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2 () Editorial MAYNOOTH - SCRUFFY, NEGLECTED, A DISGRACE
Scruffy, totally neglected, poorly presented, shabby buildings, uncaring attitude - the words leap out at us from the report of the judges of the tidy towns competition. We can only be ashamed of ourselves as we read the damning comments. Why 'we' you might ask? Because we are all collectively responsible for our environment. What does it say about us as a community when a dumped van is premitted to remain in the same spot for s~veral years, where litter is strewn around the street, where disused buildings are allowed to grow derelict and infect the local landscape, where grass verges are overgrown and weeds are abundant, where the standard of street furniture is just 'unacceptable', where the area around the public toilets is a disgrace? Maynooth Newsletter It seems to say that we as a com an average Sunday morning. They are munity just do not care about the en not pretty pictures. Fortunately, tf:le Published by vironment in which we live. We can all judges found some positive things in Maynooth Community Council contribute to enriching our-environment Maynooth. They find the develop - simple suggestions would be to ment of the Royal Canal commendable place our sweet papers, our cigarette and they look forward to its completion, Editorial Board papers and all the wrappings produced and no-one who enjoys the sight of the Kay McKeogh by modern living in one of the many beautiful stonework and the reflection Gerry Colreavy bins provided for the purpose. If the of the swans in the harbour could fail Gerry McCartney bin is full to overflowing - just bring to disagree. Yet even here, the tree Ann McStravick it home with you, don't add to the over planted so recently by the Taoiseach was Carol Clifford flow. And if you see someone dropping destroyed within two weeks. Pat Moynan litter in the street - challenge them - Peter Denman politely but firmly - Maynooth is your The 'judges' final comment is that a home. plan of campaign will have to be drawn up to tackle the problems, which will The opinions and statements ex Then, all those areas in public owner involve not only a few individuals but pressed in the articles are those ot ship - take responsibility for the area ALL the community. the contributors and not necessarily in front of your house - be conscientious those of the Editorial Board. All .about clipping around trees and re Perhaps Maynooth's disastrous per- materials to be included in the movign weeds from kerbs. Regard the formance in dropping 6 points to 119 November Edition of the News area between your boundary and the out of 200 points will galvanise the letter should be addressed to roadside as your responsibility. It doesn't community to do something. take much extra time - but think of the The Editor, pleasure that living in a clean, obviously The objective should be not only to advance our position in the competi Maynooth Newsletter cared for environment can give. If that Town Centre Mali, ' alone doesn't appeal, then think about tion, because that is not really the ob Maynooth. 285922 the increase in property values! As jective of involvement, but to make M a x I' mum [1 u m b ' f for other areas, complain loudly and Maynooth a better place in which to .) I () long to the county council - who are live. WOJ ds 500 per all.icil'. responsible for maintaining street furni A public n:eetin~ to discu~s the EDITORIAL STATEMENT ture and public toilets, as well as to plan of campaign will be held In the businesses who pollute the visual en Post-Primary School on Thursday 6th The Maynooth Newsletter is published vironment with masses of plastic signs. November at 8.00 pm. We urge ALL as a service to the people and organisa readers to attend. tions of the neighbourhood. It is an -If the comments in the judges' report "open access" publication and will gen are not. enough to bring tears to our erally carry any material submitted to it, eyes, then take a look at Maynooth subject to the laws of the land and to and think about what you see. The editorial judgement. This judgement is photographs in this issue were taken on exercised by the Editorial Committee in order to preserve the independence and ADVERTISERS balance of the Newsletter. The Com Articles for inclusion mittee reserves the right to alter, abridge in the December Newsletter BOOK EARLY or omit material which in its opinion must be SUbmitted 10 might render the Newsletter thepromoter the Community Council FOR .or mouthpiece of sectional interests. office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday Any contributor seeking further guide 18th November 1986. CHRISTMAS lines in this matter is invited to contact . the Committee.
') Dear Editor, lEIXUP AND DISTRICT CREDIT UN ION I would like to take the opportunity offered by your editorial in last month's Leixlip and District Credit Union report edition of Maynooth Newsletter to com that their new premises at Main Street ment on the subject of homework. Leixlip is almost ready for occupation At the outset I must make it clear and will be fully operational by Thursday that my views apply to the student in 6th November. Letters to the Editor the Post-Primary sector only. With the huge increase in population Second level schools have to contend in the community the new spacious with an educational system which is al Dear Editor, office will vastly improve facilities for most totally exam orientated. The ex our existing members while catering com ! have been asked by the members of aminations are mostly written and are Maynooth Guild I.CA. to express our based on extensive syllabi which must fortably for the ever increasing demand disappointment with coverage of some be covered if students are to do well. for new membership. recent activities. When the members I have no hesitation in saying that it In Maynooth (where for a number of recently won a National competition would be impossible to get through years the Credit Union was housed by run by Irish Country Markets this re these courses without regular well courtesy of the I.CA. Guild) the new ceived coverage in the National press, planned and structured homework. How office was opened in November 1985. e.g. Farmers' Journal and Irish Inde can anybody seriously expect a teacher This purpose built premises situated pendent. One of our members submitted of higher English, Irish or any other a short article together with some photo beside the Garda Station, the Harbour Leaving Certificate subject to teach a provides full facilities for members graphs for publication in your popular lesson, test the student's ability to as Newsletter. Unfortunately they seem to living or working in Maynooth and similate and reproduce that lesson - all have been consigned to the wastebin. surrounding areas. within the space of 40 minutes? It is Due to the increase in membership As you frequently request articles of not possible. local interest we were surprised when no and the extended opening hours volun· The pressure on students to do well teers are urgently required to assist with mention of this achievement was made in in exams is increasing at an accelerating the Newsletter. Further to this when the running of the Credit Union. \ pace and most parents expect teachers to our Annual Flower & Produce Show was respond to this pressure by trying to en Credit Union is a voluntary organi held a list of results was sent to the sure that the courses are well covered and sation with control in the hands of the Newsletter. This was published in part revised. This is done by utilizing the members, it is a perfect example of but we found this unsatisfactory. We class teaching time to a maximum and by successful democracy in action. appreciate that shortage of space must testing students through homework. Few New Opening Hours: dictate what is printed but we feel that parents would thank any teacher or occasionally exception can be made. Leixlip Office on and from 6th school if valuable limited class time was November: We wish you every success in the used to give and correct homework. 10.00 am - 12.30 pm future and appreciate all useful infor When well-informed parents discuss edu mation and coverage given. cation it is far more likely they are con 06.30 pm 08.00 pm Yours sincerely, cerned about the points rat-race rather Thursdays & Fridays Rosemary Hanley (Sec.) than the fact that their child gets too Maynooth Office on and from 8 Greenfield Drive much homework. We as teachers might 5th November like it to be otherwise, but as long as the 10.00 am - 12.30 pm examinations system prevails homework Wednesday Editor's Note must remain an integral part of that 06.30 pm - 08.00 pm system. The article referred to was submitted Friday after the copy date for the relevant Mise, Ie meas, LEIXLIP CREDIT UNION issue and was not resubmitted for pub Thomas Ashe FOI fUllhpl iflfolrnaliofl lication. We regret the disappointment Principal, Post-Primary School. Riflg:244930 caused.
~~~·~~·~~·~~·~~·~~·~~·~~·~4 .~~.~~.~~.~~.~ t Befltulll1l1! QJqfsS 4 ,~~~ ~~~\" ~ww~cc ImI1ImCC~lliI!CC~JL \ DON130YNE ROAD, L\tlA. YNOOTH, CO. KlLDARE. Telephone.: (01) 285747 SUPPLIERS OF ELECTRiCf\L CABLES,. CONDUIT AND FITTINGS HALLOGEN FLOODLAMPS /I CONSUMER UNITS PLUGS, SOCKETS AND SWITCHGEAR IMMERSIONS AND TIMERS . FLOl{ESCENT FITTINGS FANS AND CONTROLS .. COOKER ELEMENTS EXTENSION LEADS II WASHING MACHINE I~UBBERS VACUM CLEANER REPAIRS OPEN MON - FRI 9.00a.. m. - 1.00 p .. m. and 2.00 p.m. - 6.00p ..m ~~~~ M SA T 9.00 ae m;. - 1.00 p.m. rfJ:~2~ COLLEGE PLAYWRIGHT IS FEST IVAL HIT One of the most successful plays of the Dublin Theatre Festival in October was written MA YNOOTH FLOWER ;byFrank McGuinness, who teaches English in the college. The play "innocence" BONANZA wliich ·was booked out for most of its run, was based on the life of Caravaggio an ItaJian painter. The play was difficult in many respects, and many found the coarseness of the language and the of the theme hard to take. David Nowlan, Drama Critic in the Irish Times hailed the playas "greatly daring, greatly demanding, and greatly rewarding. With it another Irish playwright has fully forged his reputation. Like it or not (and not all will) this is great theatre". If the Maynooth College Drama Society ever gets around to staging the play they will have no difficulty in locating a costume for one of the characters, although whether Cardinal 0 Fiach would be willing to lend his garb to an actor whose role is that of a seventeenth century cardinal who likes boys is open to question! EXTRA STAGG FOR TEA-TIM E SHOW Keep an eye out for local Labour Party County Councillor Emmet Stagg's debut as a television performer. RTE's ne w "Evening Extra" programme is to screen a profile of the Di\il aspirant. FARMERS WA NT TO PAY TAX! At leas t twel'1ty farmers in Kildare want to pay land tax. These farm ers held a protest in Naas against the IF A as they feel that the tax is not unfair, and the farmi ng com· munity should be seen to pay its fair share of tax . . -- ~ • .