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15 December 2011 Issue 33 - Volume 12

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t was a week that has lifted the lid on the vice underworld, with punters being named and shamed in national media after approaching an undercover ban garda on the streets of Limerick enquiring if she was doing business.

But as Northwest Express discovered this week independent prostitutes who use apartments and hotels as ‘knocking shops’ pose even greater problems. Hookers are using low-fare airlines to commute to Ireland for sex with punters in rural towns.

These ladies are not being trafficked; they come on their own accord. The Northwest is in the middle of a prostitution explosion, thanks to seedy websites such as Escortsireland.com and irishindependantescorts making quiet rural towns awash with high class hookers plying their illegal trade among the men of the region.

Northwest Express has uncovered that currently there are eighty-seven courtesans operating in the Northwest, all touring around from town to town, offering their services to the public, making an accumulative income of €50 million per year in this region. (This figure is based on each courtesan having an average of ten customers every day at €120 per session).

They stay in either an apartment where there might be two or three girls working out of it or in a three or four star hotel for an average of two days each and after a week-long trip, go back home with a hefty sum of money. These women can grab a flight for next to nothing, pay for the use of the apartment or hotel and come away with earnings of €1,200 per day.

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Vice trade surviving the recession continued from front page In Galway, there are currently at least fortynine 'ladies of the night' operating in the city, 36 of whom are operating out of hotels central to the city centre and Eyre Square. On Thursday, 8th December, Northwest Express found that there were forty-six hookers, two lady boys and one lesbian duo plying their trade in Galway city on that given day. The vast number of women involved in the vice industry in the mid-sized city highlights that there is a colossal market for 'paid for sex' in the Northwest.

On Thursday 8th December, seven 'touring escorts' and one 'touring transexual' were staying in Sligo town.

We discovered that there were 13 'touring escorts' based in the Castlebar area and one based in Ballina on Thursday, 8th December.

Northwest Express went undercover and rang 'Suzy', an escort operating in Mayo last week. Suzy was very forthcoming about her services, her prices and her location, which we will not disclose. “I would have an average of fifteen punters per day” commented the working girl. Northwest Express contacted the hotel in question, who were dumbfounded to hear that this sort of operation was happening in the vicinity. The hotel made it clear that they would deal with this issue as they would have zero tolerance for this and did not want to gain a bad reputation among the public.

One hotel in Westport commented to us on

their procedure in dealing with this ever growing problem. “We have been aware that it could occur in hotels in Westport and we will be ensuring it will not happen in our hotel” commented the manager. Hotels watch out for young women booking in on their own, especially if they spend a lot of time in their room. Hotel security monitors the situation and if a number of men enter the room the woman is asked to leave.

Under Northwest Express's investigation, eight escorts were found to be 'on call' in Donegal on Thursday, 8th December.

It is not just the county towns which are awash with seedy operations. Smaller towns all over the northwest are experiencing a rise in the number of 'touring escorts' also. Two 'call girls' were in County Roscommon during the week and three in Leitrim. We discovered that there were seven escorts working throughout County Longford on Thursday 8th December.

The website www.escorts-ireland.com states that the average Irish punter is a non-single, native, white male, in his mid-20s to 40s, who has been highly educated and holds a respected form of employment. Traditionally, prostitutes in Ireland were local women who found themselves down on their luck with children to provide for and no other form of income; now prostitutes stay in fancy hotels in foreign locations and are paid to wine and dine.

'Touring escorts' as they are so-called, feel that they can live the 'high life' whilst keeping their

reputation intact, as nobody knows them and nobody can defame their good names back in their home towns in Columbia, Spain, Portugal, England or Germany etc. The red light district used to be Leeson Street and Herbert Street in Dublin; now the ladies of the night are plying their trade in every town from Ballina, Carrick-on-Shannon, to Gort.

Northwest Express spoke to a representative of the Garda Press Office about the ability of the Gardai to investigate and arrest illegal escorts. “If we find that an organisation is advertising sex for sale, we have the power to investigate,” he commented. “Offering sex for sale is prostitution and it is illegal in Ireland.

Anybody soliciting or living off the earnings of prostitution is committing an offence”, he highlighted. “Gardai are able to investigate a case, as long as they receive a complaint from a member of the public. We can investigate and question, the people or the organisations in question, however only following a complaint that they are involved in this activty”, stated the Garda representative.

Advertising on websites not using the national domain registry can be difficult to investigate and prosecute because they are using servers outside the jurisdiction. It is an industry that operates very much below the radar and with the level of high-tech communications available to everyone now between Internet, e-mail and mobile phones it's very difficult to stamp this out.

Minister Brian Hayes announces completion of €2 million conservation project at Boyle Abbey

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SPEAKING at the announcement in King House, Minister Hayes said, "I am delighted to be here in Boyle to announce the completion of the North Aisle Wall Structural Conservation Project which required €2 million since the start of the project in

2007." The Minister continued, the original monastic lean-to roof. This "The Cistercian Abbey at Boyle Co. transparent structure will protect the Roscommon was established in the stonework of the conserved aisle from middle of the 12th century and is weathering and it will provide an enhanced one of the finest Cistercian churches opporyunity for the visitor to fully aappreto survive in Ireland. This project in- ciate the monument." volved the dismantling and removal of buttressing and also required the dismantling and reconstruction of the North Aisle Wall. The project included the conservation and protection of significant carved sandstone features.

