News

Friday 26 October 2012

The Minister for Regional Development, Danny Kennedy MLA visited the island on 24 October, along with representatives from several government departments and Moyle District Council for the latest Ministerial Forum.

Monday 15 October 2012

Ian Humphreys, Chief Executive of Tidy NI visited Rathlin with his family on 13 October to help with a community volunteer beach clean.

Monday 24 September 2012

The Committee for Regional Development will be holding a meeting on Rathlin on Wednesday 26th September in the Richard Branson Centre.

Monday 24 September 2012

The annual Rathlin Amateur Photographic Competition comes to a close this Friday 28th September - there's still time to post those entries in! Entry form available here.

Wednesday 19 September 2012

The Ferry timetable will switch to the winter hours next Monday 24 September. The Post Office will also change its opening hours to 10.00 to 2.00. Also from Monday 24, the Harbour Cafe will be open 12.00 to 4.00, Monday to Wednesday (closed Thursdays), 11.00 to 5.00 Fridays and Saturdays and 11.00 to 4.00 on Sundays until the end of October, and will confirm opening hours for the rest of the winter before then.

Wednesday 19 September 2012

Providence Resources has issued a media release regarding their oil and gas exploration interests in the Rathlin Basin.

Monday 10 September 2012

Dr Jonathan Wills, a member of Shetland Islands Council and of the Shetland Charitable Trust, will give an illustrated talk in the Parochial Hall on Sunday 16th September at 8.00.

Cllr Sandra Hunter, Tom McDonnell, Ksenia Zywczuk, Fergus McFaul, Ciaran McCurdy, Bonnie Grobler, Caroline Carey, Suzy McCreery.

Thursday 6 September 2012

Cllr Sandra Hunter, Chair of Moyle District Council and Caroline Carey, acting Tourism Development Manager for Moyle visited Rathlin on Wednesday 22nd August for the presentation of certificates including ‘World Host’, a customer care training programme, to Rathlin Island residents and workers.

Wednesday 5 September 2012

Many people will have noticed the work going on recently on the Kelp Store. The National Trust has hired specialist contractors to stabilise the walls of the Store.

Tuesday 21 August 2012

Congratulations to the Rathlin Tug-O-War team who represented the island strongly at the Ballycastle Community Sports Weekend on Sunday.