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Beach boys …comedian Conal Gallen (right) joins Donegal County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr Ciaran Brogan at the launch of the Here Comes the Summer’ anti-litter campaign which was launched on Monday.
It’s
July and the holiday season gets under way soon as the lure of the pristine
waters, golden sandy beaches, glorious highways and byways and friendly relaxed
way of life becomes
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Yes its Donegal time. And now with the very favourable
exchange rate providing the veritable icing on the cake, more and more will be
heading west to a county that has
welcomed our Northern
Ireland to rs
for decades.
It’s been a heavenly haven for people since holidays
were invented and is now attracting stars of stage and screen.
Over the years the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker,
Matthew Broderick, Paul Rudd and Woody Allen to
name but have found their way to
Donegal and of course many household names from Northern Ireland have made no
secret of the fact that Donegal is their second home.
But these amazing landscapes, extraordinary
seaside cliffs and rugged mountains not to
mention some of the most spectacular scenery in Ireland to o. Donegal County Council has a
progressive environmental policy that protects these treasurers and now want
visito rs from Northern Ireland to help out.
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| Snag it, bag it …and keep it clean! Ireland’s top funny man Conal Gallen is surrounded by (l-r) Donegal County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr Ciaran Brogan, Litter Warden Martin Roarty and the Council’s Communications Officer, Anne Marie Conlon as they gently encourage everyone enjoying Donegal’s fantastic facilities to take their rubbish with them when they leave. |
Now as part of the ongoing environmental campaign,
Donegal County Council has just launched its ‘Here Comes The Summer’ initiative
where it is asking locals and visito rs
to team up over the holiday season
and ensure they protect the precious countryside, mountains and beaches from
making the wrong impression.
And to add
a little fun to their efforts the
Council has drafted in Ireland to p comedian, Conal Gallen to back up its efforts.
Conal, who is well known to
audiences all over the province, officially launched the new campaign this
week, said he was backing the Northern to urists to
show their support for the local team and play a part in keeping Donegal clean
throughout the summer.
“People from all over the North love Donegal as much
as they love their home patch and I think it’s wonderful all are being asked to be on the same team this summer. As I said before,
litter is no joke and it’s up to all
of us to protect what we have and
make sure our beaches and countryside remains in tip to p
condition.
“Take yer rubbish home …or you’ll have to answer to
me,” he said.
The message is simple:
· If you are enjoying a picnic on
the beach, please bring your rubbish home and leave nothing behind
· Never throw rubbish out the car
window
· Recycle at any of the six
recycling centres in Donegal or at any of the 70 bring banks throughout the
county.
· Enjoy your visit and leave only
footprints behind.
Speaking at the launch the Council Cathaoirleach,
(Chairman) Cllr Ciaran Brogan is keen for the partnership to work for the benefit of all concerned.
“We want to urists
visiting the county to become
involved and join the ongoing efforts of the locals to
keep places like the Wild Atlantic
Way to wns and villages a good place to visit”
Donegal County Council Chief Executive, Seamus Neely
added that it was important the county facilitated the needs of both the locals
and the visito rs well into the future.
“The concept of sustainable to urism
and the need to ensure that future to urism growth needs to
go hand in hand with the protection, planning and management of the quality,
character and distinctiveness of our unique to urism
product,” he said
Here Comes The Summer …play your part!
For more information on recycling in Donegal see www.brysonrecycling.org or visit the Donegal County Council
website at www.donegal.ie
