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S a m e Day S e r v i c e on all Vacuum Cleaners left into our Workshop. HOOVER NILFISK ELECTROLUX
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PRESENTS

Thursday, 9th A p r i l . 198 1

FINE GAEL CANDIDATES STEP FORWARD
With Maire, M a r k a n d Bobby T h e Failers t a k e t h e field While the G o r t contingent lobby C o n n e m a r a seems t o yield. W i t h s u c h a choice t h e e l e c t o r a t e a r e severely t a x e d W i t h a M i n i s t e r a n d a h a l f a n d o n e axed! With poetry, s p o r t i n g there w a s n o discussion of a a l l u s i o n s a n d c a l m d e t e r m i c o a l i t i o n with t h e L a b o u r nation the four Fine Gael P a r t y . But speaking c a n d i d a t e s t o c o n t e s t t h e p e r s o n a l l y h e believed t h e next General Election were only way to change the i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e local p r e s s G o v e r n m e n t w a s " s o m e s o r t o n M o n d a y . John Donnellan o f r e l a t i o n s h i p with T.D. ( D u n m o r e ) , Pol O L a b o u r " . " I d o n ' t t h i n k its Foighil (Inverin), Padraic o n f o r u s t o f o r m a McCormack (Renmore) and Government on our own," Henry Comerford ( G a l w a y he said. C i t y ) were p r e s e n t e d a s a n All F i n e G a e l election "exceptional team" r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e v a r i o u s l i t e r a t u r e will a s k c a n d i d a t e s interests of t h e r e - d r a w n at t h e e n d t o give their fifth to Michael D. Galway West 5-seater choice H i g g i n s ( L a b . ) . T h e r e is n o Constituency. r e c i p r o c a l a g r e e m e n t by t h e D i r e c t o r o f E l e c t i o n s , C o . L a b o u r P a r t y a t this stage. Council Chairman Toddy N o o n e was prepared to B y r n e said t h e c o n s t i t u e n c y w o u l d b e o p e n t o all t h e say w h e n they t h o u g h t t h e c a n d i d a t e s . T h e r e w o u l d b e election w o u l d b e . " B u t we n o d e s i g n a t e d a r e a s for e a c h a r e p a c i n g ourselves like a m a n a n d Fine Gael were good hurling team prepar d e t e r m i n e d t o w i n t w o s e a t s . ing for t h e b i g g a m e " , said Cllr. P a d r a i c M c C o r m a c k , Cllr. B y r n e . h o w e v e r , p o i n t e d o u t if t h e p r e s e n t lack of G o v e r n m e n t continues b y Fianna Fail his p a r t y c o u l d w i n t h r e e seats here. Deputy John Donnellan agreed with the other c a n d i d a t e s t h a t a t this stage

ON THE SIDE
Poor Maria Stack, the outspoken third year U . C . G . Medical s t u d e n t , w h o w a s swept i n t o t h e position of F i n e G a e l vicepresident t w o weeks a g o creating all k i n d s of records because of h e r age a n d gender. But g o o d for M a r i a she w a s n o t c o n t e n t t o b a s k in a n y e a r n e d glory. S h e made a speech, made reference t o a b o r t i o n , a n d all hell b r e a k s loose. D e p u t y Oliver F l a n a g a n , always waiting in t h e trees t o ride o u t in d a z z l i n g k n i g h t s armour, hammered Ms. Stack into t h e g r o u n d . D r . --Fitzgerald r e t u r n s from t h e States a n d immediately reiterates F i n e G a e l ' s total opposition to abortion. Ms. Stack claims s h e w a s m i s q u o t e d a n d does n o t support abortion "for a b o r t i o n ' s s a k e " . " I never have d o n e a n d I never w i l l " M r s . M a r y B e n n e t t is a n o t h e r G a l w a y lady w h o c o u l d find herself having t o b a l a n c e t h e scales of j u d g e m e n t in regards t o a f o r t h c o m i n g travel industry conference in J o h a n n e s b u r y S o u t h Africa. M r s . Bennett is n a t i o n a l s e c r e t a r y of SKAL, a world wide organisation for travel promotion,who are holding their A n n u a l Meeting in S o u t h Africa next N o v e m ber. T h e Irish G o v e r n m e n t does n o t a p p r o v e of visits t o that state b u t t h e situation is c o m p l i c a t e d by t h e s t r o n g possibility t h a t C o r k m a n Michael O ' F l y n n could be elected W o r l d President. M r s . Bennett, also a B o r d Failte director, has n o t m a d e u p h e r mind t o travel yet; b u t said it would " l o o k very b a d " if Irish delegates were n o t t h e r e t o s u p p o r t Mr. O'Flynn. The Galway Oyster F i s h e r m e n w h o have been d i s p u t i n g t h e p u r c h a s e of the St. G e o r g e Oyster beds b y four B r e t o n businessmen a p p e a r t o have w o n t h e s u p p o r t of t h e T a o i s e a c h Mr. H a u g h e y w h o h e a r d their case d u r i n g his G a l w a y t o u r last w e e k e n d . After his meeting t h e Taoiseach issued the following s t a t e m e n t : " I have b e e n c o n v i n c e d of t h e validity of t h e claim of t h e local fishermen for t h e right t o harvest this fishery. W e will t a k e w h a t e v e r steps a r e necessary t o e n s u r e their entitlement t o d o s o " . Brian Friel's m u c h l a u d e d play " T h e F a i t h H e a l e r " is playing all this week a t t h e Taibhdhearc. Faith-healing is a n aspect of folk medicine that goes d e e p with m a n y Irish m e n a n d n o s o o n e r h a d the posters gone u p than the T a i b h d h e a r c received t w o p h o n e calls. O n e a s k e d w a s 'he" related t o F i n b a r N o l a n ? T h e caller w a s told ' h e w a s n o t ' by a r a t h e r puzzled receptionist.