~ c - YOUNG HISTORIANS Co~gr at ulations to Maynooth Post Primary School pupils, Catherine Ashe, Deirdre Creighton and Aideen Flood who took second place in the young historians com petition ?rganise.d ~ y the Irish Times. Their project was on a history trail of May nooth. fhe adjudicator Commended the project and noted that Maynooth offers a wealth of r.naterial and that there is plenty of scope for further historical inves tigation. 5 Application forms for Hdspital New Member Services Card and the Students' form We extend a warm welcome to a new are available in the Community Infor Council member. An Dochtuir Padraig mation Centre. o Gormghaile is the new representative Mary McGinley from Maynooth College. He is a lecturer Organiser in French in the College imd resides in Rail Park. Sports Complex Council Chairman, Proinnsias Breathnach, Community represented the Council on the recent Information · deputation to Mr. Enda Kenny, Minister . Centre of State, seeking funding for the pro· posed Sports Complex. See report else where in this issue. We wish to thank MAYNOOTH COMMUNITY Bernard Durkan T.D. for his prompt INFORMATION CENTRE arrangement of this meeting. The chair man also had a recent meeting on .the Hospital Services Card COMMUNITY COUNCIL NOTES same issue with Mr. Noel Finn, the The Hospital Services Card is given to County Development Officer. Mr. Finn people in Category II of the Health Community Games stated that the County Council has no Service. The income limite for Category funds available at the moment to put The Youth Affairs Sub-Committee wishes II was increased to £14,000 from 1 June towards the Complex, but offered to to thank all those who supported the re 1986. This means that anyone whose in provide whatever other assistance he cent function run in conjunction with the come in the tax year 1985/86 was less could. Given that the County Council Royal Canal Amenity Group. Special than £14,000 is in Category II for one has, in the past, put a lot offunding into thanks are due to Council member Derek I year from 1 June 1986. sports facilities elsewhere in the county, Horan for his tremendous work for the I) Those whose income was below this this response is unsatisfactory and May function. level should apply to their local Health nooth will be looking for equal treatment Board for a Hospital Services Card. The in this case. usual proof of income is a P60 which em Social Employment Scheme ployed people get from their employers The Community Council has applied for a or, in the case of self-employed people, renewal of the grant under this Scheme, Maynooth By-Pass an agreed assessement from the Revenue which has allowed us to employ six A Council deputation consisting of Comm issioners. people part-time over the last year. To Proinnsias Breathnach (Chairman), Tom A Hospital Services Card, if awarded, be eligible for this scheme, people must Purcell (Vice-Chairman) and Ann Mc covers the applicant and dependants. be registered with the National Man Stravick (Treasurer) met the Celbridge A married couple are assessed separ power Service, and anyone interested in Area Committee of Kildare County ately if each has an independent income. being employed under this scheme and Council on October 17 last to make If only one has an income then the other who is not registered is urged to do so representations concerning the upgrading spouse is his/her dependant. This can immediately at Maynooth Public Library. of the Straffan Road for use as the ac result in a strange anomaly; a married There has been a change in the regula cess road to the Maynooth By-Pass. couple with one income of £15,000 are tions governing eligibility for the scheme See report elsewhere in this issue. both ineligible for Category II, while a - for further information see the October couple each of whom earned £13,000 issue of the Newsletter or consult the Harbour Field would both be eligible for Category II. Community Information Centre or the It is hoped that a meeting with the Children, up to 16 years, are con NMS. Trustees of the Harbour Field wi II be sidered to be dependants of the higher arranged in the near future to discuss income earner. Extension of 66 Bus Service the future development and manage All students between the ages of 16 There was a lengthy discussion of this ment of the field. and 25 who do not have a Medical Card, issue at our October meeting. We wou ld are entitled to a Hospital Services Card. welcome submissions on the matter from They . have a special application form residents' associations and other groups which must be signed by the school or and individuals. Contact the Secretary, college. John McGinley, at 50 Greenfield Drive. Another group entitled to Hospital Services Card regardless of income are certain former voluntary contributors to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ social insurance. People in Category II ~ ENVIRONMENTAL SUB-COMMITTEE ~ W ~ ~ MAYNOOTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL ~ are entitled to free in-patient services in ~ ~ a public ward, free out-patient services, and free maternity services. Those with ~ A SPECIAL MEETING IS BEING CALLED ~ incomes above £14,000 are in Category ~ fOR THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 6th ~ III. They are entitled to free mainten ~ IN POST PRIMARY SCHOOL AT 8 p.m. ~ ance in a public word they must pay the ~ SUBJECT: MAYNOOTH - HOW CAN WE IMPROVE (:1 consultants' fees themselves. ~ OUR POSITION IN TIDY TOWNS COMPETITION ~ ~ fILM, TALK AND IDEAS ~ ~ PLEASE MAKE A SPECIAL EffORT TO ATTEND ~ ~~~~~~~~(r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 : ~SALES~~ '* REPiflRS *~:'SPARE ~~PARTSi~~ AL~ft;YPES ~& MAKES~' f '" A " « ~ • . ~ . . - EITle/ ELECTRIC ~ HOOVER ~ A$~10~ '~ AuroMAnC';?~~ WASHING ' MACHINE, £69 £135 FIVE .~ •• FIVE d "~. CUBIC :,,' CUBIC . ::. .:; ~ FRIDGE • FREEZERS ' "A £15.80 ELECTRIC , • CARVING. ~. KNIFE " £19.80 -£19.90 £9.90 £19.-10 ELECTRIC - SANYO • FOOD ELECTRIC HAIR • : AUlOMATIC .i,,'. MIXER RAZOR . : DRYERS , . • ~ETTLES .~::.:'¥ :' ~ . - £18.75 £23 £26.77 £5.49 TEFAL AGFA . ~ ELECTRIC STEAM SANDWICH 3~R . • roASTERS ' IRONS MAKER '~~;p " : ~I o TAPES . -; fj.:i~:;' . . SPAREPARTS FOR ALL MAKES & MODELS WASHING MACHINES TUMBLEDRYERS VACUUM CLEANERS TOASTERS; KETTLES IRONS; FRIDGES COOKERS; SPINDRYERS DISHWASHERS; HAIRDRYERS ELECTRIC FIRES; HEATERS FOR FAST AND EFFICIENT SERVICE, WITH A SMILE, GUARANTEED TO LAS DUBLIN &.NORTH 'KILDARE-FREE DELIVERY ({j: 519492-572333 7 the speakers was a delegate from Moscow, Cluain Aoibhinn Vladimir Baronovsky, whose talk was Following numberous representations by very well received. The US Embassy Deputy Bernard Durkan, the under refused to supply a speaker, mentioned replies have been received: Monthly 400 Draw Public Lighting The first 400 Draw was held on 28th 'The maintenance of public lighting in September. Winners were: Yvonne the Estate is the responsibility of the ES8 Purcell (£250), Mich Lynch (£100), and the repairs mentioned have been re WORKERS PARTY NOTES Noel Byrne (£50), Blair Horan (£25), ferred to them. " Bill Watkins (£25), and Christy Keeley, Welfare Equality Eileen McKeogh, Paul Power, Sean Norris Tennis Court and Jer Colgan (all £10). Cllr. Colm Purcell has drawn our at "The present proposals for the com pletion of this Estate by the Council tention to the welfare 'equality' con Annual National Collection where the government is using new equal do not include a tennis court. If there Many thanks to the people of May ity in social welfare legislation to cut up is any finance available when the pro nooth for their generous contribution to posed works have been completed, pos to £40 per week off the income of the annual collection. many families where a wife is working sibly a tennis court could be considered. The carrying out of completion works and her husband is drawing social welfare. FINE GAEL NOTES The changes come into effect in Novem is now a matter for the Area Engineer. " ber and the Workers' Party has made The Annual General Meeting of May three demands to prevent income cuts nooth Branch of Fine Gael took place on Rates on Rented Houses as a result of the changes. Wednesday 8th October 1986 in the ICA This query has been passed to Mr. T. * increase the £10 cushion to Hall, Maynooth. Keogh, County Finance Officer and a ensure that no family suffers a The meeting was chaired by Mr. reply is awaited. drop in income as a result of Vincent Kelly of the National Executive. the change The out-going Chairperson t'hanked the Boundary Wall * defer some of the more extreme officers for all their work and efforts "There is no planning requirement on cuts until their effects and con during their term of office. The in the Developers of 8eaufield to erect a sequences can be asse~sed coming Officers were elected for the boundary wall between the Estate and * up the £50 maximum income coming year. Cluain Aoibhinn. The planning con allowed without cuts to a work Deputy Bernard Durkan addressed ditions did require that 'existing hedgings ing wife to a realistic level, which the meeting, reminding those present, to be retained and supplemented where would be closer to £100. that an election would take place during necessary '. " the coming year and members should It is. ironic that the introduction of the long awaited equality in social welfare bear in mind the many positive aspects Cable-Laying in the Estate legislation should be at the expense of of legislation enacted by the present Mr. P. Ward, Area Engineer has been poor families, Government and not to let themselves dealing with Telecom Eireann regarding be brainwashed by Opposition pro cable-laying in the estate, and I have paganda. Visit of Proinnsias de Rossa referred the matter to him for his at- Proinnsias de Rossa T.D., visited May National Collection nooth in the course of a tour of the Kil The annual national collection took place dare constituency and was welcomed by on Saturday/Sunday 11 th & 12th Octo members of the local branch. (Photo ber, 1986. Congratulations to all mem" and report elsewhere in this issue). bers who collected at the various Masses and Church Services on a job well done. Forthcoming Meeting The Branch is planning .a public meeting for Maynooth at which party policies Maynooth Shopping Centre will be discussed in the - near future. The date will be advert ised later. HIGHEST QUALITY WORKMANSHIP Citizens' Advice Bureau Colm Purcell holds a Citizens' Advice ' Bureau at the Leinst ~ rArms evety Sat. from 12.00 - 1.00. He can be contacted at 243502 at other times. Ard Fheis Peace Conference The Ard Fheis took place over the week end 17th-19th October in the Simmons Local members attended the National court Extension oLth'e RDS, Ballsbridge. Peace Conference in Dublin on the eve A capacity attendance of approximately of summit between President Reagan 12 000 made this event the most suc and Mr. Gorbachev in Iceland. The ce;sful 'in recent years. We congratulate conference was well attended and among Ladies & Gents Heels Mr. Vincent Kelly of Clane on his re election for a second term to the Nation While You Wait " al Executive. Well done, Vincent... 