Maeve Keelaghan is ‘cover girl’ with rowing club
The Drogheda Rowing Club’s second annual Hallowe’en Social and Party. held at the Clubhouse on Sunday last, was an outstanding success and over 120 members and their friends thoroughly enjoyed the very entertaining programme prepared by the Amusements Committee, under the leadership of Mr. Conor Lynch.
Most interesting competition of the night was the voting contest to discover the “Cover Girl” of the club. Over fifty ladies, members and visitors, competed, and some of Drogheda’s most beautiful girls took part in the parade around the hall.
Popular club-member Miss Maeve Keelaghan, Trinity Street, was declared winner and the title bestowed on her amid loud applause.
Mr. Oliver Nulty, Fair Street. Drogheda. won the “Pin-up Boy” competition out of an entry of over 60 handsome males. A very fine supper was provided by the Ladies’ Catering Committee, under Miss Maeve McNally. The musical arrangements, which were in the capable hands of Mr. Peter Delaney and his colleagues, added much to the success of the evening. THE awarding of the Blue Flag to Bettystown beach has come in for criticism from an English holidaymaker who has been staying with relations in Laytown over the past few weeks.
Mr. Larry Mack took time out to contact the Drogheda Independent from London to voice his annoyance over the awarding of the flag in light of the fact that cars are allowed on the beach.
‘Personally I think it’s a disgrace. Bettystown, I do agree, is a lovely beach, when there are no vehicles on it. During the week it’s not too bad but come the weekend you literally can’t move because of the cars,’ he said.
‘How can a beach like this therefore get the blue flag? It’s not safe for kids but apart from that the smell of fumes is dreadful. I definitely think that something should be done.’
‘Holidaymakers go to beaches with blue flags because they feel that thej are of a certain standard but the vehicles being allowed on the beach in Bettystown just ruins it.’
‘ The beach is well kept, it is cleaned every day and I can’t understand therefore why this is allowed.’
‘Surely the local people can do something about it and ensure that holidaymakers return to theirbeach. A car park to facilitate cars would, I feel, be the answer. The beach should be made a vehicle free zone and people should be allowed to experience the joys of il without having to breath in fumes and be looking over their shoulders all the time for fear of being run over.’