Ballycastle >Local News
5th May'10

                                                      An AED Defibrillator is located in Ballycastle Community Hall

                                                      In the event of a person collapsing and becoming unresponsive:

                                                      1. Call 999 (landline) or 112 (mobile)

                                                      2. Call local Defibrillator Responder on

                                                         A) 086-257-6771 or B) 086-257-6772

                                                      3. Start CPR immediately while awaiting responder and emergency                                                            services.

Best of Luck Michéal

Well done to Michéal Forde who has made the Mayo minor squad for the coming season. Michéal played a vital roll at centre half back on the Mayo Minors winning the Connacht Minor League recently. The Mayo Minors will play in the preliminary round of the Connacht MFC on June 5th in Markievicz Park , Sligo and Michéal is wished the best of luck from the players and committee of Baile an Chaisil CLG.

 

Colm Kenny Memorial Tournament

Congratulations to Cooneal NS who won the inaugural Colm Kenny Memorial Tournament, with Ballycastle NS winning the B Final and Kilfian winning the C Final.  John Kenny presented the shield to Kevin Healy winning Ballycastle NS captain.

Naomh Phádraig and Baile an Chaisil GAA clubs would like to thank the Kenny Family for their involvement in this exciting tournament.

Lotto

 

No's drawn on Saturday 8th May were: 1. 2. 7. 10. No Jackpot winner. Next Saturday's Jackpot €1,800. Draw will be held in Polkes.

Five envelopes drawn:

John McHale, Kilroe,

Breda Zayac, Meelick

Kevin Tomas, Ballycastle

Francie Ruane, Dublin

John & Bridie Maughan, Castletown

 

Information Sessions on LEADER Grants

Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company wish to inform individuals and Community Groups about LEADER grant aid under the Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013 and other programmes and services the company is involved in.

Grant Aid is available for enterprise, communities, heritage, tourism, training, village enhancement, local amenities etc.

An information session, open to everyone, will be held on Wednesday 19th May at 9.00p.m. in the Community Hall, Ballycastle. Two other sessions will be held on Monday 17th May in the Community Centre, Bofeenaun and on Monday 24th May in the Gateway Hotel, Swinford.

These sessions are free of charge, so why not come and find out how Mayo North East can support you or your area.

For more information on the Rural Development Programme (LEADER) contact the Mayo North East office in Foxford 094-9256745, Knock 094-9376627 or Crossmolina 096-30458.

Meetings

Mercy Lay Apostolate meeting on Thursday 13th May at 8.00p.m. in the Suífinn Centre. All welcome.

West Coast Vintage Society meeting on Tuesday 18th May at 9.00p.m. in the Resource Centre.

 

Ballycastle/Belderrig Development Company meeting has been postponed to Wednesday 26th May at 9.00p.m. in the Resource Centre.

 

Car Boot Sale

Car Boot Sale in the old Fire Station on Saturday 15th May from 11.00a.m. For more information contact Valerie on 087-7540741 or 096-43973.

 

Ballycastle to Ballycastle

‘Tiny life' the premature baby charity are having a sponsored cycle from Ballycastle, Co Mayo to Ballycastle, Co. Antrim starting in Mayo on the 18th June at 7.00a.m. Sponsorship cards are available in shops so please support. Check out www.justgiving.com/ballycastle or ballycastle 5 amigos on Facebook or contact Mairtin Flannery 0863225128 for more details.

 

Ballycastle Golf Society

Next Outing on Saturday May 29th in Castlebar. Anyone interested please contact

Eddie Keigher 086-3618595 or Vincent Tomas 087-7719359.

 

West Coast Vintage Society

Annual Field Day will be held on Sunday 23rd May from 12.00noon – 6.00p.m. in Ballycastle with Vintage Motor Bikes, Vintage Tractors, Vintage Cars, Vintage Lorries, Dog Show, Blacksmith, Working Tractors Exhibit, Wood Turning, Amusements, Crafts Display, Trade Stands, Spinning, Butter Making, Stationary Engines, Steam Engines, Old Style Threshing and Model Steam Engines. All Exhibits must be insured.

Music by The Duets.

