Banteer

JUVENILE GAA CLUB AWARD

Juvenile Club chairman James Kearney, along with his son Alan, were in Pairc Ui Rinn this past Sun to collect the Banteer Lyre Juv GAA Club Silver Award in the Rebel Óg Benchmarking process. Rebel Óg Coaching Benchmarking 2020 was successfully launched in early 2015 and provides a template for best practice in coaching, promoting maximum participation and optimal playing standards in juvenile clubs throughout Cork city and county.

This is great recognition of the good work that is being done in the club and all the 2019 Club Officers, both in the Juvenile Club but also in the adult club, will be endeavouring to build on this. The planning for this has been taking place with Coaching Officer Niall Looney holding a series of coaching workshops in January and through this process the club is formulating a Coaching Framework that will further enhance all the good work taking place in the club.

GAA CLUB MEMBERSHIP

GAA Club membership is due now – Membership for Full Members is €50. Juvenile Members is €30 and Social Members is €30.

DUMPING

Some disgraceful dumping occurred in Banteer on Friday night last with three bags of rubbish dumped there, with rubbish all over the area.

It has been reported to Cork County Council anti-litter group, and the Litter warden has kindly visited the location and is investigating same.

Cork County Council welcome any info on same and are checking CCTV cameras and other info in the area. Any info, please report to any officer or Cork County Council.

COMMUNITY ALERT MEETING

For all interested on Tuesday, February 12, at 7.30 p.m. in Edel Quinn Kanturk-verey important that local people attend to hear updates re crime prevention in the area coffee morning Thank you.

Deirdre Leahy would like to thank all those who despite snow and ice generously supported her recent coffee morning in Lyre in aid of the HOPE Foundation.

CONGRATULATIONS KATE

Banteer Lyre Foróige would like to congratulate Kate Foley on being elected as a Cork North and West Representative on the Foróige Members National Panel and also congratulations to Gerard Leahy on being elected to the Foróige National Council as a County Cork representative.

BANTEER MACRA

Sports night continues on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. in the community centre in Banteer, €2 per person. New people are always welcome to come along, join in and find out what else the club gets up to.

MOUNT HILLARY AC

Registration fee is €30 for the year you can drop it at the post office/shop in Banteer, put €30 in an envelope with your name on it, new members will also need date of birth and phone number.

BINGO

Banteer Bingo jackpot is now €6,800 with bingo on Tuesday 8.30.

TRAFFIC-CALMING

Banteer Lyre and Districts Community Council have submitted a grant application for traffic-calming measures and for speed controls in Banteer village to include speed cushions, speed flashing signs and the local community have made a contribution towards the costs. Garda speed checks will also continue in the meantime. Serious concerns were expressed at a public meeting last March that, unless we install traffic speed controls, then the risk of serious injury or a fatality is high.