Last year, when more than 20 Catholic families and several RUC members - some of whom were also Catholics - were forced out of Carrickfergus, the woman said she was almost hysterical with fear, especially after she heard the news of the deaths of the three Quinn children in a loyalist fire-bomb attack on their home in Ballymoney, Co Antrim. I sat up for four nights in a row trying to catch them".
#Lady carrickfergus cracker
At Hallowe'en they threw a fire cracker into our porch. We called the police but they said it was just young fellows' high jinx. Our fence has been knocked down nine times. There was a pipe bombing a couple of months ago and then that man was shot (a Catholic workman narrowly missed death when he was shot in the chest on May 12th). There is writing up on gable walls, in Woodburn (one of the local housing estates) and around the town. Since last year it has become less subtle. She said: "There is an unspoken agenda here. They have lived in the town for seven years and are moving out this summer.
One Catholic woman, married to a Protestant, who spoke to the Irish Times on the understanding she would not be identified, said she and her husband decided after last year's attacks on Catholic property in the town they had to leave for the sake of their children. There are "for sale" signs all over the town. They have since turned their attention to Catholics living in private houses. Last year the UDA virtually cleared Carrickfergus of the few dozen remaining Catholic families living in public authority housing. Its commander, a former loyalist prisoner who lives in the huge housing estate of Rathcoole about four miles away, has apparently decreed that this area be cleared of Catholics and people in mixed marriages. The campaign is being waged by members of the South East Antrim UDA. The Catholic percentage of the population has fallen below 7 per cent and, if some local loyalists have their way, it could soon be a town without any Catholics. "ATAT" stands for "All Taigs Are Targets" - the rifle sights spell out the rest of the message quite clearly.Ĭarrickfergus has always been a predominantly Protestant town. While this would mean nothing to day-trippers to the historic harbour and Norman castle, to the initiated it is a signal that this seemingly demur east Antrim town harbours sectarian and ethnic hatreds of a type normally associated with the Balkans. We look forward to recruiting new junior members in the near future.Amid the usual scrawls of teenage graffiti in the pedestrian subway under the dual carriageway at Carrickfergus are the letters "ATAT" and a rifle sights cartoon. You can be assured that they will be warmly welcomed into the junior section. I am sure your son or daughter would enjoy the experience of playing golf at Carrickfergus Golf Club. It gives me great pleasure to say that other members of the club sponsor the majority of the junior competitions.Ĭarrickfergus Golf Club is always on the lookout for new junior members. The Junior Section is well supported by the members of Carrickfergus Golf Club. Towards the end of the summer months, a Junior Captain’s day is held along with a prize-giving day. The Junior Section has its own Junior Captain who is appointed every year by the convenor. It is the vision of the convenor and the club that as many juniors as possible get the chance to represent the club through the East Antrim League.
In addition to the Fred Daly team, there is also a team which competes in the junior East Antrim League. There is also a junior match play competition, which is run using a knock out format. These competitions usually take place on a Thursday. During the summer months there is a Stableford points competition arranged by the convenor.
#Lady carrickfergus professional
The aim of the Junior Section at Carrickfergus Golf Club is the promotion of junior golf for those under eighteen, both boys and girls.ĭuring the year, the Fred Daly panel receive coaching from the professional for a period of weeks prior to the commencement of the Fred Daly competition, which is an interclub match play competition.
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