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T E L E V I S I O N

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40 Y E A R S A H E A D
R e a d i n g t h e excellent Irish Times reproduction of their front page of S e p t e m b e r 3rd, 1939, the sensation of E u r o p e sliding into war, people slipping out of control headlong into u n k n o w n terrors--emerges all too clearly from the pages. If t h e r e is a n y t h i n g as a just war t h e n the holocaust that gripped the W e s t e r n world b y its throat until April 1945 would probably qualify. T h e crusade against N a t i z i s m saved E u r o p e from decades of severe h a r d s h i p , mass killings a n d oppression. T h e wisdom of Ireland's neutrality in t h e face of t h e concentration camps that e m e r g e d as the smoke cleared, will be hotly debated for generations to c o m e . N o o n e will d e n y t h e brilliant statemanship of D e Valera as h e m a n o e u v r e d this c o u n t r y against a s t o r m of foreign opposition into the calmer seas of peace. B u t n o w , in hindsight, it is not so easy to justify o u r n e u t r a l stand. T h e r e was certainly n o question of Hitler letting Ireland continue in rural bliss a n d selfd e t e r m i n a t i o n had G e r m a n y w o n the war. A n d t h e very terror of the Nazis, with t h e i r hysterical racism makes Roosevelt's policy m o r e acceptable w h e n before Pearl H a r b o u r American neutrality was carried to t h e point of co-belligerency in s u p p o r t of Britain. As Britain was being h a m m e r e d by t h e Luftwaffe she begged a n d bullied Ireland t o let her use o u r h a r b o u r s ; b u t historical e n m i t y kept Ireland aloof. A n d some of this same d e t a c h m e n t continues today regarding real a n d menacing threats t o E u r o p e . T h e U . S . S . R are collecting massive forces o n t h e borders of o u r E . E . C . n e i g h b o u r s . W e hear of s o m e American Senate opposition t o the c u r r e n t S. A . L . T . treaty (to limit t h e build u p of a r m s between t h e two super-powers) b u t it has only recently e m e r g e d t h a t t h e r e was strenuous opposition in Soviet Russia also. O n e m u s t n o t forget, of c o u r s e , t h a t in 1941-'45 a large p a r t of t h e Soviet U n i o n e n d u r e d e n e m y occupation from which it was freed only at the price of h u g e h u m a n a n d material losses. T h e military, still an i m p o r t a n t factor in Soviet power, decided t h e n a n d forever that only strategic superiority could guarantee their future security. D e s p i t e t h e friendliness of t h e Soviet people a n d reports of their w a r m h o s p i tality, their politics is a m i West a n d their policies seek to u n d e r m i n e the W e s t e r n economy a n d to destroy efforts for a U n i t e d E u r o p e a n d a peaceful M i d d l e East. T h e y p u r s u e a d a n g e r o u s g a m e of bolstering a n t i - W e s t e r n g o v e r n m e n t s , a n d they d e t e r m i n d l y censor their o w n press (far more strictly than we do!) T h e y suppress minority cultures a n d all religious in their o w n country; a n d use l a b o u r camps and asylums for dissidents a n d objectors. It is so easy in this rather gentle corner of t h e world to become indifferent to the real conflicts that exist inside a n d outside our country. It took t h e tragedy at M u l l a g h m o r e to awaken that small c o m m u n i t y t o the behaviour of evil people w h o exist outside t h e n o r m a l arena of humanity; deaf to appeals for mercy and peace, scornful of people's right to dignity a n d life. L e t ' s have n o more bloodshed. T h e r e are people w h o are just hell-bent o n war. But n o political-objective is w o r t h t h e life of any m a n ; a n d n o two neighbouring islands can b e so far apart that they c a n n o t work together t o bring security a n d h o n o u r to all its citizens.
9.00 News 9.15 El Cid (Part 2) 11.35 Late News THURSDAY, Sept. 6 6.50 Switch On 7.00 Cartoon Time 7.20 Top of The Pops 8.05 Whicker's World 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected 9.30 The Heritage of Ireland 10.30 Festival of Fred and Ginger--Swing Time 12.10 Newsnight FRIDAY, Sept. 7 6.50 Switch On 7.00 Blankety Blank 7.40 The Entertainers 8.05 The Aphrodite Inheritance 9.00 Wide World of Sports 9.55 Festival 10.40 Newsnight SATURDAY, Sept. 8 7.00 Cartoon Time 7.15 The Brady Bunch 8.05 Colditz 9.00 The Record Makers 9.50 The Human Face of China 10.40 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 11.30 Caught SUNDAY. Sept. 9 6.25 The Virginian 7.40 Star Trek 8.30 Sykes 9.00 Badger Watch 9.15 Dick Cavett Show 10.05 The Prisoner MONDAY. Sept. 10 6.50 Switch On 7.00 Horseback 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 Family Holvak 8.50 Nature of Things 9.20 A Season of James Dean 11.05 Newsnight TUESDAY, Sept. 11th 7.10 Switch On 7.15 The History of the Motor Car 7.40 Chronicle 8.30 Mother Makes Three 9.00 Streets of San Francisco 9.50 A Sense of Place 10.20 The Glittering Prizes 11.35 Newsnight WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 6.50 Switch On 7.00 Family Affair 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 Kaz 8.50 Garda Patrol 9.00 Second Channel Second Chance 9.30 Tell Me 10.00 Marie Curie 11.00 Newsnight