8 GrecnfielJs. MaYIHhlth. i T,,,p,,,, ;;' ~~~;;~ , ",,'" I see our range of cars and co! I I 1984 V ANETTE PICK-UP I 1983 BLUEB ~ 1983 STANZA HATCHBACK 1982 VANETI 1983 CENTRA 1982 URVA~ 1983 CHERRY 1981 BLUEB. I WE ARE NOW AGENTS FOR ERGAS BOTTLE GAS AND I NOW OPEN LONGER FOR FORECO~ .~'? Petrol Open _S_ale ~ ~ 7 . 30 - 9. 50 Mo n day - Frid a y 9 . 00 I 9.00 - 8.00 Saturday 9.30 ! ~ - 10.00 - 6.00 Sunday! ~~ - ~~ - ~ Ii ('~~"""'''''~.------lI' I THEH r CK LION, DUBLIN RD., MAYNOOTH. TEL: 286219 9 Telephone 01·28731 1 !i: J-v "': ., "'" ' f<~ _ ~ < ~#" '" ' Off,. Jiilot~K/ny(t i mi tf!d • ~ "J2J; ~" ~ 53 ~ ~ '" ~ c./}J;*" Kllcock Co. Kildare Ireland MAIN FORD DEALERS WE ALWAYS KEEP 1\ LARGE SELECTION WORKERS PARTY NOTES N OF NEW & USED BI CARS TRUCKS TRACTORS Welfare Equality E( AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT Cllr. Colm Purcell has drawn our at- al' tention to the welfare 'equality' con /:II COME AND 'SEE FOR YOURSELF where the government is using new equal- . 1 ity in social welfare legislation to cut up ~ to £40 per week off the income of ~.1J many families where a wife is working and her husband is drawing social welfare. I The changes come into effect in Novem- TFII r... " ber and the Workers' Party has made t1 ~ three demands to prevent income cuts wn~j ~ '!P1J:n- dl\ 1)11 ffill ft1) -iP"", dl\ B§ t 10 CU RT AINS lx HOUSEH OL DSPECIALISTS Main St., Maynooth, Co. Kildare. UNIT 9 MAYNOOTH SHOPPING CENTRE Tel.: 01/286628/286301 PHONE 285108 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS, TRUCKS AND TRACTORS SEE OUR NEW RANGE OF CUR T A IN, MAT E R I AL S , BATTERIES PLUGS BLINDS & BOXED LINES EXHAUSTS BRAKE PADS AND SHOES All MEASURING AND ESTIMATES fREE UNIT ~!~~:~'.NTH' ~ ~~ -t.~~ t ~ , ; H 'j ~ ! f='aft EFficient Repaiu on Wafhing machine!. Tumble Drye(f :" : Vacuum Cleaner!, Toafteo: Iron! Kettle!. f='ndgeJ. HOir D(lje(j- : j Spindrye(f Difhwafherf. Electric f='iref. Heateu - I: , ' HOOVeR-BEnDIH-PHllUPS-lnDESIT-THOR f: ZAnUSSI- CAnDY- SIEmens -HOTPOlnT· PHILCO [~ ElECTROlUH-PRm ·nllPISH-TRICITY-BElUnG i; JRCHSOn ·CREDR . HRUPPS ~ novum -HEnWOOD P 11 572333· 519492 11 uniT 6 monASTERV SHOPPinG CEntRE ClOnDRLHln Ii SPRREPRRTS POR RLL mRCHlnES RLWRVS In STOCK t1 I" . 1 UD 1. D Ir:rr-...... :rr::r.:rr.H1ITIti 1 I C) KILDARE'S TRAVELLERS A recent report by the Economic and Social Research Institute on "The population structure and living circumstances of Irish Travellers: Results from the 1981 census of traveller fami lies" in July shows that Kildare is among the counties providing hous ing services to the fewest travellers. In 1981, thc:re were 185 travellers in Kildare and of these only 25 or 16% were in housing, while the rest were living on the side of the road. THE CAMBRIDGE DIF.r Despite impressions to the contrary the number of families in Kildare remained Slim Down to Size the Easy Way fairly constant between 1961 and 1981. There were 34 families in 1961, 19 in 1973, • NO SPECIAL COOKING· 31 in 1977 and 32 in 1981. • NO SPECIAL EXERCISE·= Th e families seen in 1981 were fairly mobile, with much movement in and out of -Phone 2666" 3 edlate ,..tten\~ the county. Only 19 of the families surveyed in 198" had lived in Kildare the previous For lroro ~=-- year. The other 13 families had come in from surrounding counties. Seven families ==- who had lived in Kildare in 1980 were living in other counties in 1981 . IT'S SIMPLE - IT'S SAFE IT'S EFFECTIVE FOR MEN &WOMEN The halting site proposed for Maynooth is designed to accommodate ten families, PERSONAL ATTENTION GUARANTEED so, effectively one-third of the families in Kildare will be in decent accommodation before long. This should help to improve the lot of the travellers as well as resolving FOP ALL THE FACTS CONTACT some of the problems caused to the settled community by the presence of roadside YOUR INDEPENDENT CAMBRIDGE COUNSELLOR encampments. MARY FARRELL The report points out that travellers are characteriesed by high infant mortality 28 Carton Court, Maynooth and low life expectancies, and they are set apart from the rest of the Irish population Phone: (01)286613 both by the quality and quantity "of their lives. The authors of the report conclude that the circumstnaces of travellers are intolerable and that no decent society can afford to ignore their plight. ~I{t~.~~.~~.~~.. ,'I Mr. Kenny undertook to explore each of these options, and to report back as soon as possible. The deputation thanked the Minister for meeting them, and looked for ~ EM8-nS§ T ~ ward to hearing further from him at an early date. In the meantime, the Working Party is to obtain the services of a quantity surveyor to provide more detailed costings ~ 4t of the proposed complex. f. eIJEflNE(.l5 ~ ~~.~~.~~."'~~~.~~."R'''l?~~.~/'?~, ~ Maynooth ShoPPlflg Ccntre ,t ~ . ~.. ~'~ DONOVANS ~,.. ~ :t, PROFESSIONAL 't 11',,~ (~onf .. 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THE CHECK OUT l3 r-----~------~(.=~) ----, SPORTS COMPLEX DEPUTATION MEETS MINISTER A deputation from the Maynooth Sprots Complex Joint Working Party met Mr. Enda KEEPING THE Kenny T .D., Minister of State in the Department of Education with special respon sibility for community recreation\ll facilities, on October 15 last in Department of HOUSE WARM Education offices in Marlborough Street, Dublin. The deputation included Pat Dalton, the Bursar of Maynooth College; Colm Buckley, the College's Buildings Officer; Tom THIS WINTER Ashe, on behalf of Maynooth schools, and Proinnsias Breathnach, on behalf of May- nooth Community Council. Also present were Bernard Durkan T.D., M.C.C., who HEATING THE HOME is a major cost arranged the meeting, and the Private Secretary to the Minister for Justice, Alan for most people in Ireland. With Dukes T.D. winter on its way again it is time for us Speaking on behalf of the deputation, Proinnsias Breathnach pointed to the rapid to think about insulation and fuel growth in Maynooth's population, with some 1,200 pupils now enrolled in the town's costs. schools. The population of the area is projected to more than double over the next 20 years. Maynooth College is also growing, and with over 2,000 students, has no proper indoor sports facilities. This is in contrast with UCD and Trinity College, There are two ways to save on where excellent facilities have been provided in recent years. heating bills: (1) buy and use fuel The Maynooth Sports Complex proposal was an innovative one, said Proinnsias economicly and (2) keep the heat in Breathnach, and reflected the unique nature of Maynooth as a university town, with by the proper insulation of your most of the college-students living in the town and depending on it for most services. home. It is better to buy fuel in bulk The proposal offered an efficient, intense level of usage throughout the year of a single and in the off peak Summer season facility, rather than the separate developemtn of two facilities in the one area, which when fuel companys offer better might otherwise be the case. . prices. This off peak buying also The College Trustees, comprising the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, had already applies to buying the heaters given a concrete expression of their commitment to the proposal by agreeing to make available a site for the 'complex on College land. The college's student body was willing to put aside a portion of student capitation fees to help fund the development, themselves. Modern fire places with while a considerable amount of money had already been collected locally towards back boilers will heat radiators as well the swimming pool component of the complex. as water. Electric storage heaters allow What the deputation was seeking, stated Proinnsias Breathnach, was for the you to avail of cheap electricity. Most of Government to respond'to this local commitment by agreeing to finance the project the large fuel supply companies would as a matter of urgency. be happy to advise on the heating In reply, the Minister, who revealed a considerable knowledge of Maynooth, system best suited to your needs. said that, at a projected cost of £2.5 million, the proposal fell way outside the level of There are several useful booklets funding available through the Department's standard scheme for community facilities, available form An Foras Forbartha and would require a special financing package. Among the possible options available which attempt to compare different were: heating systems. Of course the best 1-. A cabinet decision to make special funding available for the project. one always depends on the 2. Funding through the Higher Education section of the Department. circumstances in your home 3. An allocation from the National Lottery, due to commence next February. CONCERNS ABOUT THE STRAFFAN ROAD If you use an automatic heating system The Celbridge Area Committee Kildare County Council met a deputation from May- you can save fuel and get the nooth Community Council on 17th October, to discuss the proposed upgrading of maximum comfort by timing the heat to the Straffan Road, which is to be the sole access road from the Maynooth area to the come on half an hour before you get Maynooth by-pass. up and to go off half an hour before The committee were presented with a written submission outlining the concerns you go to bed. By turning the heat among residents living in the vicinity of the road. The chief concerns are about the down by one degree you can save 8% inevitable increase in traffic using the road - including heavy vehicles. The safety on your yearly bill. of the large numbers of pedestrians using the road may be at risk. Residents are also concerned that extra traffic from housing areas to the west of Insulation is important to get the best the town may be diverted through Greenfield Lane to gain access to the by-pass. value from your heating. Eliminate The realignment of the road, it is feared may lead to dumping on the abandoned draughts from doors, windows and stretches to the side of the new road . masonry as 40% of heat can be lost this way. the gap in the door The community council made a number of positive and constructive suggestions Cover ~ in its submission as to how the situation may be improved. These include the con ""here the letter box is with a flap of hruction of a relief road to the east and south west of Maynooth which they urged material. Unused fire places can be ~overed with hardboard to keep the ~he council to bring forward as a matter of urgency. room warmer. Double glazing should . The community council also requests the council to reconsider their realignment be considered as grants of up to plans in favour of proposals outlined in their submission. £300 are available' for window In conclusion, the community council requested they be fully involved in further replacement. Most radiators give off discussions on the matter. heat into the wall. You can make The County Engineer, Mr. J. Carrick, referred to the fact that financial con them more efficient by placing metal ptraints .ruled out the pr.ospect of a relief road for the time being, but that funding foil behind them. Old carpets can be iWas available for upgrading the Straffan road. He undertook to examine the Com laid out in the loft to help prevent r unity council's proposals and to furnish further information in due course. heat loss but proper insulating The full text of the community council's submission will be published in the next material is better. 