Guth & Tuairim, Meán Fómhair 1980

DltJbiiflmJ 8 ~ Consumer Spot CHAl\T HYFING fROBE: In February of this year RT!: Radio 2 ~ Col!lllltUlity aerials, Boosters - call them what you may, were forced to axe their Sunday afiernoon 1 T9p 30' ..-1 are big news at the present time. Most people dont programme after allegations of chart hyping. Now ~ know what they are and have no knowledge o? electronics. BBC/RTE 2 'Top of the Pops', have been badly hit by ~ They just know that by joining a community scheme the samP ~erious RllegRtions of illegal hyping by the ~ and paying a certain fee you are promised 5 stations falsification of chart re·~urn figures by certain -~ on your telly• While there is no doubtung the recording firms 1 tickinr up' non existent sales, in ~ .authenticity and sincerity of the committee behind · the return for free albums or gifts to the various record ..-~ scheme in Gaoth Dobhair it is unfortunate that shops,; The scandal has badly hit the BPI who represent ~ some people are obvioUsly taking advantage of the the various recording firms, as the chairman of BPI is .~ situation and. selling aeri~s and erecting them W~ Managing Director John Fruin, and his comp~ is ~ for approximately £28.To our knowledge these aerials are implicated in the chart hyping scandal. ~ ~ outside the scope of the Machaire Gathlan signal and DISCO .SOUNDS: At present heats for the Donegal Disco 1> are in fact "poaching" the s"ignal from Calhame Championship are being held. . The winners will go ll Gl Anagaire. Not only is this bad community spi;it forward to the Toshiba All-Ireland Championship which ~~ 9ut the uDtortunate customer might be £28 out of will be held in Dublins South County Hotel on ° ~ pocket if the Calhame signal ceased to be beamed into November 6th next. The winners will receive for : .f the area. Would the £28 be refunded? ~ 1st place £2,200 in prizes, and will go forward to the cGI "k , ,. · ] World Disco Championship in London later this year. ~ Ql ' TEACH HUDAl BEAG PUB SPY - 2nd place will receive prizes valued £1,200, and a :: ~ ___ £600 prize fund fo~ the third place. · DJ will be ~ John Pad! and his fab roadshow which includes four professional disco dancers. CONGRATULATIONS: Further success for Ceoltoiri Ghoill who recently won £500 prize at the Killybegs Maritime Festival. This five piece teenage family group have . won Slogadh, Letterkenn;y Folk Festival, appeared on BBC and RTE, plus toured Britain, America and Spain since their formation four years back. The group are ·currently working on material for their debut album which will be issued by PolyGram next year. POOR REVIEWS: For his debut Ep~c Records recording 'The Johnn;y Logan Album'. "P~cord Business" describe the singer as 'Personable, young, and otherwise unremarkable Eurovision singer.' The album features " 1 Whats Another Year' and his latest wax 'Save Me'. As they say a rather dull LP, from a rather dull 11erformer. ---.r----.,..-...---"HAESTR-:.;0::::"~·~--..---------. Accident .Black spot This month's Black Spot affects travellers to and from Anagaire using the road from Loch an IU"ir. Travelling from Loch an Itiir towards Anagaire the road is fairly good apart from the twisty bit immediately after the old railway gatehouse (itself a very blind road-junction). However, we soon come to a very deceptive wriggly, narrow bridge with walls of concrete blocks. The only warning we have is that the dots in the centre of the road are a little closer together than along the rest of the road. For a start, there shouldn't be dots there at all. THERE SHOULD BE A SOLID WHITE LINE. Secolldly, . there should be a Double Bend Warning Sign from both directions. Thirdly, the concrete block walls should have yellow and black and reflective red warning stripes on them. (Congratulation$ to the County Council for putting these up in some places locally). Now, most of us who are local in this area know this narrow twisty bridge and know how to "take" the corners, but do we allow for the thousands of visitors who pass through these parts? Do we allow POOR FAIR The Public Bar was fairly busy when we paid our visit. It is cosy and well decorated. The Lounge vas also • packed as there was a traditional music "seisiun" in 111 . - ... progress. ~ Huidf Beag' s is well known around the country as a a haven for trad. music fans. A pint of beer is 58p, ~ Guinness 58p and Spirits 56p, although we did not ~ learn this from the price-list as you would need g binoculars to be able to read it. The toilets were 11 immaculately. clean with soap, towels, etc.provided, but again, no hot water. Soup and sandwiches are available during the _day and the Bar appears to be well stocked. We have one complaint however. On _. visiting this hostelry from time to time and· from talking to other customers we found that the ·service ~ at times could be a bit more pleasant. Apart from this, lfuidf' Beag 1 s is definitely one of ~ the best Bars in the area. Q.. Q Q.. Q,. ..... Pint Rating: ., r .,., Where will Pub Spy strike next? Next month it's somewhere in the Rosses. for Me inlay's coach which manages (with remarkable skill) to avoid painting the walls red and cream? There is no room on this bridge to pass another vehicle, so motorists treat it with caution and let us hope the Council will reduce the hazard ~onsiderabl.y by putting up sufficient road signs· and markings. "The Wheel n (back on the roadt) 4.RABUS Every Friday ~ndSunday Your DancingDiary - FRIDAY JR'S DISCO SATURDAY JR 1 S DISCO SUNDAY FAT I·:c GEEGHAN . :ITA.l.TD; G SHORTLY - EVERY SATU;Uli!Y - OVER 21 CJ;. -:,mET SHo·,;. l.' i.EU.ND 1 S TOP CA3.Ai.~Er A.l.TISTES INCLUDI~JG - ~''OJTER & ALLE.~ + RIBTICKLERS + BRIDIE G.ALUGHER + BiiRLYCO:il.N. Restaurant Open Fri_Sat_Sun_9-lam_Public Bar Open Daily •• ~ Ill Ill I