Community website for Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland
Rás Mumhan is a 4 day cycle event which is held over Easter Weekend each year.
Stage 3 – The Queen stage which is the The hardest, most demanding stage of a stage race and is always in the mountains took place in and around the hills of Millstreet and surrounds.
Geraldine Dennehy captured a few pictures of the action on the Macroom Road. 
Stage 3 will commence from the Green Glens Arena Millstreet under a 2.3km neutralised roll-out toward Macroom through Millstreet town.
This Easter Sunday March 31st 2024 
Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club are very proud to be hosting stage 3 of Rás Mumhan.
Riders will be rolling out from The Green Glens Arena Millstreet at 11am to complete a very tough, hard & hilly 115km race course around the beautiful Kerry/Cork country side. 
We would like to ask all spectators to keep cars parked well off the road especially on the narrow climbs, also be careful of young kids and please keep dogs on a lead 
We really appreciate everyone’s continuous support to help make this another successful event & we thank you all most kindly in advance 
Schedule For Spectators below so please come out & enjoy this spectacular event from various viewing spots.
Start @ 11:00 Green Glens Millstreet Station Road Direction Rathmore 11:13 – 11:17
Rathmore/Shinnagh Cross Direction Mallow 11:23 – 11:30
Top Of Cullen/Flynn’s Deli Direction Mallow 11:31 – 11:40
Derrinagree Junction Direction Newmarket 11:46 – 11:59
Newmarket Direction Ballydesmond 12:10 – 12:30 Ballydesmond Direction
Knocknagree 12:20 – 12:42 Knocknagree Direction
Rathmore 12:26 – 12:50 Rathmore/Shinnagh Cross Direction
Ballydaly 12:34 – 13:01 Ballydaly Direction
Bellaugh 12:38 – 13:07 Top Of Bellaugh (Limited Parking) Direction Kilmeady
12:43 – 13:12 Kilmeady Castle Direction Millstreet
12:45 – 13:15 Liscahane Road Grotto Direction Millstreet Country Park
12:55 – 13:33 Millstreet Country Park Direction Kilcorney
13:02 – 13:46 Kilcorney Direction Moll Carthy’s
13:05 – 13:51 Moll Carthy’s Direction Millstreet
13:15 – 14:04 Millstreet Dr Casey’s Direction Aubane 13:25 – 14:15 Kerryman’s Table 13:28 – 14:20
Finishline/Mushera (Limited parking)***
Looking forward to a good weekend of racing! 
! YOU ARE SURE TO ENJOY THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL “DORNAN RAS MUMHAN” WITH ENTRIES FROM USA, FRANCE, AUSTRIA, NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, GB, ISLE OF MAN, N-IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND OF COURSE OUR VERY OWN IRISH STARS. 140 ELITE & 12 JUNIORS!
We’d like to wish club members Ben Murphy & Brendan Reen safe racing over the weekend & be sure to encourage them along 
IT’S GOING TO BE EPICCCC
MASSIVE Congratulations to Sliabh Luachra Cycling club on winning CORK SPORTS PARTNERSHIP “THE ACTIVE COMMUNITY AWARD 2023”
It is indeed a great honour to receive this award.
It is a wonderful tribute & recognition to all our coaches, parents, club members & the local community.
But more importantly it singles out the volunteer work, the dedication & commitment by all.
Their energy has been the drive to the club’s success.
Active Community Awards 2023 – Finalist Feature SLCC is an all inclusive club that promotes cycling for all. The club has achieved a positive change in the community by;Providing facilities to keep members fit thus improving their physical and mental health. Teaching road safety which is beneficial to cyclists and all road users. 
This award is to acknowledge a volunteer group of people that campaign to give members of the community the opportunity to participate in locally coordinated physical activity and community sports programmes and opportunities.
EXCITING NEWS
SLIABH LUACHRA CYCLING CLUB has been shortlisted as a finalist for Cork Sports Partnership Active Community Group Awards 2023
This is a great honour for all of our young cyclist and their coaches.
WE ARE BACK ON TRACK. LITERALY BACK ON THE TRACK
& WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU 
& really looking forward to seeing you all there. NEW MEMBERS of any age ARE WELCOME to see & try out what it’s all about in a very safe & well supervised venue. 
