Soilse Sráide – Street Lighting

Má thabharfar faoi deara soilse sráide nach bhfuil ag obair, tabhair suíomh agus uimhir an tsolais le fios don chomharchumann. Beidh an BSL ag teacht chun an oileáin gan mhoill chun obair chothabhála a dhéanamh ar na soilse sráide.

Street lighting in need of repairs can be reported to An Comharchumann by providing location and light number. The ESB is due to visit in the near future to undertake repair works.

Football Pub Quiz

An ALL FOOTBALL pub quiz will be heard in Early's Bar, Friday, 29th May starting 10pm sharp. The ideal way to kick off the great weekend that is the Arranmore Challenge!

Teams will be maximum 5 a side which provides an opportunity for the football teams to split up and battle it out. Entry will be €3 per person with a small raffle being held on the night. All proceeds will be donated to Arranmore Utd football club.

Bragging rights are up for grabs!! All welcome!

Summer Activities on Arranmore Island 2015

Tá an Samhradh ag teacht le Ionad an Chrois Bhealaigh!

Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme

Do you have an idea that could benefit your local community?

Are you planning a community development activity?

Or Are you aiming to provide a learning or developmental programme for children, youth or adults in your local community?

Donegal Local Development Company Ltd (DLDC) has been contracted to deliver the Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP) by the Donegal Local Community Development Committee over the years 2015 – 2017. SICAP is funded by the Irish Government and co-funded by the European Social Fund and includes a special allocation under the Youth Employment Initiative.

Under this new programme, DLDC aims to work with individuals and community groups within Donegal to support their needs, activities and life-long learning facilitated by the SICAP programme funds.

DLDCs aims to support activities that have a focus on reducing poverty, promoting social inclusion, equality and improving the life chances and opportunities to those who are most disadvantaged and excluded in our society.

You can get in touch to register your interest and see how DLDC can help by contacting their Letterkenny Office on 07491 27056 or the Gweedore Office on 07495 32712.

Aphort School Centenary Meeting

There will be an Aphort School Centenary meeting for committee members, board of management and parents next Tuesday the 26th of May at 3.30pm to discuss and plan events for the centenary weekend.

Arranmore Lifeboat Car Wash

The amount raised at the Arranmore Lifeboat car wash fundraiser on Easter Monday was €534.73. Thank you for your generosity and continued support of the lifeboat.

Thank You

Denis O'Donnell would like to thank everyone who sponsored him in the recent London marathon and anyone who helped in any way. €3600 was raised for the Aphort National School Centenary. Well done Denis!!

Referendum

Voting on the up-coming referendum will take place on Arranmore Island in both national schools from 10.30am to 7.30pm on Thursday 21st May.

Information Night - Supporting Communities

Weekly Market

Beidh Comharchumann Forbartha & Fostaíochta Árainn Mhór ag reachtail margadh gach Aoine ó mí Meitheamh. Ma tá earraí aitiúil agat agus tá tú ag iarradh pairt a glacadh sa margadh cur scairt ar Séamus ins an Ionad Pobail ag 07495 20024.

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CFFAM will be organising a weekly market every Friday at Ionad an Chrois Bhealaigh from June. If you have any local produce that you would like to have sold please contact Séamus at 07495 20024.

Clean Coasts 2015

The next Arranmore Island clean coasts beach clean-up will be held on Saturday 23rd May. Everyone who would like to help are asked to meet beforehand at 1pm at Ionad an Chrois Bhealaigh. It would be great to see a good turnout to help clean our beaches as a lot of plastics and other debris has been washed up over the winter months. All welcome and please spread the word!

Reminder - Fish Handling Course

A 3 day Fish Handling and Filleting course with Hal Dawson, in association with Taste4Success Skillsnet, will be held on Arranmore Island beginning Monday 11th May.

3rd Annual Wee Neily Boyle fundraiser - Thank You

A big thank you to all who attended the 3rd annual Wee Neily Boyle fundraiser in aid of Donegal Hospice. Once again the event was a huge success raising a total of €3,770.

A special thank you to all those that donated and those that gave spot prizes: Mooney boats, DjPat Cook, Áine Boyle, Teac Phil Ban, Margaret Boyle, John Pally, Club Beag, Colm Harold, Charlie Mace, Crona O'Donnell, Manus Early, DiveArranmore Charters, McElwees, Comharchumann Arainnmhor, Alice Mcgowan, Gordan Ryan, Lurgy Brack and McDevitts Auto Factors.

To all who helped on the day, a big thank you for your support: Maggie Boyle, Grace Boyle, Margaret Boyle, Annette Mary Eddie, Helena Gallagher, Rachael Early, Aine Boyle, Thomas Costello, Mary Rodgers and Peter.

Finally to all the great entertainment: Trad na nOg, Maghery band, Crickmore band, Annagry band, Pipe Band Arranmore, The resident musicians (Green Island), Darren O'Donnell and his dancers, Off the Kuff and Denis O'Donnell.

If we left anyone out would like to apologise in advance.

The money raised will be used for palliative care in the local community.

~ Philip Stack Boyle

Photos: Mary Rodgers

Arranmore Utd 1 - Orchard 3.

In the final game of the season Arranmore Utd travelled to Letterkenny in what was a dead rubber as neither side could go further up or down the table, as Arranmore in 4th played Orchard in 3rd.


The game started well for Arranmore and had one or two chances through Chris and Sean Conlon. Conor Proctor also had an effort come back of the crossbar from 40 yards out. In the 27th minute Chris put Arranmore in the lead following a failed clearance from a Benny McGarvey free kick. Orchard upped the tempo straight away and the very impressive ex Finn Harps player Niall Bonner was to the fore at the heart of everything good Orchard did and he played a role in the equaliser as his cross was headed home at the back post.

Half time: 1-1

Both teams came out looking to win the second half but good defending from Jason, Wan and Chim kept it at 1-1 before Michael McHugh broke down the left wing and left his man for pace before crossing to find Sean Conlon in space where he did brilliantly to control and fire on target only to see the keeper turn his shot onto the post. Minutes later Orchard took the lead following a corner cleared to the edge of the box and it fell to the impressive Bonner to volley home to the roof of the net.

Arranmore pushed thereafter leaving gaps at the back with Orchard hitting the post and Arranmore relying on last ditch tackles. Arranmore almost equalised as Przemeck came off the bench and found his effort superbly turned onto the post by the home keeper. With five minutes to go Bonner was involved again as his shot from the edge of the box was too good for Rua to hold and No.9 tapped home the rebound.

Team performance from Arranmore Utd with Niall Bonner the stand-out player on show.

AND THAT'S A WRAP...

This brings the season to a close with June Bank Holiday Arranmore Challenge only a few weeks away. Thanks for the support all year from the fans at games to the messages online. 

Story: Arranmore Utd