News

Tuesday 10 September 2013

There was a huge turnout on Sunday for the launch of Loughie McQuilkin's book "Rathlin Reminiscences. Its People - Its Stories - Its Places". In the book, Loughie tells of island life and its people, and how life has slowly changed through the years but the island spirit still remains. The book draws on Loughie's well known in-depth knowledge of the island, and his famously good memory.

Thursday 8 August 2013

Congratulations to all the new tenants of Gort Beag - our new neighbours here in the Resource Centre! Today saw all the paperwork being completed, and the handing over of the keys to the new residents of the ten beautiful new houses.

Wednesday 24 July 2013

Wednesday 10 July 2013

After the highly successful inaugural Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival ended last month, some words of thanks from a little while back from Michael Cecil, Chair of the Rathlin Development & Community Association:

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!