Following last Sunday's referendum on the future of the church at all Sunday Masses in the parish, some parishoners remain unhappy with the decision to close and eventually sell the church. Those
parishoners argue that the referendum was, in their view, undemocratic and that other parishoners were unclear what they were voting for or against.

In the latest twist in the sage, the Laghey Bar Residents' Association is considering contacting Rome and seeking advice from the Bishop of Raphoe's office in relation to a possible proposed sale of their chapel. A meeting was held on Monday at the Laghey Bar Chapel where parishoners decided what to do in relation to the chapel. Sixty three parishoners attended the meeting.

The chapel is situated about a mile off the Laghey to Pettigo road, is part of the Drumholm parish, with the main chapel being situated at St Brigid's in Ballintra.

Parish Priest, Father Seamus Dagens feels that the chapel will be a drain on the parish funds during the winter months and is keen to explore the possibility of selling the building and allocating funds to parish funds. A Sunday Mass has not been held in the building during the past five years, although weekday Mass was being said by Father Dagen's predecessor.

Spokesperson for the Laghey Association, Anne Gallagher told this newspaper: "We are considering getting in touch with Rome. We see no harm in sending a letter to Rome in relation to the matter. This is a difficult time for all concerned.

We have rang and contacted Father Dagens in relation to the matter and I hope he would feel that we have always been very respectful towards him. He is a priest and he deserves the respect of the position he is in. At the end of the day all we are looking for is Mass."

Meanwhile, speaking on Ocean FM on Tuesday, Ms Gallagher added: "We are just going to keep hope up and keep praying and we just hope that there will be resolution soon because it is causing a tremendous amount of stress to the community."

She added: "You have to put this in the hands of God and say, if it is meant to be, God will provide it. That's what we believe. We are a group of parishoners, who love going to Mass, love praying in the church and this is all we are asking for.
"We will continue to campaign to have Sunday Mass resumed, even on a forthnightly basis." She asked that the power would be turned back on in the chapel to allow them continue praying there.