BALLYDUFF UPPER

ENROLMENTS

St. Michael’s NS, Ballyduff Upper welcomes enrolments for the academic year 2023/2024.

Enrolment application forms are now available from the school office or from Butterflies playschool. Should you wish to enrol your child in our school, phone 058-60134 or email bailedubh@gmail.com for further information. Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 26th April 2023. An Induction Day for new pupils will take place in late August.

Ballyduff Upper Tidy Towns have organized their Annual Litter Pick for Saturday, April 1st at 9am. We will meet at Riveraction. Please wear a high vis jacket. Pickers, bags and gloves will be provided. Please come and help to keep our community looking beautiful!

If you cannot make Saturday morning and are willing to help out in your own time, please contact Agnes on 058-60390 to arrange an area to collect supplies.

45 DRIVE

Results 22nd March - 1st: Pat Noonan and Delia Cashell. 2nd: James Geary, Mike Hogan, Eddie Sheehan, Cian Leamy, Eileen Hickey, Lena Martin. Lucky Table: Tony and Joan Murphy, John Conway and Mary Fennessy, Bob and Mary Allen. Raffle: Eddie Sheehan x2, Pat Kirby Bill Leddy, Delia Cashel, Tom Casey x2, Cian Leamy, Tony Murphy, Hugh Geary. Cards continue each Wednesday night in St Michael’s Hall starting at 8.15pm sharp!

BALLYDUFF WALKING CLUB

The next walk will be on Sunday, 16th April at Glenshelane meeting at 1pm and will be led by Geraldine Shine.

OFFICE HUB

Office spaces to rent in the Carnegie Centre with high-speed broadband, own desk and locker, key fob access, meeting room and canteen space all in a secure building with free on-street parking. Please contact Agnes on 058-60390 or email stmichaelshall@hotmail.com

BUS SERVICE

The bus service is still available in the village. Please call Austin O’Brien on 0872256666 to book your space.

LOTTO

The numbers drawn on 21st March were 10, 18, 25 and 29. There was no winner. The lucky €30 draw winners were Ciara Kearney, Tom and Eileen Casey, Aidan, Amy and Evie Feeney and Tara Flynn.

The results of the draw on 28th March with a jackpot of €2,850 in next week’s notes.

Tickets are available from Bridget’s Hair Salon, An Síbín, The Log Cabin, Eugene Flynn, and Shane Hannon and online. To purchase online, search for Clubforce, register and search for Ballyduff Upper GAA or download the Clubforce App, create an account and search for Ballyduff GAA. Further details on Ballyduff Upper GAA notes are elsewhere in this newspaper.

NEWS FOR INCLUSION

Thank you to all who contributed this week. To keep this notice page topical everyone’s help is needed. If you have any photos, announcements, congratulations or condolences and stories you would like to be included, please contact Denise at ballyduffuppernews@gmail.com, or 087-2273737 by 9pm Sunday night each week.