:: Ballyliffin/Clonmany

It is ten years since the JayBee factory closed its doors so we are organising a reunion for all past employees with a Golden Oldies Disco on Friday, April 16 in Tul Na Ri Carndonagh. Anyone with old photos can they please pass them on to Mary Brick, John Gibbons, James McLaughlin (fildara) or Susan Diver, or leave them in the JayBee factory shop. All monies raised will go to the Alzheimer’s Unit and Carndonagh Hospice ward. Tickets are €10 each which includes a buffet. So if you worked in JayBee we would love to see you for a chat and a catch up. Contact Mary on 0868831954, James 0749379295. Susan 0749376019.

Culdaff Drama Group have kindly agreed to perform their marvellous comedy play “Johnny’s Britches” by P.J. O’Dea in Clonmany again. So if you missed it the first time round, this is your last chance to see it in St Mary’s Hall on Saturday, March 13 at 8pm. Admission is €8 for adults and €5 for children.

A big thank you to everyone who took part, to all who helped with refreshments and all who sponsored the swimmers on Christmas Day. The total amount raised was €5,360 which will be evenly distributed to the High Dependency Support Unit, Cleagh, and the Children’s Ward in Letterkenny General Hospital. We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

The Clonmany Festival AGM will take place in the Square Bar on Monday, March 15 at 9.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and share their ideas.

The Inishowen GAA Board is hosting a night of Irish Music, Song, Storytelling and Céili Dancing in An Gríanan Hotel, Burt, on Tuesday, March 16 with special guest singer/songwriter and storyteller Danny McGilloway. There will also be performances form various musicians, singers and dancers from the Burt, Buncrana, Muff, Moville, Carndonagh, Malin and Urris GAA Clubs. Doors open at 10.00 pm and admission is only €5 which includes supper.

The Federation of Irish Beekeepers invite all beekeepers to a seminar on beekeeping entitled ‘Getting the most out of your bees’ on Sunday March 21 in Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey at 2pm sharp. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. Further information is available by contacting 0863696141 or via email inishowenbeekeepers@eircom.net.

The Aware Depression Support Group will be meeting in the Pastoral Centre, Carndonagh on Monday March 15 at 7.30pm. New faces are always welcome, if you would like more information contact Marie on 0868764036.

Enrolment forms available from Clonmany National School now for children starting in September 2010, please contact the school on 9376355.

Tiernasligo National School are in the final of the AIB Better Ireland programme and now need votes to win. You can vote online everyday on www.betterireland.ie one vote per email address each day or you can text MOVILLE C to 51303 as often as you wish. Standard charges apply for texts. Voting runs from February 15 until March 15. Please vote and help us win the top prize of €5,000 for our school. Tiernasligo N.S. Enrolment forms are now available in the school for those starting school in September. Contact the school on 9376359 if you have any questions.

A Charity Dance to raise funds for the people of Haiti will be held in the Ballyliffin Hotel on Friday, March 19. Proceeds raised by the Dance will be used to aid the re-housing of those impacted hardest by the recent earthquake. Music on the night will be by Mick Flavin and dancing will run from 10.00pm until 2.00am.

Clonmany Community Centre: Gymnastics and disco dancing for girls and boys every Wednesday from 4.30pm to 6.00pm. Circuit Training continues on Monday and Wednesday evening from 7.00pm to 8.15pm. Uni-hoc also continues on Thursday evenings from 8pm - 9pm. Hall for hire is available for birthday parties and other groups. Just contact the Centre.The Community Centre also offers the following services; photocopying, binding, faxing, typing, emailing etc. For information on any of the above, or about any activity in the Centre feel free to call on 9376772.

The Keg Golf Society’s next outing is to Rosapenna Golf Club - Sandy Hills Course is on Sunday, March 21 at midday. Golf and meal is €40. Anyone interested in the bus please contact Packie Noel Grant on 086-8253363 with €10 deposit.

The numbers drawn in the Clonmany Shamrocks Lotto on March 1 were 4, 17, 22 and 23, there was no Jackpot winner and this has now risen to €900. The €20 consolation prizes went to Dessie Doherty, Cleagh and Mary Moran McGonigle, Cloontagh.

There was no winner of the Urris Match and Win jackpot drawn on February 25. The years drawn were 1966, 1976, 1980 and 1982, the Jackpot has now risen to €1,100, the €15 consolation prizes went to: Neil McGonigle (Jnr), Roxtown; Leonard Houton, Malin; Neil Grant, Gortfad; Gerry Doherty, Leenan Keil and Danny Gordon, Isle of Doagh.

Inishowen Rural Transport is now operating a Friday bus service from the Isle of Doagh to Carndonagh. The service departs from the Isle at 11am, arriving in Carndonagh at 11.20am and the return departs Carndonagh at 12.30pm. Contribution €5 return and €3 single, bus pass holder free. For bookings and information on all our services please contact Noreen on 9322291 or Cormac at the Inishowen Development Partnership on 087 9861606.

Inishowen Rural Transport have two new services on offer: Inishowen to Letterkenny to connect with Dublin bus and Illies and Aghilly to Buncrana. For more details call 9322291 or 0879861606.
To view IRT Bus Timetables click here.

Anyone who wishes to report items for the Clonmany weekly notes please note that the deadline is Friday morning for inclusion in the following week's notes.  Please contact David Hession on 9376689 or email hessi3roxtown@eircom.net

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