At the very welcoming setting of Corkery’s Bar, Millstreet the annual Lourdes Quiz 2025 Fundraiser which was held on Friday, 7th Nov. was wonderfully successful.  One of the main Coordinators, John Magee, Chaplain at Millstreet Community School shared the following report of the very enjoyable event: 

“Many thanks to everyone who attended the Table Quiz held in Corkery’s Bar on Friday 7^th November.  It was in aid of the three 5^th years from Millstreet Community School, Katie O’Keeffe, Mike O’Donoghue and Caoilfhionn O’Connor who will be going on Lourdes as student helpers for a week during their Easter holidays 2026 with Rise and Shine (formerly known as the Irish Pilgrimage Trust).  They’ll be travelling with the Cork Group 126.  The cost of their travel/accommodation for the week is €795/person and the aim is to cover these costs.  Any money raised beyond €2385 will then go towards the fundraising efforts of Group 126,  Each group raises money to cover the costs of the young people with special needs who will travelling to Lourdes. This can amount to as much as €14,000.  All other helpers (apart from student helpers) have to cover their own travel/accommodation costs.” 

“Twenty-three teams took part in the quiz and over €2100 was raised.  Donations were still coming in at the end of the night.  I’d like to express my gratitude to: Patrick and Caroline Corkery for allowing us to use the bar for the quiz – we couldn’t have done it without your help; John Tarrant for the excellent quiz questions and for publicising the event, along with Seán Radley on Millstreet.ie; to all those who sponsored the raffle prizes; to the members of staff of Millstreet Community School who helped make everything run smoothly: Denise O’Leary, Bernie McAuliffe, Eileen Lyons, Marion Buckley and Francy Lyons;  Jennifer O’Donoghue was the Quizmaster;  to the families of the three young people who put in so much effort before and during the quiz, and to the members of the community, young and older, who came out in such numbers to support Mike, Caoilfhionn and Katie by taking part in the quiz. Thank you so much.”

Lourdes Table Quiz results out of 80 

Team Meabh Casey   71

Simple Minds                67

The Chasers                  59

Colony of Bats              68

Lucky 13                          76

Keans Fort                      76 (winners after tie-break question)

Smarties                          50

The No Brainers           63

Wise Quacks                 62

Millstreet Comhaltas               64

Always Late                    56

Purple Warriors            52

Winners                           55

The Healys                     63

The Chargers                 70

The Langers                   68

Clueless                          64

Na Gailint                        62

The Brainiaks                61

The A Team                     56

The OCC                          72

The Young Ones           66

Here we share a selection of images from the superb event.  Tap on the photos to enlarge.  (S.R.) [read more …] “Lourdes Quiz 2025 Fundraiser Wonderfully Successful”