Banteer News

Cúl Camp

Banteer Lyre Juvenile GAA Cul camp takes place on 3rd to 7th July

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Your Wellbeing Is Important

Free talk at Banteer Sportsfield café Sat 22nd April at 11am Be kind to your mind; come along and find out how.

• Do you struggle to manage your stress at times?

• Is anxiety getting in the way of your enjoyment in life?

• Are there times when you feel down?

Well, just as tradespeople need a toolbox to do their job, so too do we need a toolbox of mental health tools to manage the ups and downs of daily life.

Alice O’Brien and Sharon Bailey can provide you with those tools. Two psychotherapists from the local area, Alice and Sharon recently set up Churchview Therapies where they provide counselling and psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, stress, panic as well as addiction counselling.

Alice and Sharon will be hosting a mental health coffee and chat session in Banteer Sportsfield Cafe on Saturday 22nd of April at 11am.

Come along and join in the chat. Learn some new skills to deal with life’s daily struggles. This informal coffee morning is for everyone, there is no pressure to speak or share your issues. So, join us, you never know what you might learn.

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Community Sportsfield Win

Well done to Banteer Community Sportsfield and Park for their win at the Mayor’s Community Awards! They took home overall winner for the North Cork area for their brilliant work over the years. The project was completed with the support of the Rural Regeneration Fund, IRD Duhallow, LEADER programme funding, Sports Capital Funds, and Cork County Council, as well as a beyond impressive effort from the local community. The work undertaken by the committee will leave a long lasting impression on the community in Banteer and the wider area - congratulations!

Banteer Lyre Nadd and Districts Community Council Elections 2023

Get involved in your Community!

Nominations can be made between 1st and 5th May next and will be followed by an election if the number of nominations received exceeds the number of Community Council members required

What’s involved?

• Persons will be elected for a 3 year term

• Attend a 1 hour long meeting 8-10 times a year approx.

• Actively discuss on-going issues in the community and action any items as required. What has the Community Council done lately?

• Responsible for kick starting the Ballymaquirke junction upgrade with a public meeting in 2018

• Worked with Vodafone since 2013 to deliver in 2022 an improved mobile phone and broadband service to the local community

• Installed and maintain defibrillators in Banteer Lyre and Nadd.

• Worked on the installation of much needed speed ramps in the community

• Collaborate with local voluntary groups on various community projects.

• Regularly liaise with TDs, County Councillors and other statutory bodies.

• Working on ensuring local road, footpaths and lighting improvements are progressed

• Progresses the installations of social alarms for people in Banteer Lyre and Nadd areas

• Submissions to County Development plans

How do I become involved?

• Nominations can be submitted online using the link on our Facebook and Instagram pages or fill the nomination forms at the below locations:

• Banteer Sportsfield Cafe, E Tarrant & Sons Garage, Lyre Hall and Nadd Pub.

• Nominees must be over 18 and living in the area.

• Nominate yourself, or someone with their consent

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Badminton U11 Banteer Open competition

Great sporting games of badminton were had Friday 7th of April at our first U11 Banteer Open. 30 children in total took part from Clare, Ladiesbridge and Banteer, in what was a great day of fun and games and of course plenty of treats too!

A big thank you to organisers Emer O’Keeffe and Marianne O Brien and not to forget their helpers Ava, Sive, Beth and Caoilfhionn. Thanks also to all the parents who provided food and refreshments for all.

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Coffee morning

Thanks to all for support!

Thanks to all who supported the Coffee morning in aid of Cliona’s Foundation at Banteer Sportsfield café on Sat last with almost €3,000 raised Lana Dugdale, Louise O Brien and Roisin Murphy will be walking the Camino walk during the month of June in aid of Cliona’s Foundation who support families with seriously ill children. The walk consists of 120km over 5 days. For more information about Cliona’s Foundation please visit clionas.ie website

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Community Childcare Awarded A Grant Of €61,404

Funding of 61,404 has been made available to Banteer Community Childcare. This is part of a Department scheme to help childcare services upgrade, renovate or refurbish Early Learning and Childcare settings to improve the quality of learning environments for children as well as energy efficiency of the settings.The grant is part of a wider Building Blocks Capital Programme for Early Learning and Childcare under the National Development Plan.

The grant will be used to complete insulation works, LED lighting,electric car charging point ,solar PV panels, and air to air heat pump works at the Centre.

The Green Energy Strand supports the Climate Action Agenda and the Programme for Government, which aim to transition to a carbon neutral economy by the end of 2050 and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030.