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Island emigrants urged to support Inis Oírr sports facilities
Aran Island emigrants to the mainland and further shores have been urged to support the cost of sports facilities on Inis Oírr.
Bunscoil Chaomháin, the Inis Oírr primary school, has initiated the international appeal for €280,000 to build a sports hall and gymnasium.
The island’s population of 262 was boosted by nine births on the island in the past 12 months, five girls and four boys.
The primary school has 22 pupils. It hopes to share the facilities with the 23 pupils of secondary school, Coláiste Gobnait, and to make them available out of school hours to clubs and groups.
Planning permission has been secured, but the bunscoil’s board of management believes that constraints on public finances will prevent its realisation.
Talks on use of Beamish brewery
Campaigners for the preservation of the Beamish brewery in Cork have welcomed an invitation to meet site developers.
Members of the National Conservation and Heritage Group will meet Heineken Ireland and Bam Construction to discuss plans for a €150 million redevelopment of the brewery.
The proposal includes an events centre, cinemas, retail, offices and student accommodation housed in seven buildings ranging from four to seven storeys.
A museum and brewery quarter will be located within the original Counting House building, which is to be preserved, according to the proposal.
Limerick threat sentence adjourned
A Limerick man who claimed he was threatened while driving his wife and young children is under 24-hour Garda protection, a court has heard.
The evidence was given at Limerick Circuit Court yesterday at the sentencing hearing of Brian Collopy (38), St Senan Street, St Mary’s Park, and Ballysimon, Co Limerick. A jury convicted Mr Collopy last month of intimidating Willie Moran at Island Road, Limerick, on June 9th last.
Michael Collins, defending, told the court yesterday that Mr Collopy was “more a victim of prejudice than truth”.
Judge Moran adjourned sentencing until Friday.