Enquiries to Aishling Ruddy at 087-9915434 or Mary Jackson at 096-43888.

 

Children's Model Display

Display at West Coast Vintage Society's Field Day for National School Children. Any model tractor vintage/modern. Prizes will be given on the day.

 

G.A.A.

 

Fixture:

County Senior League Div 1D:

Crossmolina v Baile an Chaisil on Saturday 15th in Crossmolina at 7.00p.m.

 

Result:

Shane Williams Memorial Cup:

Ballycastle were defeated by Lacken on Saturday last.

 

List of County Players

The club wishes to compile a list of all Ballycastle players to have worn the red and green of the County team at any level. Anybody that knows of names for this list should contact the club with the names at: secretary.ballycastle.mayo@gaa.ie

G.A.A. Club Membership

Any new members should email the club at: secretary.ballycastle.mayo@gaa.ie to obtain a membership form which, when completed, can be posted to Declan Caulfield, Belderrig. Thank You.

Membership will be collected by club officers in the coming month. Family membership €40; Adult €25; Youth €10; OAP €10; Student €10.

Calling all exiles

Anybody who is living away from home, whether its Dublin , London or further afield should consider the Bank Holiday in June as a weekend for returning home.

Baile an Chaisil are playing in the All-Ireland Gaeltacht tournament on the weekend of 4th-7th June, in Belmullet. The team is due to play their quarter-final on the Saturday against Belmullet so the lads need as much support as possible. Having contested the finals last year in Rosmuc, you can be assured of a brilliant weekend of football, craic agus gaeilge with over 10,000 people descending on the Erris town

County Draw Tickets

There are still some €100 County Draw tickets available from club officers. The first draw takes place end of May . There are excellent prizes of 2 cars, cash prizes of €5000 as well as numerous smaller cash prizes. Please support as the club must sell 45 of these tickets for the County Board .

 

G.A.A. Website

Baile an Chaisil GAA website is up and running and can be viewed at www.ballycastlegaa.com

Any information or photos would be very much appreciated. All photos and clippings will be returned. Contact Declan Caulfield (087 2515292) or email: declancaulfield@hotmail.com or Mairtin Flannery (086 3225128), email: mairtinflannery@yahoo.com .  

 

Water Safety

Water Safety Classes will commence on 5th July and 19th July 2010 . Contact Anne Healy at 096-43180.

 

Community Hall

Monday: Bingo at 9.00p.m.

Tuesday: Indoor Soccer: U-18: 7.00p.m.-8.00p.m.; adults 8.00p.m. – 9.00p.m.

Wednesday: Basketball (Sec. Sch. Students 8.00 – 9.00p.m. , Adults 9.00 – 10.00p.m. )

Thursday: Basketball (Juniors)

 

Anyone wishing to book the Hall for meetings or activities, contact Breda McNulty at 086-0644114.

 

Church Notices

Mass Times:

Weekdays at 10.00a.m.

Saturday Vigil: 8.15p.m.

Sunday: 11.30a.m.

 

Masses this week:

Monday: McDonnell Family, (Aughoose)

Tuesday: No Mass

Wednesday: Seán Bourke

Thursday: People of the Parish

Friday: Kelly Family (Carrowcubic)

Saturday 12.00noon: John Timlin (Month's Mind)

Saturday 8.15p.m. : Frank & Mary Farrell

Sunday 11.30a.m. : First Holy Communion Children

 

Eucharist Ministers:

Saturday Vigil: Breege Gardiner

Sunday: Jerome Chambers

 

Readers:

Saturday Vigil: Cauleen Barrett

Sunday: First Holy Communion Children

 

Servers:

Saturday Vigil: Tony O'Donnell, Aine O'Donnell

Sunday: Eoin Keigher, Jodie Kelly, Ciarán McDonnell, Kate Loftus

 

Adoration:

7.00p.m. : Breege Doherty, Peggy Burke

7.30p.m. : Bridie Hunt, Caroline Stadler

8.00p.m. : Breege Meyler, Margaret McLean

8.30p.m. : Kathleen Donnelly, Mary O'Connor

 

Community Care:

Cook: Bridie Langan

Driver: Caroline Nealon