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Vol.2 No.11 April/ Aibreán, 2001(This page is archived as it initially appeared online - any broken links are subsequent to publication)
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Donegal Clear of Foot & Mouth Disease There were nervous moments for the Donegal farming community when Foot & Mouth disease was found in Counties Armagh and Louth in February and March. Strict disease control measures were introduced and the National Park at Glenveigh was closed to the public to protect the Park's wild deer population. Foot and Mouth disease poses no threat to humans but it would be devastating to the local economy if the sheep population in Donegal were infected. The Government is expected to lift all restrictions on May 1st and people involved in the County's tourism industry are hoping that US media scare reports will not damage tourism this summer. Enya does it again! Enya's new CD A Day Without Rain has exceeded 5 million sales while the Donegal songestress was recently voted International Recording Artist of the Year in Japan where the album has already reached sales of 1 million.  Enya has sold 50 million albums since 1988 Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour 1974 is now available on DVD. New Art Gallery in Ramelton A new exhibition space is now open on the Mall, Ramelton. The Ferguson Gallery includes works by Markey Robinson, Louis Le Broquy, Felim Egan; Séan McSweeney and Tony O'Malley. The Gallery is open Tuesday to Friday 11.00am-6.00pm. Tel (+353) 074 51363. TravArt Exhibition in Letterkenny The Donegal Travellers Art project, TravArt, has opened a second exhibition in the County Museum including ceramics by Mary McGinley, Kathleen McGorey, Charlie and Mick Boyle. The exhibition will travel to the City Arts Centre, Dublin in May before touring Cavan, Tallaght, Mayo and Belfast throughout 2001. Works are available for purchase and great interest has already been shown in this innovative art project. 13% Unemployed in Donegal Donegal's unemployment rate is the highest in the Irish Republic with 13% of the adult population (10,000 people) signing on the register. Claimants receive IEP84 per week which is IEP18 less than half the average disposable income for the country. Letterkenny has 2,538 people on the register, Buncrana 1,984, Ballybofey 1,141 and Dungloe 1,404. On April 9th the Government announced the creation of 213 new jobs in Letterkenny and Moville in the software and textile industries respectively. Politician criticises Police Technology Cecilia Keaveney, Fianna Fáil Deputy for Inishowen, has criticised the lack of resources in the County's Gardaí Stations. According to the Deputy only 15 of the county's 45 police stations have fax machines, only 26 have a photocopier while only an astounding 6 have a computer and printer. This means that a lot of administrative time is taken up delivering documents by squad car between stations rather than emailing them! Deputy Keaveney's party colleague, Mary Coughlan, Deputy for South West Donegal has been appointed Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht while fellow Donegal TD, Fine Gael Deputy Dinny McGinley has been appointed opposition spokesperson for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Looks like Donegal is the tops! Refugee fears for his life A Moldovan refugee who has been living in Donegal Town for nine months fears for his life if he is deported to his native Moldova at the end of April. Thirty-four year old Valentin Turcanu is being supported in his legal battle against deportation by a local asylum seekers support group. A spokesperson for the Group, County Councillor Tony Pringle, is concerned at the lack of facilities for refugees who receive their meals and accommodation free but only IEP15 per week pocket money while a government ban on their working prohibits them from increasing their