EaskeyDromore West
MID-SUMMER RUN/WALK
Rathlee National School will hold their annual Mid-summer Run/Walk on Saturday, June 16, at 2 p.m. This year will have a 5k and a 10 K route. The run will start at Brownes Pullaheeney and finish there with a barbecue and a raffle.
TIDY TOWNS
Dromore West Tidy Towns will resume their weekly meetings to help prepare the village for the National Tidy Towns Competition. They will be meeting every Tuesday, starting May 22 at 7.30 p.m. at Dromore West Community Centre. Cake sale/raffle
A cake sale and raffle in aid of Jonathon Higgins Go Fund Me will be held in the Skreen-Dromard Community Centre on Sunday, May 27, at midday. All cakes can be left into the community centre from 10 a.m. on the morning.
Tireragh CCE will hold a traditional Junior Music session on Wednesday, May 30, at 7 p.m. in Dromore West Community Centre. Race night
Western Gaels hurling club will hold a race night on Sunday, June 2, in McNulty’s Bar, Enniscrone at 9.30. A fun filled night is guaranteed.
AWARD WINNER
Congratulations to Pudding Row, Easkey on winning Best Café in Ireland award at an awards ceremony in Dublin recently.
MICHEÁL CAWLEY 7S
On Saturday, June 23, the Micheál Cawley Sligo 7s takes place at Castleconnor. This is an annual event to remember the late Micheál Cawley for his involvement in ladies’ football in the community of Castleconnor and Sligo LGFA Teams from ladies’ clubs in Sligo and Mayo will take part and as always it promises to be a great day of ladies’ football. All proceeds go to Croi.
TÚS SCHEME
New participants to join the Tús Scheme which provides short term working opportunities for unemployed people are required in the area. Please contact Lorna Winters, Tús Supervisor at 087 1497069 for further information.
SUMMER SOCCER CAMP
The Seán Davis four-day uutdoor summer fun Soccer Camp Academy takes place at the Skreen-Dromard Community Centre from Monday, July 23, to Thursday, July 26, for boys and girls. The cost of the four-day camp in €55 and the camp will run daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For further details call Seán Davis FAI, IFA, FA European A licence Coach on 0044 2871263044 or Anne Marie at 087 6649635.
LOTTO
There was no winner of the jackpot in the Easkey lotto draw on May 11. Numbers drawn were 9, 10, 32 and 33. €25 winners Rebecca Kiranne, David Trowell, Willie Brady, Kevin and Fiona Burke, Joanie and Pauline Taylor. Promoter’s prize: Willie Brady. Next jackpot €1,200 and the draw will take place at the bingo in the community centre at 8.30 on Friday night. The 50/50 draw envelopes are now on sale in shops. Last week’s winner was Gerry Browne.
DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
The first Darkness Into Light Walk took place in Dromore West on Saturday, May 12, at 4.15 a.m. with over 400 people registering to walk for Pieta House to help with suicide prevention and selfharm. The organising committee would like to thank all the workers on the various CE Schemes and Sligo County Council, who helped to maintain the walk route. Thank you to our Safety Officers, Civil Defence, James Foy Auto Services and Lang’s Garage for the use of safety vehicles and making sure all safety measures were met that morning. Thank you for all the lovely ladies (and lads) who helped with light decorations.
To all our stewards for coming out in force on the morning to make sure all areas where covered, traffic was controlled, water was provided and that everyone’s safety was priority. For helping with the light display, climbing trees and taking it down again after the event was over. To our wonderful catering team and to all the wonderful people who donated baked goods for the morning, all was delicious.
Thank you to Dromore West NS for the fantastic Art Work – your pictures really captured the morning and the whole aspect of Darkness into light. You are all brilliant little artists in the making. To the members of the Templeboy and Dromore West choir who sang their beautiful hearts out during the walk. Your voices were absolutely beautiful and so heart-warming to hear while on our journey, special mention to Geraldine Foy, who did a spectacular job decorating the trailer that the singers were on.
Also, a big thank you to, everyone who helped on the morning with registration, to Eoin Conlon for providing the lovely heart felt and uplifting music on the morning, to James Burke and Steve Rogers for capturing amazing shots, to all the businesses and residents in the village who decorated and shined a light on their windows to brighten up the walk a little more.
Thank you for participating in Darkness Into Light Dromore West. Without you all it would have not have been what it was. Ye really did come out in full force and embraced every moment. We have been overwhelmed with all your support and kind comments.
On behalf of Pieta House – thank you for supporting this worthwhile cause.
We really hope you enjoyed it and, as we truly learnt over the last few days, never ever give up hope, there is always that bit of light at the top of that climb.
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