Deputy Higgins added that while he appreciated the need to rationalise and modernise the postal services in the county to meet the challenges of the new Open Market he failed to see how moving staff from one county to another would help bring this about. Deputy Higgins said he was going to bring the matter up with the government minister responsible, Mary O'Rourke, and also the chief executive of An Post, John Hynes, with whom he has sought an urgent meeting. She said that she was shocked that an organisation, which purports to defend human rights, would ignore the most basic right of all, the right to life. Dana said that the Irish government must continue to defend the Irish constitution and resist attempts by the UN to force this country to introduce what is virtual abortion on demand. The political parties should let the electorate settle this issue, once and for all.
Outside bodies have no right to coerce any sovereign nation on a matter like abortion.
In Ireland the predominant games are Gaelic Football and Hurling. Kery will play Galway in the Senior Final on Sunday, 23rd. of this month. After a replay which went to extra time Kerry managed to outlast their game opponents from Ulster, Armagh, and went on to finish with a few points to spare. Suporters of kerry will be pleased that the team did notlose heart when trailing Armagh for long periods in this tremendous tussle and fought back grimly each time the Ulster champions increased their lead. Finally Armagh ran short of ideas as Kerry brought themselves back to level terms entering the closing stretch.