'issue of the Newsletter. 14 EXCITING DESIGNER IRROR r;:::;l ~ARDROBE LJ;!j il2bOORS fFr, =r:=I~1 r- Ie ~l! 0 - "--- (Q ~I IlJ ~l jr.-=- - __• -1 (~ Ql .: Full Glass Cuttinf!. & Glazing Service MI I{IWHS ClJ r TfJ SIff !:IltJlIIl I I Jl'K () 15 r I\Nf 1 _ Ml\llOGI\NY Df)OW;. Showroom: MaiD St.. Lcixlip Factory: in C.P. I. Complex. hLhiIld Phone 24 /1()U, / 211/1/112 ~1arkyl ilc, f '5 AnCO COURSE On Monday 29th September, 23 new the Job Market and Options open to USEFUL TIPS "girls" started in the Convent School - Women, Deciding what each woman USE AN OLD-FASHIONED clothes the old part - there was not a blue blouse has to offer and discovering their skills, peg as a 'key' to get the most out of or royal blue pinafore in sight or a Tuition in 'Job Seeking', training in new tooth paste tubes. Slip the peg over "mammy" bringing in their daughter technology (computers, word processors), the e~d of the tube when about half for the first time. In fact some of the In-Company training and Time Man the paste has been used. Twist the new "girls" had already. left their chil agement. Margaret and Colette have tube around the peg to get all the dren to school. The "girls" were starting emphasised that the learning is two way paste out. an AnCO Return to Work Course de the women have a lot to offer to them signed for married women who had as well as their giving the women their Stop cord unravelling by using given up work to rear their children knowledge, and expertise. sticky tape or nail varnish at the end . and who now wished to resume their The course runs from 29th Sept. Matching the key to the lock. . careers. until 19th Dec . Use different shades of nail polish io The course is being organised and So employers, if you have a 'vacancy' mark each key and lock. It will save run by Margaret Hodgins B.A. (Mod) which might suit some of the trainees you going through every key on the and Colette Cowlard B.A. (Mod) from please contact Margaret or Collette at key ring. Ir ish Psychological Services. the Old Convent School. Local women Both are external trainers for AnCO on the course include Maureen Kiely, Broken Glass. A pad of damp cotton as they have the necessary skills, qualif Morah McDermott, Madeline Stynes wool is just the thing for picking up tiny ications and experience for the specific and Ann McStavick. fragments of broken glass. 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The stan- b) ~ dard was so good that the judges had a very difficult time reaching their decision (I and they bent the rules slightly to include an extra prize in the under 12 age group. J This group produced an extra prize in the under 12 age group. This group produced I Ie excellent stories and the judges just could not leave out some of them. So, now for .' In the results you have been waiting for: I y JII ~~~P~~~~a~ ~i~~rltF~~e~!~~~iXliP' "Weekend in Galway ". \. i ;lgS ;he Drive. "Awaken and Welcome n. I ~~~r~;~z~u~n:; ~r~e~~~~~ an 1 st Prize Under 12 years t" j if Padraig Hogan , Maynooth Park. "Wishing on a Star". heb, laid 2nd Prize Under 12 years yes. SO'::~""""Yto ~'rfe-n-cl use Stephen Noonan, Clonagh . "The Poor Widow". and went to bed . Sorcha and Diarrriuid 3rd Prize Under 12 years went to bed too. Michael Meally, Rail Park. "Only the Fittest Survive. The next morning the landlord came. He asked for the rent. The widow Special Prize said "I can not pay you yet". Ciara Power, Greenfield Drive. "One Wish". Just then there was a knock at the , The prizes were given at a special ceremony in the Library on Monday, 20th October. door. There were three men dressed in It was attended by the judges - Peter Denman, Mai Hearne, the Sponsors - John fine clothes at the door. They asked if Byrne, University Bookshop, Oliver Frawley, Rye River Books, Frank Byrne Assistant the king was there she said no on ly this Manager of A.I.B., Ann McStravick representing the Community Council, Kay Mc old man . Keogh, Gerry Colreavy and Carol Clifford representing the Newsletter and last but "May we see him?", they asked. not least all the prizewinners and their families. Tony McGowan of Bank of Ireland "Yes of course", said Sorcha. The sent his apologies. . three men said , "That is the King". As promised all the winn ing entrants' stories are appearing in this Newsletter and The King said to the landlord "you will go on display in the Library in November. We hope you all enjoy reading them are a cruel man you should not treat as much as we did. See you next year writers! people like that". AWAKEN AND WELCOME The King said to Sorcha "You and by Deirdre Guinan your son come and live in the palace". The girl walks showly down the old, So Sorcha said "Yes ". cracked overgrown footpath. Her step So that is how Sorcha and her son is sure and she wears her rags with the un became rich. ONE WISH concious pride of humility. Her face is p!~~.~~.~~.~~.' ,1 not pretty, but there is something there by Ciara Power that makes one look twice. Her hair is It happened when I was out theback with ~ ~ a vertain shade of blonde, hard to express Mammy hanging out the clothes. The p! UNIT 7 It in words .. . it is the colour of a field of phone rang and Mammy answered it. honey gold corn at the peak of ripeness, Then it started raining. I went down to ~ NEWS AGENT ~ bathed in the firey light of the summer the shed. When I was there I heard a s.unset. It is pulled back in two braids noise. At first I thought it was a cat ~ T~-cCONIST j that swing merrily around her shoulders. but then I saw a fairy. It was the first The soft, whispering wind had pried fairy I had ever seen . I was scared first ~ TOYS ~ loose some strands and these frame her but she said hello and I said hello back. ~, ( Proprietor: ,.,(1 face. Her expression is one of supreme She asked me could she stay in the shed g. HENRY CAH I LL ) ~ contentment, which is a rarity in this for the night and I said yes. In return for p! It particular section of the city. my kindness she offered me one wish. I All' around her is the dank smell of wished that the rain would stop. Sud ~ 'i ICE CREAM SWEETS:s poverty and it's companions ... unem dently the sun shone. Then Mammy t ployment, hunger and unhappiness. De came back out, I ran to help her. I told ~ CHOCOLATES TOYS ~ lapidated houses close in on the footpath . her what happened and s,he believed me. IJ' • Her presence is like a bright light in the That night I was in bed I heard the little J! CAR 0 SST A T ION E R Y It dark realm of time. She is as familiar fairy call again. Suddenly the door ~ ,(I yet elusive as time itself. Only them of flew open and in came the little fairy. ~, WATCH & CALCULATOR ~ strong heart and faith see her. She asked me could she stay in my ~ She is the symbol of hope and hap- bedroom because it was too cold out It ~ BATTER I ES FITTED ~ , piness. She walks the footpaths and dirt side. I invited her in, and because of that IJ' • tracks of the world. She is everywhere we were very good friends from then on. willing people to see and recognise and . No one ever knew my secret as the ~ PHONE 285B4; ~ welcome her. Welcome her! fairy was invisible to everyone but me. ~1~.'lIIJ?~.~W.~~.~ 18 () ~ . ,,~~ . Rita Cullen \l;~~'f(J Boutique ~ TOWN CENTRE SHOPPING MALL MAIN S TREE T, MAYNOOTH. BE A n LEATHER LADY IN RED" OR BEIGE OR BLUE OR BLACK OR BROWN ETC. 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We are going to have a great time. Just think three a traveller in space. whole days, free of household chores. Three days of titivating ourselves, without In the year 2006 Troy Parker's th heads of our kids intruding in the mirror. If the crack is anything like last year wish came true. He was now skipper of we'll have a great time. Ann and Pauline are organising a pyjama partyfor tomorrow a space shuttle delivering ;upplies to one night". of the Irish space platforms in the earth's This was JOan's second trip away with our Ladies Club and my first. Already the orbit. But Parker was also a greedy man. girls were getting into the mood of expectancy and were starting a sing song. When Once aboard the platform he began Joan urged me to join' in , all I could do was smile, for there was a lump in my throat counting his stolen diamonds which he that could only be assuaged by a good cry and this was not the time or place. intended to sell on the black market. Turning my face to the window as we sped by green countryside, my thoughts Just then Captain Walker discovered flashed back to the events of the past week. The atmosphere in the home, had been him and caught him red-handed. Walker less than cordial to say the least. I still couldn't come to terms with Don's attitude was disgusted. He reached for the phone to my going on this Autumn break. I had prepared him six months in advance. He to go inform the Commander. Parker was seemed amicable enough at the time to my going and didn't raise any objections to desperate, if he was reported his career having some time to myself with the girls. It was my first time to spend a weekend was finished. away on my own . "No", he screamed and bashed his Last year I had wanted to to Cork. Then Don pointed out we weren't very finan helmet on Walker's head killing him in cially sound, but I didn't think the trip would have declared us bankrupt. So this stantly. He succeeded in smuggling the year, Joan and I were really excited that I was going with her, for what promised to dead body back, to his shuttle. His plan be three days of fun packed activity, with sight seeing, cabaret, and generally taking it was to release the body into the earth's easy . to Manchester on Friday morn ing to re- atmosphere where it would burn up . Tnen a week ago, Don dropped his little turn