The multidisciplinary nature of the work is reflected in the project teams range of specialist skills." The Minister concluded, "On the conclusion of the conservation works programme, it was decided to erect a lean-to glazed structure on Mr. Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State at the of Public Expenditure with special the site. The design is modern and Department responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) designed to reflect the outline of pictured in Boyle earlier this week

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They Shopped & Won in Sligo this Christmas

Deirdre Cunningham, Peter Mark, accepts 4th Prize of €395 for winner Sally Martin, from Fergal Henry, Sligo Chamber Retail Committee & Kool Kidz; Des Faul, Chairperson Sligo Chamber Retail Committee & Café Fleur; Rebecca Stevens, CEO Sligo Chamber, Jon Dunt, Johnston Court Shopping Centre

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ligo Chamber’s Retail Committee presented the six main winners of the recent Shop in Sligo this Christmas Retail Campaign with their vouchers.

The 3 week campaign ran from November 16th November to December 4th a bid to promote Sligo’s retail offering in the lead up to Christmas. Sligo’s retail sector came on board in their numbers to support the campaign resulting in a winning pot of €3000 worth of shopping vouchers.

All winners were picked at the turning on of the Christmas Lights Ceremony on 4th December by the President of Sligo Chamber and Mayor of Sligo, Cllr. Rosaleen O’Grady. All won shopping vouchers redeemable in the respective participating stores. The top prize of €740 worth of shopping vouchers was won by Mary Boyce of Mullaghmore who shopped in Tir na Nóg. Second prize of €570 went to Jacinta Larkin of Loughrea, Co. Galway for shopping in Mizi. The third winner of €510, Stephen

Hadrill, Collooney, entered the draw in Café Fleur. Sally Martin, Sligo, won €395 for entering in Peter Mark. Sheila Kivlehan, Sligo, was the fifth winner of €315 from shopping and entering the draw in Vila. The sixth lucky winner, Paula Moran of Maugheraboy, was a customer of Higgins Chemist, and won €225.

Sixteen other draw entrants won a smaller, token voucher of €15. Their names were picked from shopping and entering the draw in the following stores – Carl Scarpa; Cat and the Moon; Cliffords Electrical; Cordners; E.J.s Menswear; Enda Horan Pharmacy; Gary Cycles; Henry’s Jewellers; Kate’s Kitchen; King Communication; Osta Café; Photofast; Simones; Style Emporium; Tom Tailor; Voya Seabaths Ltd. The Shop in Sligo campaign was organised

by Sligo Chamber in conjunction with some of the local press, with the main aim of promoting Sligo to the visiting shopper and also encourage Sligo consumers to shop local.

Rebecca Stevens, CEO Sligo Chamber; Stephen Hadrill, Winner of €510 in vouchers; Des Faul, Chairperson Sligo Chamber Retail Committee & Café Fleur; Fergal Henry, Sligo Chamber Retail Committee & Kool Kidz

Rebecca Stevens, CEO Sligo Chamber; Fergal Henry, Sligo Chamber Retail Committee & Kool Kidz; Tara Egan,Vila; Sheila Kivlehan, Winner of €315; Des Faul, Chairperson Sligo Chamber Retail Committee & Café Fleur; Jon Dunt, Johnston Court Shopping Centre

Des Faul, Chairperson Sligo Chamber Retail Committee & Café Fleur presents 2nd prize of €570 worth of vouchers to Laura Keane of Mizi on behalf of winner Jacinta Larkin from Loughrea, Co. Galway

Dana Stars, Anne Christine Higgins and Kay Mulholland of Higgins Pharmacy, Paula Moran, 6th Prize Winner of €225; Fergal Henry, Sligo Chamber Retail Committee & Café Fleur; Rebecca Stevens, CEO Sligo Chamber.

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Surfers brave it at Mullaghmore

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pectacular scenes at Mullaghmore this week, when some of the Northwest's more accomplished surfers tried some tow-in surfing. Tow-in surfing is a technique where drivers on jet-skis tow their surfing friend into a wave that would prove too big or fast for them to paddle into by hand.

Waves at Mullaghmore, Co Sligo, are some of the biggest Irish waves ever tamed. It’s believed they can reach up to 40 ft in height.

Solicitor briefs judge on the art of making a cannabis cake BALLYSHANNON District Court learned last week of the process of baking 'cannabis cakes' from the solicitor of a man who admitted trying to sell them at this year's Rory Gallagher Festival.

Judge Kevin Kilrane was told that gardaí became suspicious when they observed a van at Portnason, Ballyshannon on June 5 this year, with its rear doors open. The defendant, Paraic Brannigan, was sitting in the front passenger seat and started shouting to his friends to close the van.

After a search, the gardaí found 18 'cannabis cakes' in the back.

The judge asked: “Who bakes these cakes and where can I get them from?”

Defence solicitor, Gerry McGovern informed the judge that a green leaf was put into the cake, which was then baked like a bun. When asked by the judge:“Is this like a ring in a barm brack – do you have to keep chewing away until you find it?”, Mr McGovern replied: “It's like a flavour in the cake.

The content is very low.You'd have to chew away for a long time to get high.

