▁encourag es ▁te en agers ▁to ▁keep ▁out ▁of ▁trouble , ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁fun ▁on ▁Friday ▁night s . ▁ 3 0 0 ▁students ▁from ▁Me ath ▁attend ▁this ▁club , ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁whom ▁come ▁from ▁Dun boy ne . ▁ ▁Dun boy ne ▁Community ▁Centre ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Dun boy ne , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁a ▁social ▁and ▁recre ational ▁centre ▁was ▁needed . ▁Four ▁years ▁of ▁fund - ra ising ▁followed , ▁and ▁over ▁£ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁raised . ▁The ▁Irish ▁government ▁contributed ▁gr ants ▁tot alling ▁£ 3 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁community ▁centre ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁then - Pres ident ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁Dr ▁Patrick ▁Hill ery , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁College ▁on ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁opportunity ▁arose ▁to ▁undert ake ▁a ▁vent ure ▁which ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁school / community ▁vent ures ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁money ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁spent ▁on ▁putting ▁sports ▁facilities ▁into ▁the ▁college , ▁£ 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁was ▁instead ▁inv ested ▁in ▁the ▁centre . ▁Through ▁further ▁fund - ra ising , ▁the ▁committee ▁added ▁another ▁£ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁this ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁extension ▁of ▁the