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St. John’s Football Club, Aubane with their splendid friends and supporters must take a huge bow for the magnificent preparations carried out for today and tomorrow’s superb National Sheep Shearing  event at Green Glens. (S.R.)

Great excitement in Millstreet today as the superbly fit participants in the 2013 National Cycle Rás passed through the centre of Millstreet at lunchtime with two leading cyclists. The main Rás was preceded by the very inspiring Charity Cycle. A grandfather with a Millstreet connection was given a royal welcome while the cyclists were served delicious refreshments by Millstreet G.A.A. and FÁS Staff. We shall have lots more pictures later and we got excellent interviews for LTV2 with Roy who worked with RTÉ conducting the introductions with stars of the cycling and G.A.A. world.   Click on the images to enlarge.   (S.R.)

Lots of enthusiastic preparations are presently being carried out at Green Glens for this weekend’s highly prestigious National Sheep Shearing Event. Cork Music Station will broadcast live from the event on both days from 2 to 4 pm. See the event’s own website www.sheepshearing2013.ie     (S.R.)

Taoiseach Enda Kenny, T.D. officially launched the Beara Breifne Way Heritage Stamps at a highly impressive event in Dublin’s Mansion House on Wednesday, 15th May 2013. Here we share some of the images from the landmark night (We shall upload a full feature next week). The Taoiseach was delighted to receive a wonderful drawing of the “Bridge over the Boeing” from the O’Riordan children of Dromsicane, Millstreet. Jim O’Sullivan from Castletownbere – the true hero in the overall project – and his family as well as the Millstreet Group were joined by Taoiseach Enda before he left for yet another engagement that night. A special thanks to Jerry Kelleher of Minor Row who is for many years in the Dept. of An Taoiseach – for his outstanding assistance to us at the event.  Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)

At Millstreet Community School this afternoon the official launch of “Journeying – Personal History and Works of Imagination”  took place.   This is a book by the Living Scenes Intergenerational Group at the School and has been edited by John W. Sexton, Poet.   A superb exhibition of ceramic pieces based on the theme and on a visit to the Dingle area was enjoyed by the many who attended this afternoon’s very special gathering.   Pictured here are the Group who participated, supported and co-ordinated the inspiring project.  (S.R.)

One of the many happy memories of the 1993 Eurovision in Millstreet – Jonathan O’Connor appearing on the live transmission on 15th May 1993 – one of the many special images we shall be sharing at Green Glens this Saturday Night at the Eurovision Tea Party. (S.R.)

Mary & Bob Keane shopping at Supervalu, Millstreet (where the lucky ticket had been bought earlier in the week) on Saturday, 11th May 2013 being greeted by many Friends and well-wishers following their magnificent Euromillions Win on Tuesday. We thank the wonderfully lucky Couple for allowing us to share the great news on our website. Here we also feature the reports on Saturday’s “Star” and “Evening Echo” newspapers. Every good wish to Mary, Bob and Family from everyone.   Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)

A very impressive “Meet & Greet” Gathering in advance of the National  and International Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships at Green Glens on Sat./Sun. 25th & 26th May 2013 was held in the Wallis Arms Hotel on Friday, 10th May.   Pictured here are members of St. John’s G.A.A. Club, Aubane & Kilcorney and Members of the Organising Committee with the generous Sponsors.   LTV2 has recorded the prestigious event and with the tremendous help of Bernard Crowley the event may be viewed on Programme 219 this forthcoming Thursday/Friday on the Millstreet website.   Click on the images to enlarge.    (S.R.)

Superbly dedicated members of the 20th Anniversary Eurovision Committee adding to the colour and brightness of our Town as preparations for the 20th Anniversary of the 1993 Millstreet Eurovision make steady progress.   Click on the image to enlarge.   (S.R.)