home on the following Monday and "No one will know what happened", that would be the week our Linda had he mused. bombshell, wh ich took the form of an measles, but still you couldn't postpone But in his haste he forgot to strap inquisition as to why I wanted to go away the outing could you? And the two Walker's body down and immediately from him and the children. If I really occasions' you went to Killarney. Sure after take-off the lifeless corpse shot '~~mt~d a weekend away he would take whats a weekend away between the lads into the air and hit the booster charge. me. A few years ago when the children and I know it was all innocent fun, you Parker knew he haan't a hope. He was :Were. small, that suggestion would have and the boys dancing outside Kate seconds from the earth's atmosphere and i h~H{, W.e jumping for joy, but' now thekids Kearney's . Cottage with ' w~men from a he was certain to burn up . The heat lwere<.;pecoming quite self~sufficient and' . )-'---;--:- . Ladies Club from ·Cork. But all the same. shield went, it got hotter, hotter, hotter .. . ;were very eager for me to go on the trip, Don,what's good for the goose is good Below a young boy watched an awe but Don went on with : his martyred air. for rhegander, don't you agree?" inspiring sight - A Shooting Star! He Herea:lly didn't undersi~ nd me choosing That question went down like a lead made a wish that one day he also would to- spend the weekend with the girls from balloon with my husband of fourteen be a traveller in space! the Ladies Club instead of him. years. Oh revenge is sweet! I thought as "Oh really?" I asked·' sweetly while I looked at Don's. face which was be , ~hinking to myself, now for the moment coming decidely crestfallen. ' 'of truth! The big showdown! The time Now sitting ont eh coach, I couldn't 20 ,~~~~-f1 'lQ.~~~" YOUR MORE AT HOME WITH McCRORY'S COAL STOCK UP NOW WITH BEST QUALITY COAL SLACK ANTHRACITE AND COAL BRIQUETTES • FROM: BILLY McCRORY GREENFIELD MA YNOOTH PHONE 286859 or 251202 L L EXT ENS ION S ph 282595 SEE US FOR REPAIRS HEATING CARPENTRY P L U'M BIN G *SOLID FUEL* GAS *OIL FIRE HEATING* _.-.- /t"; ~ . *QUOTATIONS FREE* ~f.~~ 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE ALL DUBLIN AREAS John Lawless I'M HERE TO OBLIGE AND HELP Specialists in Security MAIN STREET, lEIXLlP, Co. KIt:DARE (Over Cotter Travel) Telephone: 244084 OISTROBUTORS OF \ REPAIRS AND INSTALLATIONS OF SAFES CHUBB. ABUS. UNION ALL MAKES OF CAR AND DOMESTIC KEYS CUT ALSO ALUMINIUM DOOR KEYS. 21 ONLY THE FITTEST SURVIVE impulses which confused the radar and control of the 'arm' and brought the by Michael Meally the radar didn't show it on the screen. drum over the heart of the fire and The other six members of the crew were The red light flashed and a brilliant bright dropped it in. We then had to wait for in the cockpit compartment checking flame illuminated the launch pad as the ten minutes to see if the chemical would and double checking equipment. I new grey and white towering Space take effect. As we waited drops of sweat floated through the air as fast as I pos· Shuttle Atlantis soared through earth's glistened on my brow as well as the sibly could but when I got to the cock· atmosphere and into dark, cold and bleak others were ashen faced and I was pro pit compartment there was artifical gra· space. bably the same. After what seemed vity. I zoomed into the compartment Although the heating system on eternity, 'Einstein' who was keeping a and told them all the cause of alert. Mick board made sure the temperature level keen eye on the time cooly remarked Hanley the pilot couldn't look at the was normal, a chill ran down my spine. It "It should take effect any second now". meteorite for fear of being blinded by Just as he spoke there was a mighty ex wasn't from cold or nervousness because I the sun and the radar could not aid him plosion and we staggered to see what had was an experienced astronaut and I had in any way. He had to depend on 'dead happened to the flames. All that was left participated in dozens of other missions. reckoning'. Just then Mick brought was a scene of smouldering smoke rising But after reassuring myself a few times I the shuttle into a spiral dive but only to in a thin wavy column. Then we sealed still felt the chill or was it just a chill or find ourselves under the meteorite. the cargo doors and plotted a course back was I sensing some danger. I pondered Mick noticed an awkward craggy and to earth. We reported to Mission Control on it for a while but I decided to work jagged piece of rock sticking out. He in Huston and we got the light hearted which might put the idea out of my head. manoeuvred the shuttle skillfully but reply of "Thanks a lot you guys because I checked the radar, no danger or pro the rock ripped open the satellite pay we had a bunch of guys going blue but blems to be detected. I went to the space load and a chemical fire erupted into full are breat again". telescope and piered into it and gazed fury. John Smith the technical scientist We all laughed heartily and glided in awe at the splendour of picturesque nicknamed 'Einstein' told Mick to leave back into earth's atmosphere. earth. Then I placed special filters on the cargo bay doors open because if they Back Row:Sponsors: the telescope and stared at the sun. I were closed the fire would tend to F ran k By r rIP. ( As s M n 9 r A.!, B) stepped back in amazement and shock spread. It just took 'Einstein' 20 minutes a I i v !~ r F r a u l e y ( Rye R i v e r B 0 C k 5 ) for a meteorite was on a head on collision to devise a plan to convert liquid pro John Byrne(Universily with us. I rushed to the radar but it pellent (the shuttle's type of fuel) into Bookshop) didn't detect the meteorite. I guessed a chemical capable of extinguishing Middll! Row:Rila Murray, the meteorite contained some type of the fire. We converted 25% of our fuel Deird. p Guinan,Padraig metal ore and with the sun behind it into the special chemical. 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Kild<.l.re. WEDDING & BIRTHDAY CAKE SPECIALISTS LARGE SELECTION OF FLANS, ROLLS, PIES, FANCY CAKES ORDER YOUR XMAS FARE NOW P H 0 N E: (On 243508 ~ DAllY DELIVERIES TO MAYNOOTH ~~t-~~~,-----______~ft~~~ :' 3 ) GREENFIELD ESTATE Bord Pleanala. The fast food application L YREEN RESIDENTS' RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION is still under consideration by Kildare Co. ASSOCIATION Since we last reported to you we held Council and developments are awaited. Light at Backlane a general meeting on the 30th of Sept. Neighbourhood Watch We have been informed that a light will 1986 in the I.C.A. Hall which regretably An excellent talk was given by Sgt. be provided on Backlane in the near was very poorly attended. The meeting Callinan, crime prevention officer of future. We have sought the provision of dealt mainly with two items. Carlow/Kildare garda district. He out a light here for a number of years. Money 1. Report on planning decisions lined the benefits of setting up a scheme was allocated towards the cost involved 2. Neighbourhood watch scheme and the various aids that are available arising from a proposal by Cllr. Stagg More about those in a moment. We also for marki ng property. It was decided to that £5,000 be set aside in the Co. had a treasurer's report and heard of one set up an initial committee to develop Council's budget to provide lights in areas or two schemes to raise money. The cost this concept in our estate. Those who where the;e are senior citizens. The Co. of insurance for personal liability has indicated a willingness to work in this Manager has committed himself to hav gone through the roof. area will be contacted shortly ing the light erected as soon as possible. No. 66 Bus Extension COLLEGE NOTES Convent Road Repairs Following a report which advised that the This year the college has the largest num The repairs to be carried out to Convent sites preferred by C.I.E. were not agree ber of students in its history - something Road, entail improvements to the corner able to residents of Kingsbry and Carton over 2,200. These are full-time students. with the Main Street and improvements Court. The Committee was asked to In addition there are about 2,500 who at the Dillon's Row/Convent Road make efforts to find a site agreeable to all attend extra-mural courses in centres junction. The residents are concerned parties. throughout the country. that some work should be carried out on the road outside of houses Nos 1 to 10 Straffan Road Development In the ten years it has been in operation Leinster Cottages in order to prevent con A report was given on the latest develop the college scholarships scheme has tinued damage to houses along the road. ments of above project. awarded grants totalling £153,000 to about eighty students. Lights out of order Laneway between Laurence Ave./ A number of the public lights in the area Maynooth Park This is a busy time for Muireann Ni were not working in particular at Dillon's The meeting heard that because of in Bhrolcain (photograph) of Laurence Ave., Rowand Pound Lane. The lights are now creased harassment, concerned residents who is a lecturer in the Department of working at Dillion's Row. had written to K.C.C. to ask that the old and Middle Irish. On October 2nd laneway be blocked off. her book on Maol losa 0 Brolcain (An Recent Deaths early Irish poet) was launched by An The residents of the area have been sad- Report on Planning Decisions Sagart, the Irish language publishing dened by the recent death of two of our The meeting heard with regret that our house based in the college. In the same neighbours, J inny McGovern and Joe efforts to overturn Kildare County week it was announced that two of her "Dec" Reilly. We extend our sympathy Council permission for a snooker club playscripts - a one-act stage play and a to their families. in Greenfield S.c. were overruled by An radio play - had been awarded prizes in ~8~~.~~.~~.~jel$l Bord Pleanala. However, stringent plan- national Oireachtas competitions. S! DAN LOGAN ~ nin:reg~lati~;s have _been~~: ~ CO LTD '~ i ~~R R' • B k· : B8rb e r s to~n,Maynooth :J iF. ye IVer 00 S ~ Phone (01) 288468 -t I' Mill Street, Mnynooth f. ~:aL::rc:~,a;at' k' ~ Phone 285626 t\:, ,tI 1000's of Nove l s , 1)-' Anthracite, Peat Brique ttes ~ n ew a nd 2nd h a n d lf1, and all t ypes of solid fuel • Fe ~~ ft 5 0 % R efund ~'~468 ,(I d ' Phone:?, deliveI'J' ~~ o n a ll R eturne ~• ~r'_~~mrnedia~ : P a p er b ac k s !:coNcr~fT E BLOCKS,BRICKS,SANO ~ II Used Books r.GF<'AV[L,M () RTAR,CEM E NT,LINT F LS~ a ccept ed as c r e d it ~ WINDOW SILL S,W ALL & PIER ~ towa rds p urch ase t CAPPING,GA RDEN EDGING,et c... of new and 2 n d ~ . ,t hand book s ~, ~ ~ ~ mENnoN .. ~.~~PERSONAC... ~~ ... ~~ GUARANTCW.~ ~.:.~~ ~iver,, ~O~ , .~~~~ . 