Married, 51-60:
“Is there  [less crime/violence]?”

Married with husband and children, 31-40 age group:
“Getting worse”

Married with children, 31-40 age group:
“A good bit of it [crime/violence] is going on”

3.6 Women have their say: On the disputed advantage of less drug problems in Inishowen

Married woman, aged 31-40:
“There is a drug problem in this area – and it seems to be very far down the importance list”

Single woman, under 30:
“If parents knew how much drugs were active in Inishowen, they’d freak!”

Single, 31-40:
“[The] countryside is worse than the city for drugs”

Married with 2 children:
“Is there less of a problem [with drugs] in Inishowen?”

Married with children, 51-60 age group:
“[There are] major problem[s] with underage drinking and drugs”

Married woman, 41-50 age group:
“[I] have a big concern with drugs [here]. The area is affected by drug problems and underage drinking. [I also have] concerns with [the] number of women spending time in the pub while children are [left] unsupervised”

3.7 Women have their say: On the disputed issue of a strong sense of community in Inishowen

Divorced woman:
“[It] takes a while to get known in the community”

Married woman, 51-60 age group:
“A woman from outside with a voice in the community is [seen as] a threat”

Married, living with husband and children:
“Carndonagh has one of the least community based areas”

Married with one child:
“[I] feel that more could be done – people could get involved more”

Woman, aged 51-60:
 There is discrimination behind the scenes for newcomers to the community.

3.8 Women have their say: On perceived quality of life in Inishowen

Single, under 30:
“[Having a good quality of life] depends on what age [you are]”

Married living with husband, 51-60 age group:
“Need more things in [the] area, more shops [for example]”

Married woman, aged 51-60:
“Being a ‘blow-in’, real conversation, rather than gossip, is lacking – [this] brings on feelings of isolation – [everyone] is frightened of what the neighbours will think”

3.9 Disadvantages to Living in Inishowen

As a result of a number of meetings and focus groups held in Inishowen prior to the development of the questionnaire, certain disadvantages to living in Inishowen were identified. These disadvantages were listed in Question 9 and participants were asked to rate them in terms of the relevance to their own lives.  Table 6 lists the top six disadvantages identified in the research, with “Few local