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The Ballinasloe Regional Novena takes place everyday from Tuesday 4th June to Wednesday 12th June in St Michael's Church and all are welcome;
The Sacrament of the Sick takes place on Thursday 6th June at 4pm and the Mass with Blessing of Children is on Sunday 9th June at 12 noon Mass. The Rite of Reconciliation is at all sessions on Monday June 10th.
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 Congratulations to our 6 newly elected Councillors.
Tim Broderick, IND Michael Connolly, FF Dermot Connolly, SF Peter Keaveney, FG Aisling Dolan, IND Declan Geraghty, IND Commiserations to those who were defeated. Great turnout and EVERY vote counted. With three days to Polling Day, please take time to review the list of the 12 local election candidates for Ballinaloe Municipal District Council - in alpabetical order with a short bio summary of them and their manifestos. Polling takes place on Friday 24th May from 7:00am - 10:00pm throughout the various schools . Please make sure you have your polling card and official ID as defined by the Authorities with you .     BACD are delighted to Welcome Liam Scollan to Ballinasloe next Thursday (23rd May) to speak at our AGM
Liam is a strategist specialising in the revitalisation of Rural Ireland and is the former chairman of Ireland West Airport Knock. We are looking forward to hearing about his experiences of how towns like Ballinasloe can rejuvenate themselves and ensure their sustainability, he has vast experience with different projects across Ireland and Europe and we hope we can draw on some of these for our future plans. We would be delighted if you are available to attend on the evening in Gullane's Hotel & Conference Centre, @ 7.30 for refreshments, with the meeting starting @ 8.00 pm sharp. St Teresas Special School, based in Ballinasloe Enterprise Centre, Creagh Road Ballinasloe is facing closure due to soaring insurance costs. The school caters for 21 students with special needs. A petition has been set up asking Minister Joe McHugh TD and the Department of Education for additional resources to ensure St. Teresa’s Special School in Ballinasloe can remain open and meet the cost for this year’s insurance which is €26,317 and to ensure the future of St. Teresa’s Special School by bringing it under the State Claims Agency to resolve this issue and protect those most vulnerable in society. https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/st-teresa-s-special-school-save-our-school Update From the school ( 15th May 2019). I am pleased to give you a more hopeful update on behalf of Teresa’s Special School. Today we had some good news. The Department of Education have invited us to a meeting to discuss our insurance issues. We are hopeful that this meeting will lead to a resolution and therefore ,in good faith, we are deferring next Tuesday’s protest outside the Dáil. A positive outcome will mean that we can keep our school open long into the future. We have been inundated with messages and phone calls offering practical support from our Unions, (impacat, Forsa), bus contractors (offering busses for the trip), fellow schools and the broader community. They have always been there when we needed them and they are standing by us once more. We would like to thank our local Councillors and Council Candidates , TDs and MEPs/ MEP candidates who have helped us. They have made it a priority to come to the school in person to speak with the us at this difficult time and we appreciate this deeply. Outside of the school, TDs, Senators, and MEPs have met with us both locally and in the Dáil to ensure that our situation reaches all the way to the Oireachtas .These include Eugene Murphy TD., Maria Walsh, Candidate for MEP, Cllr Aidan Donoghue, Denis Naughton TD, Anne Rabitte, TD MEP Candidate, Cllr Michael Connelly and Harriett Bruce. and all our local candidates. Ken Campbell is one of our parents and is actively involved since this issue arose. We are expecting a visit from Michael Fitzmuarice TD, and Jimmy MCClearn Harriet Bruce organised a meeting for us with Bernard Durkin, T.D and Eugene Murphy, TD we also met with Senator David Norris who sent an email of support today. We have had good support from Cllr Dermot Connolly who organised a meeting with Matt Carey MEP, Mike Kelly, Cllr Michael Finnerty, Mike Kelly, Jackie Cahill, TD Aisling Dolan and Tim Broderick, all of who have made representations to the Minister for Education We would like to thank Eugene Murphy TD, Bernard Durkin, TD for their kind advice and support. In particular, Anne Rabbitte who was organising the logistics for the now postponed visit to the Dáil next Tuesday. We are extremely grateful to Denis Naughton, TD and Senator Maura Hopkins who have worked steadfastly to arrange this important meeting with the Senior Officials of the Department of Education as quickly as possible . It has been heart warming to discover that so many TD’s, Senators and MEPS, not listed here, including some outside our constituency, continue to give their time and energy to plead our case to the Minister of Education. Any forward movement would not be possible without all of this support. It has strengthened our resolve as we continue to educate and care for the children while fighting to keep our doors open. At the end of the day, this is all about the pupils in our care and their families. We as a community are hopeful that this meeting will lead to a positive resolution, so that we can continue to focus on being the school that our pupils deserve and need, as is their right. Anita O’Reilly On behalf of the children, parents and staff of St. Teresa’s Special School  Free talk on weaning your baby and cookery demonstration Advice from Dietitian/Nutritionist on moving your baby from milk to solids. Followed by a Cookery Demonstration by a Tusla Chef. Ballinasloe College of Further Education, GRETB, Sarsfield’s Road Ballinasloe. Talk on weaning by Gráinne Green Monday 20th May 10.00am – 12.15 pm. Cookery Demonstration by Delia Greally Monday 27th May 10.00am – 12.30pm. Both sessions are FREE, but you do need to register. Contact Seán Regan on 087 2458794, or email [email protected] Healthy Ireland Fund supported by the Department of Health, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the Department of Rural and Community Development.  |
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