Walking around Maynooth, what is your general impression of the town? Well, on July 19th this year the Tidy Towns adjudicators visited Maynooth and in assessing their general impression of the town we scored just 4 out of 10 and once again our overall mark at 162 out of 300 is low-by national standards. But first of all we have to compliment the Tidy Towns Committee and their Community Employment Scheme workers who have made valiant efforts over the pastfew years to improve the town's appearance. The committee are a group of volunteers who give freely of their time to a cause which, at time, must look like an uphill struggle. Every Sunday morning they are to be found cleaning up the litter on the Main Street. This is not a job for which there is a queue of volunteers. Each year Maynooth's score in the Tidy Towns Competition has edged up byafew marks and most of the credit must go to the local committee. The fact re- mains, how- ever, that Maynooth is a less tidy and more little prone town than most who enter the com- petition. So, who IS to blame? Per hap s Maynooth's greatest prob- lem in this area is that we suf- fer from civic neglect. Towns of an equiva- lent size across the country seem to benefit much more from their 10- cal authorities. A Little Closer for Printing Kildare Co. Council's aspi- rations for Maynooth are high. Various Development Plans see us a,s a 'flagship town' in the fu- ture but these aspirations have not been matched by a presence on the ground. Ihe people of Maynooth, businesses and residents, must also take responsibility for our environment. It is, perhaps, fair to suggest that at a time when THE CARDINAL PRESS commerce in Maynooth is booming some of our local businesses have been less than inspiring in presenting their '" premises or in controlling litter in their immediate vicinity. The Cattle Mart and Maynooth Shopping Centre certainly form a very poor impression as one approaches the town on the Dublin Road. As residents we must also Tel: 01 - 628 6695 Fax: 01 - 628 6440 take responsibility for the untidy state of our streets and roads. Sweet papers, cans, plastic bags, crisp packets d0fJ:'t materialise from thin air. They are thrown away by us and our children. Maynooth as a town deserves bett£:r. Contents MAYNOOTHNEWSLETTER EDITORIAL PUBLISHED BY Think of students in Maynooth and you think of the words of MAYNOOTH COMMUNITY the song paraphrased as follows: We go there and they come ~ here. What is Maynooth like when the students are away - " P. '/t:::~ COUNCIL well it is like any similar town of its size. In the mornings the road is full of people going to work, to the shops, to 1t Editorial Board Mass. Neighbours meet over their garden walls; the children ~)r~ Peter Connell play on the greens. Indeed over the past Summer much talk Patricia Condron centred on would they or wouldn't they and after the third Maeve Moloney Kildare - Meath match why, why, why?? 481 The Crescent, Straffan Road, Amy Rubotham Well October is here and some come here and some go there. Brina Casey To all the Maynooth third level students going away we wish you every blessing with your chosen field of study. To the Maynooth, Co. Kildare. Staff Members students coming to Maynooth for the first time or returning Clodagh O'Malley we say welcome. It is great to see so many new faces - all . OrIa Murphy eager to see what Maynooth has to offer. Well Maynooth Telephone: (01) 6290452 has a lot to offer. For those young people from Maynooth The opinions and statements expressed in the fortunate enough to get a place in Maynooth University it articles are those of the contributors and not must be the only town in Ireland where you can begin in the -I'ROFESSIONAL CHILD CARE DEVELOI'MENT - necessarily those of the Editorial Board. All Infant class and go through second level and on to University without leaving the same small area. material to be included in the next edition of the Newsletter should be addressed to:- What is Maynooth like after Sunday 28 September? It is like any similar town of its size if the population doubled KINDER CRESCENT The Editor, Maynooth Newsletter, Main Street, overnight. In the morning the road is full - very full of Maynooth. people - going to work, to the shops, to Mass and of course to college. The weather is cooler so neighbours don't meet Tel. 01-628 5922, 01-628 5053, Fax 628 5079. as much over the garden wall. The children are well settled is a beautifully-equipped and professionally run Maximum number of words 500 per article back at school. In the streets one can hear "What are yours Nursery