24 SUPPLIERS OF ALL MAKES OF CARPET AND VINYLS BESIDE HITCHIN POST PHONE: 245011 Comprehensive Carpet Service Available for: REFITTING - \iVe Refit your existing carpet REFEL TING - We will Refelt your existing carpet to add new vigour and extra life REPAIRING - We will Repair where necessary ALTERATION - We will alter your existing carpet to suit other rooms in your home If you are Moving House we will alter your car ts to suit your new home. INSURANCE ESTIMATES - CARPET PLANNING AU Brands of Carpets Supplied Samples brought to your Home for selection I CARPETS CE TRE BESIDE HITCHIN POST OPEN 7 DAYS PHONE: 245011 25 STREET TALKING :!J~.~W.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~ By the time you read this, Maynooth ~, BARTON·'S ~ Main Street should have an important new addition with the provision of an ~ NEWS AGENTS CONFECTIONERS TOBACCONISTS ~ 'automatic teller' or PASS machine at ~ ~ the Bank of Ireland. Scheduled to come ~ Children's Books &: Boxes of Chocolates ~: into use on October 30th, it is to be in stalled on the front wall of the bank ~, SWEETS fRUIT MAGAZINES ICE CREAM ~ building in place of one of the windows. I}l STATIONERY GROCERY 'QJ Manager Larry Ayers is delighted to see ~ SHELL PETROL STATION ~ this new service coming available to May ~ Opening Hours • nooth. He has been waiting some time ~: : Mon-Wed 8am - 8.30pm Thurs,f ri 1:1am - 9pm ,t for -its installation. He emphasises that it F. Sal 8.30pm - 8.30pm Sun 10am - 9pm ,(I is intended primarily as a service for the people of Maynooth and round about, ';'it.·~a·~a·~a·~a·~~·~i4~~~·~~. ~ but he does admit that the position on the main road to Galway and the west has helped secure it for the town. "There ~~9.""I?~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~W.~~.~ has been a PASS machine at our Lucan branch for some time", says Larry Ayers, ~ Eddie Tracey Studio. ~ "but it is sited well off the main road". ~ ~ Not only through-traffic will benefit ~!I. 5 BACHERLOR'S WALK ~: from Maynooth's facility; Bank of Ireland ~ DUBLIN 1 ~ PASS can also be used by customers of the Northern Bank and the Ulster Bank. ~ .' ~ When ' contacted by the Newsletter, the ;fI LARGE SELECT ION i/ <~ local branch of the Allied Irish Bank ,11 OF 0 said they had no immediate plans for an WEDDING ALBUMS TO CHOOSE FROM , equivalent 'Banklink' machine at May ~. 1 nooth. Indeed, they are biding their ~ PHONE 130532 and RESIDENCE 302185 ... time and looking forward to the time '~~'~.~~.~iit..~~.~~.~~.~~.~g..~Q when there will be complete interchange ability among all 'automatic tellers', with customers of any bank able to use any,machine. The arrival of 24-hour ,automatic banking at Maynooth will not neon the i.~·p~~~Pu~~=~~:Pcih-r~~>~, loss of the personal touch at the Bank of DON'T RISK IT e Ireland, of course. Larry Ayers, now in I: his eighth year here as Manager, and the ~ IF ITS RUBBER PETE WILL FIX IT;' Assistant Manager Tony McGowan hope ~ON THE SPOT CAR, TRUCKS AND BICYLE REPAIRS~ that the services of the new facility will free the staff to give even better attention t! WHILE YOU WAIT P. to customers' needs, Things are on the i RERE BRADY'S AND CAUlFIElDS PUB I move among the 'live' staff of the bank as well, as Helen Tully is moving to the ~ OPEN DAll Y 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. ~ Monasterevin branch, but the other friendly faces of the staff - Dolores t,t SUNDAY to.OO a.m. - 1.00 p.m. ~ Coffey from Enfield, Patricia Reilly ~·~Gt.·~Gt.·~~·Q~·QGt.·G~·~~·~iA"~ who lives in Clebridge, and Aisling Neill who travels down from Templeogue - will, we hope, be with us for some time ~~."Y': ~.,.~ "::Y..... ~ ~r.~ ~.,,--:" ';'.... -..;- ";T.""'~. -.. ','- yet. ~ LEIXLIP JEWELLERS f. ~. 9, Main Street. Leixlip p..' tj. T p.lcphonc: 244460 ~ ADVERTISERS ~ ~f'-; JOIN t. BOOK EARLY 1 OUR CHRISTMAS CLUB t, FOR ~ PAY OFF NOW CHOOSE LATER t. CHRISTMAS ~ WATCH &: JEWELLERY REPAIR~ ~ If..All5!aif..AII5!a if..~~..fiif.• ..fi~ • ..fiGf.O..a~ • ..D.a.-. 26 The game was refereed by Bosco Mc MA YNOOTH TRAIN TIMET ASL Dermott, former Galway All -Ireland From Maynooth From Connolly footballer. 07.15 0600 08.05 07.05 Under 11 Football League 08 .25 08.25 ML 09.50 08.50 Over the past three weeks 96 young 10.22ML 13.30 ML footballers from the Boys' National 16 .13 ML 16.15 School have been engaged in a local 17.00 17.00 ML* MA YNOOTH G.A.A. league. Jim Barry, Main Street, kindly 18.45 17.45 20.52 ML The final of our senior football tourna donated a set of medals for the winning 18.10ML ment for the Tom Flood Cup was played team. Teacher Joe McBride did tre M L = Mainlin e to/ from Sligo * = Fridays only. on Sunday 5th October. Celbridge mendous work in organising the league. brushed aside the challenge from Rath ANY NEWS? coffey with the score Celbridge 2-10 In the final "Kildare" beat "Meath" The Newsletter is always interested in Rathcoffey 2-6. Celbridge were sharper 3- 3 to 2-1. A. Noonan was man of the what is going on so that it can provide allover the field with Mick Wright match and his accuracy accounted for a better service to its readers. (former Offaly football), R. Shaw, all of the winner's scores. If you r organisation is planning a P. Dowling and G. Bagnall to the fore. "Kildare" H. Nevin, P. Hogan, A. Noonan function, what better way to advertise Best for Rathcoffey were J. McAndrew, E. Kelly, B. Moen, J. Rossiter, P. Mc than to let us know about it - preferably Pauric and Tom Travers. Weeney, J.P. McMahon, E. Flynn, A. in advance. People are always disap Aidan Flood presented the Cup to Gartland, R. McKeever, R. Cryan. pointed to be told about it after the the winning Captain George Bagnall. "Meath" E. Lyons, A. O'Shea, J. Lynch, event. In the curtain raiser our Minor team P: Leacy, G. McGlinchey, B. ·Hanley, Please remember us when you want in the curtain raiser our Minor team J. Higgins, A. Ashe, B. Boland, S. Murray, publicity for whatever purpose - just beat Kilcock 1-9 to 1-5. Scores for D. Molloy, B. McGlinchey. a phone call will do, and we will publicise Maynooth S. Molloy 1-1, P. Ennis your function - and we will send some 'Well done' to the school under 11 0- 3, K. Fagan 0-3, D. Gaffney 0-1 and one to "cover" the event. football team who have qualified for the M. Kelly 0- 1. Maynooth had good As well, we are always happy to re semi-finals of Division I League with defenders in G. Whelan, D. Faherty, ceive notice of happy events - weddings, good wins over Carbury, Clane and M. Nevin, R. Barry and C. O'Donnell. engagements, births. Kilcock. Our Vets. team completed the double So - use your community newsletter with a comfortable win over Celbridge. - we're here to serve you. This is the complete team with strength f'JI!.ftS!I~.~~.~~.~~.~W.~~.~~.W~.~ down the middle and speed on the wings! The team was: ~ (')'v ~'\X Acco U fl ting SC,?v/ ~ ~ ...t-'" C'c f), 0 K. Diggins, L. Leacy, M. Murtagh, ,(I (., \ NO A55IGNMf.Nl TOO BIC Of{ 1 00 ~)MAI! V. B. Edwards, P. Power, M. Gillick, P. ~ VAT If PAYE .. LEDGERS If COSTlNG .. STOCK ~. Nevin, C. Murphy, M. Meally, S. Griffin, ~ CONTROL If ANNUAL ACCOUNTS &: RETURNS f), N. Farrelly, A. Flood, D. Quigley, D. :: CASH FLOW If BUDGETS If Casey, M. Kelly and T. Fay. r~TC. ~ We wish to thank the Leinster Arms, ~ Per son a I a t ten t ion 0 r &)-, Tom Geraghty, Greenfield Shopping ~ Qualified Accountant ~ Centre and Noel Cassidy, The Roost • for their sponsorship. ~ Contact: Mi.chael Gl e e son, Phone ~. it ') Straffan Wav. Mavnooth ?8t)?4( ~ Flag Day P~i;a.tlQi;a.~Q.~iJI..~Q.~i;a.~i;a.~~.~~ Many thanks to those who supported ou r Annual Flag Days on the weekend of 4th/5th October. 00:... ~ v;~----d 'fj-~---.)1. • ~ . .' - ~ Congratulations to Michael Nevin on " CW 27 Vanity Fayre HAIR & BEAUTV SA LO t" THE MALL MAYNOOTH THE SALON WILL BE OPEN ONI/MONDAY's'" FROM MONDAY 3rd NOVEMBER VANITY FA YRE HAVE NOW RE-OPENED UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND STAFF BUT WITH A LUXURIOUS NEW LOOK SALON WE HAVE ALSO ADDED TWO NEW QUALlFIIED GIRLS IN HAIR & BEAUTY TO OUR STAFF WITH NEW AND EXCITING IDEAS SPECIAL STUDENT OFFERS FOR NOVEMBER GIRLS CUT & BLOW DRY L5.00 OPENING HOURS GUYS CUT & BLOW DRY L2.95 MON - SAT 9.30 - 5.30 OFFERS MON, TUES, WED ONLY LATE NIGHT ~ h 8 THUR & FRI to 8.30 p.m. ~©~-~~~A~~~~P~~2~6~1~3~7~ ______~~~ ~ MAYNOOTH TOWN SOCCER CLUB LAND DEVELOPMENT '~.1IIPI?'!I'.~~.~~.~9.~ ~.ftS? '!I'."I!!'!t'.~_~t! DRAW Tickets £50 each. Limi ted to 1,000 :" ~~02!?'S BETTING O~~~~T~ t. ti ckets, ANTE POST ON ALL EVENTS 11: Tickets can be paid over 5 months or by ~'"{j ~ r. direct debt or by cash, al l priLc:. drawn FOR THE 8ET OF YOUR for on the one night, dates "H1d venue will ~t1~ (C(G LIF~E-- · - ~}>\..~ ,\~'\;. \.r , \t\'_ ' W~·, be published later. ~ "":;f., ~ 11, <;---______~,"{j HAVE IT AT FLOODS BETTJNG_ ~~-i- ~- . ;;~ Zc;:Yme n t 3rd October, 1986 .. L 29 1st: Pat Keans (14) will be welcomed. It will be difficult Pat McEvoy to surpass the show Ann Stewart pro Tom Conway duced last year so get your skates on. Paddy Farrell Ballroom Dancing starts on Monday 2nd: Carol Clifford (15) 3rd November, anybody interested con Pat Kiely tack Peig Lynch 286110 or Alice Cleary Declan O'Connor 822 Greenfield. Fee £13 for eight weeks. Richard Farrell Come on YOlfjg Folks and get ready for the Debs and let those who grew up in I 3rd: Martin McGrath (6) Willie Saults the Disc; age get ready for the Big Band Gerry Durack scene again. Limited Numbers. Gordon Long Please support the bingo on Nov. . oScO 23rd. We need oil for the winter. Never <~ On behalf of a thriving Youth Club, forget why we started the club - it was 30 () LEIXLIP FURNITURE COLLINSTOWN CENTRE, LEIXLIP (beside the Hitchin Post) COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS HURRY HURRY HURRY MASSIVE PRE CHRISTMAS SALE TRADE IN YOUR OLD SUITE OFF ANY OF OUR NEW RANGE OF QUALITY 3 PIECE SUITES NOW IN STOCK UP TO £100 ALLOW ANCE FOR LIMITED PERIOD ONLY 5 - drawer Chest,teak or white Mahogany,stereo,video, T.V. Trolleys Regency 7' extending Table, 4 plus 2 high back solid Mahogany chairs, 3 only MAHOGONY TELEPHONE TABLES Regency, Nest of Tables. ALSO IN STOCK WALL UNITS DINING SUITES PINE WICKER BEDS Open 7 days. Sunda)" opening, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 31 MA YNOOTH I.C.A. The monthly meeting took place on the usual first Thursday of October. Mrs. Stynes presided and welcomed everyone. A report on the Annual Show, which due to a lot of business in September was held over. Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Far rell were annoyed at lack of publication of the full results in Newsletter. Mr. ~@(ffi ttifn@ 1f WU@~ Gerry Colreavy, who attended tried to explain the reasons for not publish ing the full results but the Flower Club Committee wish it to be known that iJbcdlge this was not their fault as a full report was submitted for pUblication. Old Bog Road, Crafts are continuing each Monday Cappagh, night with dressmaking, knitting, crochet Near Kilcock. and anyone interested in learning any of these or other crafts are welcome to attend. The crafts night is every Monday' from 8 to 10 for members and we woula Intimate Surroundings like !o see more people attending. A table quiz organised by the V.e.O.'s Finest will take place in ehe Dew Drop Inn on Wednesday 15th October and Myanooth Guild have agreed to send two teams. Best of luck and lots of fun to them. The Drama takes place on 22nd, 23rd and 24th October and we wish our hard working artists the best of good luck on their night. The Annual General Meeting takes place on the 1st Thursday of November and nominations for President and Com mittee must be with the Secretary on or before 20th October. Hoping a number BOOKINGS NOW TAKEN FOR CHRISTMAS DINNERS of people will be agreeable to let their names go forward . The competition for For Reservations October which was 300-500 word essay incorporating Irish words was won by PHONE 0405 - 41090 Betty Farrell and her work now goes for ward to Autumn/Winter Federation Com petition and hope she does well at that level. Next month's competition is for favourite post card . The demonstration for October was LIBRARY NEWS: NATIONAL Bob Hope/Tom McGarry. They gave a CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK most informative exhibition of marquetry The fourth Naitonal Children's Book LANGUAGE CENTRE It'is a very old form of decoration for fur Week organised by the Youth Libraries The Language Centre offers extra-mural niture, pictures etc. Basically ti is the use Group of the Library Association of courses in the following languages: of very thin sheets of veneer alternating Ireland, will take place from 29th Octo Nua Ghaeilge, French, German, Spanish, in colour grain and texture. ' It is hoped ber to 5th November, 1986. The purpose Italian, Russian and English as a foreign to have an exhibition of this art in the of the Week is to encourage the use and language. Each course involves two Public Library and it is worth going enjoyment of books by children. hours per week, afternoons and evenings, along to see craftsmen at work. After The various events that will be taking from mid OCtober to Easter. Classes this month the Guild will have a new place in Maynooth Branch Library can are taught by native speakers, at three P.R.O. as I have completed my three year be seen by referring to the timetable. term of office on Committee. Thanking Some competitions will be taking place levels: beginners, intermediate and the Newsletter for publishing my notes outside of the library namely the art advanced. The fee for the year is £60, every month and wishing the new Pre Competitions and the Short Story Com payable at first attendance. sident and Committee every success. petition. Entries for these must be Further information from Deirdre Imelda Delaney handed in before Monday, 3rd November. Hetherington, Language Centre, St. Pat P.R.O. Other competitions will take place rick's College, Maynooth. Phone 285222 on the days advertised, and details of Ext. 412. these may be obtained from either desk in the library. Margaret Walsh Gannon Maynooth Public Library 32 PROPOSED TIMETABLE FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK IN MAYNOOTH BRANCH LIBRARY, 1986. TIME 11alm 2pm 3pm 4pm Wednesday Spot prizes Board Games Tournament 29th Oct. (for answering correctly (for 7-12 year olds) book-based questions) Bobs Kitchen Corner Thursday CLOSED Cartoon-Caption Story time in 30th Oct. Competition Irish Christmas Cake (up to 12 years) (6-12 year olds) (light and moist fruit cake) 1 9" cake. Friday HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES SPOT PRIZE Ghost Story Ingredients 31 st Oct. (non-competitive) wit h specia I 5 ozs glace cherries chopped effects. 1 Ib raisins 6 oz currants Monday CLOSED Draw-based on borrowers Book based 3rd Nov. using children's library today charades (non 2 ozs finely chopped peel competivite) 1 tablespoon finely chopped Angelica Spot Prize 4 oz chopped walnuts 8 oz self raising flour Tuesday CLOSED Visit to Cardinal Printing Press - 4th Nov. arranged through Primary School. 8 oz & 2 tablespoons of soft butter 8 oz brown sugar Wednesday Rhyme-time and picnic Fancy Dress Compo Prize giving for: 6 eggs 5th Nov. for pre-school children (up to 12 yr. olds) Art Competition 1Yz teaspoons of allspice I (for up to 5 year olds) Story Compo 1 teaspoon salt Cartoon Caption Draw 2 tablespoons sherry Board Games Fancy Dress Here's How Pre-heat oven to cool 300 degrees F, Competitions to be done at Gas 2. Lightly grease a 9" cake tin home and handed in: with 1 tablespoon butter. Line wi th 1. Art Competition - subject greaseproof paper, then grease with Halloween butter. Age groups - under 7 Combine the cherries raisins, currants 7-12 peel, angelica, and walnuts into mixing 2. Short story competition - subject bowl. Halloween Story Sprinkle in two tablespoons of flour Age groups - under 7 and mix well to coat the fruit then set 7-12 aside. ENTRIES MUST BE HANDED INTO Cream the remaining butter and MAYNOOTH LIBRARY BY MONDAY, sugar with a woodenspoon, until 3rd NOVEMBER. mixture is light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time with spoon ful of flour and beat in well. Fold in the remaining flour, allspice and salt. Stir in the fruit and nuts ade ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GG~~8888~ sherry and mix well o 8 Pour mixture into the cake tin and bake in centre of oven for 3 hours, or ~ Garden Landscape ~ until a skewer can go into the cake and come out clean. Remove cake from oven and allow ~ and ~ to stand for 1 hour. Turn cake out on I rack andallow to cool for twelve hours in fJ Des i g n S e rv ice ~ airtight tin. . . fJ ~ If you follow the procedure you will i finish with a lovely cake. GARDENS ROTOVATED, RENOVATED. LAWNS LAID ~ ~ See you next month_ fJ,.' NO JOB TO BIG OR TOO SMALL. ~ I:J ." QUAt If I ED HDRT I cunUR I S To ~ ~ ~!W', /~" . - fE L E PH 0 N E: 0 I - 2 8 6 0 2 I ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~80~~88~S~ 33 ~~~~-~~~~1 1rftL~)w~ ~. fll 'A~' DUNLOP 'RJ LS DOCT()Ft~~NE MAVCNOOTH-',> .... TYRES TELEPHONE 286853 .... <.. Drl'v. r--______~e 0llt ALL MAKES AND TYPES ALL PURCHASES ENTERS YOU FOR FREE CHRISTMAS DRAW SUPPLIED AND FITTED TO CARS, TRUCK'S COAL LOGS AND TRACTORS. GAS PUNTURES REPAIRED BRIQUE-I'-I ES WE ARE HERE WHEELS BALANCED IU CARPET 0 PEN ...~ CENTRE 9 a.m.. 6 p.m. Mon - Wed ~ !:" 9 a.m .. 8 p.m. Thurs· Fri j' -~ ~ij ICING SETS 90p KITCHEN SCALES l6.65 ~ I MIXING BOWLS :l2.15 WOODEN SPOONS 40p I briquettes. coal, kosangas,~ ~~~1l Deliveries every Saturda~~;:~ 34 GET THROUGH THE MAZE The Queen said "Oh!" And went to His Majesty: "Talking of the butter for The royal slice of bread, Many people' Think that Marmalade Is nicer. Would you like to try a little Marmalade Instead ?" The King said, "Bother !" MATCH THE CREATURE I- And then he said, WITH THE NOIS.E "Oh, deary me I" 1) The King sobbed, "Oh, deary me!" ~ And went back to bed. H 0 r Sf'S Quack "Nobody," Dogs Mpow He whimpered, Ducks Low [_, J_:t:=;-_-+--.f.- "Could call me Snakes Ba rk A fussy man; Turkeys N pigh I Of1(y want Cats Blay A little bit ppople Gobble The King's Breakfast Of butter for Cows B l1'al The King asked My bread!" Donkeys Sppak The Queen, and The Queen said, Shepp Hiss The Queen asked The Dairymaid: "There, there!" "Could we have some butter for And went to 2} The Royal slice of bread ?" The Dairymaid. MIXED -Llp fISH The Queen asked The Dairymaid DOC, G RI N HER, A R Y , The Dairymaid, Said, "There, there I" ELRCMAKE,EKIP,NOMLAS The Dairymaid And went to the shed. LEE, AEICPL, ORTTU Said, "Certainly, The cow said, KHARS I'll go and tell "There, there! The cow I didn't really Now Mean it; IRISH ENGLISH CROSSWORD Before she goes to bed." Here's milk for his porringer And butter for his bread." The Dairymaid TRASNA SIOS"" She curtsied, The Queen took 1. U a '1 1 • L f'im The butter " , And went and told 3 .Ini s 2. Bad And brought it to The Alderney: 5.Uiscp 3. lad san His Majesty; "Don't forget the butter for The King said, I. C ui d 4. Loch The Royal slice of bread." "Butter, eh?" tLDf~fl 5. M r;:.heall ,,- The Alderney And bounced out of bed. 9. F G'i [H' 6 Eall dubh ~' Said sleepily: "Nobody," he said, l1.Sal C oisp 9. Rilhpann "You'd better tell As he kissed her 13.Glas 10. F a':s His Majesty Tenderly, 1 i~. Tea s p 8i n 1 1 . C f'alln That many people nowadays "Nobody," he said, 15.Marbh 12. Talamh Like marmalade As he slid down Instead." The banisters, "Nobody, The Dairymaid My darling, Said, "Fancy I" Could call me And went to A fussy man- Her Majesty. BUT She curtsied to the Queen, ani! I do like a little bit of butter to my bread /" She turned a little red: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, For taking of The liberty, But marmalade is tasty, if It's very Thickly Spread." 35 Tired ofwaiting at the hairdressers? Problems getting a babysitter while you have your hair done? Like your own personal Dial a Style stylist? Have your hair styled by an Price List experienced stylist in the comfort ofyour own home at a time that suits vou best Call Shampoo &: Blow Dry £2.75 for your appointment. Diai a Style at 285367 C;ham poo &: Set £2.75 . •. _,------._--- Special Shampoo, Cut «( Blow Dry £4.95 Late family rates. Body'v\aves £12.00 appointments \\ash, him and ,.. __ . ------can be made for blow dry for Colours &: Blow Dry £8.95 Wednesday and Mum, Dad and ------6-- .. ' - Frid t:: Semi Permanent Colours £ .00 ~i'~~t ay. £loluOr.OChOi.ldren -Highlights------&:- -Blow-- Dry £9.75 - - ---.-_ •. _----_._ •.. '. ~ :iJ;; ~-I -- fA Chiidren'sTrim £1.00 {~B. a 6~IIt'jJ ------~~~~~, ______j_[_t_:~~~_~ __ #c_-_~_~_.