Bantry Bay Lions Club meets at 1900hrs on the 2nd Thursday of the month at St Gobans School, Slip, Bantry.
We are looking for New Members, if you are interested, and think you have something to contribute to the local, national and international community, please do contact us!
For more about our Club and contacting us go here
The Bantry Bay Lions are delighted to announce the launch of our Christmas Food Appeal for 2020.
Usually, we would be in SuperValu and Lidl in the weekend running up to Christmas collecting groceries and cash donations. This year the Food Appeal will run for a full week from Monday December 7 to Saturday December 12.
Lions are active in promoting Diabetes Awareness in the community.
Go here for more information.
Roscommon Lions with Lecarrow Lazers Cycle Club are cycling from Mizen to Malin starting on Wednesday 16th September to raise funds for the Darragh Kenny Memorial Fund. You can donate here and cheer them on too. Also to support the Lough Ree Access for all Boat based in Ballyleague, Lanesboro which will be used to transport wheelchair users from all over the country around the Roscommon lake and further afield.
Bantry Bay Lions welcome our new President Marion Rouse for 2020-2021.
Members of the Club enjoy an outside social meeting with Immediate Past President Nora Lynch presenting Marion with the President's Chain of Office.
Bantry Bay Lions are in the forefront of a Project to donate towards the manufacture of Face Shields (see photo below) as part of the Personal Protection Equipment essential for the HSE and many other organisations on the Island of Ireland.
Macroom Lions are leading this campaign to raise €75k to get 200,000 of these visors made as soon as possible. There are two companies making them, one in the North and one in the Republic and they are all voluntary and at cost only. Production should have already started.