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MAY 3, 1975
GLENDOWAN ONE-TEACHER SCHOOL IS TOPS IN NATIONAL DRAMA
The small one-teacher national achool at Stramore, Glendowan, has scored yet another major national success in drama presentation. From a total school enrolement of 21 pupila they chose a cast of 12 which won the Championship award in the Junior section for Four Teacher Schools and under in the All-Ireland Schools Drama Festival held in Dublin.
The group, from Glendowan school, beat groups from principally much larger schools around the country.
And there was an extra special honour for them also. They were awarded the Cup for the Best Gaeltacht School at this year’s All-Ireland.
Their teacher, Falcarragh-born Miss Mary MacAnaney, had good reason to feel very proud of her young pupils.
DEPUTATION TO BOARD OF WORKS ON COASTAL EROSION
How much of Donegal is being washed away into the sea each year?
The damage being done by coastal erosion in Donegal was outlined to the Parliamentary Secretary in charge of the Board of Works, Mr Henry Kenny, TD, recently when he received a deputation from Donegal County Council, who expressed their concern to him on the matter.
The deputation consisted of Councillors Michael Melly, Clement Coughlan and Sean McEniff, and it was accompanied by Deputies Joe Brennan, Paddy Harte, Jim White and Senator Bernard McGlinchey. The members made references to places such as Lisfannon, Magheraroarty, Rosapenna and Inver, where erosion was particularly severe.
DIFFICULTIES FACE BUILDERS ON LECK SIDE OF SWILLY
The Urban Council’s plea to develop the Leck side of the Swilly has been taken up. At present there is a house building programme underway, and when it is complete, Letterkenny should have 46 new houses to meet its pressing needs. However, there are certain difficulties facing the builders.
C.H. & G. Developments are building 39 three-bedroomed houses at Leck. Building has just begun but the company have already encountered a number of problems. Their agents and managers, M.W. Properties Ltd, Letterkenny, have found that there are no sewerage or water facilities. This means that they will have to supply them out of their own resources.
BISHOP WARNS ON DANGERS OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING
“There is great awareness about the dangers of excessive drinking and many young people will come to realise the destruction it will do to us, the people of this country,” said Most Rev. Dr. Anthony McFeely at the first Confirmation ceremonies to be held in Creeslough’s new Church of St. Michael’s.
Dr McFeely addressed those receiving the Sacrament and said: “God will help you to be good, strong members of his family and to help other people too because members of a family help one another.
“Sometimes when you find it hard to pray, the Holy Spirit will be there to help you. Think of the wonderful day this is for you. Jesus went round doing good and helping people and there are so many in the world today in need of your help.”
MAY 5, 2000
MAKE YOUR MIND UP TIME FOR COUNCILLORS
MEMBERS of Donegal County Council will come under attack on two fronts when they meet in special session on Monday to consider a comprehensive Draft Waste Management Plan.
They will be asked to consider a range of options for waste disposal over the next 15 years that are contained in a summary of the 300-page Draft Waste Management Plan. The options include a super dump at Corvaddy and the re-opening of the landfill at Drumnaboden near Kilmacrennan.
A copy of the 52 page Executive Summary has been obtained by this newspaper. It has been prepared by Consultant Engineers Kirk McClure Morton and sets out an Action Plan to deal with waste in the short term. The Council is hoping to be in a position to adopt a new Waste Management Plan in August or September.
FINE GAEL TO OPT FOR ONE CANDIDATE ONLY AT CONVENTION
Fine Gael members from Donegal North East will be asked to select just one candidate when they meet in Letterkenny for their general election selection convention on Sunday.
The meeting could turn out to be a stormy affair, given a bitter row within the local organisation in recent months.
The internal feud took another twist earlier this week when Cllr Jimmy Harte announced the withdrawal of his nomination to convention, which he labelled a “farce”.
Four nominations will now go before delegates. The hopefuls are County Councillors Bernard McGuinness (Culdaff), Sean Maloney (Letterkenny), and Joe McHugh (Carrigart) along with former Donegal North East Constituency Chair Martin Farren from Moville.
At a meeting of the party’s National Executive Council in Dublin it was decided that just one candidate will be selected.
DOCTORS STRIKE TO DISRUPT HOSPITAL CARE
Hospitals will begin to notify patients of out-patient cancellations and postponements of surgical procedures from Monday next in the countdown to the nationwide one-day junior doctors’ strike on Wednesday, May 17.
The doctors will provide emergency cover but will not treat non-emergency cover will not treat non-emergency of out-patient cases in the dispute over working hours.
The North Western Health Board has declined to comment on the grounds that it was an issue between junior doctors and health service employers’ agency.
With threatened rolling stoppages in the following weeks, hospitals which were paralysed during the nurses’ strike in October are bracing themselves for further disruption.
The 2,800 doctors, known as non-consultant hospital doctors recently voted 98 per cent in favour of industrial action in pursuit of shorter working hours, improved overtime pay, locum cover and better training.
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