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Yawl Racing Dates


Dates are as follows;

Date & Time Event Presentation / Venue
Friday 11th July
7.00pm		 Achill Seafood Festival Race J Pattens, Derreens
Saturday 12th July
2.00pm		 Mulranny Mediterranean Heather Festival Cup Daly’s Mulranny 6.00pm
Saturday 12th July
3.30pm		 Curraun Fisheries Cup Dohertys Pub, Mulranny 7.00pm
Sunday 13th July
3.00pm		 Clare Island Cup Bay View Hotel, Clare Island
Saturday 26th July
5.30pm		 Alice Sweeney Memorial Cup Ostan Oilean Acla, Achill Sound
Sunday 27th July
6.00pm		 Patrick McLoughlin Memorial Cup J McLoughlin’s, Achill Sound
Saturday 2nd August 4.00pm John F Patten Memorial Cup
(in front of The George)		 Compass Bar, Curraun
Sunday 3rd August 12.00pm Cleveland/Achill Heritage Cup 

1.00pm Official Opening by Her Excellency The Mayoress of Cleveland

 J McLoughlin’s, Achill Sound
Friday 8th August
3.00pm		 Cowley’s Cottage Restaurant Double Ender Yawl Race
(in front of The George)		 The George Bar, Curraun
Saturday 9th August
3.00pm		 Inishbiggle Festival Race Inishbiggle
Sunday 10th August
5.00pm		 Bernard Masterson Memorial Cup The Way Inn, Tonragee
Monday 11th August
6.00pm		 John A McNulty Perpetual Cup Ted Lavelle’s Pub, Cashel
Tuesday 12th August
6.30pm		 Achill Sound Hotel Cup Achill Sound Hotel
Wednesday 13th August
6.30pm		 West Mayo Fishermen’s Co-Op Cup (Achill Sound) The Way Inn, Tonragee
Thursday 14th August
7.30pm		 John Corrigan Memorial Cup Ostán Oileán Acla, Achill Sound
Saturday 23rd August
4.00pm		 All Girl’s Yawl Race Achill Sound Hotel
Sunday 24th August
5.00pm		 Seamus Patten Memorial Cup (Yawl Man’s) Patten’s Pub, Derreens
Saturday 6th September
3.30pm		 Patten’s Bar Cup Patten’s Pub, Derreens
Sunday 7th September
3.30pm		 Johnny Patten Memorial Cup Patten’s Pub, Derreen

 

Library Update

A big thank-you to everyone who has contributed books to our library. We now have in the region of 2200 books, 75% of which have been donated.
A particular thank-you to Brendan Gallagher and Shirley Madden (USA) who very generously donated money for us to buy new books. These special books are in memory of Sheila Gallagher, Catherine Tom Gallagher, Mary Joyce and James and Margaret Madden.
We are very busy every Wednesday with the children from the school and would love to see other people from the village benefiting from this brilliant facility. All new members are very welcome.

New opening hours for the summer are;
Wednesday – 1-2pm
Friday – 1-2pm.



Telecoms Campaign


Muintir a’Chorráin, in partnership with Achill Community IT Centres, is campaigning for an improvement to the telephone system in Currane.
Our focus is on the lack of ISDN availability, due to the distance from the exchange at Achill Sound, which prevents any meaningful use of the internet at the IT Centre as well as hampering any business ventures in Currane.
The solution is to install a small Exchange in Currane. Not only will this provide digital services for those who need them, it will also solve the capacity, quality and reliability problems faced by all telephone users here.
Several letters have been sent to government ministers and two meetings have been held with Éamon Ó Cuív. The Minister supports the campaign and has indicated that funds are available, all that is needed is a politically acceptable mechanism for allocating the money.
The campaign must keep up the pressure, especially with cutbacks being made in all areas, but there is light at the end of the tunnel!