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Page 46 ~ 'JW~itoicial t~tement ' , ',~ ~,""' ~mitorial ,,~', , ,'~, , ",~' ~ ~~~ ~ ~ "7 ~ '" '" MAYNOOTH NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY By-pass and Green Spaces MAYNOOTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL Recent developments on the Straffan Road signal the first moves to upgrade the approach road to the by-pass. Trees Editorial Board have been uprooted and walls removed and before long we Kay Mac Keogh will see a wide, modern road allowing fast access to the inter­ Peter Con neIl change at Moneycooley. The winding country road, lined Patricia Condron with ancient hedges, mature trees and stone walls will be swept Leo Armstrong away in the interests of progress and safety. While the new Willie Healy road may be an improvement on the pot-holed trackway of John Mc Loughlin the past, some readers will lament the passing of these re­ Karen Cullen minders of Maynooth's rapidly disappearing rural environ­ John Drennan ment. In particular, as the fields give way to more and more housing estates, Maynooth is no longer a rural retreat from The opinions and statements expressed in the articles are those the concrete jungle which Dublin is. Now, before the tide of of the contributors and not necessarily those of the Editorial concrete covers any more of Maynooth, could we ask our Board All material to be included in the next edition of the planners to step back a little, and 'set aside' some land for Newsletter should be addressed to:- recreational purposes? And we don't mean little pockets of The Editor,Maynooth Newsletter, Town Centre Mall, grass interspersed with houses. Maynooth needs a park which Maynooth TeI.Ol-6285922 will sustain a range of recreational activities, games, athlet­ Maximum number of words 500 per article ics, walking and even swimming. A site should be identified COPYDATE: FRIDAY 18TH. FEBRUARY now, and the Council should follow the example set by Dub­ BEFORE 5P.M. lin County Council which has provided many magnificent parks throughout the county for the use of its citizens. Of EDITORIAL STATEMENT course this will cost money- but the roads have cost millions The Maynooth Newsletter is published as a service to the also. The needs of residents who will spend a lifetime in people and organisations of the neighbourhood. It is an 'open Maynooth should be at least as important as the needs of access' publication and will generally carry any material sub­ motorists who want to reduce their time passing through mitted to it, subject to the law of the land and to editorial Maynooth by a matter of a few minutes. judgement. This judgement is exercised by the editorial com­ Perhaps the proposed Maynooth Urban District Council would mittee in order to preserve the independence and balance of pay more attention to this issue. More details further on. the Newsletter. The committee reserves the right to alter, abridge or omit material which in its opinion might rend the Newsletter the promoter or mouth-piece of sectional inter­ Bicentenary Celebrations ests. Any contributor seeking further guide-lines in this mat­ The College is not the only institution in Maynooth to be ter is invited to contact the committee. looking forward to a bicentenary celebration in the near fu­ ture. Astute readers who read the Issue Number on the front NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS cover of this month's Newsletter will have noticed that we We request a1l our contributors to make sure their material is have reached Issue 199. Next month, we intend to celebrate legible. If possible, material should be typed, but as not eve­ our two hundredth edition with some changes which will make ryone has access to typewriters, the best way to present mate­ the Newsletter brighter, newsier, more informative, and en­ rial is to use either neat legible writing or block letters, on tertaining. While your Editorial Committee has taken a long one side of the paper. cold look at the Newsletter as we have come to know it, we We emphasise that material submitted after the copydate will depend on you the reader to come up with suggestions for im­ not be accepted and will be withheld until the following provements. So, If you have ideas for articles, regular features, copydate. illustrations, reviews, or even want to contribute material your­ All Material Copyright Maynooth Newsletter 1994 self, just ring Norah McDermott at 6285922, or call into the Newsletter offices, Main Street, above Kehoe's delicatessen. RIGHT TO REPLY In fairness to our readers and given that this magazine is not Valentine's Day insured against libel damages or cost, we undertake the fol­ And a happy Valentine's Day to all our readers! Put Your Problem on our plate I lowing: In case of errors of fact we will publish corrections when we become aware of such. 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Valentines Day 46 Crossword 54 FULL RANGE OF TABLEWARE FOR HIRE YOlirs sincerely Sports News 57 Political Parties 62 Community Coullcil & Newsletter Staff 3 Dear Editor, ST. PATRICKS DAY COMMITTEE The Annual S1. Patricks Day Parade in Maynooth has be­ I am writing to you on behalf of the desperate teenagers of come one of the largest and most successful in Leinster out­ AN EO' EILL Maynooth. We are requesting that some form of action be side of the Dublin Parade. This year we want to make it taken about the lack of facilities for us. We are pleading with larger, more successful and with even greater local involve­ you for some form of youth club to keep us off the streets and ment so groups, clubs, organizations and businesses inter­ from hanging around the shops, harbour etc. By hanging ested in having a float in the Parade should fill in the Appli­ around these places we could end up drinking and smoking cation form, enclosed in this issue, and submit it before the etc. We would like to thank the people who run the summer closing date on March 4th. There are prizes for floats in vari­ project and the discos in the parish hall as we enjoy these ous categories - commercial, clubs etc. If possible we would CHIROPODODY events. I think by writing this we are speaking for teenagers encourage those submitting floats for judging to supply their as well as adults. own music. There are also prizes for the most imaginatively decorated AND shop fronts. We would encourage all clubs, societies and trad­ Bored Teenagers. ers to become involved in this local effort. AROMATHERAPY Festival Committee Dear Editor, The Festival this year will be held from 10th - 19th June. We are at present arranging various events that we hope will in­ Can somebody help in interpreting a series of dreams I had volve all groups in the community i.e., events such as a Field Day, Battle of the Bands, Historical Fancy Dress etc. A pro­ sometime last month. visional outline of events will be published in the March edi­ TOWN CENTRE SIIOPPING MALL, tion. The next Festival Committee meeting will be held on Ghoul: I am the Ghost of Christmas Past; what can you see? February 24th at 8.30p.m. Any organizations or individuals MAYNOOTH, CO. KILDARE Self: I can see the Main Street, but it's bright and colour­ interested in attending should contact the Community Coun­ ful, and there's a huge.