You could not get anything out of it except enjoy it with a cup of tea.”

He added that the cakes had a total value of €60 and were being sold by his client for €4 each at the festival.

Brannigan, 35, of Claremont Park, Rahoon, Galway was charged with possession of drugs for sale or supply and of providing a false name and address to gardaí. Inspector Denis Joyce said that the defendant had not come to the attention of gardaí before but noted that they had no knowledge of him whatsoever. In evidence, the defendant said that he had previously worked in an orphanage in Mexico for eight years and wanted to pursue community work. He added that he had been doing a yoga course for the past 12 months. Mr McGovern added: “He has never been in trouble before and

has spent most of his life in voluntary work. He hasn't drank for ten years and is a man of impeccable character.

He came to the festival and did a stupid thing which he apologised to the gardaí for the next day.”

Judge Kilrane adjourned the case until January 6 next to allow the defendant an opportunity to produce his passport and verify his identity.

“I'm not sure who we are dealing with here or if he is genuine,” the judge added.

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Fears of Castlerea Pool Closure CASH-STRAPPED Roscommon County Council is considering closing down Castlerea swimming pool and closing at least one fire station in an effort to operate within budget.

The councillors are scheduled to meet on December 21st to discuss the budget and it is believed that a number of services in the county are now facing the chop.

The tough decisions about where the axe should fall in relation to a number of services will be made by the 26

elected county councillors. Due to an 8% reduction in the 2011 local Government fund, savings of almost €2m need to be identified by the councillors for next year. Proposed savings also include massive reductions in grants for community and amenity projects. The proposal to close Castlerea Swimming Pool comes, despite funding of €125,000 announced in October to go towards upgrading the water heating system.

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IT’S OFFICIAL: Ballina is to lose 12 beds at the local St. Joseph’s Hospital. This was confirmed to local Fianna deputy Dara Calleary in the Dail last week. The hospital’s capacity will now be reduced from 62 to 50 with the reduction taking place between now and the end of January.

Deputy Calleary contends that it is totally unacceptable that the HSE is proposing cuts to services for older people in Co Mayo at a time when over €61million is owed to HSE West by private health insurance companies.

He said he was extremely angry and disappointed at the confirmatIon of the planned bed closures which will see the overall capacity of Ballina District Hospital reduced to 50 in the coming weeks.

Deputy Calleary had raised the issue in the Dáil last week where he outlined the fantastic services available at Ballina District Hos-

pital which include step-down facilities for patients discharged from Mayo General Hospital who may require a further period of convalescence before being discharged home; step-down facilities for patients identified as requiring a Long Stay Bed in a Community Nursing Unit; outpatients clinics including surgical, medical, paediatric, orthopaedic, while GP’s also refer patients for admission, physiotherapy and X-Ray. Deputy Calleary said: “I highlighted the fact that the county’s acute hospital, Mayo General, is performing very well as a result of the level of step-down service available at our three district hospitals and I suggested to the Minister that any cut to services in our district hospitals will under-mine the ability of Mayo General to maintain its present level of performance.”

Noting that 60 community nursing unit bed closures have already been announced, the confirmation of a further 12 bed closures in Ballina has been described as completely unacceptable by Deputy Calleary who has pointed out that the HSE has acknowledged that €61m is owing to it by consultants who have failed to return claim forms to private health companies.

“It beggars belief that older people should suffer as a result of this negligence," he said.

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SLIGO Chamber in association with Chartered Accountants Ireland North West Society ran the annual Budget Breakfast Briefing which was held in the Sligo Park Hotel the morning after the Budget was announced.

The Sligo Chamber Budget Breakfast is one of Sligo Chamber’s important annual events. Running for more than 15 years, there was a large turn out for this early morning analysis of the 2012 budget, which was sponsored by Sligo Park Hotel. Leading Taxation specialist, Martin Coggins, provided a detailed overview and up to date tax analysis of the key issues arising from the Budget and how the changes will affect both individuals and companies.

Commenting after the briefing, Sligo Chamber President Gerard Moore said “Any increases in the cost of employment are regrettable in the current climate.We are particularly critical of the 2% VAT increase, in addition to the abolition of the remaining employer PRSI relief on employees’ pensions. This comes alongside the cut to the redundancy rebate for employers which will have a serious impact on struggling businesses”.

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Ballina to run for GOAL on Christmas Morning.

A very different Christmas tradition will take place again this year as people from Ballina and the surrounding areas take part in the GOAL Mile on Ballina Athletic Club track at Belleek, Ballina on Christmas morning from 11.00am to 12.30pm.

Once the presents have been opened on Christmas morning toddlers, children, teenagers and adults in Ballina and the surrounding areas will join in the festive fun to raise funds for GOAL, the international humanitarian organisation who are helping develop life saving projects in the poorest regions of the world.

For thousands of families in Ireland, the annual GOAL fundraiser has become as much a part of their Christmas tradition as mince pies and roast turkey. There’s no better way to deal with the excesses of the Christmas season than throwing on a pair of running shoes and doing a lap for GOAL. You can run, walk, jog or run.

This is a fun event for the whole family and in the process you will be helping those who have very little.

Last year we had over one hundred and fifty hardy souls braving the deep snow, frost and ice to raise over €1,200 for GOAL the international humanitarian organisation who are helping develop life saving projects in the poorest regions of the world.

