Application for planning permission for a playground in Ballinagree

We have applied for planning permission to develop a playground and walkway in Ballinagree. The following is a copy of the site layout which was submitted to the Planning Department at Cork County Council on Nov 24th 2016.

Site Layout

Playground area with examples of playground equipment

Annual General Meeting 2016

We had our first AGM on Nov 24th in Ballinagree School.
Members of the management committee outlined the progress made in the previous twelve months and a summary of  future plans was presented.
In short, over 20k euro was raised during the year and much goodwill has been generated towards the group within the community due in part to the success of the fundraising ventures. Contacts have been mad with IRD Duhallow and Cork County Council. Ballinagree Community Development Company was registered as a company and received charitable status. Planning permission for a playground and walkway has been applied at a site currently owned by Cork County Council alongside Saint John's Drive. The same management committee was re-elected for 2017.
Full details of the slides presented at the AGM can be viewed in the Documents section or here:
Public Meeting Slides Nov 24th 2016 (AGM)

Concert time in Ballinagree!

Bring your cushions! Bring your friends! Bring yourself to Ballinagree on October 8th for a CONCERT hosted by Ballinagree Community Development Group in our local church featuring the renowned soprano Cara O'Sullivan and many other fine vocalists including our very own Peggy Lynch, The Cork Prison Officers Male Voice Choir and the Local Primary Schools' Choir, Accompanying them will be well known musicians including Ger Wolfe on the guitar, Jerome Coakley on the box, Declan Buckley on the uilleann pipes and Eoin O'Callaghan on the piano. Don't miss what promises to be a night to remember. Tickets available from Shane Lehane @ 087 9979491 or Laura O'Riordan @ 086 3744575.

Southern Star Article on LEADER funding cuts

Ballinagree Community Development member Pat O'Leary recently met with The Southern Star journalist, Kieran O'Mahony, to highlight the cuts to LEADER funding for the Mid-Cork region. The following is a link to a copy of the article published 30 Jan 2016.
Southern Star Article 30 Jan 2016

In March 2016, The Southern Star highlighted cuts to LEADER funding in the another article:
Southern Star Article on LEADER Funding cuts.

Community Needs Analysis Report

In November 2015, a Survey was distributed to all households in the

Ballinagree area, requesting feedback on Facilities and Services in the

Community. This report is based on the Feedback received in December 2015.


Click on the link to view the report.

BALLINAGREE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – NEEDS ANALYSIS  REPORT

The Management Committee

Due to company law, the name of the group needed to be changed to Ballinagree Community Development Company.

This is a recent photo of the newly appointed management committee.

Pictured from left to right are Pat O'Leary (Secretary), Dan Joe Spillane, Martin O'Brien, Laura O'Riordan, Aongus McSuibhne (Chairman), Jennifer O'Leary (Treasurer), John O'Sullivan, David King & Shane Lehane.