Galway Advertiser 1987/1987_09_03/GA_03091987_E1_007.pdf 

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SEPTEMBER When the Galway Oyster is King
The c u r r e n t edition o f t h e A u t o m o b i l e Association's Guide to Europe rates the Galway O y s t e r Festival as o n e o f Europe's SEVEN best Festivals and puts it on p a r with the M u n i c h B e e r Festival a n d the Zurich S p r i n g Festival. T h e Guide r e c o m m e n d s that a holiday planned a r o u n d the O y s t e r Festival will give "an extra deimension to your trip and bring you closer to the country and its people". participation in prev ious festivals makes him a favourite choice. Tickets can be pur chased at the Tourist Office, Aras Failte (Tel. 091-63081).

The 'Fun' Gymkhana
The Holiday Activity Group children and other pupils of Clonboe Rilling School enjoyed the fine weather on Saturday, 29th August, 1987, at the close of the Summer Activity Course. There were sixteen jumpers in the Jumping Competition - six went into the jump off. Mischa Shaughnessy achieved a clear round on Siani. Cieren Gannon w a s second and joint third was Elinor Hutton and Catrina Riordan. In the Pony Club g a m e s , t h e winners were: Clodagh Duggan, Catriona Riordan, Dani elle Keogh and Misha Shaughnessy. There was a display of excellent pictures and projects which the pupils had achieved during the Summer Course. The Ladies Riding Club will commence as from the first week in September - a number of mothers having watched their children during the summer are determined to 'have a go'. Baby minding service is offered to participants on Tuesdays, Wednes days and Thursdays.

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The following Galway hotels are offering special On Saturday, Sept make this year his three- entertainment and meals during the Festival: ember 12th, the Claren in-a-row. bridge Oyster Festival Another innovation Ardilaun Hotel (Tel. 21433). takes off for its third this year has been to successive year and has invite the Mayor of each Corrib Great Southern (Tel. 55281). proved so popular that of Galway's Twin Cities already , the Saturday (St. Louis, Seattle, Imperial Hotel (63033). Oyster Tasting and Bradford and Lorient) to Galway Ryan (53181. Masters Opening Com attend with an oyster Oranmore Lodge (94400). petition is sold out. But opener and to compete in The Malt House (67866). there are plenty of other their own competition. Olde Galway Fish Rest aurant (61410). events which are still They all immediately The Twelve Pins (92485). available from Pat Jordan accepted the challenge. The Salthill Hotel (22711). (Tel. 091-96223). The guest of honour Westwood Restaurant The Galway Oyster is FERGAL QVINN and (21442). Festival (September 24th the Oyster Pearl is the The Quays (61771). to 27th) is in its 33rd year attractive star of the Rabbitt's Bar (66490). Patrician McDonagh's Seafood Bar and not only is it Ireland's recent Society's longest running festival Musical (65001). MS. DELIA Park House/Eyre House but it is regarded as the production, BOVCE who works in most glamorous and fun. (64924). year's Tigh Neachtain (66816). This year in recognition V.C.G. This Festival Chairman is The Skeffington Arms of some of the outstand ing style that is always in TOM MacCAKTHY O'HEA Hotel (63173). enthusiastic evidence there will be a whose "Most Elegant Lady" rize of a Royal Tara 42 iece Dinner Set.

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Good Health
You have to be in the full of your health to participate in all the Galway Oyster Festival events. It begins on Thursday (Sept. 24th) with the Irish Opening Championships in the Marauee at Spanish Parade. On Friday the Festival is officially opened with a dinner and dancing. Saturday is the main day with a parade through the City, the World Opening Champ ionships, Competitions, dance and music with the Festival Banquet at the Great .Southern Hotel. The farewell Irish Coffee morning is once again hosted by CJ.s Nite Club, Salthill. Already the entire event is almost sold out. There are a large number of bookings from Britain and G e r m a n y a n d reigning World Oyster Opening Champion, Peter Manzi intends to

BUS STRIKE ENDS BUT PROBLEMS STILL LOOM...
CITY and Provincial Bus services in Galway resumed yesterday after workers voted to end the three week old strike which has also afTected Limerick, Cork and Waterford. The root of the problem was the introduction of the Driver-only buses to the provincial dries. The workers were unhappy with the guidelines laid down by the Labour Court last May which were implemented by the Bus Eireann management on the ninth of Now that the problem has been solved to the satisfaction of-' both management and workers the task of assessing the loss has to be tackled. Scan Gleeson. District Manager. Bus Eireann, Galway. said that althought the Company is still compiling the amount lost because of the strike that

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the figure is a high one. But the transport problems art not over yet. This time the problem is a nationwide one involving the 26th Pay Round. The I about Court awarded a 4'/2 per cent increase while CIE has ottered 3 per cent. The Government has stated that a 4"i per cent increase over 16 months with a two month pay pause is outside the guidelines laid down for public sector pay. If the dispute does go ahead it will affect not only buses but rail and freight travel also, there have been calls for talks however between the unions and CLE. Central management and these will take place in Dublin . Sean Gleeson. But f i r e a n r Area Manager in Galway does not believe that there will be a national strike Jndy Murphy

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