Guth & Tuairim, Meán Fómhair 1982

EAGARALT If ever there was an argument for getting the Local Authority to get private contractors to car1y out road works it is highlighted by the Cc . Council's latest 11 achievement". I 9.ffi refering to the now completed (~:n, almost) "motor.ray 11 at Glenveagh on the DUn L1uche/Termon road. I t's about 3 years since the wise men in Lif~ord set about building a stretch of road, barely a rnlle !on~, and in that tirr~ millions in public money have been suru; into a scheme that has dragged on and on and wastefully tied up men and equipment on a project that should have been completed in month's, The argument for getting this and similar jobs done on contract is simple t Once a private company got a tender for such a job they would have to get on ,.ith it and get ':.he work done promptly. They simply could not ~ to dozz about for a few years. Not only that. but. the \Jork would ha_ve•\t.o be done satis– factorily and the Local ."-uthor:i. ty ~~·ould have a come– back if things weren 1 t up to standard-. ':lhen >Till the CouncU's criminnl .misuse of our money come to an end ar~ will they start making the best possible use of our resourses ? • Altannaf, notes, cor.-:ortaisf, litireacha, side– lines, guess ~The's etc for our ne::...-t edition must rer.ch us at, 11 Guth 7 Tuairirr,", Doire Peaga by Wednesday, 6th October 1982. IQU: Bunbeag 265. "A.pc.rt from ~,atPr - 1k.at else :L~ gor~d for hiccups? 11 Pfl11'T. .TS .d . :..~ .(! Cont;rc•tulcct". ons to the follo~lin.:; cou:·les on their neH arrj.val: 2 WEDDING BOUQUETS BASKETS, SPRAYS, Tel. BURTONPORT 47 "'l:<!3!<e:'!.'!!!!l:'!~·~·!t!J3! •• Jt!!l• PASSPORT PHOTOS Ring Bunbeag 265 9,00 - J,OO MULLAGI-IDUFF The ~iullaghcl.uff -corr~$ponlient wiShes to apologise '·for '>... the absence of n,otes :.in the last ·t110 issues dU:!=l to{a"well deserved overseas holiday -- but •now· he is back with a venl!eance, He writes: · The-CaL~ame wedding must have been the highlight of the year~ It completely overshadoHed all the royal weddings of recent years. For arrangs~ent and entertainment ·we'd have to ;5ive it lJ ' out of lJ, · Even though the Bride beat the Groom to the church we .will forgive him seeing that he didn't get to bed until 6 a.':'!. that day, The KerrJU!en really went down a bomb with their songs and guitars. The Partners perforned brilliantly at the reception, - it was really the big brewc they'd been waiting for ! ! Fackie ancl. lfadge have also taken the pl;mge to conclude a.real local fairytale romance and keep the spotlight flrmly on Calhame. Dom has used his influence to have them move in next to him. Sure didn't it C'ive Charlie lfc F. and Dimrick a chance tCJ .:;pend some of their money -a!"ld they d5.dn ' t spare it ! l i\Hty G, has gone on another short tour, this time to Dublin. 3est wishes are extencl.ed to Hugh Sh?rkey on his new business venture. L3iddy and Anne i·!arie really made their mark in Killarney. J oe Dolan didn 1 t kno11 what hit him l Congratulations to ;·iee Anthony G. on his new job in Gwec;dore, He says no1.-1 that he's got the job and the car, the 1-10men had better beware. Johnny Hanlon has become a great Cricket fan during his spell at the Co~unity Centre ! ! C, Ta se ag achan nduine agus ta se ag an mhadadh, § F. A ainm. ii ore. a us bddj· lie Jevit t, JlensoJilly (girseach) Dri'd ;;.::;us Gc rry iihoriskey, Ard Donn (girseach) -~l\ 7 1A~l~lR~~l~_A~G~:' l~:~S~.;..,...._;.:=.:.:.=.:.... __. ~ 0 Jokes about IriEhme:1 are popular in Britain at pres entl reviving a tradLtion that goes back to the .ear y cleys of Punch magazine. Here 1 s one with a dJ.fference, hcnvever, Con(;ratulc tions to the follo~Jing ha!'PY couples: ;;orf;en : :arie CaUar~her, Ca)J:ame agus John Boyle, Burtonnort, Lary Jutler, Cnoc a' Stolaire agus Dar.ny Gallugher, . 5rath nn Corcra. Susnn Rodeers, :.;fn Doire nuSlua agus John He Garrigle, Dru.ru:een. ::ari e .:J'Dom}ell, ;\cres acus h:t Gallo.gher, Dunt;loe. Ann Boyle, Ard Do:m agus l'idl :;c Cafferty, Rann ne. · ?eirste. Rois ii1 ::e:::o!ley, Loch nn nDeor!l:-1 acus De.mJy Doyle, Londain. .'inllc ~..> . ..re( r:.e:,•, ::u2.l& ·:Dder.~ azuc Fac:,:iE' 2·a]_lpgt.er , 3elcruit. ;. :c.ry Diver, An Luinnigh at;us John C'Donnell, Hsc!',aire Chlochnir. ..., "g ..<:; s::: a> ;::1 14 >:: ~ gp ·~l I; p. .11) s::: ~ 0 I; • .0 a> Gl~ ]<a o- ..,f/ 'g'g ;:r::P., ':.'here 1-1as· this VC'J' large Irishlnan, living in London, who brought his son as a treat to the Zoo. At the gorilh. cage the boy went too close and the gorilla reached out and grabbed him, crushing bin:: against the bars of the cage. The father, using his gr~et st:ength, p~shed the bars of the cage apart c!J.mbed ~. and w~th one punch killed the ape. .A crm;d gathered, and a reporter from one of the b~g papers was on the scene, Interviewing tbe father,. he said, "This ~c :i.ll make a great story• I can see the headline, t'.inglish hero saves boy" The father quickly said 11 0h I'm not English ' Tf I . h ake • ' "' m r~s '• m • sure you say that no>J". Next day the paper came out with the headline: "IRA Th Beats Child's Fet To Death" • DEATHS Sh<" i la Coyle, An Ghle.isiE;h agus Coru:ie l~c Fadden, Cnoc Fola. !C:arion Dorrien, lillybe:;r,- agus Don Boyle, Du.ngloe. :;aura l·~onaghan, Dungloe a[US Fackie l·ic !iugh, Arainn -:--~------------------------------------~Mh~o~r~. __________ J__s:y~mp::a~th:y~is extended to the family of the following: John Rodgers, Kerrytoun. an honest day's work Ned Coli, Doire na Eainsear. Hughie Mulligan, Crolly, John He Cole, New Jersey ague Burtonport. Sare.h Sweeney, St. Crone's Tee, Dungloe. James Harkin, California agus Anaeaire John E. Gallagher, Carnmore Rd, Dunglee. Hary Boy le, Bwi na mBeann. John Sweeney, Heenmore, Dungloe, Hannah Gallagher, Crolly. Biddie He Paul, N!n Doire nn Slua. Anna Kildea, Bun na mBeann. Joe 0 1 Donnell, Coit:ln.