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This year will mark three decades since the first-ever staging of the Mile in 1982, when GOAL’s late chairperson and international athlete, Noel Carroll, came up with the idea to encourage people to run a mile at The Phoenix Park on Christmas morning for GOAL. Much to everyone’s delight, more than 250 people turned up. The event transferred to Belfield, UCD, the following year and the flagship GOAL Mile has been held there ever since. In the intervening 30 years, the event has grown substantially the UCD Mile alone attracts an attendance in excess of 4,000 people each year – while it has also spread to many other locations throughout the country, and overseas to the UK and the US. It is now an integral part of Christmas Day for the many participating families and individuals who wish to support GOAL’s work on behalf of the poorest of the poor.

In all, a record 107 GOAL Miles were scheduled to take place over the festive and New Year period in 2010, and while the snow and ice forced the cancellation of the Mile in a number of locations, tens of thousands of people still managed to take part in more Miles last year than ever before, raising hundreds of thousands for GOAL’s various humanitarian programmes across the developing world.

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LEVENSHULME Councillor James Hennigan from Manchester, whose Irish roots stem from Attymass in County Mayo has been busy growing a ‘Tash’ for the Manc ‘tash’ ster charity fundraising drive for Prostrate Cancer.

James has, for the second year running got involved with the national ‘Movember’ campaign, for Prostrate Cancer. The campaign encourages men to grow a moustache for the month of November raising vital funds and awareness for prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.

He even managed at trip over to Temple Bar at his own expense to try and encourage people in Ireland to get involved with the campaign. James is pictured here with Peter Davies from Burnage who has raised a massive £1,435 to date. When asked about why he got involved in the campaign Peter replied “I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 18 months ago and decided to take part in Movember this year. Following the incredible treatment I was given after my diagnosis, I am currently in the clear. Without the treatment that was available to me, this wouldn’t necessarily be the case today which is why I have chosen to take part in the campaign, I want to be able to give something back and help other men that may be needing the life saving treatment.”

Cllr Hennigan added “Last year I urged Manchester City Council to officially support Movember and I’m glad they have listened and are doing so this year. I went for another

trucker style ‘tash’ this year, which has raised some smiles!”

“A number of friend and my family have suffered from cancer so it’s a cause that means a lot to me.”

Withington MP, John Leech who was also taking part in the campaign for the second year, met with Peter , who was one of his constituents to congratulate him on raising such an incredible figure for charity, “Peter is a real inspiration and has done a fantastic job to raise so much money. The fact that the moustache is such a talking point really helps with raising awareness. One of the biggest insults I got last year was that the ‘mo’ (moustache) suited me!, so this year I decided to grow a comedy one to make sure there was no confusion.”

“I have worked closely with many cancer charities over the years and in South Manchester, we have one of the best, ‘The Christie Hospital’, and it is campaigns like this that can help support ‘The Christie’ and the thousands of patients fight this terrible disease.”

The total raised in the UK currently stands at £15,130,526 with 252,807 people taking part. The money raised goes to The Prostate Cancer Charity & The Institute for Cancer Research. To donate visit http://uk.movember.com/donate/ or to donate to Peter, John or James visit www.mobro.co/PeterDavies8/d and www.mobro.co/johnleech/d and www.mobro.co/jameshennigan/d

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Transatlantic fibre optic cable to boost Claremorris and Mayo MAYO, and Claremorris in particular, should benefit economically when a new fibre optic cable comes ashore in Belmullet in Spring 2013. The south Mayo town, because of its electric power capabilities, is ideally set up as a location for hi-tech companies.

Last week it was announced that a major ‘dark’ fibre optic cable from New York will come ashore in Belmullet in spring 2013, before connecting with the UK and the rest of Ireland. The cable is essential for the delivery of high-capacity broadband, which is required by technology companies such as Google and Facebook.

The cable will be brought to Ireland from America by American-Irish company Emerald Networks and will be laid throughout Ireland by PiPiper Consortium, whose CEO is Achill native Eddie Kilbane.

The cable will come ashore at Frenchport in Blacksod and will travel along the gas pipeline through Mayo to Craughwell and onto Dublin. The network will also go through Killala, where it will travel to Letterkenny and connect with the Kelvin Proj-

ect in Northern Ireland. According to Eddie Kilbane “the availability of dark fibre optic cable in Mayo will encourage high data companies to locate in the county.

“It is so important to have this network to attract investment,” he explained. “If you look at Google, Amazon, Facebook and the big companies who have come to Ireland.

They have all set up in Dublin around the fibre network, and they sit there because they have no alternative. If fibre networks are located on the west coast, data companies will locate there – we know this because we have spoken to them.”

He was particularly optimistic about the possibilities for Claremorris. Cloud platforms and computing are the buzz words around at the moment, and this development will allow these software companies to come to this area.There will be huge potential for Mayo as a result. Kilbane added he was impressed by the county’s sustainable energy plan, which he says will also attract large companies to the west of Ireland.

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egendary venue McGarrigle's was the setting for the second of this December's Jägermeister Freezer Sessions and the Sessions' inaugural trip to Sligo.With four storming sets from the opening night in Galway still fresh in the memory, Friday's acts up the road had a job on their hands continuing the high quality. They pulled it off with aplomb, as all the great and good of the Sligo music scene watched on approvingly.

