Retro: Barnsley defender Gary Fleming aims to prove a point - Derry Journal, May 1995

The Barnsley full-back has recently lost his position in the Northern Ireland side to Darren Patterson of Crystal Palace but firmly believes he can still do a job on the international stage, a belief reinforced recently by the fans of the Yorkshire club when they selected the Derryman as their Player of the Year.

However, before the local man can concentrate on this battle, he has a more conventional test ahead of him when he sits the final exams of a two year

physiotherapy course at the beginning of June.

Ryan’s daughter of Inishowen

It’s a long way from the quiet solitude of the townland of Clorney, just outside Carndonagh, to the plush O’Connell Street offices of the headquarters of the Ryan Hotel Group, but for one genial, gentle Inishowen girl it represents a great success and at a young age too.

Michele McConalogue, daughter of Mr. Michael and Mrs. Teasie McConalogue, who live on the Moville Road, is the marketing manager of the Ryan Hotel Group.

This is an onerous and prestigious position, with marketing responsibility for the group’s five Irish hotels and three on the Continent.

Ecstacy is ‘not a benign drug’

When the drug Ecstacy first broke on the dance scene it had a benign ‘safe’ image.

But there are very real physical and psychological risks to health from taking it, according to the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland.

Rob Phipps, the Agency’s alcohol and drugs programme manager, said: “Most people are now aware that the use of Ecstasy in a rave or club setting can present particular problems. High temperatures, constant dancing and perhaps little fluid intake can lead to heatstroke which has resulted in the deaths of several young people.”