All you need is a bike, helmet, bottle of water & the world is yours to enjoy. 
You won’t regret it.
Recently this cup was brought to us by John Sheehan a local taxi man in Millstreet, it has his father’s name Denis on it. Denis Sheehan originally from Newmarket was a man of the Rás in the 50’s and got a couple of mentions in Tom Daly’s book with some decent results. Denis was a member of Duhallow Wheelers but also gave a stint in London with a team and more time up North. Duhallow Wheelers ran a race many moon’s ago for this cup once won by Bobby Power from Carrick and when it stopped, the cup went on the missing list for some time until recently and no we are proud to use it for our A1/A2 race today and going forward in the Sliabh Luachra Clasaicí. Who will be the first winner of the Denis Sheehan cup of the modern era?
L-R Michelle Whelan, Bernard Breen, Julie Dennehy, Maire O ‘Connor, Karl O’ Connell, Peter Bradley, Linda Dennehy, Pauline Buckley, Benny O’ Dea, Aoife Guerin, Denise Smyth, Ann Maire O’ Connor.
Massive Congratulations to Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club “Couch to Ring of Kerry” 2023 group who all successfully after 6mths hard training completed the 170k route on Saturday 1st July 2023 under the clubs guidance of coaches & various leisure members who were always ready to give a hand or advice.
Their success is a credit to the club. They’d like to thank the club for their full support, dedication, time & hard work. New members are always welcome, just message them on any of their social media platform and you to could be part of the dream team & share in the excitement & buzz next year.
You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.
Tour of Sliabh Luachra is taking place this Sunday 25th June.
Riders will be passing through Millstreet town between 9am to 10am. Your co-operation & support will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you. Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club.
Cork Bike Week 2023 will take place from Saturday 13th to Sunday 21st May 2023 and is a celebration of all things cycling.
This year we are running a ‘Tour de Cork’ design a t-shirt competition for children.
Sponsored by Cork Sports Partnership each of the winning designs will be printed on a t-shirt, and the t-shirt presented to the winning designer. There will be also be spot prizes for the runners up.
The age categories are ages 5-8 and ages 9-12 and the closing date for entries is Friday the 26th of May.
Entry Forms are also available in the library.
Millstreet Library – Monday 15th May at 7 30 pm
Experienced Cyclist Ben Murphy from Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club will give a talk on basic bike skills including bike maintenance, road safety and what to wear when cycling. He will also advise on how to join the Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club and will be able to answer any questions that you may have.
This talk is for all age groups so everybody welcome – Free of Charge – No booking required.
TIME CHANGE 
Today Week after starting to tuck into your Easter Eggs we are hosting Stage 3 of Kerry Group Ras Mumhan, so come out and spectate. It’s a new stage this year on our training roads that will most likely decide the overall winner of Ireland’s 2nd biggest stage race after Ras Tailteann. Schedule For Spectators below. We ask all spectators to keep cars parked well off the road especially on the narrow climbs, also be careful of young kids and dogs to be kept on leads.
Roll Out From Green Glens Millstreet Station Road @ Midday Direction Rathmore Rathmore/Shinnagh Cross 12:13 – 12:17
Direction Mallow Top Of Cullen/Flynn’s Deli 12:23 – 12:30
Direction Mallow Derrinagree Junction 12:31 – 12:40
Direction Newmarket Newmarket 12:46 – 12:59
Direction Ballydesmond Ballydesmond 13:10 – 13:30
Direction Knocknagree Knocknagree 13:20 – 13:42
Direction Rathmore Rathmore/Shinnagh Cross 13:26 – 13:50 Direction Ballydaly Ballydaly 13:34 – 14:01
Direction Bellaugh Top Of Bellaugh 13:38 – 14:07 Limited Parking
Direction Kilmeedy Kilmeedy Castle 13:43 – 14:12
Direction Millstreet Liscahane Road Grotto 13:45 – 14:15
Direction Millstreet Country Park Millstreet Country Park 13:55 – 14:33
Direction Kilcorney Kilcorney 14:02 – 14:46
Direction Moll Carthy’s Moll Carthy’s 14:05 – 14:51
Direction Millstreet Millstreet Dr Casey’s 14:15 – 15:04 Direction Aubane Kerryman’s Table 14:25 – 15:15
Finishline/Mushera 14:28 – 15:20 Limited Parking Please
all animal owners remain off the road during this time, especially dogs owners keep them in house.
