Connie Hickey, Main Street & 4, St. Joseph’s Gardens, Millstreet

2Wonderful-Wedding-of-Kaitriona-Kevin-2012-800_rszHICKEY (Main Street and 4 St. Joseph’s Gardens, Millstreet, Co. Cork): On September 1st, 2014, unexpectedly, to the inexpressible grief of his family and friends, CONNIE (CHICO), beloved son of the late Brendan and Eily Mai and brother of the late Kathleen, much loved brother to Denis, John, Brendan, Patrick, Kevin, James,brother in law to Chris, Liz and Kaitriona, and cherished uncle to Ciara, Eric, Katie and Oisin. Very sadly missed by his family, aunts, uncle, relatives and wide circle of friends.

Reposing at Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet. Rosary on Wednesday at 9pm. Removal on Thursday from 5pm to 8pm followed by reception into St Patrick’s Church, Millstreet .
Requiem Mass at 12pm on Friday. Burial immediately afterwards in St Mary’s Cemetery, Millstreet.
May He Rest in Peace

 

2014-07 After Cork's Munster Hurling Final win - Neily McSweeney, Mark Ellis and Connie Hickey
2014-07 After Cork’s Munster Hurling Final win – Neily McSweeney, Mark Ellis and Connie Hickey

 

1993: Connie is in the green coat

Results & Fixtures: 2nd Sept 2014

2014-08-30 Chloé Collins - Cork are All Ireland U16 Ladies Footall ChampionsLadies Football: Congrats to Chloé Collins who won an All Ireland U16 medal with Cork as they beat Dublin 4-7 to 2-7  in the Final in Tullamore on Saturday Aug 30th [see more]

GAA: Duhallow Junior Football Final: Millstreet 2-13 Knocknagree 1-11 🙂 [Timeline of the match] [photos from the match] [photos from the victory parade]
The quarter final of the county is scheduled for Saturday Sept 20th. Their opponents from Imokilly still haven’t played their quarter finals :/ (1st Sept) … now they’re down to 3: Glenboyer, Castlemayrtr, and Aghada (7th Sept)IMG_8009_rsz-800

Juvenille GAA: Fe16 A Peil Championship: Knocknagree 2-12 Millstreet 2-7, 18th Aug
U12 A League Grp2: Ballyhooley 8-4 Millstreet 3-6, 23rd Aug
Minor ‘B’ Hurling C’ship QF: Millstreet 3-13 V Clyda Rovers 2-8, Thur 21st Aug, in Castlemagner

Minor ‘B’ Hurling C’ship Semi: Millstreet 2-14 Kilara 4-7, Wed 27th @7pm in Killavullen [Kilworth match report]

TaeKwon-Do: Well done to Fergal O’Connor of Millstreet TKD Club won bronze in Full Contact and bronze in Continuous in the under 17s /65 kg section at the WKU Kickboxing Worlds in London on Aug 29th.

Athletics: Well done to the Millstreet AC athletes who ran the Gneeveguilla AC 1 mile race on Aug 26th: Donal Burke U12M 6:07,Orla Buckley U14F 6:20,Maeve Buckley U10F 8:01,Shannon Burke U10F 9:10, Brandon Burke U10M 11:09, Dan Burke M40 11:10 [results]

Soccer:

AUL 1: Millstreet Celtic 1 Blackstone Rovers 6, 31st Aug
AUL 2: Rathcoole Rovers 3 Leeview Ath 3, 30th Aug
AUL 3B: Los Zarcos 0 Tower FC 2, 31st Aug

Cycling: There was a big crowd for the second Tour of Sliabh Luachra was held last Saturday (30th Aug). [photos]

Rallying: The Centenary Cork ’20’ was launched at the Wallis Arms Hotel on Saturday August 30th [see the photos and details]

Bowling Kilcorney (31st Aug): Tadhg Creedon bt Shane Collins 2bwl €900: Tadhg Creedon bt Donal Cullinane 2bwl €300 [full results]

Regional Report 1233

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Eily Buckley

Dia is mhuire diobh go leir a cairde and welcome to News Report 1233 from Millstreet. Fondest greetings dear listeners and I wish you all the very best on this lovely Tuesday morning.

Our weekend was full of excitement with the launch of the Mighty Cork 20 Car Rally on Friday night. It was centred at the Wallis Arms Hotel, where the official launch took place. And for a second year running the Cork 20 Car Rally will be held in Millstreet on October 3rd to 5th, based at the Green Glens Arena. Details of this year’s route will not be made until shortly before the event.

On Sunday the air was electric when our Junior Football Team captured the Duhallow title, beating Knocknagree. Celebrations went on until late on Sunday night and our heartiest congratulations go out to all involved.

[read more …] “Regional Report 1233”

Death Notice: Eily May Healy, Church Street

HEALY (Church Street, Millstreet): On September 1, 2014, peacefully, in Araglen House, Boherbue, in her 96th year, EILY MAI (late of Dooneen West). Deeply regretted by her nephew Brendan Casey, niece-in-law Mary, grandnephew Paul, grandnieces Helen and Maria, cousins and friends. R.I.P.
Reposing at Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet. Rosary on this Tuesday evening at 8pm. Removal on tomorrow, Wednesday evening, at 8pm to St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet. Requiem Mass on Thursday at 11am. Burial afterwards in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Millstreet.

