Galway Advertiser 1980/1980_07_17/GA_17071980_E1_001.pdf 

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IRISH PERMANENT

Vol. 1 1 .

OveM
No. 2 9 .

SALTHILL B R A N C H

190 Upper Salthill Tel. 65416

Thursday, 1 7 t h July, 1 9 8 0

Businessman Gets Kids To Clean Up!
O n S a t u r d a y n e x t a t 11 o'clock a n e w a p p r o a c h to keeping Galway tidy starts in Newcastle at the Newcastle/University Road c o r n e r . T h e r e 100 l o c a l c h i l d r e n g u i d e d b y 20 a d u l t " l e a d e r s " w i l l f a n o u t t h r o u g h all o f Newcastle and do a thorough tidy and s u m m e r "spring clean" o f the area. A n d what's more, t h e y w i l l d o it e v e r y S a u r d a y m o r n i n g u n t i l next Christmas. This novel new idea has been worked out by the Newcastle Residents Associ ation and the local electronics company h e a d Mr. T o m O'Connor. Mrs. Peggy Rabbitte, the O'Connor Television Press Officer for the have agreed to supply all the Newcastle Residents Assoc collection bags required and iation stated: "We are pickup sticks and will also delighted with this plan and give prizes each month to think that the active invol the tidiest street in the area. vement of the children is Judging will be carried out essential for success. All each week by Mr. Paddy children over 11 are wel Ryan of the Tidy Towns come to come along and Association, Mr. Tom help in this great effort. We O'Connor and Mrs. Mary have arranged suitable Bennett of Ireland West. insurance and all groups Furthermore, O'Connor will be supervised, and Television, in conjunction under the direction of an with Sony Ireland have adult at all times. We guaranteed a special prize of a pocket transistor radio to estimate that it will take every child who takes part in each group between an hour all the clean-up Saturdays and an hour and a half to from now to December. A complete their work, so all roll book will be kept so that children should be free no child will be left out. "If again by 12.30 a.m. on a Saturday." we can get the children interested in keeping this A meeting will be held in area tidy," said Tom St. Anthonys Hall on O'Connor, "then we will tomorrow night (Friday) at have assured Newcastle of a 8.15 and all residents of tidy future." We are Newcastle, Corrib Park, delighted to work with a Coogan Park, Hazel Park very active Residents and Cherry Park are invited Association towards this to* attend.

