Local pride can be a national asset

LOCAL leadership in provincial Ireland has been important over the past 200 years and we owe much to the Christian churches for the parish structures they put in place.

Local pride can be a national asset

These form the base unit of most of the major organisations in this country.

The pride we all have in our native parish, especially in sport and local affairs, is only matched by our interest in the history of our native place.

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