Guth & Tuairim, Meitheamh/Iuil 1982

12 Gaoth Dobhair, MeitheaJlh 1982. ...... td ; A Eagartho'ir > a chara, Cl Readi.Jli •Gtlth 7 Tuairia• a tev ~ i1 aontha ago I vun 1 t surprised to see 7ou vriting 7our ~ !I Eagaralt about the 28 19ar old u.D.R. aan vho was shot ai dead bJ' the ProTiaional I.R.A. I share 7our vievs vhen ~ !I 7ou conde1111 this act, (I persODal..ly don~ t accept 0 violence ot &DJ' description.) but what almoJ'S 11e ,.. ei conaiderabq is that. when Catholics are murdered bJ' _! Ji!, OUQUETS the U.D.A., U.V.1'., British Anl,T, Third 1'orce and all 0 111 other forces Z2J! don't write 'ODe line in 7our Cltith 7 "° 8 --8URTONPORT 47 Tuairia about those people. I do not lcnov yaur theory !I '1:1••••••••••••• tor this, but it you have an aDSwer for it, I'd lilte • '! ~ASSPORT PHOTOS · Ring Bunbeag 265 9.00 - J.00 Yorkshire, England, .is~h June 1 s2. to lcnov it. When Bernadette Mc Aliske1 and her husband .., :; A Eagarthoir, a chara, vere aoved down in fl'Ollt of their child.Nn., the.N :! Yes, you're ~ight - it.r's ae again, wasn't one vord in 1our paper about it. There are i and I'a back with a vengeance. •e.D7 other cases that are too DUlllel'OWI to 11CDtion. :;i i Why vas part of rq letter censored in 11 Gv.th•? I'd also Last 19ar vhen 10 hunger strilters starved to death tlJ • lilte to point out to all my readers that I vu not to (the worst. death lcnovn to man), and all during the blame for the ais-spelling of the word 'crowd 1 • ~ hunger strilte, "Guth 7 Tuairia 1 didn't aention. one word was axed coraplet~. vord abont them - oh sorry, "Gtitb 7 Tuairia" threw ,.. I dare you print this letter. plenty or dirt at the Iriah People who went out to -• Miae le meu, support the hunger strikers. The great propanganda ~ • R Bo 1 vord •intillidation" was used - you alleged that shops -a' .... & • Y •• had to be closed because of iAtiaidation.. Mqbe you Iota on :Sagarthoir : I reject. your claia that part of vould provide space in your paper for anybody vho had §,.. .ti ;rour letter vas censored. What I did do was itdit it aZld the experience of being intimidated. I personally a :mi~ change the words around slightly. !'11 sure you realise guarantee you that nobody had been intimidated l '".s:i t5 that an Editor always reserves the right to edit We Irish people have propaganda being thrown at .J ~ t material as he sees f"it. The mis-i>pelling of the word us b1 the •dia, Mirror, Star, etc.,and unfortunately ii:i :S<M·-·'-c.rowd __ '_v_as_a_t.,yp.,ing...;;._e.r.ro.r ••____________ the llaj orit;r of us, including you, take it all in. ~ ! _• By writing t,hi' letter ~ don 1 t expect to change ;:rour • ~ ! attitude. Ta s~ SaD nadtir againn &gila sin an rod a llg ~Cl a sios ar s~ear. , . :ii: .ri °" Le taispeaint caide an. tioncliar ata ag ~ i 0 11 propaganda 1 san cheantar seo bhearf'aidh ae' sa111pla ·;: ~ 111aith duit. Ce aheid duine a deirtidh gur duine don a 8 "I.R.!. 1 , 11 H.Block Caapaign", no duine do dhrea11 Blaney o!:i.! a seriobh an litir ~eo .1 Is teidir liom a chrutltU . -+> ;1 0 nach bhf'uil baint no pliirt agl.lll le cettnn ar bith do na Ci •..a h-eagraloehtai see. tJ J !I Hise le aeas, .a "Sean Chara". ~ o 1-J Freagra o 1 n Eagarthoir. -u ~ ~ There are aome extra.ordinary claims and contradictions J .!