It was clear from the get-go that the town was eagerly anticipating their first taste of Freezer Sessions action each and every ticket had been snapped up and the place was already heaving when first act The Gorgeous Colours took to the stage.

Those punctually assembled were duly treated to five sumptuous songs from the Dublin five-piece, that called to mind the textures and Americana traces of Grisly Bear and leaned lovingly on the melodies of Young and Bacharach.With Sligo connections and a few shows already under their belts in the town, their growing Connacht fanbase was present, correct and lapping up every second.The perfect way to ease us into proceedings.

Next onstage were local lads The Dead Flags, who kept the strong, eminently hummable tunes coming, with some added guitar grit. Their brand of pop-punk takes cues from the golden era of rock 'n' roll, and adheres to the doctrine that you're only as good as your last hook. They have bags of them, from spiky opener 'Anymore' to the mid-set peaks of 'Start A Fire' and doo-woppingly good 'You Got It Wrong'. Judging by the onstage moves, the band were finding it as danceable as the audience.

And so to the headliners who were, conversely, the unknown quantity of the evening. Le Galaxie are one of the best live propositions in the country but, until now, they had yet to make

Stephen Kilfeather and Tara McGuinness pictured at The Freezer Sessions gig at McGarrigles in Sligo on Saturday night. Photo: Boyd Challenger

their presence felt round this neck of the woods. That all changed last night with their first ever Sligo show, as they wowed an unexpectant crowd who danced, roared and fumbled around for their video phones to capture the chaos. Sky-scraping synths, mammoth drums and the coolest '80s vibes in the land, Le Galaxie ended the event on the highest of highs.Their connection with the audience was such that band members were clambering off the stage and into the throngs before too long, Le Alastair Galaxie taking the opportunity to hit his sticks off everything bar his drums. Guys were removing tshirts, a girl's shoes went flying through the air - the miserable weather outside was completely forgotten.

'Midnight Midnight' and 'Heat City' wrapped up the Sligo leg in stunning fashion, marking the end of what is hopefully just the beginning for many more Jägermeister Freezer Sessions there. But you never forget the first time.

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However, while the Ministers may promote signage in Irish it is the curriculum in schools that, in my opinion, requires the most urgent attention. A recent survey conducted showed that almost 70% of sixth-class pupils rate Irish as their least favourite subject.

Entering school as a five year old a child is non-biased and it is obviously the outdated teaching methods that are causing such hated.

Akin to any language grammar is an essential component of Irish yet it is the over-emphasis on the use of h’s, the Modh Conniollach and the caol agus leathan differentiation that scares so many from voluntarily using our beautiful language. While I have always used a few Irish words amongst my majority English vocabulary on the run-up to my Irish oral I realised just how complex of a language it really is. But if we are to be successful in promoting Irish I think the Department of Education are going to have to recognise the fact that it is effectively the grammar and technicalities that are smothering out teanga aitiul.

While ministers of late have introduced many programs and schemes promoting our language I really feel that the only most effective way of re-instilling Gaeilge as part of our everyday lives is by making Irish the primary language through which all subjects are taught in primary school. If every child at five years old was speaking Irish for the duration of their school day suddenly it wouldn’t seem so daunting. By ensuring every student is afforded the opportunity to attend gaelscoil we are not only improving their intellectual opportunities but also ensuring our language prevails.

While many homes will be threatened and damaged extensively by the proposed budget cuts by simply throwing in a few Irish words here and there we are ensuring our future generations are not deprived of such an influential component of Irish culture. After all “tir gan teanga, tir gan anam ” and it is in times like this we need each other most.

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The area which is home to one of the biggest Mayo Irish communities outside of London holds event every year to celebrate its Christmas display and bring some festive cheer to local families.

Declan Mulhern who owns the Horseshow

Pub and Lawrence Hennigan the director of the Levenshulme Pub Company are both from Attymass in County Mayo and were both main sponsors of the extravaganza which saw appearances from both Manchester United's 'Fred the Red' and Manchester City Football Club's 'Moonbeam' and 'Moonchester'.

The Levenshulme traders had joined forces with the City Council to pay for over 500 free Christmas presents to be given out to local children. The award winning Irish entertainer – Joe Casserley from the Full Irish Radio show dazzled the crowd with his routine as Manchester’s very own Irish Elvis.

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Lawrence who is chair of the Levenshulme Traders said, " The event was again a huge success and despite the cold, some 1,200 local residents turned out to support the community celebration. I would like to thank the Council as well as the Levenshulme Traders, who were really generous in enabling us to give away over 500 free presents. Children as young as four weeks old met Santa who certainly had his work cut out."

"The switch on was a major success and

has capped an amazing year for our community which is very proud of its strong links to Mayo. The Levenshulme Festival broke all records, our 'Levenshulme Means Business' event helped promote our local businesses.

Next year we are looking forward to the annual Irish Festival in March and we have just found out, that the Olympic Torch will come to our village on the 24th June."

Declan Mulhern who is also from Attymass in County Mayo and has just brought the popular Irish Pub – The Horseshoe was there with his brother Aidan and Aidan’s son Keelan. They are pictured here with Manchester United’s Fred the Red he commented “It was a fantastic evening and one which we were delighted to get involved with.”

