Fáilte go Baile an TóchairWelcome to Ballintogher

Ballintogher Community Hall

Originally part of the Old Creamery this Hall has made a long term contribution to the Ballintogher Community

Temperance Hall & Creamery

• Temperance Hall – the original hall was erected in the townland of Kingsfort as a Temperance Hall circa 1900.

• When the creamery closed in the 1970s NCF offered the building which was adjacent to the hall to the local community

In the 1970’s

• In 1977 the creamery building was basically a shed with a galvanised iron roof and mass concrete walls. The Macra na Tuaithe Club raised in excess of £200, and having secured a grant from the Department of Education, the building was made weather proof and a section was converted into a meeting room.

Use of Hall

• Ballintogher Feis was established in 1977 and the Feis Committee made use of the Hall and Creamery building for various competitions.

• This meeting room was used by all local organisations from 1978 to 1983. (Macra na Tuaithe, Ballintogher ICA, GAA Club, Feis Committee, etc.).

Macra/Foroige raise concerns

• In 1982 Ballintogher Foroige Club, (formerly Macra na Tuaithe), organised a public meeting to highlight some of the deficiencies in the Hall and Creamery buildings

• Two fundraising raffles raised in excess of £10,000, grant funding was secured from Sligo County Council and donations were sought and secured from all organisations and from a significant number of individuals in the Ballintogher area.

• In association with ANCO a new building was erected on the site of the creamery and so me refurbishment was carried out on the existing hall. The Hall was officially opened in October, 1984 by Dr. Hiliary.

Enjoying the Opening night

Enjoying the Opening Night

Committee 1984

Need for new Refurbishment

• During the 1990s and up to 2006 the Community Hall required more and more maintenance.

• Lack of funding resulted in the hall having to be closed in 1996 and all the vital community events being moved to other locations.

• Following a public meeting a group was set up to tackle the issue

Ballintogher Community Council Ltd.

Established in 2007• Vehicle for managing and refurbishing the

local community centre.• Phase 1 complete with extension.• Working in partnership with Sligo Leader

Partnership to fund Phase 2.• Held open day for community consultation

and awareness and get ideas from the wider community.

Good Times

Good times are recalled by those who have used the hall in the past and the hall is now open to the public for use.

A lot done, More to do

• We managed to raise an enormous amount of money over the last year, even in these recessionary times the community near and far has given unbelievable support to this project.

• However, we still have some way to go to take us out of debt and we look forward to working with the community to achieve the shortfall

NEARLY THERE

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• ACTIVE AGE RETIREMENT GROUP

• AIB BANK• AIDAN O’MUIMHNEACHAIN• ARD NAHOO• ARD NAHOO SINGERS• ATLANTIC FIRE

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• BALLINTOGHER FEIS COMMITTEE

• BALLINTOGHER FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

• BALLINTOGHER SET DANCERS• BERNIE CARNEY • BETINA SEITZ

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• BLUE DEVON PUB, DROMAHAIR• BRENDAN ARMSTRONG

SAWMILLS• CASTLE DARGAN• CONNOLLY MOTORS• CONNACHT GOLD• DAVID O’HARA

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• DICKIE GABLE• DONEGAN’S - Noel and Pauline• DU-MORE EMBROIDERY• DUNNES STORES• EASY RIDERS & NICK DIMES• FLANAGAN FORD

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• Fr VINCENT• GREEN GATE FLOWERS• HUGH MORAN• HUGH O’NEILL CLASS ACT• JOE TRESTON• KERRIGAN QUARRIES

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• KERRY FOODS• SLIGO LEADER

PARTNERSHIP COMPANY• MACE – Ollie & Anne Dorey • MARIAN HARKIN. MEP• MARTIN BAKER

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• M.C. ROBBIE FITZPATRICK • MOLLY FULTONS• MR TAYTO• MULLANEY BROS• MULLANEY TRAVEL• MOFFITS

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• NATIONWIDE GUTTERS• NELLIE, GERRY & BREEGE BOLES• NOEL HUNT AND HUNKY DORY• OONA DOHERTY• PAT & MARY GILMARTIN• PAUL CASEY & ANGELA BURKE

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• PERMANENT TSB• PETER FOLEY• PROFESSIONAL DRIVER

TRAINING • REID FURNITURE• SHANE & SIOBHAN LOUGHLIN• SIOBHAN HOPPER

Thanks to all our Sponsors

• SL CONTROLS• SLIGO FARMER’S MARKET• SLIGO SATELITE SERVICES• SUE MCGOWAN AEROBICS• TAHENY DANCE TROUPE• THUNDER HAIR DESIGN• ULTAN McGOWAN

Thanks to all our Volunteers

• Thanks to all who gave their time and effort to this wonderful project over the last four years.

• A special THANK YOU to our Chairperson Joe Taafe who has spent countless VOLUNTARY hours in the hall and overseeing the project, ensuring work has been carried out to the highest standards.

Possible Hall uses

• Sport n Youth Culture Entertainment• Badminton Feis Birthday Parties

Basketball Dancing Disco• Soft Ball Music Classes Exhibitions• Youth Lectures Halloween Party• School Theatre Santa• Foroige Cookery Classes• Dancing Sewing• Yoga Local Library• Pilates• After School Club

Ballintogher Development Groups

WORKING TOGETHER

Sligo Leader Partnership

FÁS – Rural Social Scheme

Sligo County Council

Ballintogher Community Enterprises Ltd.

Ballintogher Community Council Ltd.

St. Michael’s GAA Club

Ballintogher Development Groups

• Ballintogher Feis• Ballintogher Traditional Music Festival• Fred Finn Branch Comhaltas • Set Dancing Group• Active Retirement Association• Community Games Committee• Residents’ associations

Ballintogher Development Groups

• Foroige Club

• Ballintogher Gun /Conservation Club

• Parish Council

• School Board

A Special Thank You to all those who voluntarily spent their time

ensuring that this hall be reopened