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“Radio Treasures”  on Cork Music Station www.corkmusicstation.com  this evening (Tuesday, 21st May) will feature the complete selection of music which I shared last Friday night at Millstreet Gramophone Circle’s presentation.    We shall also include topical local news.    (S.R.)

Yesterday evening the World Wide Welcome night in Millstreet Community School (March 11th) was featured on the Nationwide programme on RTÉ1 TV. If you missed it, just click here to see the programme on the RTÉ Player (from 18:45 to 24:35 in the programme). Click on the photos below to see some still shots from the programme

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This morning, Jerry Pat O’Leary (O’Leary’s Butchers in the Square) was talking to Ryan Tubridy on his 2FM show this morning about the Eurovision 1993, the memories and what’s happening this week. Click on the audio player above to listen to the interview. continue reading…

Yesterday May 15th was the 20th anniversary of the Eurovision in Millstreet, we should have put it up yesterday, but anyhow below is the video full Eurovision 1993 as broadcast be the BBC.

The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet. This is the continue reading…

RTÉ Nationwide will broadcast the item featuring Millstreet Community School and the World Wide Welcome multicultural event as part of the show on Monday 20th May, which begins at 7pm on RTÉ 1 TV.

Pictured right are the RTÉ camera crew at the filming of the event.

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.)

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“Radio Treasures”  on Cork Music Station www.corkmusicstation.com  this week features a special on the musical “Oklahoma”.        (S.R.)

Programme 218 which was broadcast last Thursday 02 May 2013 is now online. You can now watch our latest Programme which is a repeat of our Milestone 200th Show right here on millstreet.ie or by logging into the LTV2 Facebook Page before the repeat show hits our Television screens on Sunday 05 May at 8.00pm.

Check out the link below for the recording of Grainne Gavigan talking to Willie Fitzgerald of CMS Radio on Wed 24 April 2013.

“Radio Treasures” (9.30-11.00 pm on 23rd April 2013)  on Cork Music Station www.corkmusicstation.com  this week features the usual mixture of musical selections from the 1940s and 1950s with some great Country & Western songs and light classical music.     Tonight’s programme  also includes a special  feature recorded at last Sunday’s Millstreet Walking Festival 2013 in Millstreet Country Park.   Listen to the views of the Organisers and the Participants.  This feature will be transmitted at 10pm.   If you lose the transmission at any point during the programme simply refresh the home page of the website.   Happy Listening.  Click on image to enlarge.    (S.R.)

“Radio Treasures”  on Cork Music Station www.corkmusicstation.com  this week features the Big Band Sound of the 1930s and 1940s including the wonderful tunes “The Peanut Vendor” and “Tea for Two”.     Tonight’s programme  also includes a brief feature on the interesting and oftentimes witty stories of everyday life in Ireland as reflected in the witty conversation.    Looking forward to sharing melodic and relaxing music.   (S.R.)

“Radio Treasures”  on Cork Music Station www.corkmusicstation.com  this week is being broadcast earlier for just one hour this particular week this Tuesday, 9th April 2013 from 5.30  Tonight’s programme includes a brief feature on the interesting and oftentimes witty signs seen throughout Ireland.  Our featured artist this week is Connie Francis.    (S.R.)

Some microphone difficulties at beginning of programme tonight but all is now resolved and presently we’re transmitting our recording of the Maurice O’Keeffe Festival Concert in Kiskeam last Sunday night.

“Radio Treasures”  on Cork Music Station www.corkmusicstation.com at 9.30pm until 11.00pm tonight, Tuesday, 2nd April 2013.  Tonight’s programme includes Matt Cooper’s address at the official opening of “The Millstreet Gathering” and we hear some magnificent traditional music from the recent Maurice O’Keeffe’s Festival in Kiskeam.     (S.R.)

At the prestigious Millstreet Vintage Event being held at the K&L Complex, Mount Leader on this

Sunday, 31st March 2013, Cork Music Station will broadcast live from the exciting event.   Just log into

www.corkmusicstation.com   anytime from 2 to 4 pm on the day to hear live interviews, music and lots of

event updates.     (S.R.)

When the RTÉ film crew visited Millstreet on 13th March we had reached Drishane Cemetery and the Boeing Crossing before lunch. Here we see Michael O’Sullivan of Dooneen and RTÉ’s Evelyn O’Rourke discussing the scenic crossing of this section of the Blackwater.  (S.R.)

The McCarthy Family tomb was filmed in Drishane Cemetery from where we proceeded to meet Michael O’Sullivan (who is quite an expert on the O’Sullivan Beara March and of the Boeing Crossing in 1602).   We now include a selection of images relating to this section of day.   In the afternoon we had the magical “snow” effect in Drishane and more.   This we shall upload in Part 3 of our feature.   Let’s now view the extra images of continue reading…

RTÉ Film Crew beginning to record Eily Buckley on Wednesday morning at Bealach and later at Kilmeedy Castle.    Evelyn O’Rourke is the Presenter in this O’Sullivan Beara Route Documentary pictured here with Eily.   Peter Mulryan is the Director with a wonderfully dedicated Crew of Brendan, Dave and Declan as well as others.   Tomorrow we shall feature sequences at Drishane Cemetery, The Boeing and a magical scene with the renowned Aidan (“Tom Crean”) Dooley in a “snow” setting at Drishane.  To enlarge pictures click on image.   (S.R.)

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Members of the Cork Music Station Team – Connie, Mike, William and James broadcasting live from the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone at the highly prestigious Farmers Journal National Awards Event on Monday, 4th March 2013. And William meets his great Friends – Rose and Big Tom McBride while I chanced to see Philomena Begley and Brendan Grace at the Intermission of the hugely enjoyable occasion.   We invite you to join us on “Radio Treasures” tonight from 9.30 to 11.00 on Cork Music Station when we shall be recalling highlights from the superb event.  (S.R.)

http://www.corkmusicstation.com/   Link to tune into the online radio station.

“Radio Treasures”  on Cork Music Station www.corkmusicstation.com at 9.30 pm until 11.00 pm tonight, Tuesday, 26th Feb.. 2013

This week’s Programme includes the introduction to Rev. David Armstrong’s wonderfully inspiring talk at MCS last night.   And of course we’ve lots of other musical and singing selections.   Please feel more than welcome to make contact with us on the programme.   We’d love to hear from you.

  Please note that if you are disconnected from the signal at any time during the programme just refresh the website and the broadcast will then resume.

 Contact with the programme before, during or after, through text 086 22 555 05 or by emailing the Millstreet Museum address: .   Details also on Facebook.     (S.R.)

Brian Lucey (above) was interviewed by Páidí Ó Lionáird on TG4′s “7 Lá” on Tuesday, 19th Feb. 2013 re the Magdalene Laundries and the Taoiseach’s superb speech in the Dáil. Brian from Killarney Road, Millstreet (son of Kevin and June) spoke very impressively entirely in Irish. Steven O’Riordan’s very moving documentary “The Forgotten Maggies” is scheduled to have a repeat screening on TG4 tonight at 7.30.   (S.R.)

Brian’s Interview can be seen on the TG4 Player at (http://www.tg4.ie/ie/tg4-player/tg4-player.html)- look for the “7 Lá” program 19th February, and Brian is on from 14:00 to 17:15.