Message from Martin Tynan following the very successful meeting in the Riverfront
"I'd just like to thank everyone who came last night and those who couldn't and sent messages, it was a hugely successful night with well over 100 people including all locally elected councillors , Shane P O'Reilly Cllr Philip Brady Tp O Reilly Trevor Smith Brendan Smith and I know you all felt the pain in the room and I ask you again to put this issue on your priority going forward,
Thanks to Mick Kearney and his talk on drugs in our communities and I ask anyone who see's or knows about suspicious behaviour involving drugs to contact Mick Kearney in confidence on 0868281846,
Thanks Sosad Cavan for turning up and asking plenty of great questions and I urge people to contribute to this brilliant charity also, I want to thank Verona and Gerard from Pieta. Ending Suicide. Beginning Hope for coming over from Athlone and answering all the hard questions and I look forward to dealing with you on an ongoing basis,
To all 116 people who turned up and really had an open conversation I thank you all and I truly believe that this is the start of something bigger and better for our communities, so in that regard I'd like to set up a committee and I encourage whoever wants to join to message me on Facebook, I don't have a name for it yet but it's a committee that will push to create awareness and help for anyone who is suffering with mental health problems or addiction problems in the Virginia area,
I'd really like our schools to be involved Virginia College and I feel we need the schools to educate our children and help out with what we're trying to achieve here,
Thanks everyone again including superintendent Gordan Englishby and Jimmy and Antoinette Murray from Riverfront Bar for the great set up they gave free of charge"
