100% Increase in Price

louth | environment | news report Sunday July 31, 2005 13:56 by Sean Crudden - Cooley Environmental and Health Group sean at cooleyehg dot com Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Co Louth. 087 9739945

July Meeting of Cooley Environmental and Health Group

A special meeting of Cooley Environmental and Health Group took place following breakfast at 11.00 a.m. this morning in The Strand, Omeath.

Windy Gap and The Long Woman's Grave on the road north to Omeath

It was unanimously decided to raise the price of the report "Cancer Mortality and Morbidity in County Louth" by 100% to €10. It was felt that this would not affect sales and would enable purchasers to show appreciation and respect for Dr Dennis Pringle who carried out the report. The book will increase in price to €12.50 in the New Year.

Commenting on the trip to Kingscourt Handball and Racquet Club made on 19 July 2005, Sean Crudden said, "The Club is one of the seven wonders of the Louth/Meath/Monaghan/Cavan region! It is up there with the Slieve Russell Hotel and The Carlingford Marina."

A few names were discussed who might be approached about the Group’s Winter Workshop which is due to take place on Saturday 28 January 2005. The theme for this the sixth annual winter workshop organised by the Group is "Isolation."

The Treasurer, Sean Crudden, gave a detailed report on the money situation of the Group. Finances are healthy.

In a discussion on conservation and pollution in the Cooley Peninsula the secretary of the Group, Archbishop Michael Desmond (Dessie) Hynes, suggested that the best thing to do was to get a study done. He undertook to write about this to the Open University of which he is a graduate. Other agencies to be canvassed include: The EPA, DkIT, NUI Maynooth, UU. The Archbishop pointed out that there might be connections between the earlier report on cancer and any new report on conservation/pollution.

The next meeting of the Group was fixed for 11 September 2005 commencing with breakfast at 11.00 a.m. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

Carlingford Lough pictured from Ardaghy, Omeath.

Looking across Carlingford Lough from Omeath to Warrenpoint

Dessie Hynes pictured in the "pagoda" outside The Strand before the meeting