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HMV sorry over 'technical issue' PRIMATES are to be taught how to use computer touch screens in a study to better understand their memory, communication and emotions.

Marwell Wildlife, near Winchester, Hampshire, and the University of Portsmouth have joined forces to open the world's first cognitive study centre for the endangered Sulawesi crested macaques from Indonesia.

The animals will learn to operate computer touch screens, allowing scientists to investigate fundamental aspects of their cognition.

The centre has been built alongside Marwell Wildlife's Sulawesi crested macaque island.

Scientists will work in a glassed test area, which is on direct public view so visitors will have the opportunity to view the studies while they take place.

"The animals can make choices using the touch screens and this offers us a direct window into their understanding," said lead scientist Dr Bridget Waller, from the university's department of psychology.

"It allows us to ask scientific questions that can't be addressed by observational studies alone. The macaque studies will give us a better understanding of how the macaques communicate their perception of the world, their emotions and social relationships."

Just like humans and many other primates, macaques use complex social interactions. They employ sophisticated and subtle communication tools, relying on many different facial expressions, body positioning and vocalisations to make themselves understood.

At Marwell Wildlife the macaques live in their social group and can voluntarily enter a specialised research area, separate from the researcher. The animals are free to end the sessions whenever they like and return to their daily activities. They receive food treats when they take part in the studies.

Dr Waller said: "Sulawesi crested macaques are critically endangered and we know very little about their behaviour and psychology. Understanding more about their social interactions, from the results of the touch screen work, will allow us to understand how and why primates, including humans, have evolved such good social skills."

HMV has been forced to apologise after a "regrettable technical issue" on its website led to rumours of an X Factor fix ahead of this weekend's final.

Fans of the show were shocked after HMV's website posted an item under its CD Singles Coming Soon category which read: "Amelia Lily X Factor 2011 Winner's Single".

HMV was quick to deny that it had any insider information on the outcome of the final, which will take place at Wembley Arena this weekend and will be decided by a public vote.

HMV spokesman Gennaro Castaldo said: "Hmv.com was looking to accept customer preorders for versions of the X Factor winner's single recorded by each of the three finalists.

"However, due to a technical issue only Amelia Lily's details were uploaded. These have been temporarily removed so that all three finalists details can go up at the same time.

"This has been the result of an unforeseen but regrettable technical issue, for which we apologise and ask that nothing further be construed."

Caren Davis, head of publicity for the X Factor, said: "This is absolutely nothing to do with

The X Factor, HMV have admitted this was due to a technical error on their site."

A source close to the talent show said they were "very annoyed" about the error.

In the final, Lily will face Marcus Collins and Little Mix, the first girl group to make it to the

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Lily reached the final after being voted off by her mentor Kelly Rowland in the first week of live shows. A public vote later brought her back to replace disgraced Frankie Cocozza, who was booted off after boasting he had used cocaine.

Website 'wiped Israel off the map'

A website has been admonished for apparently wiping the state of Israel off the map.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the Palestinian Diplomatic Mission to the UK from using a "misleading" interactive map on its website.

Headed Discover Palestine, the map featured the whole of Israel, in addition to the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the red, green and black colours of the Palestinian flag.

It also included links to tourist information

which did not refer to the state of Israel.

A string of complaints objected to the implication that the entire area on the map was Palestine and the state of Israel did not exist, a view the ASA upheld.

The ASA said: "We considered that the average consumer would infer from the map and the linked information that the total area represented by the map was the occupied Palestinian territories. Because this was not the case we concluded that the website was misleading."

According to its website, the Palestinian Diplomatic Mission to the UK is a representative of the Palestinian National Authority and represents the interest of Palestinians in the UK. In its defence, the Diplomatic Mission claimed it had already changed the title of the interactive map to "Palestine in 1948", stating that it depicted historical Palestine.

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Eric Bolling, host of Fox's Follow the Money in the US, criticised the character of Tex Richman, the villain in the new film.

"Liberal Hollywood depicting a successful businessman as evil? That's not new..." he complained. "We're teaching our kids class warfare. Where are we? Communist China?"

Dan Gainor from the conservative Media Research Centre agreed. "This is a Muppet movie," said Mr Gainor. "The only thing green that should be up there on that screen is Kermit the Frog. "It's amazing how far the left will go... to manipulate your kids to convince them, to give an anti-corporate message."

Fellow Fox host Andrea Tantaros also criticised Sesame Street over a recent episode featuring a family without enough money to buy food. "We've got Medicaid, there's a record number of people out there on food stamps... there's all these kinds of programmes out there to take care of hungry kids," she said.

"Why would that Muppet be starving? It is brainwashing in its most obvious form. I just wish liberals would leave little kids alone."

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A supercharged mobility scooter has been seized by council officers after being driven at speeds of up to 60mph, scaring wild deer and annoying residents!

CONVERTED to be driven by a supercharged 140cc petrol engine, the mobility scooter was described as a 'feat of engineering' by Cynthia Ransome, Doncaster council's communities officer.

As well as the engine, it had been 'pimped' with gokart wheels and a large exhaust.

'Whilst it may look like a lot of fun to ride, this type of noisy vehicle annoys residents immensely and terrifies local wildlife and walkers,' said Ms Ransome.

