Banteer
FAMILY BINGO
Banteer Ladies Football Club are hosting their annual family Bingo on this Sunday November 18th at 3pm in Banteer Community Center.. This is a great afternoon for all the family with lots of prizes to be won. There will also be a raffle on the day and the shop will also be open.. This is our main fundraiser for the year and your support would be very much appreciated by all involved in the club. If anyone would like to sponsor a line (€25) or a full house (€50) please contact Eileen Kelleher (086) 1037039 or Patrick Buckley (087) 2306907.
BADMINTON
Adult badminton continues on Mondays in Banteer hall from 8:30-9:30...All welcome
GLEN THEATRE DRAMA
This Fri and Sun 18th The Glen Theatre Drama group present John B. Keane’s most popular play, Sive . Directed by Tadgh O Keefee and Mary Ellis
Sive is set against the harsh poverty and difficult times of 1950s Ireland Sive tells the story of a young and beautiful orphan who lives with her uncle Mike, his wife Mena and his mother Nanna . While Nanna dotes on her orphaned granddaughter, Sive, Mena plots with the local matchmaker Thomasheen Séan Rua to marry the young girl off to an old local farmer Séan Dóta for the promise of land and a chance to escape from poverty. Sive has become an Irish classic and one of the nation’s best loved plays. It is a story about a battle of generations, exploitation, greed, love and tragedy all told with John B’s lyrical dialogue and great Irish humour.
SCÓR NA NÓG
Scór na nÓg will be held on Friday November 16th at Edel Quinn hall Kanturk .Start time 7:30. Open to all under 17 years. competitions include Solo Singing, Recitation, Storytelling, Ballad Group, Novelty Act, Instrumental Music, Set Dancing and Table Quiz. Banteer/Lyre GAA would like to hear from anybody interested in taking part. Contact James Murphy at 087 2531049 or email jamesmurphynadd@gmail.com.
GLEN THEATRE
Autumn/Winter programme 029 56239 087 7558752 Sat 17th Nov–Johnny McEvoy Sun 18th–Drama with John B. Keane’s most popular play with “Sive” Sat 24th Nov–Welcome to my World the Jim Reeves Story Sun 2nd Dec–Gerry Guttery and full band
SPORTSFIELD DRAW
Money due now for last draw for 2018 in Dec
BINGO
Banteer Bingo jackpot is now €5300
TEXT ALERT SYSTEM
Urgent–payments of €10 due now overdue 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
RURAL BUS SERVICE
A Local Rural door to door bus service runs each Sunday. The pilot project will run until Dec 2018 and depending on take up it may continue into 2019.The service will arrive in Banteer for 7pm Sunday evening mass.
Service will go via Nadd Lyre Moll Carthys Bridge Rathcoole Sandpit House Dromagh and Banteer and will also go off the main roads and will collect / drop people at their homes. Glen Theatre is also on the route for people to go to Music or Drama nights from September onwards. For any queries, contact Local Link Cork on 025–51454.
To make a booking, contact operator Anthony Ahern, GKW Coaches on 086-7858525 giving as much notice as possible.
FUTSAL SOCCER
Banteer National School took part in the FAI Schools Futsal Soccer held in Whitechurch recently. The team from 4th class did very well winning 3 out of the 4 matches. The team played brilliantly and it was a very enjoyable day.