Teachers get wet and cold for MND

Fair play to the 21 students and 10 teachers at Millstreet Community School braved the Ice Bucket Challenge (seen in the video above). As well as raising awareness, they raised €500 and for Motor Neuron Disease. More details are on MillstreetCommunitySchool.ie [read more …] “Teachers get wet and cold for MND”

Victory Parade for Millstreet Football Champions 2014

Blessed with mild weather the victory Parade for the Duhallow Football Champions - Millstreet - took place at 6.30 pm on Sunday, 31st Aug. 2014 with lots of enthusiastic spectators lining the Parade Route. It began at Colemans in Minor Row and proceeded to Millstreet GAA Community Hall where a number of uplifting speeches were shared. Click on the images to enlarge. S.R.)
Blessed with mild weather the victory Parade for the Duhallow Football Champions – Millstreet – took place at 6.30 pm on Sunday, 31st Aug. 2014 with lots of enthusiastic spectators lining the Parade Route. It began at Colemans in Minor Row and proceeded to Millstreet GAA Community Hall where a number of uplifting speeches were shared including one from the Team Captain, Michael Vaughan. Click on the images to enlarge.    (S.R.)

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Duhallow Junior Football Champions !!!

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A huge congrats to the Millstreet Junior Footballers who won the Duhallow Junior Football title today, beating Knocknagree by 2-13 to 1-11 in Banteer.

There’s a parade through town at 6:30pm for the team, starting at Colemans !!!!

Below are 40 photos (thanks to Ola Cashman) from the match today: [read more …] “Duhallow Junior Football Champions !!!”

Duhallow Junior Football Final

2014-08-26 Gillian McCarthy's Millstreet Green and Gold Flag flying highDUHALLOW JUNIOR FOOTBALL FINAL

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MILLSTREET 2-13 KNOCKNAGREE 1-11

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2pm Sunday 31st August 2014, in Banteer

Duhallow champions !!!!

Parade through town at 6:30pm

Here is how the match panned out as described by @DuhallowGAA:

Millstreet 2-13 Knocknagree 1-11 (FT)
(2nd half,59 min) Millstreet 2-13 Knocknagree 1-11 B Sheehan pt
(2nd half,56 min) Millstreet 2-12 Knocknagree 1-11 Vaughan pt free #BigTurnAround
(2nd half,56 min) Millstreet 2-11 Knocknagree 1-11 Vaughan pt free
(2nd half,55 min) Millstreet 2-10 Knocknagree 1-11 Vaughan again
(2nd half,55 min) Millstreet 2-9 Knocknagree 1-11 Vaughan pt free
(2nd half,52 min) Millstreet 2-8 Knocknagree 1-11 GOAL!! Mark Ellis punches to net [read more …] “Duhallow Junior Football Final”

Superb Millstreet Team Victorious in Banteer

Sincere Co0ngratulations to the superb Millstreet Football Team on such a magnificent victory this afternoon in Banteer. John Tarrant's splendid commentary for c103 reported a final score of Millstreetr 2 goals 13 point to Knocknagree at 1 goal 11 points. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Sincere Congratulations to the superb Millstreet Football Team on such a magnificent victory this afternoon in Banteer. John Tarrant’s splendid commentary for c103 reported a final score of Millstreet 2 goals 13 points to Knocknagree at 1 goal 11 points. Click on the images to enlarge.   (S.R.)

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Chloé wins All Ireland Football Title with Cork

2014-08-30 Chloé Collins - Cork are All Ireland U16 Ladies Footall ChampionsA huge congratulations to Chloé Collins and the Cork Ladies U16 ‘A’ Footballers who were crowned All Ireland Champions today in Templemore, Co. Tpperary after they beat Dublin on a scoreline of:

Cork 4-7 Dublin 2-7

Chloé is a really fantastic player, and  played with the Cork Camogie team this year also, but she was unfortunately injured for the final.

Parish Newsletter – 31st August, 2014

PARISH NEWSLETTER for BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
Twenty Second Sunday in ordinary time – 31st August, 2014
Canon John Fitzgerald P.P.  Tel Nos. Millstreet 029-70043/Mobile 087-7752948
Email:  <email>    www.dioceseofkerry.ie
PARISH OFFICE OPENING HOURS: MONDAY-TUESDAY- WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY
10.00a.m.-1.00p.m. & 2.00p.m.-5.00p.m.

Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of the following and for those whose anniversaries occur around this time, and for those for whom masses will be offered during the week:

RECENT DEATHS: Abina Karen O’Keeffe, Wexford & Aubane House;  Teresa O’Connor, Killarney & Millstreet.

[read more …] “Parish Newsletter – 31st August, 2014”

Launch of Centenary Cork “20” 2014 in Millstreet

The official launch of the Centenary "Cork 20" Motor Rally in Millstreet took place at The Square and in the Wallis Arms Hotel on Friday, 29th August 2014. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
The official launch of the Centenary Cork “20” Motor Rally in Millstreet took place at The Square and in the Wallis Arms Hotel on Friday, 29th August 2014.   Click on the images to enlarge.     (S.R.)

