18th May, 2000
I watched Questions & Answers on Monday night,
Fergus Finley told us that Frank Dunlop was always a very
generous man. Fergus, I'm sure a lot of councillors and the odd T.D
would agree with you on that point. On the same night's news
there was a new revelation the S.E.X word has come into the
planning controversy, the mind boggles! The piece on the news was
rather vague, was somebody offering or looking for it? How do you
get IT into a brown A4 envelope? As this saga continues the word
Gombeen springs to mind everyday. Put a Gucci suit and shoes on
them but they are still Gombeen Men/Women, selling their vote to
the highest bidder. I've never seen a developer in a red suit and
a white beard singing Jingle Bells. They have money because they
don't give it away, they use it to make more. If a complete
stranger gives you £5,000 he's either mad or you've got
something he wants to buy, and it's not a second hand car! There
are 26 counties in the Republic, we have only heard about scandal
in one, what about the other 25? To quote Shakespeare There's
something rotten in the state of Denmark (and that's not
the Eurovision Winner)
On a related matter we came across a well- known quote Oh
what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive
We thought it was a line from a Shakespeare play, but we weren't
sure so we rang local school Regina Mundi, they told us that they
would ring us back. I racked my brains. Who would know the writer
of that famous piece? One name sprang to mind, well-known quiz
expert and a friend of mine, Ross Anderson. Ross as usual came up
with an answer, the quote is from Marmion (Act 2) by
Sir Walter Scott, minutes later Mr O Regan from Regina Mundi's
rang with the same answer. So Gentlemen, thank you both. Crooked
Councillors, learn that quote off by heart, it just about sums
you up!
I was listening to a radio discussion between Michael Healy Rae
and Con O'Leary on 96FM last week. The topic of conversation was
the Refugee situation, it went on for at least half an hour.
Finally Neil Prenderville had to wrap it up, but just before he
did he told us that he had time for an Elvis Presley song, which
he played. The title of the song was Return to Sender
A great day was had by all last Thursday at the official opening
of Breen's new Service Station and Store. Hundreds turned up on
the day to wish the Breen family continued success in this well-
known Donnybrook landmark. I took a lot of photographs on the day,
some of which appear on this week's edition, with more to follow.
Congratulations to Frankfield Flooring who have just opened a
Showrooms between Munster Carpets and the Grange Lounge Bar. I
called up last week and they have an excellent selection of
carpets and wood flooring on offer, give them a call.
The best of luck to one of our Rose judges last
Friday night week. Sean O'Sullivan is about to launch his new
monthly magazine entitled Beautiful South We wish him
well in the future.
Soccer expert Plunkett Carter has just launched his new book
Sweet 15 It's a history of Cork schoolboy's Soccer.
It is available from Douglas Mortgage Centre, Morris House
Douglas. Price £5.
A few weeks ago I watched a T.V show on the Discovery Channel.
The programme was about white supremacist groups in the U.S.A.
One of the groups mentioned was The Church of the Creator
The leader of the organization was a Rev Hale. Then last week the
same Rev Hale turned up on the Jerry Springer Show, where he told
Jerry their church does not believe in God! Does the U.S.A have a
monopoly on fruitcakes?
A little bird told me that Joe Lynch (Who does such a good job at
keeping Douglas clean) donned the Douglas colours again last week.
The person who told me asked if this was a record? Joe has worn
the Douglas colours over five decades, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and
90's. No bother to Joe, and I'm told the way he played, he'll be
playing into the next decade. Well done Joe.
St Columba's Hall is now open every Friday and Saturday from 2.00pm
and Good Luck to new bar manager Liam Murphy.
Finally Good Luck to our Douglas Rose, Audrey McGrath who
represented Douglas Electrical at the Rochestown Park Hotel Rose
Night. Audrey, we will be rooting for you on the night at Jurys.
Bye for now,
Michael OHanlon.
P.S. Good luck to Denise Allen and Christine Morey who have just
opened a brand new unisex hair salon in Hillside, Pinecroft,
Grange.