Dromahair

A BIG THANK YOU!

Dromahair Development Association/Tidy Towns would like to thank everyone who has helped out in any way over the past year. To those who join us on the clean-ups, help with flower planting, weeding and contributes in any way to keeping our village looking good.

Thank you to all the businesses who help us with the blotto draw by selling tickets and allowing us to run the draws without which we wouldn’t be able to continue. Thank you to everyone who buys a blotto ticket, we really appreciate it as it helps us to buy flowers and shrubs for our Tidy Towns work. Thank you to Dromahair Foróige and their leaders for all the help with our Tidy Towns Projects.

Thank you to Joe in Centra, Gavin in Gala and Ann in Ann’s Cutting Corner for selling our Keep Cups, to hopefully reduce the amount of disposable cups being used.

By reusing these cups people are reducing landfill. In case you didn’t know it disposable coffee cups are not recyclable. We have still some of these Keep Cups for sale in the office.

We were successful in getting grant assistance towards providing a bus shelter and bins in the village which we hope will be of great benefit to the community. Also, we received funding towards new laptops, sound system and document binder for the office. Also for a marquee for outdoor activities. More on this later.

To the Rural Social Scheme team Seán, Micheál, Tony, Donal and Martina, thank you for all your hard work and dedication. It is much appreciated. Also to their supervisor Margaret for all her continuous hard work and support.

Thanks also to Theresa, CE worker in the Depot office for all her hard work and dedication and Michael CE worker, our caretaker, who keeps the Depot in pristine condition. Also to Gerry their supervisor for all his support.

Thanks also to Leitrim County Council for their continued support in all our projects. Also to everyone who runs a class in the Depot. Thank you for your continued support and co-operation. Thanks also to all the tutors who were kind enough to come and run courses for us and also to all who attended the courses. We hope you got something out of them. To everyone who supports us in using the Depot for your event, it is very much appreciated.

We would like to wish everyone a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year and we look forward to working with you all again in 2019.

COMHGHAIRDEAS

Congratulations

to Naomh Pádraig Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, who were awarded a bronze medal at a ceremony in Croke Park Saturday, December 15. This initiative was promoted by Bríd O’Donoghue and it’s a great achievement for the club, the only club in Leitrim to win at these awards. Nollaig shona daoibh go léir.

THE LEITRIM GUARDIAN

Please don’t forget to buy your copy of the Leitrim Guardian 2019. You can pick it up in your local shops and or purchase it online at leitrimguardian.ie and get it sent to friends and family elsewhere. This unique publication reflects the voices of our county and our diaspora. It contains such a wide variety of topics with articles written by people from all over the county and further afield. Whatever your interest – historical, literary, current affairs, short stories and poetry.

The Leitrim Guardian, an annual publication which started in 1968, is Ireland’s only county journal and has 48 editions published to date. Produced entirely through voluntary effort, the journal is sold nationally and internationally. Please see leitrimguardian.ie for further information about the journal. At only €12 it makes an ideal gift. Your support is greatly appreciated for this historic publication.

GARDA INFORMATION CENTRE

Garda Community Information Centre open in the Depot, Back Line, Dromahair on Mondays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This service will not be available on New Years Eve December 31. General Garda Services and information will be provided. This is a pilot scheme and its’ success depends on the support of the public. Please use the service when it is made available locally.

CHRISTMAS 6.5KM FUN RUN

Ballintogher Run and Walk annual Family Christmas 6.5km Fun Run and Walk: St Stephen’s Day Wednesday, December 26, in aid of Ballintogher Tidy Towns and Community Centre. Registration in Community Centre 11.am. Start – midday Prizes for first Walker, first U – 12 and first Runner home. Refreshments provided afterwards €10 Entry fee. Children Free

THE DEPOT

The Depot Office is open Monday to Friday mornings from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Close at 1 p.m. on Fridays. We offer a full range of office services. Photocopying, typing, printing, laminating, binding and internet access. All services available at very reasonable rates.

If you have any items you wish included in the local notes contact us Thursday before midday To book the venue for classes, parties, meetings: telephone 071 9134986, mobile: 085 8017943 or email dda.tidytowns@gmail. com.