ON THE SIDE
At last the visitors are arriving, after what was a very slow start to the season. Everyone has their own theory why tourists are thin on the ground but the main one seems to be a shortage of money. Ireland-West have just c o m p l e t e d their own campaign in the North good ads on Radio and T.V. plus promotional tour by local area manager Joe Lally. The new tourist office in Salthill will open on Monday next and while the present structure is being replaced all enquiries and assistance will be handled at the Victoria place office in the city. While everybody is looking out into the Atlantic for oil, Irish Petroleum (Prospecting) Ltd. have c o m m e n c e d a land exploration well near Mrs. Maureen Bailey of "Avondale, " Lower Salthill, Galway was the recipient of a gold Miltown Malbay in Co. watch and enscribed scroll from the Director General of Bord Failte, in recognition of her Clare. unique and distinguished career in tourism. Mrs. Bailey, who commenced working for the now The company is led by defunct Irish Tourism Association in 1954, has the distinction of working under four Director Ambrose Mclnerney (a Generals--Messrs. Jerome Dempsey, Tim O'Driscjoll, Eamon Ceannt and Joe Malone. relation to the builders) who Operating from Shop Street in the fifties, under the .glare of a naked bulb, she has witnessed hopes to strike geological striking developments in Irish tourism. Today, her life at Aras Faille is brightened by structures a miliar to the flourescent lighting, audio visual equipment and piped music. In the picture above Mrs. Bailey Porcupine Bank one hundred receives her gift from Bord Failte Director General Mr. Joe Malone. miles off shore. The drills, mounted on trucks, will reach a target of 3,500 ft. Although experts are sceptical of a land find, oil has been found in far more unlikely places throughout the world. Meanwhile B.P. commenced drilling in the Porcupine on Friday just two miles west of 5,000 barrel find last year. Nationalistic hearts will Colm O'Shea, detained for beat a little stronger at G a r d a i a r e c e r t a i n they k n o w t h e i d e n t i t y a n d Pearse's Cottage, Rosmuc on a l l r e l e v a n t d e t a i l s o f t h e t h i r d m a n w a n t e d f o r treatment in the Regional Saturday afternoon. The Hospital with a shrapnel questioning in connection with the County wound in his chest, was Padraig Pearse centenary R o s c o m m o n G a r d a killings last week. Y e s t e r d a y , discharged from hospital committee (established last Wednesday, was the ninth day of dramatic into Garda custody on year) will officiate at a d e v e l o p m e n t s s i n c e t h e bank r o b b e r y a n d s h o o t Monday. O'Shea appealed colourful ceremony as Gaeltacht Minister Maire through his Dublin solicitor out a t B a l l a g h a d e r e e n o n July 7th. Geo ghe gan -Quinn presents a A t t h e t i m e o f g o i n g to p r e s s , h o w e v e r , t h e that he was being held bust of Pearse to Dr. Bryan illegally. However, follow McMahon. t h i r d m a n is still at l a r g e . T h e r e is g r o w i n g ing a midnight session There will be music and s c e p t i c i s m t h a t h e will b e f o u n d in t h e before the Special Criminal dancing and excerpts from K i l c o l g a n / A t h e n r y a r e a ( s e e m a p o n b a c k p a g e ) Court in Dublin Justice Fr. Leon 6 Morachain's Finlay, President of the i n s p i t e o f t h e g e t a w a y c a r b e i n g f o u n d in t h e 'Pearse Pageant'. High Court, was satisfied Lavally w o o d s last T h u r s d a y , t h e n u m e r o u s Mr. McMahon is being everything was, in fact, in honoured in recognition of r e p o r t e d s i g h t i n g s a n d t h e i n t e n s i v e s e a r c h by order. O'Shea is the second his outstanding work in a n e s t i m a t e d 500 G a r d a i w i t h A r m y b a c k - u p . man charged in connection promoting Irish culture The man being sought is spokesman said with the crime. Last Friday through his writings and it was described as being in his Patrick McCann, with a lectures. possible a decoy was used to mid-forties, 6 feet in height, divert the search. There was Dublin address, was taken And in Europe itself, heavy build, with long from Frenchpark to the no way of telling until every casual hair, a beard streaked capital and similarly according to the latest stone was upturned. " E u r o b a r o m e t e r " on with grey. Some of these charged. Gardai are convinced that attitudes amongst members, details may be altered and The intensive Gardai a fugitive could survive in Ireland joins France, the Gardai are considering activity also flushed out the open for a considerable Denmark and Britain issuing an identikit picture three men, two of whom believing the E.E.C. to be period; subsisting on wild for mass circulation. were arrested, following a "not a good thing". berries and farm crops. A spokesman for the vehicle search at a check A shopkeeper dismissed Eveh so, 56 per cent of Garda Press Office said that point at Maam Cross on everyone interviewed is quite the idea that the people of the intensive search may Saturday. It is understood happy with it all. Kilcolgan were nervous that also reveal personal items, documents which may be of the suspect was seen in their On the question of the or the murder weapon, area. "There is nobody use to subversive organisa likelihood of a third world which still has not been nervous around here," he tions were found in a van. war Irish attitudes are closer found. said, "because that man is to the community average of The area will be looked gone. You mark my words!" "serious concern". So we CONTINUED ON over by thjs evening; but might as well enjoy the TWO MEN CHARGED search patties are reBACK PAGE weather... Meanwhile the man, checking certain areas. The

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