Dia is mhuire diobh go leir a cairde and welcome to my weekly report.
I must congratulate the lovely Maggie Moynihan of Coalpits in Cullen on winning the All Ireland Final of the Scór Solo Singing which was held in Sligo at the weekend. The people of Cullen and their award winning pipe band turned out amid blazing bonfires to welcome their young star home on Sunday evening. The last such accolade to be won in Cullen was back in the 70s which made Maggie’s win all the sweeter. No doubt we’ll be hearing more about her in the future.
The AGM of the Community Council will be held tonight at the Wallis Arms Hotel, starting at 8 and all are welcome.
Already the first week of Lent is over and the approach to making it special are changing. Instead of giving up some favourite food or tipple we are finding easier to do some good works for those around us. There are lots of folks needing a hand and the holy season of Lent is a great time to be there for them.
This is indeed a very special year when the Holy Father himself, Pope Francis will be here from August 21 to 26, to celebrate the World Meeting of Families. What an honour for our little country.
At the Weekly Weigh In in Cullen last night, 30 people attended and 43 pounds weight was lost and was followed by the lively jiving session.
A very successful Shave or Dye fundraiser in aid of Celina O’Mahony, was held at the Bush Bar at the weekend which has left us with a lot of peculiar looking heads around the place as a result. Celina is travelling to India to do some volunteer work there ,in the near future.
Please tune in on line to Cork Music Station, every Tuesday night at 9 30, for Sean Radley’s weekly show which is always full of music and musings.
A public meeting and information night on the 8th amendment will be held at the Rose Hotel in Tralee on Saturday February, 25th at 6pm, and all are welcome.
The AGM of our Active Retired Group will be held tomorrow Wednesday Night February 21st at the Canon O Donovan Centre.at 7pm.
The AGM of the Juvenile GAA Club will be held on Thursday night Feb. 22 at the Parish Centre at 8.
Millstreet Golf Society AGM will be held on Thursday night February 22nd at The Bridge Bar. Starting at 9.30.
Here are the results of this week’s lotto Draw which was held at the Bridge Bar on Sunday night. Numbers drawn were 11,14,28,32. And the Jackpot was not won. €100 went to
Ernest –RaFad Guerana Dela Serna, c/o the Malpasso , The seller was Brian and he got 50 sellers prize, 50euro went to Danny Lane c/o the Camogie Club. 20 euro each to Stephany Kelleher, Carrigacooleen, Killian O Riordan, c/o the Millwheel. Mary O Mahony , Inchileigh. Con. Healy. Murphys Terrace, Patsy Mac, Mountleader. Elizabeth Buckley , Dooneen. Denny Lane, Drishane Rd. &Patrick, Caroline & Pat Corkery. The Bridge.
Jackpot for next week 2.600, euro, the draw at the Bush Bar on Sunday night.
Arising from a recent meeting with the local Gardai, organised by the Community Council, people are advised to put identifying marks on their property,and have record of the serial numbers where possible. Over two hundred people in the Millstreet area now signed in the Text Alert Scheme which is proving very useful in the fight against crime.
Personal Alarms are available free at the moment and for the first time they are available to couples. Our Garda Station is manned every day from 10am to 1. After that contact Macroom Garda Station. And the best way to get a at any time is to ring 999.
Please be careful when charging your mobile phone. Yet another home was badly damaged recently when a mobile phone resting on a bed caught fire.
Eucharistic Adoration in Millstreet every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10.30 am for twelve hours and in Cullen on Thursdays from 10am to 7pm.
Confessions in Millstreet every Saturday From 12.30 to 1.
Legion of Mary Meeting every Tuesday night at 8 in the Parish Centre.and all are welcome.
On Saurday February 24th the Dromtarriffe Parish Pastoral Council, invites you to Mass at 7.30, where Micheal O Muircheartaigh will give a talk entitled ‘What my Faith means to Me.
Agus sinn a bfuil a cairde, slan is beannacht De libh go leir.
