21 February 2008 Edition

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NARC mural launched in Omagh

WEST TYRONE Ógra Shinn Féin has unveiled a mural in Strathroy Estate, Omagh, on the youth organisation’s current drug and alcohol awareness campaign. They where joined at the lauch on Saturday, 16 February, by local Sinn Féin Councillor Martin McColgan.
The mural – which shows a syringe piercing through a young person and Ireland – symbolises that as drugs destroy our young people’s lives, it also destroys our communities. A defiant message is also clear on the mural: “Not Another ravaged Community.”
Ógra Shinn Féin’s Barry McNally, speaking at the unveiling, said:
“The launch here today in Strathroy signals the start of the NARC campaign in West Tyrone. Murals are useful in promoting our message but, in order to make a significant impact, we will be actively engaging young people throughout the area and asking them to collectively work on the community ethos of the campaign.”
He explained that NARC will aim to raise awareness, lower drug and alcohol abuse, and highlight and tackle some of the underlying problems behind misuse. “We will also be working with community and related groups to tackle this issue, and have planned a public talk this week in the Sinn Féin office where a representative from the local drugs and alcohol awareness group, Ego Project, will chair a discussion on drug abuse in the local area.”

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