Turas Siar 367 - Donncha Ó Gallchobhair (R.I.P.) as an gCorrán i bparóiste Acla faoi agallamh ag Seán Ó Tuairisc, RnaG.

Bhí mé.

I was..

Scaitheamh sa Roinn Tionscail agus Tráchtála le Jason Ó Máille agus chaith mé píosa beag sa Roinn Leasa Shóisialaigh.

A stint in the Department of Industry and Commerce with Jason Ó Máille and I spent a little while in the Department of Social Welfare.

Ach ní raibh mé rófhada ansin ach

But I wasn't there too long though.

B'in iad na na harachtaí a raibh taithí agam orthu, mar a déarfá, ag an am sin.

Those were the activities I had experience of, so to speak, at that time.

Ag breathnú siar anois, tá a fhios agam nach féidir leat rudaí a pléadh ag an rialtas a rá go poiblí ach ag breathnú siar.

Looking back now, I know that you can't publicly say things discussed by the government, but looking back...

Cén cén bhreith atá agat ar Jack Lynch anois agus cén bhreith atá agat ar Charlie Haughey?

What is your opinion of Jack Lynch now and what is your opinion of Charlie Haughey?

Bhoil, bhí amhras ann i gcónaí.

Well, there was always doubt..

Is iomaí duine a chuala muid dhá rá nach raibh an fhírinne glan nach dtáinig an fhírinne glan amach nuair a bhí an rud sin faoi na harm siar a pléadh é sin fíor na n-arm agus

Many people we heard saying that the whole truth did not come out when that thing about the arms in the past was discussed, whether that is true about the arms or not.

Siar

West.

Bhí a fhios ag 'chuile dhuine, ar ndóigh, gur

Everyone knew, of course, that.

Tré rún sa Dáil, rud nach ndéarfaí go poiblí ar chor ar bith gur tugadh an céad.

By secret decision in the Dáil, something that would not be said publicly at all, the first was given...

1000

1000.

Punta sin le theacht i gcabhair ar mhuintir an Tuaiscirt ba ba an dá uilig sásta faoin faoin rud sin theastaigh cabhair uathu sa

A point without coming to the aid of the people of the North, both sides were satisfied about that thing, they wanted help from them in it.

Ach ní raibh sé leagtha amach go róshoiléir b'fhéidir cén.

But perhaps it wasn't set out too clearly what...

chaoi a ndáilfí an t-airgead sin ar mhuintir an Tuaiscirt, agus

how that money would be distributed to the people of the North, and.