by
Eily Buckley
Dia is Mhuire diobh go leir a cairde and welcome to News report 1133 from Millstreet.
Fondest greetings dear listeners and I wish you all the very best on lovely sunny Tuesday morning, following a showery night.
A high-powered meeting was held at the Wallis Arms Hotel last Tuesday night at which the Prizes for the best places in town were presented by the Tidy Towns Committee. There were prizes for the best business front and the best private front.
In spite of the months of bad weather, the judges still had a hard task to decide the very best. Their final result was as follows. Best business front went to Colemans. With Ursula’s Clara Inn a good second. Best in the private section went to John and Charlotte McSweeney Sycamore Drive. Out of 16 short listed Teresa Kelleher, Joan Wall, and Mary Murray got the awards. Very special recognition went to the Presentation Convent, and Kay Ryan Killarney Rd. for their wonderful display of flowers and plants. Many congratulations to all the winners. And indeed to our wonderful Tidy Towns Committee who kept the pressure up the whole time. Following the presentations, some lovely refreshments were served, and all involved enjoy a social evening. Our town is being completely re-surfaced at the moment, and of course the bottom line is, please keep Millstreet and our approach roads clean and tidy.
Congratulations to Joanne O Riordan, who acquitted herself well, on National TV on Saturday night where she received the Youth Achievement Award, at a sparkling ceremony.
Just a reminder that our pipe band is hosting an enrolment of new members at the Crèche on Friday night next, September 21st from 8pm. All are welcome.Also, they will hold their Church Gate Collection this weekend September 22/23. Please support it well.
Set dancing will resume at Ballydaly Hall on to-morrow Wednesday night from 8.30 to 10.30. All Welcome, including beginners.
Annual fundraiser in aid of Marymount Hospice will be held in Ballydaly this Friday evening from 8 to 10 pm at their Community Hall.
Mary FitzGerald would like to say many thanks to all those who supported her recent Coffee Morning and helped to raise €850 for Marymount Hospice.
Knitting Club open every Tuesday night from 7 to 9 at the adult learning Centre Main St. All are welcome.
Choir Practice for our Church choir every Wednesday night at the Pastoral Centre from 8 to 9. new members welcome.
Millstreet Gramaphone Circle Meeting this Friday night. September 21st, at 8.15 ,at the Canon O Donovan Centre, Presenter Con Kelleher, Cloghoulabeg. All Welcome.
Collection of used clothing at our GAA Hall on Monday next September 24th, from 9am to 2pm.
Contact Breda at the Library for details of a Children’s Book Club which is starting early in October. The Number there 029-21920.
Dromtarriffe ICA present an evening with Rita, dressmaker to-night, starting at 8.30 and All are welcome.
Items from Cullen:
Choir practice in Cullen to-night ,from 7 to 8 ,new members welcome.
Cullen Music Class started on Monday night September 17th at their Community Centre.
And Cullen Pipe band said many thanks to all those who supported their recent church gate collection. And they will host an enrolment night on Friday next at 7pm. For details ring 087 234 76 51.
Information night on the Digital Changeover at Teach Iosagain, on Friday night next September 21st ,from 9.30.
A note from the well-known trad musician,Tim Browne,Kanturk to say that Fáilte Duhallow will host a book launch on Friday, October 5th at 20.30 at the Trades Union Hall in Kanturk.
The book is by the well known historian and broadcaster Seamus Ó Suilleabhain from Broadford. For full details email to Tim at <email>
IRD Duhallow will host a meeting about the Gathering 2013, at Springfort Hall on this Thursday September 20th at 7pm. And they are asking all communities in Co Cork to send a representative. For full details give them a ring at 02960633. Similar meetings are being held around the country.
The idea of the Gathering is to have the whole country join in one big welcome Home to Irish people all over the world in 2013. So please get involved.
Monster Banjo Concert at Ionad Cultura on Friday September 28th. For details and booking rind 026 45733.
Commiserations to a brave Millstreet side defeated narrowly by Rockchapel in the Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Final in the presence of a large attendance in Newmarket last Sunday. Plenty of green and gold colour
decorated the town ahead of the big day and well dome to all concerned in the support of the team.
Here are the results of this weeks parish lotto draw which was held at the Mal Passo Bar on Sunday night. Numbers drawn were 3,13, 25, 32 and the Jackpot was not won €100 went to Noreen Murphy ,the Post Office, The
seller was Mary O Connor and she got €50 sellers prize, €50 went to Pat & Mary O Callahan, Banteer, €20 each to Gerald Golden, Kilmacrane, Julia O Riordan, Kilowen, Denis Murphy, Cloghoulabeg, Don O Reardon, Cullen
John Martin Hickey , Main St. Grace Dennehy, of Graces Salon, The Corkery Family, Ballydaly, and Joan Wall, Station Rd. Jackpot for next week €3,200 the draw at McCarthys Bar on Sunday night.
Many congratulations to our own Denny Lane on winning the €5,800 Jackpot in Kanturk last week.
And to Catherine OShea, Lackadota on winning the jackpot of €3,600 at Millstreet Bingo last week. It starts off again this Thursday night with a Jackpot of €2,000.at our GAA Hall.
Agus sinn a bfuil a cairde, slan is beannacht De libh go leir.
