Cloonacool

TABLE QUIZ

There will be a table quiz in aid of the following new projects – Cloonacool Men’s Shed and Cloonacool Community Café. The quiz will take place in Brennan’s Bar on Saturday, February 9, at 9 p.m.

5K ROAD RACE

The ninth annual Cloonacool GAA Road Race is taking place on Sunday, February 10, at midday. This is a fundraiser for Cloonacool GAA Club. Starting at the Community Pitch, Cloonacool. Runners, Joggers, Walkers are all welcome. Entry on the day from 10.30 at pitch and race starts at midday. Entry fees €10 for adults, €5 for children and €25 for a family. Changing and shower facilities available. Refreshments afterwards.

This is a Fast Flat course, AAI Permitted and Jones Counter Measured. Prizes for first three men, first three women, first local man, first local woman, first Sec- ondary and first National School runner. For more information, contact Bill Carty: 087 9550870, billcarty@eircom.net or Mari Johnston: 087 6907155, marijohnston13@gmail.com.

CLOONACOOL PLAYERS

Rehearsals are in full swing at present for the Cloonacool Players upcoming production of ‘I do not like thee Dr Fell’ a dark comedy written by playwright Bernard Farrell.

This play will be performed in Cloonacool Community Centre on Friday the 15th, Saturday and Sunday, February 16, and 17, next at 8 p.m. each night. It will then travel to St Nathy’s Hall Mullinabreena on Friday night, February 22, and then on to the Arts Centre in Ballina on Thursday night, February 28, for a special needs charity event. It will also play in St Brigid’s Hall Tubbercurry on Monday, March 4, at the Western Drama Festival.

The play which has a story line based on group therapy support and is built around the complex characters who attend the session, is guaranteed to keep audiences fully engaged throughout the evening. It will also play on the drama festival circuit of Ireland, during the month of March. So put these dates in your diary.

MOY RIVER FOLK CLUB

A recent fundraiser organised by Gemma Coleman of Dowras, Tourlestrane, raised in excess of €3,000 for Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association. The funds were raised through a number of activities including collection points at Mid West Radio, Gillespies of Tubbercurry and a House Concert at Moy River Folk Club in Cloonacool.

BLOOD DONATION CLINIC

There is a Blood Donation Clinic in St Brigid’s Hall, Tubbercurry on Thursday, February 7, from 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in your local notes for the next two weeks if possible. As always, the demand for blood continues and every possible donation is desperately needed. Injured and sick people live because other people give. Blood is life and giving some is one of the greatest gesture of love and care that most people will ever have chance to avail of.

COMMUNITY PARK DRAW

The Cloonacool Community Park lotto draw for January took place in Brennan’s on Saturday night. The numbers drawn were 6, 17, 27 and 29. There was no winner of the €2,600 jackpot. There was one match-three winner Niall McCarrick. Next month’s jackpot will be worth €2,700. Many thanks for your continued support.

OPERATION TRANSFORMATION

The GAA club is running Operation Transformation starting first week of January and will run for seven weeks. There are two ‘Fit for all’ classes (Wednesday evening and Satursday morning) and an organised walk on Sundays. It will be €70 per person for the seven weeks. After the seven weeks there will be night out to celebrate achievements. It promises to be a great community activity, with a lot on board already. We are on the lookout for group leaders, whose job is to solely recruit five other members. Email mcIntyre.brian@gmail.com for more details.

PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY

As a result of recent community meeting one group have taken on the task of developing a history of the times past by means of a photographic display. To do this the support of the community is required. We plan to source old photos of life in our area in the past. People at work and play and day to day life as it used to be. Anyone, who has such photos are asked to consider loaning them to have copies taken after which they will be returned to owners.

The plan is to select photos that capture local lifestyle in years gone by for use in a heritage display in the village. Please contact Philomena at 087 9329873 or Julia 071 9184207 for further details or come along to the next community meeting date to be announced later.

YOUR NEWS

Please send in your notes to Emma Gallagher by Thursday to cloonacoolnotes@gmail.com.