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IF YOU WANT BEST RESULTS- Test Drive The New STARLET ADVERTISE IN THE Dungarvan Header DUNGARVAN LEADER and SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT For full particulars of rates, etc. Circulating throughout the County and City of Waterford, South Tipperary and South-East Cork HORNIBROOKS 'Phone 058/41203 REGISTERED AT THE GENERAL of LISMORE : Tel. 058/54147 Vol. 49. No. 2494 FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1987 POST OFFICE AS A NEWSPAPER PRICE 25p (inc. VAT) PENSMAN TAKES YOU Big Winter Freeze-Up Crips Country Kyne Calls For Probe Into Following the mild, spring- process was very effective while like conditions that prevailed on the new equipment including a At the request of Labour cllr. Saturday last, temperatures bulk gritter which the Council B. Kyne, Standing Orders were behind the SPOTUGII suddenly plummeted as arctic had purchased over the last suspended at the monthly meet- winds from Soandanavia and two winters enabled them to ing of Waterford Co. Council in Eastern Europe swept in on deal with snow emergencies in Dungarvan last Monday to en- Sunday and gripped the east- a very satisfactory manner. At able him "to refer to certain Dungarvan Closures PREPARING FOR THE Council in Dunigairvan. It was ern and southern parts of the the same time Mr. O'FTynn matters which had occurred in country in a big winter freeze- warned that there would be FRAY prompted by Fianna Fail Cllr. Dungarvan in recent times." like the O'-Reilly venture and and would have maintained a Cilr. Kyne then proposed that Paddy Cahill from Kilmeaden up. The icy east winds soon danger patches and motorists unfortunately it did." more advanced type of leather It now seems to be generally brought snow showers and air should continue to exercise Cllr. Kyne went on to sav that the IDA be asked to attend a Cllr. Kyne said that from processing if they had got the meeting of the Co. Council to accepted that the general elec- who, in his usual humorous temperatures on Monday and every care until the arctic con- a number of events relating to what he could ascertain the industrial ventures in Dungar- go ahead. "Instead," said CIIT. explain what was happening in fashion, informed his colleagues Tuesday dropped to as low as ditions passed. people concerned were duped Kyne, "the whole lot which had tion to elect a new governmnt minus 6°C. The meteorological van high-lighted for him the regard to the factories in Dun- "that while out canvassing out of their money and he un- got the benefit of extensive Foir garvan and Portlaw. wMl take place during the forecast is that the freezing, need for accountability bv the derstood that a fraud investiga- lately" he was attacked by a IDA and the reaction of local Teo. investment went for £1.6 Cllr. P. Coffey said he was month of February. Already the shivering conditions will remain tion might, be pending. "The million. Since then it is esti- dog. with us until the end of the members of the Dail to protect glad Cllr. Kyne had raised this main political parties have all, name of the town of Dungar- mated that from the sale of ex- matter as rumour was rife that Labour Cllr. Billy Kyne in- week. not only taxpayers' monev but van." ha said, "is being black- either tacitly or openly, launch- NEW TOWN also the hopes of workers and isting stock the new owners the Council was responsible for terjected "it must have been a The snow and ice has made ened to some extent by a failure have already recouped about the closure of the Dungarvan ed their campaigns aind in their families. of this nature and I feel that P.D. dog!" but it was Cllr. road conditions throughout the £0.75 million." tannery and that there was many constituencies the selec- week hazardous buit apart from He said that when the the IDA should report to this Gaihill who had the members, ENGINEER FOR "For all this," said Cllr. Kyne, consequently no possibility, for tion oif candidates has taken minor mishaps no serious acci- O'Reilly Irish Foods project Council as to what exactly hap- a similar reason, for the re- officials and Press reps, rocking dents have been reported. closed more than 12 months ago pened and what their role in "Dungarvan and its people were place. supposed to be grateful. Coming opening of the tannery in Port- in their seats when he suggested Mr. John O'Flynn, County En- DUNGARVAN he called for a report on the the matter was." law. Here in Wa/terford the Labour gineer. Informed the "Xeader" matter from the then