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Banteer Community Sportsfield Walks extension started A contract to extend the existing walks at Banteer Community Sportsfield/Park has started work New Vodafone communications tower in Banteer commissioned last week with Kellys Bros Ballydesmond and Banteer’s new Vodafone mobile phone/mobile broadband mast was local Banteer Contractors Tadgh commissioned and will hopefully give much improved coverage to all areas in the village and outside the village. Many thanks to all who helped O Keeffe and Sons as Electrical contractors. with this much needed community project which has been ongoing since The walks will add approx. 600m 2013 with the local Community Council. Vodafone and Vantage Towers extra to the existing walks and will have been working with the Community Council on this project for the include more variety and additional past number of years to improve the very poor mobile phone/mobile broadband service in the area. Also many thanks to Sportsfield Committee landscaping and seating also. for site. This will improve the connectivity of those people and businesses Our thanks to all involved in making this project happen in the area who may not have had the luxury of having land phone lines including our neighbours. or Efibre connections close by. Vodafone users are asked to check their The approval of a Sports capital coverage and data download in their own area and give any feedback to grant of €80,000 makes this Community Council. project possible and will add a new Ukraine work and more exciting part to the existing walking Ukranian families arrive in Banteer facilities. Padraig O’Keeffe departed recently for his Ukraine search and recovery mission, but on arrival at his base in Hungary, he underwent emergency Banteer Community Sportsfield surgery for a perforated appendix. His dog Cooper is being well looked Community Café, museum and after by a friend of his. Speaking to Padraig, he has left hospital and is Digital hub to open soon recovering, and intends doing some further training with Cooper before The project to build a regulation commencing his work in mid-June in Ukraine, subject to his Doctors sized astroturf pitch for all sports clearance. He sends his best regards and thanks to all those who helped plus a new community building him so far. Any further contributions to Padraig’s fundraiser can be done with new changing rooms, toilets, via Gofundme page or please contact Eamon Tarrant or Denis Withers. disabled facilities, spectator stand Annual Mass area, museum, digital hub and Annual Mass returns to Sunday’s Well, Fermoyle Banteer, on Thur June café facility is near completion. 23rd @8pm. All welcome to attend! At present, all the final construction works are in progress and Banteer Underage Soccer expected to be finished in the next Soccer camp few weeks. Banteer Sportsfield Boys and girls Banteer Community Sportsfield Aged 6 to 17. Draw 2022 results July The annual fundraising first draw Weds 20th for 2022 was held on Sun last with Thurs 21st €10,000 in prizes for 2022. Prizes Friday 22nd of €1500, €500 and 5 x €100 are Banteer Lyre GAA Club Text: raffled every 3 months with the embership for 2022 is now being Full details to come! cost of tickets at €25 per quarter or collected by club officers. €100 per annum. Banteer Macra If you wish to be a full voting This year’s draw was the highest Our weekly sports night member of Banteer/Lyre GAA number of tickets to date with 650 continues Wednesday nights, for 2022 then you will need tickets in the drum-many thanks to with all members welcome, to be paid up by 31st March. all for support: including new members. 8 pm in Membership is as follows: Winners Banteer Hall. €2 entry. €1500 - Michael Walsh Plumber Want to join Macra? New €50 Full Membership €500 - Karen/Mike O’Sullivan Laught members are always welcome. €30 Social Membership €100 each to Banteer underage For enquiries please contact €30 Juvenile Membership soccer - Bryan O’Neill, Joe Kearns, Kelvin O’Connor - 0838287670 Duhallow Cup final Banteer v Liam O’Flynn, Ros na Lee, Hollie or message us on Facebook/ Meelin deferred to later in June Corkery. Instagram.
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Issue 66 June 17th 2022
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