BAILE ‘N SCEILG

50/50 CLUB DRAW

Result from Tuesday 26th December in Caitins, winner: Micheal Reagan €1,000. Yearly Ticket Winners: Dan Dennehy €50, Mike Miller O Shea €50. Result from Monday 1st January in Tig Rosie’s, winner: Mairead O Connor €1,039. Yearly Ticket Winners: Mike Connell €50, Tim Brien €50. Next Draw Monday 8th January in Cha Healy’s. Thanks to all who have bought tickets. Weekly and annual tickets are available from all Club officers. A Happy New Year to all our supporters.

CUAIRTEANNA BAILE

Beidh na cuairteanna baile ag tosnú go luath arís. Tá na foirmeacha ar fáil ins na scoileanna nó cur glaoch ar an oifig 9474888. The Irish home visits will recommence shortly. The forms are available from the schools or contact the office 9474888.

A HAPPY NEW YEAR WISH

Just to wish everyone from Ballinskelligs and from places that are further away, a very happy and peaceful 2018, from all the staff and management at the Ballinskelligs Community Centre.

CE SCHEME POSITIONS

Positions available are as follows: Bean ‘n Ti, in Cill Rialaig; A Maintenance Person, The Glen; and a Day Care Position, Ballinskelligs. These are CE positions, no experience is necessary. Accredited training will be provided. Eligibility. requirements: over 25 and in receipt of Social Welfare for at least one year. Sponsor is Údarás na Gaeltachta. If interested please contact the Comhchoiste at 066 9474888.

SAFE PASS

Beidh cúrsa Safepass ar siúl ar an 20ú Eanair. Cur glaoch ar Oifig an Chomhchoiste má theastaíonn uait spás a chur in áirithint. A Safepass course will be held on the 20th January. Contact the Comhchoiste Office if you would like to reserve a place.

SURVEY

Tá suirbhé ar siúl ag Éanna de Buis ar son an tascfhórsa faoi láthair, agus an aidhm atá leis ná fáilt amach an mbeadh suim ag daoine filleadh abhaile go hUíbh Ráthach, agus eolas a bhailiú uathu mar gheall ar na rudaí a chabhródh leo an cinneadh sin a dhéanamh. Beidh Éanna ag déanamh teangmhála le daoine ag lorg uimhreacha ghutháin agus ephoist.

Éanna de Buis is currently carrying out a survey for the taskforce, with the aim of finding out if people would be interested in returning home to Iveragh, and to collect information about the things that would help them in making that decision. Éanna will be contacting people seeking phone numbers and emails.

RURAL SOCIAL SCHEME

Tá folúntais ar Scéim Sóisialta Tuaithe Chiarraí Theas faoi láthair. Bheadh sé úsáideach dá mbeadh ceadúnas tiomána D1 agat. Cuirfear traenáil ar fáil más gá. Beidh obair ghinearálta agus obair tiománaí bus don té a cheapfar. Breis eolais ó: am@udaras.ie 066 9150100 & Diarmuid Ó Sé-Maor Scéim Sóisialta Tuaithe, Comhchoiste Ghaeltachtaí Chiarraí Theas diarmuidose@hotmail.com 066 9474888. Vacancies on The Rural Social Scheme. It would be useful to hold a D1 driving licence. Training will be provided if necessary. General work and bus driving work involved. Further information from: am@udaras.ie 066 9150100 & Diarmuid Ó SéMaor Scéim Sóisialta Tuaithe, Comhchoiste Ghaeltachtaí Chiarraí Theas diarmuidose@hotmail.com 066 9474888.

SET DANCING

Set dancing in the Halla Pobal, Ballinskelligs Community Centre on Tuesday evenings at 8.00pm.

HOUR OF RELAXATION

The Monday Morning Yoga class is finished in the Ballinskelligs community Centre, for this year and will return on Monday 5th of February 2018 from 11.00am 12.00pm.

CARD NIGHT

Card night is on again in Ballinskelligs Community Centre on Wednesday evenings at 8.00pm. All are welcome.

BORD NA NÓG RESULTS

The St Michaels Bord Na nÓg lotto results are: 22.12.2017 €40 Patrick Brennan Rathkerin, The Glen, €20 James Goggin, Ballinskelligs 29.12.2017 €40 Michael J O’Sullivan, Lehid, The Glen €20 Sheila Galvin Emlagh Waterville. 05.01.2018 €40 Plunkett and Majella McElhatton Ballinskelligs €20 Sarah Harty, Rathkeirin, The Glen Thank you all for your support and if you are interested in joining please contact Dessy on 087 6792636.

ÉIGSE NA BRÍDEOIGE

The Éigse na Brídeoige festival will be held from the 2nd-4th February in Iveragh. Further information available on the new sitewww.eigsenabrideoige.com.

HERITAGE

Coiste Forbartha na Sceilge have formed a Heritage group and we are researching the 4 closed schools in our area. Kilreelig, Ballinskelligs, Emlaghmore and Emlaghdrinagh. If you have any information or photos on any of these schools we would love to here from on you on 066 9479111 or 087 6792636.

TABLE TENNIS

Every Wednesday from 8.00pm - 10.00pm in the Halla Pobal everyone welcome.

COMMUNITY NOTES

If you have any information to be included in the Ballinskelligs notes, please email / telephone An Halla Pobail no later than 10 am on Friday for insertion in the following week’s paper. Tel: 066-9479111 Email: coistebks@ eircom.net Please note owing to pressure on space notes may have to be edited.