BANTEER
SPORTSFIELD DRAW WINNERS
The first draw for 2020 was held on Sunday last with great support from the local area and indeed from outside Banteer, Cork County and Ireland.
Winners: €400 Ronan Buckley Lackaneen ,€200 Tony McMahon and €100 each to Mike Helen Murphy Gortmore, Lisa Ann Moran, Con O’Keeffe Duinch, Seán Sheehan Newry.
Many thanks to all for support and to ticket sellers. The next draws are end Oct, Nov and December.
As a community we need to raise about €300,000 of matching funds to complete the full project over five years and we are on target to raise this with 2020 being year three of the five-year plan. The target is to raise this via the annual €100 user’s ticket draw and company support. Banteer Community Sportsfield request that all community members continue to support the annual supporters/users fundraising draw costing €100 p.a. All contributors will be entered into a draw for cash prizes with a total prize fund of €4,000 per annum plus additional vouchers etc. Tickets are still available at €75 for last three draws.
The second phase of the major €1.65m project to build a regulation sized astroturf pitch for all sports plus a new community building with new changing rooms, toilets, disabled facilities, spectator stand area, museum and tea room facility is now under way at the famous Banteer Sportsfield.
The contract for the new building development was awarded to Thomas and Diarmuid O’Keeffe Banteer with Ashgrove Engineering, Envirobead, Tadgh O’Keeffe and Sons, Ducon Concrete and Premier Tech as sub-contractors. Construction is expected to be complete in six months’ time. O’Shea Leader are the consulting engineers on the project working with the Banteer Sportsfield Committee.
SOCCER NEWS
Castleview 5 Banteer 5: Banteer made the trip to Castleview last Sunday morning and were extremely unfortunate not to come away with all three points. Niall Kearney gave the visitors the lead and this was followed up by a penalty from David Pallas Murphy. Castleview has a purple patch before Tadghy Sexton gave Banteer a 3-2 lead at the half time break.
Tadghy Sexton got his second of the day, before a penalty and a wonderful strike made it 4-4. Banteer thought they had done enough when substitute David McAulliffe gave Banteer the lead and made it 5-4, only for Castleview get another leveller to steal a point at the death.
Banteer are in AOH cup action Saturday with a long journey to Whitegate to take on Corkbeg for a 2 p.m. kick off.
Team vs Castleview: Kevin Roche, Alan Coughlan, Martin Kearney (C), Brian O’Keeffe, Evan O’Brien, Daniel Culloty, Jamie Sexton, David Pallas Murphy, Timmie Murphy, Tadghy Sexton
and Niall Kearney Subs: Paudie Ryan, David McAuliffe, Colm Coughlan.
SPORTS PREDICTION QUIZ
The adult and juvenile club are doing a joint fundraiser; which will keep us interested till Christmas – a Sports prediction quiz €10 a prediction sheet; 13 sporting events from hurling to horse racing. Win one night B&B for two plus €100 spending money in Fota Island resort plus many more prizes. If you want one contact any officer.
JUVENILE GAA
Training for our younger age groups, under-eight to under-14, continues with hurling on Mondays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and football on Thursdays 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
TEXT ALERT SYSTEM
Payments of €10 now due to cover service for next couple years-to ensure you continue to receive the service all payments must be made asap to Denis Withers John Buckley or Mary Cahill.
DEFIBRILLATOR UPDATE
Defibrillator units are in Banteer at the church, community centre and railway side dugout at sportsfield, also unit at the Glen Theatre next to side door and also outside main door of Lyre hall and in Nadd village.
SOCIAL ALARMS
Banteer Lyre and Districts Community Council-Social alarms available from IRD Duhallow. If you are interested or require further information please contact Mary O’Keeffe at 086 0667822.
RSS/CE SCHEME
A number of vacancies exist in the Banteer area for Rural Social scheme and Community Employment scheme positions. Open to all who qualify and please contact IRD Duhallow Paddy O’Connor 029 60633 if interested.