and Montessori School Copydate: Monday 20th October before 5 pm. like - mine are lovely". The first year students may be wondering what all that is about - well it is about you!! ! Your likes and dislikes are very important to your hosts. DIARY DATES Sometimes, though, all is not as it should be. Children of Kildare Local Development Agencies Meetings, Maynooth need their rest just as all children do. Workers of Our facilities include: Tue Oct 7th: St. Mary's G.A.A. Hall, Leixlip at 8pm. Maynooth have to get up for work in the mornings whether Tue Oct 14th: Celbridge Abbey at 8pm. or not a party has been going on next door into the small Tue Oct 21st: Glenroyal Hotel at 8pm. hours. Being a good neighbour here is the same as being a • Montessori School- age 3 to 5 years - 9.30 a.m. - 12 noon Sat Oct 11th: Maynooth Band Open Air Recital at good neighbour anywhere else - consideration for other Maynooth College. people in your locality is the essence of good • Hot Meals provided Sat Oct 11th: N.U.I. Maynooth Family Day at 2pm - Spm. neighbourliness. The same also applies to all the Maynooth Sun Oct 12th: Maynooth Athletic Club (First Race Cross young people going elsewhere. You are taking a step into • Garden Play Area Country Season) in Edenderry. your future and we wish you well. Tue Oct 14th: Presentation Parents Ass. A.G.M. at 7.4Spm. • Free Montessori Tuition for children attending Nursery Tue Oct 14th: Maynooth Post Primary School Parenti Contents Teachers Ass. A.G.M. New School Hall at 8pm. Editorial 3 • Nursery open all year round from 7.30 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. Wed Oct 15th: Tidy Towns Estate Presentation in the Letters to the Editor 4 Glenroyal Hotel at 8pm. Community Council Notes 6 • We cater for babies from 3 months to school-going age Sun Oct 19th: Senior Citizens Halloween Party in the Post Club, Organisations & Societies in Maynooth 12/13 • Qualified Experienced Staff Primary School. Residents Associations 29 Tue Oct 21st: Maynooth Flower and Garden Club A.G.M. Features 32 Street Talking 56 in Loftus Hall, St. Patrick's College. • Fully Insured Hobbies & Interests 59 Sat Oct 25th: Golf Society Outing in Edenderry. Party Political 64 Wed Oct 29th: I.C.A. Trip to An Grianan Crossword 65 Fri Oct 31st: Maynooth Band Halloween night in the Sport 68 Glenroyal Hotel, lOpm - 2am. Classified 72 For Further information contact: Sat Nov 1st: Parklands Estate, Halloween Fancy Dress Party Editorial Statement 74 in the Glenroyal Hotel. SHARON OR YVONNE Fri Nov 7th: Scoil Uf Fhiaich, Fashion Show. Letters To The Editor RE: BOND BRIDGE But how do you un-consecrate or de-consecrate consecrated ground? Will the new site have fifty separate graves and Bond Bridge and Parsons St. are recognized as hazardous to headstones? Or will we have a mass grave into which the motorists and pedestrians. The addition of an extra 200 remains (or as much of the remains that can be found) will houses along the Rathcoffey Rd. will result in an increase in be placed, with a single marker inscribed with the usual the motorized and pedestrian traffic using the bridge and platitudes, to keep relatives and friends happy! It is a road. This will significantly increase the hazards for ridiculous notion to think that a cemetery that pre-dates the pedestrians and cyclists. Famine can be moved and re-sited with any degree of The present access to the motorway for traffic coming from success or reverence. Rathcoffey and the Newtown area is via Bond Bridge, Parsons St. and Main Street. Every effort needs to be made The Provincial of the Order stated that the move had the ESTATE AGENTS & FINANCIAL SERVICES. to identify an alternative route to the motorway which will support of all but one or two of the relati ves of the deceased route this traffic away from the Main Street. nuns. This statement has since proved inaccurate. It has also been stated that the new grave site in Laraghbryan To address these issues I would like to suggest the following: would allow the graves to be better maintained and provide The First Move you Have to Make is Choosing the Right Estate Agent I. Restrict the area from the entrance to Meadowbrook to the better protection against vandalism. This statement is highly entrance to the College at Parsons St. to one way into the questionable, as anyone who has ever seen the handiwork of village from NewtownJRathcoffey. Traffic from the some of our young citizens will know. A high stone wall village would be routed via Old Greenfield and surrounds the present cemetery with a strong iron gate for COONANS Meadowbrook.