BAILE ‘N SCEILG

50/50 CLUB DRAW

Result from Monday 5th March in Cable O Learys, winner: John Michael Sugrue, €896 . Next Draw Monday 12th March in Shebeen Bar. Thanks to all who have bought tickets. Weekly and yearly are tickets available from all Club officers.

CARD NIGHT

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

PARADE

On Saturday 17th March at 12.15pm after St Patricks day Mass in Dungeagan our annual St Patrick’s Day parade will take place. If you would like to organise a little float or participate in any way in this community event please contact the hall on 066 9479111.

HACCP/BOOM SPRAYING

Táimíd ag tógaint ainmneacha anois do chúrsa HACCP agus cúrsa Boom Sprayer. Cur glaoch ar an oifig má theastaíonn uait spás a chur in áirithint 9474888.

We are now taking names for a HACCP course and a Boom Sprayer course. Contact the office if you wish to reserve a place. 9474888.

ORAL HISTORY RECORDING

TRAINING Hosted by Iveragh Information Technology Training Ltd. in partnership with Kerry ETB, Joe McGill and Connie Broderick will deliver an Oral History Recording Training Course at the O’Connell Adult Education Centre in Cahersiveen. Starting this March, participants will develop Oral History Interviewing techniques as well as examining the legal and ethical issues relevant to gathering Oral History along with digital voice recording and editing techniques. The training will also explore how oral history can contribute to the local heritage of communities and identify suitable ways of showcasing their research.

Training will run for 2 hours one evening per week for 10 weeks. The training participants will contribute to a unique project entitled ‘Iveragh Remembers’ which will be available on podcast afterwards. A payment of €50 will be required from each person or representative of a local community or organisation and is open to people living in the communities of South Kerry. To register for the programme contact Joe McGill on 086 3453630 or emailjosephpmcgill@gmail.com and Connie Broderick on 087 2442384 or emailconniebroderick@gmail.com.

ST PATRICKS DAY

Just to wish everyone here in Ballinskelligs and all other places throughout the world a very happy St Patrick ‘s Day.

CE SCHEME POSITIONS

Tá folúntas ar Scéim FÁS CE faoi láthair do Chúramóir-19.5 uair sa tseachtain. Breis eolais ó: Éanna de Buis-Maor FÁS CE, Comhchoiste Ghaeltachtaí Chiarraí Theas edebuis@sceimudaras.ie nó 066 9474888.

There is a vacancy on the FÁS CE scheme at present for a Carer-19.5 hours per week. Further information from: Éanna de BuisMaor FÁS CE, Comhchoiste Ghaeltachtaí Chiarraí Theas edebuis@sceimudaras.ie nó 066 9474888.

HOUR OF RELAXATION

The Yoga class is on Tuesday morning from 11.00am 12.00pm in the Ballinskelligs Community centre.

TABLE QUIZ

Beidh Tráth na gCeist Boird ar siúl le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge in Ostán an Coireán ar an 14ú Márta ag 9i.n. Brabús ar fad ag dul go Group 135 Irish Pilgrimage Trust. Bigí linn! There will be a table quiz during Seachtain na Gaeilge in The Waterville Inn on the 14th March at 9p.m. All profits to Group 135 Irish Pilgrimage Trust.

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 SéMaor 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 Sé-Maor 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.

ACTIVE RETIREMENT

Sceilg Le Cheile, active retirement group meeting, Monday 19th of March, at 7.30pm, in the Ballinskelligs Community Centre

COUNTRY MARKET

Yes, it’s that time of year again the Easter opening of the very popular Ballinskelligs Country Market, at Café Cois Trá, almost on Ballinskelligs beach!. The hours on Easter Sunday 1st of April 2018 are 11.00am- 4.00pm, browse stalls filled with locally produced Artisan foods, crafts, goods and more. Enjoy live music with Clare Horgan from 1.00pm. Please join our Easter egg hunt that starts at 1.00pm. There will be a special guest appearance from the Easter bunny.

COMMUNITY CARE

This food aid is being organised and distributed by Ballinskelligs Community Care for distribution to local families. We hope

BORD NA NÓG RESULTS

The St Michaels Bord Na nÓg lotto results are: 25.02.2018 €40 John and Susan Goggin, Ballinskelligs €20 Oisín Ó Sullivan, Ballinablown, the Glen. 02.03.2018 €40 Gérard O’Sullivan Killabounia, The Glen €20 Sheila Galvin, Emlagh, Waterville 09.03.2018 €40 Des and Teresa Cronin, Ballinskelligs €20 Donna Murphy, Aghort, the Glen, Ballinskelligs. Thank you all for your support and if you are interested in joining please contact Dessy on 087 6792636.

DISTRICT NURSE

The District Nurse will be in attendance at Ballinskelligs Community Centre on Thursday 22nd of March from 12.00pm.

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.