News

Wednesday 10 July 2013

The Minister for Regional Development, Danny Kennedy MLA offically opened Rathlin's new wastewater treatment works (WwTW) last week.

Wednesday 10 July 2013

BT has announced that a new experimental 'wireless to the cabinet' broadband system will be trialled on the island.

The new system, which will be a first for anywhere in the UK or Ireland, is expected to provide speeds of up to 80Mbps, far in excess of current broadband speeds on the island.

Saturday 6 July 2013

Fergus Wallace passed away on Thursday after a long illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Mary, and with the rest of the family. The removal will be on Sunday evening, leaving the family home in Antrim at 6.30pm and the funeral mass will be at 11.00am on Monday in St Comgall's Church, Antrim town, burial at 1.30pm in Ballycastle.

Monday 10 June 2013

At a meeting earlier this evening of people involved in the model yacht races, a couple of ideas were agreed on ways to finish last year's season (the victim of many postponements due to weather conditions), and on how to spread the races in a way that would allow as many racers as possible to commit the time and effort needed to continue this vital Rathlin tradition.

The two outstanding races from last year will now be held (weather permitting!) over next Saturday and Sunday evenings:

Guesthouse Shield, 6.00 Saturday 15 June

Monday 27 May 2013

Danny Hannaway sadly passed away this morning. Danny will return to Rathlin today on the 4.30 Canna sailing. The funeral mass will be at 12.00 on Wednesday. Our thoughts and prayers are with the whole Hannaway family at this time.

Friday 3 May 2013

Four nominations for the RDCA Committee were received by the deadline of Tuesday 30 April: Tania Calvert, Fergus McFaul, Marina McMullan and Ksenia Zywczuk.

As there are five places in total to be filled on the Committee, and only four members have been nominated, an election will not be necessary.

The Association's Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 14 May at 7.30 on the Parochial Hall. All members are encouraged to attend!

Wednesday 1 May 2013

Wednesday 1 May 2013

"Thanks to everybody who has so far helped to recycle clothes, shoes, and handbags and turn these into funds for St Mary's Primary School.

Can we now ask you for your help in the last push for the school as we try and reach our target before the end of May.

So, have you any old clothes, shoes, bags that you no longer need and would be willing to part with?

Please contact Marina to arrange pick up/drop off of the bags.

Once again thank you for all your help and support of the school. We really appreciate your efforts."

Wednesday 17 April 2013

The RDCA will be offering a number of computer training sessions at the end of April and in May. Each set of sessions will address a particular set of topics and a number of small group/individual clinic style sessions will also be available. Sessions will be held in both the afternoons and evenings.

Friday 8 March 2013

L to R: Michael Cecil, Johnny Sheehan, Stephen Ryan, Cllr Padraig McShane, Martha Lunji, Jessica Bates, Chris McCaughan and David Quinney Mee (All Photos: Tom McDonnell)

On Friday 1st March over 50 people came together in Bruce’s Kitchen to celebrate Rathlin becoming Ireland's first ever Fairtrade island.