'We don't want to stop people having fun and this is obviously quite a feat of engineering, but when they build machines like this they should be used at licensed tracks and not in areas where they annoy others' The mobility scooter's 24-year-old rider was stopped and the vehicle seized on Sunday. It has now been returned to its owner.

Last year, plumber Colin Furze spent nearly three months building the fastest mobility scooter in the world.

The 31-year-old converted the machine, which he'd been given by a friend, with a powerful 125cc motorbike engine hidden under the seat, five gears and twin exhausts. It was able to hit speeds of 69mph as a result.

Santa traffic warden gets into the Christmas spirit on busy road The Christmas spirit is strong in the Philippines it seems as Santa Claus hits the street to direct traffic in Pasay, south of Manila.

A heartbroken businessman spent £22,000 on the world's most expensive dessert to cheer himself up after he was dumped by his girlfriend. Diamond merchant Carl Weininger, 60, splashed out on the extravagant pudding as a "pick-me-up" after she ended their threeyear relationship. The chocolate-laced pudding is styled like a Faberge egg and its list of ingredients included edible gold, champagne and caviar. It contained a gold bracelet and spoon set and the cherry on top was a twocarat diamond. Mr Weininger took the pudding to the Aviators' Ball, at Heathrow's Sofitel Hotel where lucky guests sampled the luxury dessert. Each mouthful cost around £800 and the whole dessert took just 15 minutes to devour.

"Buying the dessert was a real boost for my morale," he said. "I was dumped earlier this year and felt this could be a decent pick-meup. "I'm not much of a chocolate lover myself but all the women who tasted it said 'Wow'. It was absolutely delicious, as you would expect."

TRAFFIC warden Ramiro Hinojas dressed up as Father Christmas to put a little festive cheer into traffic control on a busy street in the city.

His eager attitude towards spreading the holiday atmosphere is an attempt on his part to make the traffic jams more bearable for the drivers.

Each year in the Philippines, Christmas celebrations are in full effect as early as September as offices decorate their premises with multicoloured star-shaped lights called Parols, while employees wear costumes.

Television channels also get into the mood, as news reporters make sure they remind the public how many days remain until Christmas day.

The four-month celebration goes up a gear in the religious part of the holiday from December 16 up to Christmas Eve, when Filipinos begin their daily Simbang Gabi, which translates to Evening Mass.

The saying 'Maligayang Pasko Sa Inyong Lahat' is common around the workplace, in homes and in Christmas cards, translating as: 'Merry Christmas to Everyone.'

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It's OK to disengage and say, "I don't think this is a good conversation to have—I'm getting too worked up."

It's normal to disagree It may help to know that arguments aren't necessarily a sign that your family is dysfunctional.

"If you are willing to get into any depth of a relationship with anyone and be genuine, you will eventually run into areas in which the two of you don't see eye to eye," says Simon Rego, PsyD, director of psychology training at Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, N.Y. The same is true, of course, in family relationships, he says.Although there usually is less conflict in superficial relationships, Rego says, "You don't get the richness of human connection."

Don't drink too much Jennifer S. (not her real name), an editor and mom from New Jersey, learned this lesson the hard way when her liberal family teamed up on her beloved—but conservative—stepdad during a boozy post-9/11 argument that ended with him leaving the house.

She didn't witness the scene, but knew it took a while for the family to heal or even dare to get together. But a recent vacation was a great success, she says, largely because they avoided getting into touchy subjects after having a few drinks.

Recognize your triggers As you prepare for your next family gathering, think about what's happened in the past, and also about what others do that triggers you to react, says Julie Glovin, a clinical social worker from Worcester, Mass.

"What feelings come up when you get triggered?" Glovin says. "Do you have a history of not being validated in your thoughts? Not heard? What happens to you physically and behaviorally? Does your stomach hurt? Do you want to cry? Do you reach for another glass of wine?"

Identifying your triggers can help you control your anger.

Take a time-out If you're starting to feel angry or threatened, it's a good idea to take a time-out to collect your thoughts.

"Ideally we give our kids time-outs so they learn to manage their feelings; we need to do the

Control your reaction Much as we would like to, we can't control how other people behave—but we can control how we react.

"Family relationships fall back on old habits, so someone might try to goad you by saying,‘You're too sensitive,'" Glovin says. "Take a moment.

Is it true? Do you agree?" If not, recognize that—and that it might be the other person's issue. By reacting differently than you might have in the past, she says, you're changing the family dynamic—and maybe pushing the other person to react differently too.

Don't get caught up in thinking, "they're stubborn or they're racist or they're sexist or they're homophobic or they're so righty or they're so lefty," Rego says. "They get put in a box, so if you're in a different one, you only see difference."

Agree to disagree Take a look at the dinner-table debate and know that trying to change someone else's mind is

pretty much always a lost cause, Glovin says.

"Are people trying to share information to help each other be better informed, or are we trying to change belief systems?" she says.

"The latter is futile—and ultimately people are looking for their own beliefs to be validated.

Agreeing to disagree can be a way to validate and defuse the situation."

Avoid labels A person and their politics are not the same thing. "You have to recognize that people are more than their political beliefs," Jennifer says.

