Galway Advertiser 1981/1981_06_18/GA_18061981_E1_001.pdf 

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THE TEAM FROM THE WEST....

ON THE SIDE
A cooperative research programme to develop a new home heat pump-- which could cut hot water bills in half--has got underway at U.C.G. This exciting project is being funded by Barlo Heating Ltd., Clonmel, who hope to market the result in Ireland. The U.C.G. team are Drs. Martin O'Connor and Larkin of Physics, Chris Scanlon and Barlo engineer MARK K I L L I L E A Mike Kyne. The prototype works like a refrigerator in Fianna Fail Lives in Belclare, Tuam. A reverse: it takes the air County Councillor, former outside a house to provide Senator and Dail Deputy hot water inside. One unit of since 1977 (son of deputy electricity used by the pump can produce the same and Senator Mark). Present amount of hot water Junior Minister Posts and produced conventionally in Telegraphs. Received 6,338 an immersion heater using first preferences, elected three units of electricity. eighth count (without reaching quota). There was a dramatic airlift off the Aran Islands on Monday when an Irish Air Corps helicopter answered a distress call from a U.S. destroyer the USS Vanguard. In "appalling weather conditions" Nurse Sarah Hutcher was winched oon before he was deemed aboard and taken to the elected without reaching the Regional Hospital. quota. There is considerable disquite in the Fianna Fail camp a b o u t v a r i o u s candidates who operated a personal canvas more than a team effort. But this was inevitable due to new candidates seeking support in the re-drawn constituency situation. MAIN PARTIES POSITION Fine Gael were a bit disappointed with their overall showing in Galway. They had hoped for that second seat, they expected to do better in the county. Yet their main attraction John Donnellan came up to expectation and with the very creditable performance from Henry Comerford (3,477firstpreferences) Fine Gael are seriously settling down to be the main contender to Fianna Fail in the future. The woman was suffering f r o m an a b d o m i n a l complaint and is now described as being "very comfortable". A good idea has got off to a great start in Gort. The 'Dew Drop Centre' is a co op operated completely by teenagers for over 15s. Local housewives supply cakes and tarts (13p a slice; and the project directors Fr. Enda Glynn C.C. and Tom Lally are delighted with its succcess. Over 100 callers a day visit the centre and it has become the 'in' place for young people to meet. Meanwhile on the other end of the scale the Irish Restaurant Owners Associa tion are increasing their lobby to serve Irish made alcohol with meals.

ROBERT M O L L O Y Fianna Fail i Lives in Sal thill, former City councillor and Mayor. First elected to Dail 1965, has held to Minister portfolios ans one Parliamentary Sec. position. Received 9,592 first preferences. Elected first count.

MICHAEL D. HIGGINS Labour L i v e s in N e w c a s t l e , chairman of the Labour Party. A city Alderman s i n c e 1974. County Councillor and lecturer in U.C.G. Contest-ing Dail elections since 1969, he r e c e i v e d 6,226 first preferences and elected on sixth count.

JOHN DONNELLAN Fine Gael Lives in Dunmore, winner of three All Ireland football medals. A Co. Councillor and Dail deputy since 1964 when he succeeded his father's seat, Michael (founder of Clann na Talmhan 1938). Received 5,065 first preferences, elected seventh count.

MAIRE G. Q U I N N Fianna Fail Lives in Renmore and a former teacher, First elected 'o Dail 1975 succeeding her f a t h e r ' s seat ( J o h n Geoghegan). A former parliamentary S e c , the present M i n i s t e r for Gaeltacht Received 4,549 first preferences, elected eighth count (without reaching quota).

GALWAY SENDS STRONG LABOUR VOICE TO DAIL
Yet the spotlight of the election in Galway must fall on Robert Molloy the outstanding political achiever of the area topped the poll with 9,592firstpreferences to be elected first Michael D . Higgins -- the second candidate home and the first Labour T.D. for this constituency since 1927. In those count. early days of the State Galway's Labour representative was Gilbert Lynch who achieved a short but memorable stay in the Dail when he clashed with another Galway deputy Martin M6r McDonogh. Martin argued that the best way to tackle the country's economic difficulties (yes, they were economic difficulties at that time too) was to reduce the wages of the workers. Needless to say deputy Lynch did not agree with him. Michael D.'s vote was SOME undoubtedly a popularity DISAPPOINTMENT vote and recognition of his many years work as a local As in all elections its the public representative. The candidates who fail to come City Alderman picked up up to expectation that votes from all the candidates causes the stir. Apart from eliminated before him the non main party (particularly Fine Gael) who candidates the surprises passed on 1,370 votes to came with the seasoned politici-ans. Maire Geoghe him), and who now enters Quinn F . F . was the Dail preceded by his gan national reputation as certainly a bit shaken by her position on the first count Labour Party Chairman, his and appeared to have lost all political philosophy and hope until half-way through c a n d i d a t u r e f o r the the second day of the count. leadership of the party. Pol O Foighil F.G. was A SAFE DEPUTY stunned by his low first preference showing (2,849). In the event of Michael He found it hard to D's policy of Labour going understand how this could it alone in the Dail, be so when he has such an supporting minority excellent record for hard Government, rather than work and achievement going into Government as a behind him in the ConnemCoalition appears to have ara Gaeltacht. been overruled at present. However, the 39 year old Pardaic M c C o r m a c h lecturer in Sociology and F.G. was disappointed in Political Science describes the transfer share out and himself as a "radical was squeezed out of the race socialist." He may not have Our picture shows a Jump Suit by Gee after the sixth count only the physical stature of Mark 164 votes behind his nearest Bees available in Pink, Baby Blue, Lilac, Kilulea but his forceful rival Frank Fahey F.F. White, Khaki. personality and his left wing Mark Killilea F . F . philosophy, which be will certainly did better than loudly proclaim in the Dail, most people expected will assure him of national polling 6,338 first preferen status. ces the second highest to Michael D . may be Bobby Molloy. Yet Mark G A L W A Y SHOPPING CENTRE representing this constitu had to wait until the eight ency for quite some time. count on Saturday aftern Phone 64074

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They have undoubtedly an excellent case, which is logically explained in a Of course Fianna Fail booklet published by them remain the giants in this recently. How can visitors constituency. Their candid understand (or Irish people ates polled 53.7% of the first for that matter) when they p r e f e r e n c e v o t e , an are told in the majority of outstanding achievement in Irish restaurants: "Sorry, no an election fought in Irish sold here." difficult economic times when the recession has Bridie OFIaberty was full of bitten into the local praise for the "nice trees" industrial scene in a way that planted by the Corporation has not happened before. along the Monivea Road. John Bradley -- take a bow! She wondered, however, at the recent Borough Council meeting, why were all the trees straight except for the one outside her house. "It's funny that", pondered the Mayor. The silence that followed was broken by Aid. Michael (See back page) O hUiginn: "It's because you swing of it," he said.

HOW THE VOTE WENT