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Now, if we could have a bank holiday every Editorial Board month, but we'll have to wait for the next Government to look Kay Mac Keogh after that! Peter Hussey Peter Connell European Visitors. Veronica Brennan Maynooth will be welcoming some very distinguished visitors Kathleen Gallagher this month as the conference of Presidents of European Uni­ Patricia Condron versities takes place in the College in early May. What a pity Carol Clifford the town is still choked with traffic and the foot paths in the Main Street are littered and potholed. The opinions and statements expressed in the articles are those Calling Journalists. of the contributors and not necessarily those of the Editorial The Newsletter Editorial Commitee is looking for energetic, Board All material to be included in the next edition of the fresh, interested enquiring writers, young or old to join us in our Newsletter should be addressed to:- work. 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Birthdays 50 Yours sincerely FULL RANGE OF TABLEWARE FOR HIRE Sympathies 50 Community Council & Newsletter Staff 3 ~ ~ " metteFS to tfie IEOitOE ~ ~ommunit~ ~ounci] ~otes '" '" Wee / Dear Editor, The A.G .M. of the Community Council took place on Monday 19th April. ~ Maynooth Castle Restoration. Community Councillors from the residents associations and I would like to respond, on behalf of the Castle Restoration other organisations in the community attended. The newly Committee, to your recent editorials which have suggeted a elected Executive for the year 1993 - 1994 is as follows:- ~Booksand lack of openness (sic) in the development of the Project. Chairperson -Senan Griffin The present si tuation regarding the Castle is that ownership has Vice - Chairperson -Tom McMullon been vested in the Office of Public Works and the OPW intends Secretary -Muireann Ni Bhrolchrun to undertake a Restoration Project when resources are available. Treasurer -Dominick Nyland Booktokens It is possible that a 'start' could be made in 1994. P.R.O. -Patricia Condron The nature of the Project will have a large bearing on the extent Following the A.G.M. a party and presentation was held in of the resources sought; therefore the preparation of the brief is Caulfields to honour the former chairperson John Mc Ginley. Make Great Gifts critical to the programme. The OPW have asked the Restoration John was presented with a clock and his wife Mary was Committee to give as much input as possible to the brief. presen ted with flowers to thank her for all her hard work during In the Maynooth area, every organisation and committee which John's years as Chairperson. The Community Council would has an interest in the Project, is represented on the Restoration like to thank Mrs Eithne Carey and the staff of Caulfields for from Your Bookshop Committee. Through these representatives the Committee is the wonderful food and attention provided throughout the endeavouring to get a broad range of proposals assembled. night. (See photos page 26). This is not a speedy process and neither is it an easy matter for local committees to prepare detailed suggestions on matters of The Maynooth Bookshop historical context, structural changes and tourism impact. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT NOTES It is important that strong local pressures are maintained at all The Square, Maynooth stages of the Project, initially to maximise the funding of Re: A.G .M. of the Planning & Development Committee was resources, eventually to influence every aspect of design and held on Thurs 15th April. The following officers were elected. operation of the finished scheme. Tony Bean - Chairperson Phone 6286702 The Maynooth Castle Restoration Committee has mounted Eileen Dunne - Secretary exhibitions, held public meetings, arranged a seminar and Fionan Hardiman - Treasurer presented a public profile at local events for three years; we Michael Barry - Ass. Treasurer would prefer to maintain our consensus role for the present and Lynn Whittacker - Minutes Secretary hopefully all our publicity will be good publicity for the Tom McMullon - P.R.O. foreseeable future. Welcoming the members to the meeting the Chairperson, Eamonn McCann Margaret Clince gave the following report. P.R.O. The Planning and Development Committee emerged from a MAYNOOTH Maynooth Castle Restoration Committee- number of factors. These included various commercial, recreational and county development plans and the rapid Pitch & Putt increase in new buildings both domestic and commercial. It To Jenny, had become a source of concern to many involved in commu­ nity activities that there appeared to be no co-ordination or Thank you very much for your prayers, we appreciate them Dunboyne RoadMaynooth very much. liaison between the various bodies concerned. It was also Love from The Newsletter Staff. obvious that the town has good potential for future tourist and Phone 6285233 commercial enterprise but it appeared tthat no effort was being made to develop this. At the same time the town's streetscape and general environment were deteriorating and piecemeal repairs and ad hoc development did not add to this.