income. The Vikings are Back! An Norwegian oil exploration company have resumed work on the 'Errigal' rig 100 miles north west of the Donegal coast. Bad weather prohibits work on the rig from October to April but throughout the coming months over 100 Norwegians will be based on the rig where indicators of finding oil are said to be good. The return of the Scandanavians has meant increased business for Donegal airport which is used for helicopter transports to the rig. Brian Kennedy and Daniel O'Donnell play Mary of Dungloe Belfast singer Brian Kennedy will headline the Mary of Dungloe Festival at a gig in the Dome, Dungloe on August 5th next. This is his first appearance at the world famous Festival which also includes 3 concerts by Donegal's own Daniel O'Donnell from July 30th. For further info call (+353) 075 21254. St. Eunans club ballad group win the Ulster final of Scor The St. Eunans ballad group won the Ulster Final of Scor in Monaghan on the 8th of April. They will take part in the all Ireland finals of Scor Sinsear in Killarney, Co. Kerry on Saturday 21st April. The group are Kathleen Forde, Micheal O'Giobuin, Terese McMonagle, Wesley Moore and Anne Nicholls. Donegal in the World Cup No less than 3 of the football players in the Ireland soccer team have Donegal connections - Following in Packie Bonner's steps as goalie Shay Given from Lifford earned his 28th cap in the Republic's team while Cardonagh man Gary Doherty earned his first Ireland cap in their recent wins against Cyprus and Andorra. Also on the team is Rory Delap who plays for Derby County. Rory has 135 caps with Derby County and his father John is from Letterkenny! Supporter's Club Golf Classic The Donegal GAA Supporter's Club will launch their annual Golf Classic in Heeney's U-Drop Inn in Ballybofey on Tuesday 17th of April at 9p.m. Danny Keeney of Frosses is this year's sponsor of the event which will be held in The Ballybofey and Stranorlar Golf Club on Saturday May 12th. Mussel barrels adrift in Lough Swilly More than 150 barrel buoys from long-line mussel farms have come adrift between Rathmullan and Buncrana in Lough Swilly, creating a serious marine safety hazard. On Sunday 8th April two RNLI lifeboats attempted to cut the barrels loose after they had become attached to Saltpan Buoy. Malin Head Air-Sea Rescue Service issued a bulletin warning mariners about the obstruction. The Save The Swilly Group expressed support for the RNLI efforts but the weight of 150 barrels plus hundreds of yards of nylon rope was too much for the lifeboats and they were unable to lift the barrels. A Save The Swilly spokesperson has told CountyDonegal.net that "This is the third serious incident involving aquaculture installations in the past three months. In January a commercial fishing boat became entangled in netting from a salmon cage; in February a 25 metre-diameter salmon cage broke loose and drifted across the lough overnight; now, more than 150 mussel barrels appear to have dragged their anchors. These incidents support our view that marine safety is one of the many victims of expanding aquaculture in Lough Swilly. Is the government waiting for a fatality before it recognises that a safety problem exists in Lough Swilly?" Save The Swilly are calling on the government to stop further aquaculture licensing in the Lough until an independent baseline study and an environmental impact assessment have been carried out. For further information see the Save the Swilly website or email info@loughswilly.com.  Mussel Barrels adrift in Lough Swilly |
