Barry you are correct in what you say. effectively there were four branches on the northside of dublin that attracted a significant number of children. within an eight month period last year two of these were gone. one was thrown out and one walked unwilling to accept the lack of democracy in comhaltas. i dont know the exact figures but i can safely say that this amounts to a loss of several hundred young people. you're right Barry, the comhaltas heirarchy have lost sight of their mission!