December '00 News
Clifden Airstrip Decision
Imminent
The controversy over the plan for an airstrip in Northwest Connemara continues,
with a two-day An Bord Pleanala oral hearing having taken place in October
to decide whether or not the development should go ahead.
Tidy Towns 2000: "Caring
for our environment"
Flicking through the Tidy Towns Brochure, it's disappointing not to find
one town or village from Galway in the Roll of Honour listing the winners
since the inaugural competition back in 1958 when Glenties picked up the
first award.
(l-r) James Murren, Matt O'Driscoll (Clifden Community School student),
Breda Sweeney (CCS physics teacher), Leo Enright (Space Expert), Regina
Morahan (CCS biology teacher).The photo held by Leo Enright shows the
Connemara region of Jupiter's moon Europa, where scientists hope to find
signs of life. (Photo: Bary McInerny)
The Other Conamara
Hard though this might be to believe, there is more than one Connemara.
But there's no point in whipping out your atlas and flicking through the
index to find it. Unless, of course, your atlas has a section that covers
the moons of Jupiter!