Tír Chonaill slán ón Ghalar Crúib agus Béil Thainig scamall dhoracha ar phobal feirmeoireachta Thír Chonaill nuair a fuarthas amach go raibh an galar Crúib agus Béil i gCondae Ard Mhacha agus Condae an Lú i mí Feabhra agus Márta. Leagadh síos teorannaithe leis an galar a choinneáil faoi smacht. Druidiú síos Páirc Naisiúnta Gleann Bheatha le beatha na fiacha sa pháirc a chaomhnú. Níl dochar ar bith sa ghalar don chinne daona ach bheadh tionchar mhór aige ar an eacnamaíocht áitiúil da dtiocfadh an galar ar chaoirigh sa chondae. Tá ag dreim go dtógfaidh an Rialtas na teorannaithe uilig ar an chéad lá de mhí Bhealtaine agus tá muintir an chondae ag obair sa tionscail turasoireachta ag súil nach cuirfidh na tuairisc diúltach ó Mheiriceá tionchar ar thurasoireacht an tsamhradh seo. Dheanann Enya é arís! Tá Dlúthcheirnín úr Enya A Day Without Rain iniadh thar 5 mhilliúin cóip a dhíol agus ceapadh í mar Cheoltóir na Bliana sa tSeapáin agus tá níos mó na milliúin albam díolta anseo aici cheana féin. Tá 50 milliúin albam díolta ag Enya ó 1988. Tá albam Rory Gallagher 1974 Irish Tour le fáil anois ar DVD. Gailéaraí Úr Ealaíne i Ráth Mealtain Tá Spás úr taispeántais fóscailte ar an Mall, Ráth Mealtain. Clúdaíonn Gailéaraí Ferguson oibrithe le Markey Robinson, Louis Le Broquy, Felim Egan; Séan McSweeney agus Tony O'Malley. Tá an Gailéaraí fóscailte ó De Mairt go De hAoine 11.00am-6.00pm. Tel (+353) 074 51363. Taispeántais TravArt i Leitir Ceanainn Tá tionscail Ealaíne Taistealaí Thír Chonaill, TravArt, iniadh taispeántas a óscladh sa Mhúsaem Condae. Seo an darna taispeántas díofa agus clúdaíonn sé Criadóireacht le Mary McGinley, Kathleen McGorey, Charlie agus Mick Boyle. Dheanfaidh an taispeántas taisteal go dtí an City Arts Centre, Baile Átha Cliath i mí Bealtaine sula ndeanann siad turais i gCondae an Chabháin, Tamhlacht, Maigh Eo agus Béal Feirste i rith na bliana 2001. Tá oibrithe le ceannach agus tá suim an-mhór le feiceáil san obair a rinneadh go dtí seo. 13% Dífhostaíocht i nDún na nGall Tá an ráta dífhostaíocht is airde sa tír i nDún na nGall le 13% den daonra fásta (10,000 duine) ar an chlár bheo. Gheobhann éilitheoirí IEP84 gach seachtain agus tá seo IEP18 níos lú na an mean ioncam indiúscartha den tír uilig. Tá 2,538 duine cláraithe i Leitir Ceanainn, 1,984 i mBun Crannacha, 1,141 i mBealach Féich agus 1,404 ar an Chlochán Liath. Ar an 9ú lá de Aibreán d'fhograigh an Rialtas go raibh 213 póst úr le crúthú i Leitir Ceanainn agus Maigh Bhile sna tionscail bóg earraí agus teicstílí go h-ómósach. Dheanann Polaiteoir lochtú ar Theicneolaíocht Gardaí Tá Cecilia Keaveney, Ionadaí Fianna Fáil d'Inis Eoghain, iniadh lochtú a dheanamh ar an easpa achmhainní atá i Staisiúin na nGardaí sa Chondae. De reir an t-ionadaí níl meaisín Facsimile ach ag 15 de na 45 staisiún sa chondae, níl ach ag 26 acu seo meaisín fótochóipeáil agus níl ach ag 6 staisiún ríomhaire agus printéir! Ciallaíonn sé seo go gcuirtear cuid mhór ám riaracháin amú ag dul fríd an chondae ag seachaidú doiciméadaí nuair a bheadh sé níos foirstineach R-phost a chuir acu! Ceapadh compánach an t-ionadaí Keaveney, Mary Coughlan, Ionadaí do Iar-dheisceart Thír Chonaill mar Aire Ealaíne, Cúltúr agus Gaeltachta le gairid. Chomh maith le seo ceapadh Teachta Dala eile ó Thír Chonaill, an t-ionadaí Fine Gael Dinny McGinley mar dhuine labhartha in aghaidh Ealaín, Cúltúr agus Gaeltachta. Tá an chuma air go bhfuil Tír Chonaill ar bharr gach rud eile! Eagla an domhan ar Dhídeanaí da shaol Tá dídeanaí ó Moldova ina chonaí i mBaile Dhún na nGall le naoi mí agus tá eagla air go bhfuil a shaol i ndainsear ma chuirfear arais go dtí an Moldova ag deireadh Aibreáin. Tá Valentin Turcanu triocha-ceathrar bliana d'aois agus tá sé ag fáil tacaíocht ina chogadh dlíthiúil ó ghrúpa tacaíochta aitiúil do Dhídeanaí. Duirt duine labhartha don ghrúpa, Comhairleoir Condae Tony Pringle, go bhfuil imní air faoin easpa aiseanna do dhídeanaí a gheobhann a gcuid béilí agus loistín saor in aisce ach nach bhfaigheann siad ach IEP15 punta sa tseachtain le haghaidh airgeadh póca agus go bhfuil cosc curtha ag an Rialtas ar na dídeanaí seo obair a fháil agus cuireann seo isteach ar ardú ioncam. Tá na Lochlainnaí ar ais! Tá comhlacht Ioruach atá ag cuardú ola iniadh obair a thoiseacht arís ar an rigín 'Errigal' 100 míle in