Cork’s Maureen O Sullivan and Her Hamper Packers
Community Christmas Appeal for the Homeless 2011
Margaret Crean and Maureen O Sullivan like to thank everyone for the generous supply of food stuffs and clothing donated to the above Christmas appeal 2011.
Times might be tough but the response from the people of North Cork would make you proud. My car was fully packed with items.
This historic poster for the Drishane Garden Fete 1938 appeared recently for auction on eBay.ie.
We previously featured a photo from a 1930s Fete in Drishane in preparation for the most recent Fete. Click the image below to see it in full.
The Corkman Newspaper is out every Thursday in all the local newsagents, and contains much more than just the online version
Christmas Day Mushera Charity Climb 2011 – above are some of the weather beaten climbers at the top of Mushera who are raising money this year for the upkeep of St.Johns well on the slopes of Mushera. There were lots of more climbers on the mountain today, but they didn’t linger at the top continue reading…
Millstreet Community School are collecting used ink cartridges (from all types of printers) and old mobile phones for charity at the school. If anybody has any of the above, they can be dropped into the Community School. All funds raised are for the cancer appeal in the Mercy Hospital.
Essential foods – for example
Tea
Coffee- small jars
Sugar
Rice
Cereal
Spaghetti
Soup
Biscuits
Tinned –Meat’s ,Stew’s, Cornbeef, etc.
Toiletries – Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Shampoo, and Shower gel,
Always needed - Socks, scarf’s or gloves or good quality warm jumpers
Sleeping bags
Cigarettes !
Any Volunteers to travel to Cork for the sorting out of foods will be kindly appreciated.
Tonight in the Wallis Arms for a great night.
The proceeds of €300 from the recent sponsered buggy push around the Millstreet Town Park organised by the Parent and Toddler Group was handed over to nurses Sheila and Mary of the Neo Natal Ward at Cork University Hospital by group members Gillian and Annmarie.
(picture by Carmel Walsh) continue reading…
Congratulations to PAUL KELLY from CARLOW who’s ticket was pulled out of the drum in mondello park on sat to win the MK2 Escort.
A total of Eur 19,300 was raised for Our Ladies Childrens Hospital Crumlin & The National Childrens Research Centre
A huge thanks to all who bought tickets and helped in the project from the Irish Escort Owners Club
On behalf of the commitee members of the parent/toddler group we would like to thank
everyone who took part in a buggy push
around Millstreet town park on Tuesday September 20th.
All proceeds going to the neo-natal clinic in C.U.H.
(pictures taken by Carmel Walsh)
In one weeks time, someone somewhere will be winning a restored MK2 Escort, and Crumlin Childrens Hospital will be getting a cheque, somewhere in the ballpark of 11 grand – have you got your ticket? Contact Declan Casey on Facebook, or by email.
Tickets now available at JOHN MOYNIHAN RALLYING, West End and at WORDSWORTH in the square. Only 1 week to go.
Comedian 
Alan Shortt who grew up in Millstreet was part of a documentary on RTE last night which tracked the progress of a group of Irish people that climbed Kilimanjaro for the Climb for Kids charity, raising money for Crumlin Childrens hospital last year.
See the hour long documentary on RTE Player
Jerry O’Leary Memorial Fundraiser In Aid of Cork University Hospital Oncology Dept.
Will Commence On Saturday July 16th 2011 with a Coffee Morning From 10.00am~2.00pm at the Home of Teresa O’Leary’s Home Rathcoole.
Followed by Auction in Pomeroys Clara Inn Millstreet Commencing @ 10.30pm
Hi, My friend Malcolm McLoughlin is undertaking a charity run this sunday 3rd July from Mizen Head to Malin Head (570km!) and will be passing through Millstreet. He is raising funds for autism, for his own daughter Pearl and various other Autism charities. If anyone would like to cheer him on or run a little please come out. Exact dates and times of reaching Millstreet will be updated via his Running For Pearl facebook page.
I reckon he’ll be coming into Millstreet on the second day (Monday 4th) as it’s about 120 km from here to Mizen, but we’ll try to keep ye posted as to when he’ll be coming into Millstreet.
Click on the poster (right) for further details, or see below for links to the full details.
On Sunday 29th May, 112 cars left Darby O’Gills Hotel in Killarney and set off on a 90 mile tour of the mountains of Kerry. The aim was to raise money for the Oncology Unit in Tralee General Hospital. The run coincided with the first anniversary of Anne Casey Joy who passed away on 24th May 2010.
Organised by Anne’s brother Declan, along with her husband Billy, and a number of good friends, the route took the cars over the famous Molls gap, Ballaghbeama Pass, Ballaghasheen pass and continued to a rest halt at Rossbeigh Beach. Finally the convoy made its way to Beaufort via another famous landmark, Caragh Lake where continue reading…
Stephen O Riordan from Drishane Road has been involved in making the charity single ‘From a Distance’ Official Music Video for the Magdalene Survivors Together Campaign.
Stephen has been involved with the Magdelene Survivors since making the documentary ‘The Forgotten Maggies‘ in 2009. He appears in the music video (above) on a number of occasions, and most prominently from 0:44 to 0:49. continue reading…
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