An Taoiseach, Charles J. Haughey, brandishing a hurley (in good Jack Lynch style), during his visit to the recently opened joinery works at Claregalway, owned and worked by the famous hurling brothers, the Connollys. Mr. Haughey paid his first official visit to Galway last weekend, staying at the Great Southern Hotel, making forays into the County to meet supporters and make new ones. He opened a new An Oige Hostel at Invfrin but despite speculation was not recorded as a 'Galway Citizen' on Census night as he returned to Dublin on Sunday evening. With the Taoiseach in the picture are John and Joe Connolly and Cllr. Bridie O Flaherty, Mayor of Galway.

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Children Knife Dog to Death
A n a l a r m i n g story of a w o m a n w h o w a t c h e d six boys aged between 9 -- 12 years kill a n d mutilate a p u p p y o n t h e public f o o t p a t h in M e r v u e was told t o this n e w s p a p e r o r r T u e s d a y o n c o n d i t i o n t h e witness's n a m e was n o t revealed. T h e w o m a n , w h o is terrified that s o m e retaliatory action m a y be t a k e n against h e r children o r h e r h o m e by this g a n g of y o u n g t h u g s , c o n f i r m e d t h e story t o M r s . Vera Reidy a f o u n d e r m e m b e r of t h e D o g C o n t r o l Unit in t h e process of being set u p in t h e city. M r s . Reidy said t h e incident h a p p e n e d last J a n u a r y a n d t h e witness w h o saw it h a s only n o w c o m e f o r w a r d . " I h a d t o give my w o r d of h o n o u r t o this w o m a n n o t t o reveal her n a m e " , M r s . Reidy said. " I t takes a very sick m i n d t o carve u p a little a n i m a l a n d illustrates t h e p o i n t I have been m a k i n g for m o n t h s that not only a r e stray dogs a potential nuisance to the public but a r e in d a n g e r t h e m s e l v e s " . This horofic incident o f t h e d o g killing h a s been r u m o u r e d in t h e M e r v u e a r e a for s o m e weeks n o w . M r s . Reidy explained s h e d i d n o t believe it until s h e t r a c k e d d o w n t h e witness who knows where the c h i l d r e n live b u t " w h o begged m e " n o t t o give h e r name. STRAY D O G N U I S A N C E T h e need t o establish a D o g C o n t r o l Unit h a s been realised by b o t h the C o r p o r a t i o n a n d t h e general public. M r s . Reidy l a u n c h e d her c a m p a i g n last year a n d h a s been p r o m i s e d a site for a Dogs Home at Ballybanc. However, the committee, which includes I.S.P.C.A. membership have been a s k e d t o raise s o m e of t h e funds a n d this is delaying t h e project. Stray d o g s have a t t a c k e d , often viciously, a d u l t s a n d children. T w o weeks a g o a five year o l d girl w a s playing with friends in a n e i g h b o u r s garden. Unprovoked, a d o g attacked her biting h e r face so severely t h e child h a d t o be stitched. There are n u m e r o u s r e p o r t s of d o g a t t a c k s . T h e recent refuse collection dispute provided a field d a y for d o g s t o scatter r u b b i s h a n d rip refuse bags. M r s . Reidy o u t l i n e d that t h e D o g H o m e w o u l d keep strays for seven d a y s a n d if they were n o t claimed by then they w o u l d b e p u t down. P a r e n t s a n d schools h a v e ben circularised in a b i d t o raise funds. T h e c o m m i t t e e is a w a i t i n g public feedback t o d e t e r m i n e t h e extent of interest in t h e setting u p of the D o g C o n t r o l U n i t a n d Home.

FASHION SHOP

UNIONS AND F.U.E. WATCH JOBS
At a recent meeting between the Galway Trades Council and the Federated Union of E m p l o y e r s concern w a s expressed over recent serious job losses in the city. It was recognised that the continua tion of the economic recession may place some further jobs in jeopardy. However, both parties are committed to taking all practical measures to co operate in ensuring that the maximum number of jobs are secured and are absolutely confident that the suggestion that 1000 Jobs will be lost before the year end will not be realised. Furthermore, the parties jointly agree that a list of 10 companies, deemed to be imminently in danger, b not known to exist. Both parties win maintain d o s e liaison over the coming months to achieve the objective of minimising the effects of the recession oa employment, and will make immediate joint representat ion t o the a p p r o p r i a t e authorities with a view to securing additional viable employment in the area.

P i c t u r e : W h i t e Suit b y M o n a I n t e r n a t i o n a l in 100% P u r e N e w W o o ) . B l a z e r style j a c k e t a n d skirt with d o u b l e knife p l e a t front a n d b a c k . A l s o in silver g r e y .

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