THURSDAY, Sept. 6 5.00 Stingray 5.30 Dusty's Trail 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 Cartoon Time 6.15 News 6.25 Cartoons 6.35 Young Ramsey 7.35 The Rockford Files 9.00 News 9.20 Thursday Play Date 10.20 Nuacht 10.25 Aspects of Rock 10.55 Late News

FRIDAY, Sept. 7 5.00 Space 1999 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 Cartoon Time 6.15 News 6.25 Bailey's Bird 6.55 Chips 7.55 Nuacht 8.00 James Last Starparade 9.00 News 9.20 Cry Of The City 11.00 Late News

MONDAY, Sept. 10 4.00 Sesame Street 5.00 Cartoon Time 5.10 The Life And Times of Grizzly Adams 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 Cartoon Time 6.15 News 6.25 Cartoon Time 6.35 Mork and Mindy 7.05 Six Million Dollar Man 8.00 The Black and White Minstrel Show 9.00 News 9.20 The Gates of Asia 9.50 Barney Miller 10.20 Nuacht 10.25 The Fishermen 11.35 Late News

SATURDAY, Sept. 8 11.30 Sesame Street 12.30 Mumfie 12.50 Man From Atlantis 1.40 Sports Stadium 5.05 Cartoon Time 5.20 Dominic 5.50 News 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 Cartoon Time 6.20 Return of The Saint 7.15 Nuacht 7.20 The Dark Avenger 9.00 News 9.15 Winds of Kitty Hawk 11.00 Late News

TUESDAY, Sept. 11 5.00 The Electric Company 5.30 The CB Bears 6.00 The Angelus 6.15 News 6.25 Cartoon Time 6.30 Little House on the Prairie 7.25 Hawaii Five-O 8.25 The Green Linnet 9.00 News 9.20 The Onedin Line 10.20 Nuacht 10.25 An Island Here-- An Island There 10.55 M.A.S.H. 11.20 Late News 11.25 Mart and Market

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SUNDAY, Sept. 9 11.00 Service 3.00 Pin Up Girl 4.20 King And Four Queens 5.45 News 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 The Wonderful World of Disney 6.55 Curious Eyes 7.25 Nuacht 7.30 The Spinners 8.00 El Cid

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 5.00 Secret Squirrel 5.30 How 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 Garda Patrol 6.15 News 6.25 Black Arrow 6.55 Sam 8.00 Mastermind 8.30 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse 9.00 News 9.20 Mannix 10.20 Nuacht 10.25 The Proms 11.45 Late News

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Today's photograph is of Martin Ready from Bailc an tSagairt, bringing a cart load of turf into Gaiway, via Rahoon Road, near Cooke's Corner. The two children at the door on the right are Jimmy and Maureen Nally. T h e h o u s e s in t h e background were occupied by Finnerans, Mrs. Molloy, Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Higgins. T o the right, out of the picture, lived Mrs. Reilly, Pat Folan and Mrs. Feeney. A couple of years ago we would probably have called this picture quaint, but the sight of a cart load of turf today would cheer many of us up. The cart required little maintenance and could probably carry more than your average car. The horse was fairly cheap to run, versatile in traffic jams and very easy to park.

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