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Currently S.T.O.P. provide the following services • Provides bereavement support through a suicide bereavement group which meets monthly.

• Support and outreach to those bereaved by suicide.

• Promotes positive mental health and related issues by attending information evenings and also visiting (when requested) schools, communities and organisations throughout Ireland.

• Counselling for those who are feeling suicidal / depressed or have been bereaved by suicide.

If you feel that you could benefit from any of the above support please call Mary on 087-4188053.

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Q and A: Get Healthy About Money

By Megan Fennell

benefits, and loans you each have.Then get at what drives your arguments by each completing this sentence: “What stresses me out (or scares me) most about our financial situation is?”. Is it really about a lack of money, or is it something else? For instance, perhaps you’re handling all the financial affairs, and it’s totally stressing you out. Once your fears are out in the open, you can discuss your financial priorities. (I suggest setting them in this order: paying off debt, building savings, and setting aside funds for specific goals.) Then you’ll be able to decide together where to save and where you can splurge.

Q: I make more money than my friend, and she often can’t afford to go to the places I choose. How can we have fun without the money thing hanging over our heads?

Q: My husband and I constantly fight about money, especially when things are tight. How can we get on the same page?

huge problem is lack of communication. Let’s face it: Most of us aren’t comfortable talking about money—even with our spouse.

A: Money battles are a frequent source of frustration for couples. The biggest culprit generally isn?t how much is in your bank account, but your clashing money styles (you’re a spender, he’s a saver, and so on). Another

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Have a non-confrontational, monthly money date, with your husband. Adopt this mantra: disclose, discuss, and decide. Start by disclosing the debts, assets, income, savings, pension

A: One solution is to scale back on the fine dining and expensive outings with this friend.

(What’s motivating you to choose places she can’t afford, anyway?) Save the pricey plans for nights out with a friend who has more disposable income. But you can also get creative.

Suggest lunch instead of dinner at that hot new bistro. Tell your friend “let’s grab some appetizers”—and mean it.

And try letting her take the reins with plans sometimes. Yes, she may pick restaurants or activities that wouldn’t top your list. But if you keep an open mind, you may be pleasantly surprised by a new cuisine you never thought to try, neighbourhoods you hadn’t discovered, or fun places that are also easy on the wallet.

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Helping people to recover

MS Nor!hwest Therapy Cent"e Sligo Christ#as Dinner Dance

Nor!h Connaught College Graduation 2011

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Beauty Therapy Students

Laura Rainey presenting Security level 5 student of the year Josephine Lynch

Margaret Scollan presenting Community Development level 6 student of the year Kate Murphy

Michael Severs presenting Business level 5 student of the year Fiona Sheil

Nursing Students with Tutor Kathleen Reilly

Deirdre O Connor presenting Beauty Therapy Year 1 student of the year Sarah McNulty Litchfield

Patricia O Reilly presenting Business level 6 student of the year Orla McGourty

Principal Mary Madden, Cllr. Margaret Gormely with Jeri Lundy and Cllr. Dara Mulvey

Principal Mary Madden, Jeri Lundy and Margaret Scollan

Cllr. Margaret Gormely presenting CIDESCO Awards to Ciara Lee and Anne Maloney

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May the good times and treasures of the present Become the golden memories of tomorrow.

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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS

Thanking all our customers for their business over the year Wishing everybody a Fantastic Christmas and Prosperous New Year from all at Acorn Designs

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OPEN: Monday -Saturday 9-6 late opening thur/Friday 9-8 Santa arrives by Sleigh on Dec 3rd at 5pm. Open every day till 23rd Dec, Mon-Fri 4pm-7pm Sat & Sun 3pm - 7pm. €7 per adult & €15 per child (including Santa and Gift) No booking is required, tickets can be purchased on arrival. Cards are not accepted here.

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Christmas wishes from

your local Representative

CLLR PATSY BARRY

CLLR JOSEPH QUEENAN

CLLR JIM MCGARRY

CLLR MICHAEL CLARKE

Telephone: 087-2727588 Grange, Co. Sligo barrypatsy@eircom.net

Phone: 096-36449 / mobile: 087-6214422 queenanjoseph@eircom.net Lacknaslieva, Enniscrone

Oakfield Sligo Phone: 071 9161515 Mobile: 086 6007575 mcgarryjim@eircom.net

Wishing Everyone a Happy Christmas & a prosperous New Year

Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from Joseph Queenan

Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from Jim McGarry

Knoaccknacullen Dromore West, Co Sligo Tel: 087 7708691 michaelclarkesales@eircom.net I Would like to thank all the outdoor staff at Sligo County Council Aid & Wishing All A Merry Christmas & New Year

CLLR VERONICA CLLR HUBERT TD TONY KEANEY MCLOUGHLIN CAWLEY

GERRY GINTY TD

Address: Drum Road Rathcormac, Co Sligo Phone: 071 9141090 hubertkeaney@hotmail.com

Phone: (096) 22614 / 70480 Mobile: (087) 7659235 Email: gginty@gmail.com Address: Killala Rd. Ballina

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Wishing Everyone a Happy Christmas & a prosperous New Year

Mobile: 0876633587 Landline: 01-6183537 tony.mcloughlin@oir.ie 48 John Street, Sligo, Main St, Manorhamilton Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Gerry Ginty TD