Galway Advertiser 1981/1981_07_09/GA_09071981_E1_003.pdf 

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Savings Awards for two Galway Schools

Two Galway schools were recently presented with 1981 National Savings Merit Awards by Fr. Raymond Brady, C C . (member of the National Savings Committee and nominee of Muintir na Tire). They were Kilcoona N.S., Headford and New Inn N . S . , B a l l i n a s l o e . Galway is one of only four counties to receive ' more than one award this year. Fr. Brady congratulated both schools and said that it was a great credit to be selected out of over 3,000 schools to receive national savings awards this year. He said that the awards had been attained in a special year for the National Savings Committee as it was its Silver Jubilee. Fr. Brady said that he represented a body, Muintir na Tire, which believed in local community develop ment through co-operation in the fullest sense. He said that savings has a central p a r t to p l a y in t h e development of the nation, the community and the individual.

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A detailed report on the needs and costs to repair and decorate some homes of old people in the city is to be compiled and presented to the Social Service Council. At present the voluntary organisation H.O.M.E. have redecorated 16 houses but being a voluntary body funds are limited. The report has been requested by Social Services chairman Bishop Eamonn Casey who told a recent meeting t h a t p r e s s u r e should be brought to ensure statutory provisions were made to give grants to repair some houses to allow people live in "normal dignity".

Picture shows Mr. Thomas Cradock, Principal of Kilcoona N.S., Headford, Co. Galway accepting a 1981 Savings Merit Award on behalf of the school from Fr. Raymond Brady CC (member of the National Savings Committee and nominee of Muintir na Tire). Also pictured are Miss Mary Cradock NT. and Fr. Perer Waldron CC, Headford.

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