AchonryMullinabreena
CELINEA MOVES ON
Best wishes to Celinea McMorrow who moves on from her post at Knocknashee Pre-School after 15 years of steller service to the community. Celina was universally loved by all the young scholars and parents during her term and will be sorely missed in Mullinabreena. A presentation was made to her by Caroline Coleman in recognition of her service.
COMMUNITY GAMES
Congratulations to the following who won medals at the Community Games County Finals. Gold Medal Winners: Laoise Gannon 100 metres under-16, Ben Clavin 800 metres under-14, Barry Clavin 1500 metres under-16. Silver Medal Winners:Under-16 Mixed Distance Relay, Laoise Gannon, Aoife Severs, Barry Clavin, Fionn Lucey. Bronze Medal winner: Madeline Gorman Ball Throw.
The three gold medal winners will represent the area and county at the national finals in IT Limerick in August.
SYMPATHY
Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Johnny Dunleavy, Rinbane, who passed away recently. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.
GAA LOTTO
The jackpot now stands at €6,000. The Coolaney-Mullinabreena GAA 2018 lotto is the principal fundraiser for the day to day running of the club and your continued support is greatly appreciated. Many thanks to all the loyal supporters who have contributed again this year. It is possible to contribute at any time of the year. Contact any committee member.
HOUSE CONCERT
Moy River Folk Club at Moy River B&B, Cloonacool, will host their latest House Concert on Friday, July 6. The artist is singer, songwriter, Gary Ferguson.
Ferguson, from the United States and Colin Henry from Northern Ireland reunite for this July 2018 tour of Ireland, with very special guest, James Henry (Colin’s son) on banjo. This latest concert starts at 8 p.m. and booking is essential at 087 2512030.
PHOTO/HISTORY EXHIBITION
After almost five months of work on the project, over 2000 photos have now been collected. The group request that the last few photos promised would be handed in ASAP Please contact Anne Marie Gorman at 087 6235468 or email amgorman12@ gmail.com. All photos will be returned after the event. Thanks to everyone for the incredible response so far. A date for the event will soon be published.
WALKING/RUNNING TRACK
The newly completed walking/ running track at Nace O’Dowd Park is proving a real success with many folk using it on a daily basis. It is contributing hugely to the health and well-being of our community in a real and sustain- able way. The club is currently investigating means to fund the installation of lighting for the track.
BLUE KIDZ
Coolaney-Mullinabreena GAA Coaching continues for the under-six, under-eight and under-10 age groups every Saturday in Nace O’Dowd Park for the month of June. New children are always welcome to join the fun filled sessions supervised by our fully trained coaches. Contact Gerry Lee at 086 8282263 for more details. Registration is now due for all players. Contact your relevant coach for details.
LEADER RSS SCHEME
The Sligo Leader Partnership is currently advertising a vacancy for the Rural Social Scheme at Nace O’Dowd Park, Achonry. Please contact Declan Foley at 071 9141138 or email dfoley@ sligoleader.com for more details.
CONTACT
We continue our appeal for new contributors to this weekly column. All correspondence can be sent to ollielee@hotmail.com.