients - the Mater in He said togther with the Dublin and Cork Regional Western Health Board they Hospital - provide heart by had attempted to develop pass operations. Up to 200 Cardiac services as far as patients with cardiac disease possible in the West. from the West have to go to " I n July 1987, in con Dublin for treatment junction with the Health annually. Board, we set up the Catheter Laboratory in Croi welcomed the University College Hospital. Western Health Board's re This Laboratory now carries cent decision to press for out over 500 investigative ward with their application procedures yearly. for a Cardio-Surgical Unit at " S o m e 1/3 of these will University Hospital. require by-pass operations. There are currently ISO pa " T h e Trustees of Croi tients who have been in have a l r e a d y met the vestigated in University Col Minister for Health and have lege Hospital and who are made a case for such a Unit on the waiting list for by in Galway," explained Mr. pass surgery in Dublin." Rooney. " W e welcome as much support in the West for this c a u s e . " (I mum i)

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