two Min- up to Christmas the 30 or so 1 that tihe Council should appeal At the monthly meeting of and Progressive Democrat Par- on Tuesday that generally road isters In the constituency and FACTORY CLOSURE workers at the Dungarvan fac- Cllr. M. O'Riordan said that to- people to keep their dogs in conditions around the county, Dungarvan Urban Council last tory were given protective he was sure there was more ties have already named their Monday night, Mr. Dan Hurley from the IDA but none came. during the coming election apart from those on high Cllr. Kyne then went on to notice and one of the reasons behind the closure in Dungar- candidates while the Workers ground, were not too bad. He Co. Manager Introduced the Cllr. Kyne then referred to an given for the closure was the van than had been disclosed. campaign. Dogs don't seem to new Town Engineer to the refer to the shoc^ closure of the Party will have the same stan- said that Co. Council workers attempt by ifwo non-nationals leather factory just prior to supposed refusal of the Co. He seconded Cllr. Kyne's propo- like politicians, he declared to had been on the job on Monday members. He is Mr. Dents Mc- to set up business in the food Council to grant a permit to the sal to call in the IDA. dard bearer again in the field. Carthy, Cappoquin, a senior ex- Christmas by the International the accompaniment of peals oi and the national primary road sector in the town with an in- Hide & Skin Co., the new own- Company to discharge certain Fine Gael willl be also placing ecutive engineer with Water- effluent into the harbour. I laughter. from Waterford to cork as far vestment reputed to be £50,000 ers. He said that the Dungar- FALL GUY their confidence in their two as the county bounds had been ford Co. Council who now takes and under the wing of the IDA. know that this Is a total fabri- over the duties of Town Engin- van factory was part of a pack- sitting deputies. salted as had the national sec- "The two -people concerned," he age which included factories in cation and that our Co. Mana- The Co. Manager, Mr. Dan TOO MANY YELLOW ondary road from Tarr's Bridge, eer. He replaces Mr. Tom Mul- said, "had no knowledge of the ger has done everything in his Hurley said that the Local This then onily leaves Fianna cahy who has returned to the Portlaw and Carrick which was LINES Dungarvan to the western business but they trusted that sold by the government to In- power to facilitate Internation- Authority was always the "fall Fail to declare who theiir can- boundary. Other roads had Engineering staff of the Co. In time their investment, with al Hid? & Skin and his record guy" when something like this Council and who has taken up ternational Hide and Skin for didates will be and this decision Dungarvan Urban Council at been gritted and Mr. O'Flynn IDA help and advice, would £1.6 million. He said that at will show this to be so. It Is goes wrong. He said that their monthly meeting last Mon- felt satisfied that they had the duty at the Council's East Wa- create jobs for West Waterford. only right that the public throughout 1986 he had had will be made at the Party's terford Water Supply scheme the time of this sale, two Ger- situation well In hand. I felt then that this would go man investors were interested should know what the true several meetings with principals Selection Convention to be held day night passed a motion pro- at Adamstown, Kilmeaden. position Is " of the International Hide & He added that the salting at the Courthouse in Dungarvan testing against "the widespread Skin organisation and at pre- sent an application from them on next Sunday night, painting of yellow lines" all over the urban area. A report for a licence In regard to the While it might seem that no discharge of effluent was being on the discussion Chat took difficulties should arise where processed. "A refusal of the ap- place appears elsewhere in this such a selection is concerned we plication has not been Issued issue so we will not dwell on and that is the position as of have learned from a well- it here. Yellow Lines Killing Dungarvan now," he said. inform source that much of the old bitterness which has caused Without dbubt, Dungarvan Mr. Hurley went, on to say broke out in a rash of yellow It was stated at the monthly that the fact that the Company so much internal dissention meeting of Dungarvan Urban ping and they had to put up did not have such a licence did within the party in recent Lines, single and double, shortly Council last Monday night that with this.