I don't think anyone will really take into account what you said south dublin, seeing as you actually can't even spell 'comhaltas' (thats how its spelt by the way in case you didn't see it at the top of the thread there).

But contrary to your ignorant and ill-informed remarks, there IS huge support for clontarf. a lot more than the 40 people that you claim. but maybe if you were in contact with people within the music you would probably know that, im not even from dublin and i know about it. all of the other dublin branches have leant their support and lots of other branches from around the country. i was also at the fundraiser in april where a huge number of top class musicians also leant their support.

I have to pull you up on your comment there because it really was a pathetic attempt at trying to 'contribute' (i use the term loosely here) to the thread. talking of 'boo-boos', 'the silence is deafening' and what not, thats pretty embarrassing.

the situation has nothing to do with being 'morally' right.the committee didnt 'screw up'. cce and clontarf had entered into a mutual agreement about the centre (and there also a seperate committee made up by clontarfr members and cce members and other independants) and cce broke all of these arrangements, some of the things asked of clontarf were highly illegal. and they were also dissolved for no reason, the majority of members are kids so thats needlessly punishing them.

you got fed up of the constant sniping at comhaltas (there's that speeling again!), well how did you expect people to react? the cce solution to problems regarding one of the biggest and most successful of its branches is to dissolve it. if that doesn't smack of bad decision making i dont know what does. and contrary to your belief most of the cce employees, ard comhairle and others, they work for labhras and comhaltas, not for the music. for them, that took a back seat long ago. i am a member of a comhaltas branch and i have spoken to many people who have worked very closely with labhras and the organisation over the years, and i dont have a 'personal grudge' against them. like many musicians, i dont like the way they conduct their affairs and the way they portray the music, which is often in a very stereotypical and uniform way.

I know your entitled to your opinion, but why not try next time to use the thing between your ears and show a some respect for the people involved.

as you put it yourself 'thats my tuppence worth'.