iar-thuaisceart do chósta Thír Chonaill. Cuireann an droch aimsir stóp le obair ó mhí Deireadh Fómhair go Aibreán ach sna míosa amach anseo beidh níos mó na 100 Ioruach suite ar an rigín, mar go bhfuil fianaise ann go bhfuil seans maith acu ola a fháil. Da bhrí go bhfuil níos mó Lochlannaí ag teacht arais tá seo ag cuidiú le gnó ag Aerfort Dhún na nGall. Úsáidtear an t-Aerfort do thaisteal héalacaptar go dtí an rigín. Brian Kennedy agus Daniel O'Donnell le ceol ag Féile Mháire an Chlochán Leith Tá ceoltóir Bhéal Feirste, Brian Kennedy ar dhuine amháin a bheithas ag bualadh sa 'Dome' ag Féile Mháire an Chlochán Leith ar an 5ú lá de mhí Lúnasa, 2001. Seo an chéad uair do Bhrian ag an Féile stáiriúil seo. Chomh maith le seo beidh 3 cheolchoirm ag Daniel O'Donnell ón 30ú lá de mhí Iúil. Le tiollamh eolais a fháil cuir glaoch ar (+353) 075 21254. Bhí an bhua ag grúpa baileád Naomh Adhmhán sa bhabhta ceannais Uladh Bhí an bhua ag grúpa baileád Naomh Adhmhán sa bhabhta ceannais Uladh an Domhnach seo cáite, i mbaile Teach Trí Mhíle, Condae Mhuineachán.Rachaidh siad ar aghaidh anois go dtí Scór Sinsear na hÉireann i gCill Airne, Co.Chiarraí ar an Sathairn 21ú lá de mhí Aibreán. Sa grúpa ó chlé tá Kathleen Forde, Micheal O'Giobuin, Terese McMonagle, Wesley Moore agus Anne Nicholls. Tír Chonaill sa Chorn Domhanda Tá ceangal ag triúr de fhoireann sacar na hÉirinn le Tír Chonaill. Ag leanstán i gcoiscéime Packie Bonner mar chúl báire tá Shay Given as Leifear agus le gairid bhuaigh sé a 28ú caipín le bhfoireann na hÉireann, Gary Ó Dochartaigh ón Charn Domhnach a toghadh ar an gcéad fhoireann é le gairid in éadan An Chipir agus Andóra. Chomh maith le seo tá Rory Delap a imríonn ar fhoireann Derby County. Tá 135 cluiche imrithe ag Rory le Derby County go dtí seo. As Leitir Ceanainn da athar John! Claisaiceach Galf ag Club Tacaíochta Thír Chonaill Lansálaigh Club Tacaíochta Thír Chonaill, Claisaiceach Galf bliantiúil i tigh Heeney's U-Drop Inn i mBealach Féich ar an Mháirt an 17ú lá de mhí Aibreán ag a 9 a chlog. Rinne Danny Keeney as Na Frosa urraíocht ar ocáid na bliana seo agus beidh sé ar siúl i gClub Galf Bhealach Féich agus Srath an Urláir ar an Sathairn an 12ú lá de mhí Bhealtaine. Bairillí Diúilicín ag imeacht le sruth i Loch Súilí Tá níos mó na 150 bairille ó fheirmeacha diúilicín a bhí ceangailte suas ar shiúl le sruth idir Rath Maoláin agus Bun Crannacha agus tá contúirt mhór ag baint le seo. Ar an 8ú lá de Aibreán rinne dhá bhád tharthála ón RNLI iarracht na bairillí a ghearadh saor nuair a fuair siad ceangailte suas le Baoi Saltpan. Chuir Seirbhís Tharthála Aer-Farraige Cheann Mhálainne amach tuairisc do mhairnéalaigh ar an chontúirt a bhí ag baint leis an bac seo. Thug an Grúpa Save The Swilly tacaíocht mhór d'obair an RNLI, ach leis an meachán atá i 150 bairille le cheile leis na ceadta slat de rópa níolón bhí barraíocht brú ar na báid tarthála agus de bharr seo ní raibh siad ábalta na bairillí a thógail. D'inis duine labhartha le Save The Swilly do CountyDonegal.net gur "Seo an triú ionsaitheach dainséartha ag baint le insealbhú gormghlas taobh istigh de thrí mhí. I mí Éanair fuair bád iascaireachta trádála i bhfostú i eangacha cás bradáin; i mí bhFeabhra bhris cás bradáin le trastomhas 25 méadar agus d'imigh sé le sruth thar óiche; anois, tá an chuma air gur tairnaíadh 150 barraille diúilicín óna n-ancaire. Cuireann na h-ionsaitheach seo lenar dtuairimí go bhfuil contúirt mhór i sábhailteacht mhairnéalach i Loch Súilí. An bhfuil an Rialtas ag fanacht le tobaiste millteanach sula gcuireann siad réiteach leis an fadhb sábhailteacht atá i Loch Súilí?" Tá Save The Swilly ag iarraidh ar an Rialtas stóp a chuir le céadúnais gormghlas i Loch Súilí go dtí go ndeanfear stáidéar búnlíne agus cáinmheas timpeallachta ar an Loch. Le tiollamh eolais a fháil féach suíomh gréasán Save the Swilly nó cuir R-phost ag info@loughswilly.com. |
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