Guth & Tuairim, Eanáir/Feabhra 1984

lmL. 5 Uimh. 6 UNEMPLOYMENT ? • With world economies siffering from continuing recession, unemployment is a huge problem for Governments all over the world. Reagan, Thatcher, and all the rest of them have so-far failed in their efforts to come to grips with this new 11 black plague" of modern times, a social disease that effects millions of people. Here in Ireland we have not escaped and month after month unemployment figures continue to rise. The politicians and leaders of Industry naturally cry "horror horror" as the latest grim figures are released, but now a Gaoth Dobhair Youth Club are just wondering who's kidding who? A few months ago the Youth Club - Club Oige Ghaoth Dobhair applied for and got a grant of £22,000 to carry out envil"liffiental work in the vicinity of the Old Chapel in Derrybeg. The grant, which was sanctioned by the Department of Labour would provide work for 10 unemployed young people for a period of 26 weeks. The scheme was delayed while the Youth Club set about raising funds to provide Insurance for the project, which was not provided for in the grant. But now with the Club making good progress on the Insur.ance problem they contacted the National Manpower Service to get the names of unemployed young people in the area. And to their amazement there appears to be a shortage of workers in the area. Now the Youth Club, with big plans for the locality and with £22,000 being made available to them could find that they would have to scrap their project. Perhaps the unemployment figures may not be what they 1 seem? National Council for the Blind COUNTY DONEGAL BRANCH The National Council for the Blind Of Ireland will be holding their Annual Church Gate collection this sunday.Please gi ve generously. A group of workers pictured at "the Factory", Middletown, Gweedore about 50 years ago, How many can you recognise? Garda Checkpoint .' ' Mass on a St. Crone ' s Feast day (July 7th) on Ard an Aifrinn, Cleendr a , Dungloe. In the backgr ound i s lake Illion, Aboligan and the nearest house seen in t he picture is the birthplace of Paddy Pat Ban - otherwise Paddy t he Cope.