Thanks for your co-operation.
We hope you enjoy what’s sure to be exciting racing.
Map from the Rás Mumhan website
TRIP TO NEWPORT FOR NICHOLAS JAMES BUCKLEY
Congratulations & the very best of luck to Nicholas James Buckley from Millstreet who trains with Sliabh Luachra CC & has been successfully selected by Munster Cycling Academy to travel with them to experience The Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales during the mid-term break. 
Happy New Year!
Want to take up cycling?
Get fit?
Or join a new club?
“COUCH to Ring of Kerry” starting again!
All welcome!!
Contact us via our Facebook page for more info!
Wishing members of SLIABH LUACHRA CYCLING CLUB all the very best of luck taking part in the CX NATIONALS over the weekend in Co. Louth.
On our club’s 10th anniversary we honoured 5 people who are 5 different characters that did work behind the scene and on the front of scene that built the foundation to make the club as successful as it is today. Our first 5 honorary members of Sliabh Luachra Cycling club are Mick Collins, Neily Cronin, Hannelie O Connor, John Reen and Donal Kelleher. Congratulations to all.
We are inviting all past & present members of our club to help us celebrate our 10 year anniversary at our Christmas party.
on December 2nd at 7:30pm in the Wallis Arms Hotel in Millstreet.
We would love to see ye all there.
Tickets can be booked through 0876283136.
Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club is getting stronger everyday. CX, Road Race or Leisure. It’s your choice.
New members are always welcome.
WE ARE NATIONALS READY.
Preparation done Bikes serviced Bus loaded RIDERS ARE ALL SET
For what will be an exciting full filled weekend of racing. The club is been fully represented by 19 young racers all heading up to Armagh for this year’s National Youth Championships with their parents for the weekend. We wish everyone of them the best of luck.
U11s Girls : Rose Lenihan, Lily Larkin, Caoilfhionn Foley. 
U11 Boys : Dan Dennehy-0′ Sullivan, Ethan Real, Dillion O Sullivan. Ryan O Sullivan. 
U12 Girls : Abaigh Dennehy. Muirium Fenton 
U12 Boys : Patrick O Sullivan, Conor Lynch, Kieran Mulvaney, Jack Fleming. 
U13 Boy : Cianan Dennehy. 
U14 Girl : Hannah Dennehy-0′ Sullivan
U14 Boy : Nicholas James Buckley. 
U15 Girl. Kate Murphy.
U16 : Donagh O Conor, Darragh Dennehy.
We’d like to give credit where credit is due to all the coaches & parents over the last 12mths for all their support, time & patience.
TIA.
3 riders headed to Co. Cavan for the Moynalty GP which was successfully held by Moynalty Cycling Club & we thank them for having us there. Conor Lynch U12, Hannah Dennehy O Sullivan U14 & Kate Murphy U16 had a very successful morning with each of them coming home with a cash prize. With tough competition there starting off at 9am, They each had a superb race in the morning heat. We congratulate Conor winning 3rd place, Hannah winning 4th place & Kate winning 1st place. Fantastic cycling by all 3. Great efforts. It all kicked off at 10am for 19 more riders who headed to Limerick Racecourse for the Modulcc Race Day which was very well organised & supervised by Greenmount Cycling Academy & we thank them for having us there. 1st up was the fun race with 8 of our rising stars starting off the event in the U8s & U10s catorgy. Caroline Collins, George Cleverly, Cara O Sullivan, amazing duo Marian & Brian Mulvaney, Conor Fleming, Cian Cronin & back on the track Aoife O Mahony after a short break. They had 1 lap around the track & what a race they had with George & Caroline coming over the line in 1st place U8s & Cara winning 1st in U10s. Great effort shown by all our youths Marian, Brian, Conor, Cian, Aoife all improving with every race with smiles. The club is very proud of all their members & their improvements with every training session. The weather was amazing & fun was had by the members in the playground there.
We’d like to thank Vinnie for his continuous time in keeping these events going. We look forward to a return visit on 14th August.
Thanks to all the parents who made the journeys & helped out. Thank you for your continued support.