St John’s Point Dunkineely
Guided nature walk will take place Saturday July 16 th at 11:00am (duration 3hrs)
Meeting place: Beach area (take the 1 st left west of Dunkineely continue 8km to the beach). Bring food and beverages, no dogs please. Everyone is welcome.
Naomh Ultan
A lot more endeavour will be needed from the senior team, if division III status is to be retained after a heavy defeat to Naomh Bríd on Saturday. Score; Naomh Bríd 2.13 Naomh Ultan 0-6. The reserve team showed more determination before going down to Naomh Bríd on a score line of 1.12 -1.06.
The Kellogg’s Cul Camp commences for children on the 18th July until 22nd July at 10:00am. Enquiries to secretary Elaine Steele, 086 3405523.
The u12 divisional final takes place in Dunkineely on Saturday 16th July .
There was no winner of the royal flush jackpot. Numbers drawn were 2, 4, 10, 15, Consolation prizes went to Des Byrne, c/o Marry Murrin’s, Colm o Sheilhleain of St John’s Point, Thelma Murray of Inver. Jackpot next week is €1,560. Thank you for your support!
All the best to both Donegal teams in the Ulster Final on Sunday 17th in Clones.
Local bingo in the Clubhouse (Dunkineely), every Friday at 9pm.
Underage training every Saturday at 10:00am
Dunkineely Celtic FC
We would like to congratulate Kyle Mc Geoghan and Aaron O’Shea on being selected to take part in the FAI Emerging Talent Programme which is taking place in Raphoe from 6th July to 13th July and again from 10th August to 17th August.
We would also like to congratulate them both on being selected to play for Co. Donegal Schoolboys team at the Foyle Cup, well done boys and the best of luck at both. The u8s and u10s recently finished up after taking part in football blitzs against local teams. Well done to all the boys and girls who took part. We would like to thank the coaches and the parents for all their help and hope to see you all soon.
Family Fun day at Dunkineely Church Saturday 16 th July at 2-5pm Bouncy Castle, barbeque, stalls and colouring competition all welcome.
Thank you for the support for the barn dance.
O’Donnell School of Music
We are fortunate to have some excellent musicians living in our community, and we are also fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from these talented individuals. Music Lessons are held in the Dunkineely Community Ltd Office building on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week from 3:30 to 9:00pm. For further information please contact (087) 9644019.
Traditional Music
Mc Intyre’s Bar, Dunkineely has a traditional music session every Wednesday At 9:30pm. All musicians and singers welcome.
The Point 10k
Charity Fun Run/Walk returns this year on Saturday the 13th August 2016. Same course with the addition of Chip timing added this year. The two main beneficiary of this year are The Good and New Cancer Bus and The Bruckless Boat Club. Let the training commence!
Cemetery Sunday
Cemetery Sunday for the Church of St Joseph and St Conal, Bruckless will take place on Sunday 31st July at 4:00pm.
Recovery from Emotional Distress
GROW – (Gradually, Regaining, Our, Wellbeing) Support and a program for recovery. Weekly Meetings at Niall Mór Centre, Killybegs on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm. Also in the Day Hospital, adjacent to Donegal Hospital on Tuesday evenings at 8:00pm. For further information contact Marian on (086)7856912. All are welcome.
Dunkineely Community Limited (DCL)
The DCL office is open from 9:00-1:00 Monday &Wednesday 9:00-12:30 Friday. Feel free to call into the office for a chat, use the Internet (20c per half hour), print or photocopy documents (20c per page) or borrow a book. We have several rooms to hire for meetings by the hour or session at very reasonable rates.
DCL needs an office desk and/or chair. If you have one and no longer need it or if you know anyone who has we can collect and would appreciate your help. Please contact DCL by phone 074 9737678; or email us at dunkineelycommunity@gmail.com or pm our Facebook page .Thanks in advance.
We are looking to see what interest there might be in any of the following courses; please contact Dcl on 97 37678 or dunkineelycommunity@gmail.com if you would like to do any of the following…
1st Aid 1 day, Occupational 1st Aid (3 day), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Art Course, Calligraphy, Car Mechanicing/ Servicing, Carpentry, Change Makers, Complementary First Aid/Homeopathy, Creative Writing, Creel Making, Defibrillator, Family History, Getting the most out of your Smart Phone, Interior Design, Introduction to Computers, Make-up Artistry, More computer skills for beginners, Nature Talks (geology, botany, birds, seashore), Night-time Photography, On-line shopping/banking/EBay/PayPal/Internet Security, Photoshop, Pilates, Upcycling and Yoga.
Going on a sun holiday? Print your boarding pass with us in the DCL office
DCL Library
One of the greatest gifts you can give a child is to teach him or her to read; it is something that will help them throughout their lives, and will bring them a lot of pleasure. It is sad to see so many libraries closing through lack of funding, but we are happy to report that Dunkineely Community Ltd (DCL) has a small library of over 1000 books. We have books ranging from Children’s Literature to Teenage Fiction (including ‘The Fault in our Stars’), Biographies to Classics (Jane Austen – ‘Pride and Prejudice’), from Horror to Comedy, Booker-Prize to Thrillers, Health to Hobbies, etc. Borrowing costs 20c per book.
If you have anything you would like to add the Bruckless / Killaghtee / Dunkineely Community notes, please call the Dunkineely Community Ltd office in the Old Methodist Manse, Dunkineely; or phone 074 9737678; or email us at
dunkineelycommunity@gmail.com