 

4Launch of Cork 20 in Millstreet 2014 -8002Launch of Cork 20 in Millstreet 2014 -8005Launch of Cork 20 in Millstreet 2014 -800The prestigious event even included a very courageous ice-bucket challenge (above) where Clerk of the Cork “20” Course, Kevin O’Riordan got very wet!  Tony McCaul (standing 4th from left in first picture) received much well-deserved praise for his hugely inspiring commitment to the Cork “20” project both for last year’s highly successful event and in motivating the return of this supreme event to Millstreet on 3-5 October 2014.  Every success to this year’s wonderful sporting [read more …] “Launch of Centenary Cork “20” 2014 in Millstreet”

Death Notice: Abina Karen O’Keeffe

O’KEEFFE (nee Barrett) (Wexford and Aubane House, Millstreet): On August 27, 2014, in her family home, to the inexpressible grief of her husband and family, ABINA KAREN, devoted wife and best friend of Michael, beloved daughter of Dan and the late Sheila, much loved sister of Eugene, Juliet, Noreen and Hannah, daughter-in-law of Margaret and adoring aunt to her nephews and nieces. Very sadly missed by her sisters-in-law, brothers- in-law, aunt, uncles, cousins, relatives and friends.

Reposing at Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet tomorrow, Friday, from 6pm to 8pm. Reception into St Patrick’s Church, Millstreet for Requiem Mass at 1pm on Saturday. Burial immediately afterwards in St Mary’s Cemetery, Millstreet.

May She Rest in Peace. [rip]

[Find a Grave]

New Jerseys for our GAA Stars of the Future

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Stars of the Future !! The U8 Millstreet Camogie girls in their new jerseys kindly sponsored by Reens Pharmacy (photo thanks to Geraldine Dennehy)
2014-08-23 Under 6, 7 & 8’s in Macroom last week in their new jerseys kindly sponsored by O’Keeffe’s SuperValu Millstreet-1000
Millstreet under 6, 7 & 8’s in Macroom last week in their new jerseys kindly sponsored by O’Keeffe’s SuperValu Millstreet (Photo: Sinead Murphy)

[read more …] “New Jerseys for our GAA Stars of the Future”

Speakeasy Toastmasters Events in Mallow on 4th and 18th September

Liam Flynn, Drishane Road, Millstreet is the incoming President of Mallow's Speakeasy Toastmasters and is presently only four speeches away from receiving Gold International Level. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Liam Flynn, Drishane Road, Millstreet (pictured here at Millstreet Museum) is the incoming President of Mallow’s Speakeasy Toastmasters and is presently only four speeches away from receiving Gold International Level.   Click on the images to enlarge.    (S.R.)

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Reen’s Pharmacy Shares Superb EJC2014 Memory from 26th July Parade

One of the wonderfully uplifting memories of this summer's EJC2014 in Millstreet appear on a new In-Shop Television Channel at Reen's Pharmacy in Main Street, Millstreet. We thank Mairéad for sharing this splendid pictorial montage of such a very happy Parade of International (and local!) Jugglers through Millstreet Town in July. Click on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)
One of the wonderfully uplifting memories of this summer’s EJC2014 in Millstreet appears on a new In-Shop Television Channel at Reen’s Pharmacy in Main Street, Millstreet. We thank Mairéad for sharing this splendid pictorial montage of such a very happy Parade of International (and local!) Jugglers through Millstreet Town in July.  Click on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)

Tony Galvin Memorial Juvenile Match on this Saturday at 2.00 p.m. followed by Match in Memory of Keith Sheehan at 3.00 p.m. at Station Road, Millstreet

Many thanks to Colin Sheehan for this Poster. Click on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)
Many thanks to Colin Sheehan for this Poster.  Click on the image to enlarge.   (S.R.)

Give Blood at the GAA Hall this Evening

http://www.giveblood.ie/images_upload//banners/logo-give-blood.gifThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service will hold a Blood Donor clinic in The GAA Hall, Millstreet today Wednesday 27th August 2014 from 5pm- 8.30pm.
Blood Donation is essential to ensure Hospital Patients get the treatment they need. One Donation can save up to 3 Lives. Full details of all clinics and on Giving Blood can be found on giveblood.ie or by telephoning (021) 4807400 or (1850) 731 137.

Jerry Presents Historic Items to Museum Which Evoke Wonderful Memories

Jerry Lehane of Ballydaly has always been so supportive of our work at Millstreet Museum. Here we see Jerry's latest collection of historic items which he kindly presented on Tuesday, 26th August 2014 - itmes which evoke very special memories of a bygone era. Thank you, Jerry. Click on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)
Jerry Lehane of Ballydaly has always been so supportive of our work at Millstreet Museum. Here we see Jerry’s latest collection of historic items which he kindly presented on Tuesday, 26th August 2014 – itmes which evoke very special memories of a bygone era. Thank you, Jerry. Click on the image to enlarge.   (S.R.)