~ __·_~ __· ______~Jr~~ MA YNpOTH OLD PEOPLES Our Thursday morning 'get together' SCOUT NEWS COMM ITTEE is still going strong in the I.CA Hall Our A.G.M. will be held in the Scout Our first "Active Aged Week" was an from 10.30 to 12.30. Drop in, have a Den (grounds of Post Primary School), outstanding success. All the functions chat and a cuppa and the odd game. on Thursday 13th November at 9.00 pm. were very well attended and we thank Our Annual Sale of Work will take We earnestly ask the parents of all our all who helped us make this week so place in the Parish Hall on Sunday 16th Scouts to attend this meeting. The future special - the management & staff of Nov. Members of the Committee will success of our unit depends on your sup- : The Leinster Arms, Mr. Torri Ashe and visit every house during the week prior port. Mr. CiarOh Dockery of the Post Primary to the date. Please receive them gra Attendance at this meeting will School, Mrs. Felicity Satchwell and ciously and they will accept donations give many parents their first opportunity The Flower Club and the Staff in the of cash, food and bottles, anything in to look around our newly decorated Den. Library, the members of the Labour fact ac cept clothes. We will not be hav We are pleased that the open space Party who organised their walk to co- ing a clothes stall this year. We have at the back of the Den has now been incide with the final day of Active Aged always received the best of support and "reclaimed", and the grass is starting to Week and the members of St. Mary's we are confident t'his year will be no appear. Most of the credit for this pro· Brass & Reed Band who led off the different. We also of course appeal to ject must go to Johnnie Halton and Patsy Walkers and who entertained at our everybody, especially newcomers to May Cassells who did trojan work during the party afterwards. Many of our old folk nooth, to come and support the Sale. summer holidays. took part in and finished the walk - our There will be plenty of bargains and Our Saturday Cub Scout Pack are congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Bourke, prizes galore. Carol Barton going to Tuam later this month as guests Ballygordan, Mr. Jimmy Timmons, Lady- P. R. D. of the Local Cub Scouts. Report next chapel and Mrs. Nellie Rossiter, Leinster CALLING WOMEN WRITERS! month. Court. The results of our Essay/Poem Mary Fleming Competition will be announced at our Submissions are being invited for the P.R.D. Party on 9th Nobember in S.M.A. These WEB Journal of Irish Women's Writing. are at present being judged by Mr. Ciaron Submissions must be no longer than 2000 ADVERTISERS Dockery. We were a little disappointed words. Poems, short stories, extracts at the response to our cia I for a Fancy from novels or plays in progress and BOOK EARLY Dress at our Party and only two ladies literary criticism are accepted. Mark d ". M E'I F' I envelope "Journal" and address to WEB, "dresse up I.e. rs. 1 een Ing eton FOR I and Mrs. Lizzie Bennett and they were Kinnear Court, 16/20 South Cumberland 'handsomely'rewarded. Street, Dublin 2 (Tel: 717383). Closing CHRISTMAS ~ate for submissions is 10 November. 36 ".~~·~~·~~·~~· ,t ~ WO RKE RS PARTY 'i ~ ADVICE SERVlct ~ ,~ COUNCILLOR ~ ~ CO l M PURCELL ~ ~ will attend 1 ~ Leinst e r Arm s ~ ~ =very S a t l? - lpm ~ I ALL WELCOHE ~ ~fP?~~.~ft?9.~~.~. If(,.... ~~ \ ~ ® ~-~V-~~' Bank (f'lreland. PASS is going"On-Line" FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR CUSTOMERS THE BANK OF IRELAND (MAYNOOTH) WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT, FROM NOVEMBER 6th A CASH DISPENSER, PROVIDING A 24 HOUR CASH WITHDRAWL SERVICE WILL BE IN OPERATION AT OUR PREMISES ON MAIN ST., MAYNOOTH. MANAGER LARRY EYRES, 37 MAYNOOTH POST PRIMARY SCHOOL Maynooth Post Primary School has been a hive of activity since our return to the groves of Academia. For our Intermediate and Group Certificate students, the long awaited results day finally came, - and in the euphoria of success that followed, the saiting period seel1)ed worthwhile. Our hearty congratulations to all our students - they did themselves - and us, proud. Success also on the sporting field, and in a variety of areas. Congratualtions to Helen Tracy, winner of a Gold Medal for Javelin at the National Community Games recently. Our senior panel were victorious in the Kildare Schools seven-a-side, and again at senior level our footballers were successful in the first round of the Senior (hampionsjip. For the first year students the highlight of the year must be their opening Mass held in the Post-Primary School on Tuesday, October 7th at 8.00 pm. Chief Celebrant was Bishop Dermot Mahony, assisted by Fr. E. Thynne, Fr. B. Supple and Fr. D. Cogan, Rev. J. Hammond also participated. (The Mass was warm and personal - readings, gifts and prayers reflecting the hopes, values and aspirations we hold for our young people. All in all it was a pleasant social evening for parents, students NAME ______and teachers, who enjoyed light refreshments (provided courtesy of a very busy and able Home Economic's Dept.) and easy conversation.}. We have just held the first Parent-Teacher Meeting of the year - for the second ADORESS ______year students. A well-attended and worthwhile exercise for everyone involved. The next such event will take place on November 10th at 7.30 pm - this time for the parents and teachers of our third year students. ACROSS And finally a word to our last year's students - the class of '86. For most of 6. Type Of Garden ( 9) these life really began early in October - their entry into the challenging and com I. C 0 a I C a I ri e r 0 ) petitive arena of third-level education. We offer the following our very best wishes 9. H e rb ( 6 ) and remind them that we will always be glad to be of assistance to them in any way 10. Nol An y ( 4 ) throughout their studies. 11. Fini s h 0) Many other of our students have successfully found employment - to one and 12. Isra e li S e t. t lemen l all; we wish you well. Keep in touch, boys annd girls. 15. Gain Wo r k ( 4) 1 I. N a r r ow 5 l r p et (4 ) Arts in Maynooth: Paul Williams, Stephen Gillespie, Lisa Kirkpatrick, Amelia Mullen 18. On e who lo o k s aft e r Roisin Dunbar. 19. Pap e r M ar ker 0 ) Science Maynooth: Niall Doran, Aisling Colclough, Mary Murphy. 21. Giv f~ oul card s (4) U.C.D.: Mark Burns, Diarmuid Kennedy, Thomas Ashe, Colm O'Donnell. 22. Dispul es (6) Bolton St.: Coleman Corrigan, Michael Cannon, Martin Heslin, Christopher Ward , 2 5. Pig P I a c ~~ 0) Philip Farrelly. 26. Blo c k~ ! d ( 9) College of Marketing: Eoghan 0 Donnchada. T.C.D.: Macdara McAuley Kevin St.: David Morris, Noel Brilly London University: Graham Whittaker Teacher Training: Siobhan Bennett DOWN London School of Economics: Jarlath Heneghan 1. Swamp y a lea 0) Carlow R.T.C.: Thomas O'Neill 2 . In s l ea d of a di sc Other third level: Thomas McGarry, Niamh Brady, Oonagh Breslin. or r pc ord ( 4 ) 3. S f~ lf-rt~s p ec t (i) 4. Fi p- r c p bild ( 5) 5. N a tion a l a r ea s ( 9) 8. Is lh a l a fa c l! ( 6) 1 3 . 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Colm THE ANNUAL MASS FOR DE Purcell and other members of the Workers' Party, visited the North Kildare area. His CEASED MEMBERS takes place on first port of call was Maynooth. Outside our tiny and rather depressing-looking Sunday 2nd November at 11 o''Clock Employment Office he chatted for a while with some unemployed persons. He and we extend a welcome to all rel atives .thought it scandalous that people from Celbridge were sometimes forced to walk to and friends of deceased members to join and from the Employment Office here because they simply could not afford to pay us. We will be attempting to honour all the cost ot tour bus trips tvia Lucan). He argued that the present system of sub the deceased members of the Band in a contracting out Employment Offices to the private sector should be terminated. suitable manner as in previous years. We Furthermore, he said, all Exchanges should provide under the same roof the job will be departing a little from our normal seeking services of Manpower and the Youth Employment Agency as well as those routine this year by playing the Dead relating to unemployment payments. He went on to stress, however, that at a more March AFTER the Mass bu t within the fundamental level what is urgently required is a comprehensive job-creation pro Church grounds and we hope this will gramme based on such things as the proper utilisation of our natural resources, es allow more relatives and friends to sha re pecially our land and our mineral deposits, and the development and expansion of in the music than in previous years, when our forestry, fishing and construction industries. The Workers' Party is dedicated to we were obliged to take up our positions bringing about these necessary changes in the Irish economic structure, he stated. inside the Church at five mi nutes to The next stop was 'at the Students's Union in St. Patrick's College, where Cllr. eleven. Purcell introduced the Deputy to Student President, John Lawlor. There followed The annual Flag Weekend was held a useful and informed discussion of the current inadequa1:e grant-aid scheme and the in September and once again you were plight of those students whose parents just failed to pass the stringent means-test for most generous in your support. We are inclusion in that scheme. The differences pre-venting the student unions on the island in more need than usual of your support from forming a united and solid front were also discussed at some length. because of our requirement for instru Cllr. Purcell then brought Deputy De Rossa to meet a family of travellers pre ments for the junion members of the sently situated at a most dangerous bend on the Maynooth-Celbridge road. Pat Mc Band who are just now about to embark Donagh explained that for all its obvious disadvantages, their present location was on the next stage of their musical career . preferable to the rat-infested one previously occupied opposite the Cattle Mart on the To cater for their needs we have Dublin road. Cllr. Purcell informed Mr. MdDonagh that plans were already under been fortunate in securing the services of way to provi~e a fully-serviced site for a number of traveller-families in the Ma ynooth Mr. Tom Corbett of the Garda Band, who area. has accepted an invitation to act as Conductor to the Senior Band and to Proinsias de Rossa, TD, and local Workers' Party County Councillor, give tuition to the Junior Members on Colm Purcell discuss Maynooth travellers' problems with Pat McDonagh. all reed instruments. We are presently negotiating for the services of one other professional musician to take care of in struction on the brass instruments. This level of tuition will cost a great deal of money, in addition to the cost of the instruments, but we hope that we can rely on both parents and supporters to carry us through this difficult phase. It is our firm belief that by providing a high standard of musical instruction that we will be rewarded with an equally high standard of musicianship. ~ It is our earnest wish that the mem bers of the Junior Classes will remain with the Band for many years and con tinue the tradition which has been main tained by successive loyal members for many, many years. We hope to see many of our friends at our Mass on Sunday 2nd November. BAND BULLETIN September and included visits to Mala The BULLETIN is glad to be back in hide, Rush, Celbridge and Dunboyne ADVERTISERS business again after a frief absence, but in addition to the visit of the King I can assure you that it was in no way and Queen of Spain to the College. BOOK EARLY due to any lack of activity on the part Now we are looking forward to the of the Band. Annual Band Mass and the Christmas FOR We had a very busy Summer sche Carols. CHRISTMAS dule which only finished at the end of HI HIN PO T III LEIXLIP. 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