# /; in your letter and while space does not permit 118 to answer it in detail I will chiell brieflJr on some of' your points. Yon seem particularly annoyed that I don't conde1111 The Rosses Mayoral Election - Cu'.! (o chle), The 4 candidates - Hartin O'Donnell, Mary Joe Bonner, Jim the Cope Gallagher and Catha! Boyle. Tosach (o chle) - Fr. Eddie Gallagher, c.c., reigning Lord Mqor, Michael Hanlon and J.imm;v 0 1 Donnell, Dungloe G.A.A. the llll.l'der of Catholics. I have always condemned Are Frances and Marie really going to Limerick tor a violence and llUl'der b;r any denomination and it you footballer's hon91JDOOD in 4 ;reara tille in roOllS 40, 47, looked back on this paper over the last 3 years you 41 aJld .38 7 would lcnov that. The taking of another human lif'e ia Why did B.c. go tor a long holiday 'l wrong no matter vho does it aJld the people who Why does L. B. alvqs go down to the svi.Uling pool. perpetrate auch vile acts are neither Protestant.a nor To see the boys 'l Catholics nor followers or Jesus Christ. Good luclc to all the 5th 7ear girls & boys at Falcarragh You make an interesting claim regarding the hunger c.s. from P.c.c. strike when you"pers1inally guarantee that nobody had / ~ been intimidated; (Intillidate - force, deter bJ' threats, __________, If~( ~ & l ~ .., frighten). It would be impossible for you or anyooq ~ J g , ~11)11"\ ~~ _.,~~· .. else to make such a guarantee and I still ata.nd b7 i-1 ~ ~~'1.dllJJ lli!'l~ vhat I said about the shops. And talking aba11t providing } •Prom• of the Donegal Democrat has been hav1Dg 11. go at apace - following that incident, I told at least 2 o this Rag once again. Qnote s •r have a letter here froa ae11bers or the H.Bloclt co1111ittee that they were welcome :;:t "Guth Tuaira•, that selli-subversive bilingual to use as mch space as they van.ted in •Guth 7 Tuairia•. ~ publicZtion •••• ••" What does he mean •seai-eubversive"'l I was promised a rep~. I am still waitin6 for it. ~ Imagine being deprived of fUll subversive status l You accuse the Iriah people (11,yaelt included) of The dandelions are now gone (the warts will be back) being intluenced bJ' propaganda from the British •dia. 5 fro• the Golden Mile but the grass is groving nice~. I think 7ou would haw to be very naive indeed to P.. The country and the econollcy' are going well - considering beliew arq or the trash the •popular" British press j that nobody gives a fiddlers where they' re going. There dishes out. I certainly don't buy them, becaue lib 'CJ is another bye-election on the eards(in Galwq) which that PreTO' a publication they are so immersed in reminds us that it 11118 t be nearly tiae for an.other propaganda as to be laughable. l General Klection. We all re11e11ber the ;year ot the 3 You end up bJ' disclaiaing aey connection vith a ~ Popes, well, who Vil! put aoney on the ysar ot the 3 curioua crouping or organisations. But you never really ~ Taoiseach's. prOft your statement as you haven 1 t the courage to 1 Are ve having a grand sUD1111er or are we haviDg a grand otter your Dalle for publication. ,.... . sulllll8r 'l The turf is as crisp as a bag ot Saa Spuds, ---------------~---""!"'---• ~ the fishing ia going well enough despite the usual poor Who is the lucq !air-haired ·~:r 1.:a. tan.ciea 1 • aouth. 'fhe weather has, been great and the bOJ'S are in Did Br!d (M} t:IJ3d the t.nt coatort.able or was it a bit 0 ... Rudie Beags aDd Padcf7 Og' s every eveniAg after work vet 1 e ~ pretend1ng. Some are pretendiag they are watching the Maria &: D. are very big--headed. - ~ television and some are pretending they are in Spain. What 4th ;rear girl hu taken •p aoantaineering le vh7 ~ This World Cup business ia o.I., but I knov a vOllaD who does she prefer 'Srrigal 1 ~ :0 is threatening to get the T.v. atationa to shov a vhole Whatever happened te the ~ - Magheraclogher :8 :S month of •crossroads", •The Little House on the Prairie" 11• 1 ~ and •IJurse". Jules B.iaet cOlll.d have a lot to answer to S .R. come baclt to P. Og' s, M. 1a heartbroken. !J • ;ret.