Dia is Mhuire diobh go leir a Cairde and welcome to News Report 1201 from Millstreet. Fondest greetings dear listeners and I wish you all the very best on this cold, wet, and calm Tuesday morning.
Everything is fast returning to normal following the Christmas break. The annual New Year Day dip in the Blackwater is still on hold due to weather conditions, but other than that all voluntary bodies are getting ready to swing back into action and do their best for our community in the year ahead.
Even as I write, more than six months after his unexpected taking from among us, it is difficult to think of Fr Tom O’Flynn as of someone who is dead. Though his appointments during the latter half of his priestly life required him to live outside the community, he was always punctilious about keeping in touch, regularly visiting the house to which he was formally attached whether it was the old St Joseph’s on Temple Road, Blackrock or the new one at Stillorgan Park. Then, of course, he “breezed in” to the other houses making some provocative statement and galvanising a sometimes jaded community into life. Perhaps this is the same as saying that he was life-enhancing.
Tom O, as he was affectionately known among his confrères, was born in Millstreet, Co. Cork and, though he spent most of his life in the Dublin area, there was a sense in which he never left it. This was largely due to his devotion to his family. But those of us who lived close to him in his earlier years heard a good deal about the Presentation Convent in Millstreet and the nuns in Drishane, and also about the local citizenry. And there was the famous occasion — I think it was at the end of the war — when Tom O, bewailing the rise in [read more …] “Fr Tom O’Flynn CM (1915-1984)”
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Millstreet Country Park will feature on “At Your Service” on Sunday night (19th Jan. 2014) RTÉ 1 television at 8.30pm. Pictured here are John and Francis at the Park during filming in the Summer of 2013. Below the brothers are entertained by some of the many talented musicians at MCP. We thank Donie Howard for this important reminder. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Committed to God is a brand new Facebook page started up in North Cork. Our main aim is spreading Gods word to our local area. Daily we will be updated the page with scripture, bible quotes and other interests such as christian music and movie reviews. Feel free to check out our page. God Bless from Committed to God.
This weekend’s church gate collection outside St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet is on behalf of the Irish Epilepsy Association. Apologies for quality of images but I did not wish to use flash photography as traffic passed the dedicated Collectors. (S.R.)
Dan Joe Kelleher of LTV has kindly alerted us to this Sunday’s LTV broadcast available on air on Channels 30 and 35 UHF in the areas where reception is possible. The following is the Sunday Special (12th Jan. 2014) schedule:
5.30 pm: Celebration of Mass from St. John’s Well, Mushera recorded in 1998
6.30 pm: “Gougane Barra – A Place Apart” (A Documentary filmed in 1996 by Dan Joe)
8.00 pm: “The Butter Road Documentary” filmed by Dan Joe in 1998
Usual programming from LTV1 and LTV2 resumes this week with new programmes on Wednesday and Thursday nights. LTV2 programmes are also available online. (S.R.)
Yourprayers 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:
Lost in the possible vicinity of Millstreet Church, the Town Park or Tubrid Holy Well – a Gold Link Bracelet. Please leave a comment or email millstreetmuseum @eircom.net if information regarding its whereabouts come to light.The owner would be most grateful. Update: The Bracelet has now thankfully been found. (S.R.)
The McSweeney family, Réidh na nDoirí would like to thank all who supported the recent fundraising dance at the Abbey Hotel. A massive €8,140 was raised and €2,000 of this was presented to the Catering Ladies of ARC at CUH. The remaining €6,140 was given to the accommodating bus driver, Con Naughton. Anyone with any illness with a morning appointment at CUH is welcome to travel on this bus and Con can be contacted at 087-6147068. We thank John for this important notice. (S.R.)
Millstreet Community School Sudents Amy McSweeney, Rachel O’Brien, Emma Browne, Keith Dineen, Stefan Healy and Michael O’Keeffe with their teacher Shane Guerin at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2014 at the RDS Dublin which runs until Saturday.
We extend sincere thanks to Fr. James McSweeney, Chaplain Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig (whose website is: www.2u.ie), for having so very efficiently and so very quickly forwarded these five excellent images of Millstreet Community School Students and their Teacher who are participating in the highly prestigious Young Scientist Exhibition in Dublin’s RDS this week. Click on the pictures to enlarge. (S.R.)
Millstreet Community School Students Amy McSweeney, Emma Browne and Rachel O’Brien at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2014 which is taking place all this week at the RDS Dublin.Millstreet Community School Students Stefan Healy, Keith Dineen and Michael O’Keeffe at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2014 which is taking place all this week at the RDS Dublin.Michael Murray from BT, Michael Creed TD and teacher Shane Guerin with students from Millstreet Community School at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2014 which is taking place all this week at the RDS Dublin.Michael Murray from BT and Michael Creed TD with students Amy McSweeney, Emma Browne and Rachel O’Brien from Millstreet Community School at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2014 which is taking place all this week at the RDS Dublin.
You are invited to take part in a table quiz on Friday 31st January 2014 starting at 8.30pm in the Wallis Arms, Millstreet. Cost of entry €40/team of four. Money raised will help cover the costs of the six 5th year students from Millstreet Community School who will be travelling to Lourdes as helpers with the IHCPT – Irish Pilgrimage Trust for a week during the Easter holidays 2014. (Cost/person for travel and accommodation is €650). There will be a raffle on the night too.
Leanne Kelleher, Leanne Murphy, Siobhan Sheehan, Edel Breen, Colum Fraser and Oisín Murphy will join thousands from Ireland and the UK for the week. Those going to Lourdes with IHCPT at Easter travel in groups comprising twenty two people – eleven helpers and eleven young people who face physical, intellectual and emotional challenges.
Your support is appreciated for this event. For more details contact John Magee at Millstreet Community School (029 70087)
Thanks to the dedication of Dan Joe Kelleher of LTV vital repairs were carried out over the past few days to restore the LTV UHF signal on Channels 30 and 35. Two separate faults were corrected and thankfully we now have a perfect signal again. Thank you, Dan Joe, for your inspiring hard work over these days in restoring the signal in time for tonight’s transmission at10.00 when we have the programme which was intended to be broadcast last week but due to the stormy weather could not be transmitted. So Thursday’s broadcast includes a variety of excerpts from various past programmes beginning with a visit in 2004 to “The Rambling House” in Boherbue where hopefully we shall get to see one of the very best recordings ever of the traditional “Brush Dance”. And we finish with a delightful “Round the Fireside in Aubane” feature recorded in 1998 at the home of a French Family who have been coming on an annual basis to this wonderful holiday home in Aubane, Millstreet and who are most interested and proficient in Irish and Breton traditional music. Happy viewing! (S.R.)
The monthly meeting of “The Music Room” held at the Pearse Memorial Hall in Boherbue will take place on Thursday, 9th January 2014 at 8.00 pm. The Presenter is Maura Sheehan from Boherbue and Eithne O’Keeffe will spin the discs. All are very welcome to what has become such a delightful musical occasion within a very welcoming atmosphere. (S.R.)
Kevin Crowley pictured playing for Cork seniors against LIT
GAA: Congrats to Kevin Crowley who was named in his first Cork Senior Football Squad, and then came on in the second half to score a fantastic goal, as Cork easily beat LIT by 3-22 to 0-6 in the McGrath Cup on Sunday 5th January [see our article with preview, photo and reports]
Kevin Crowley is at #20 again for Cork, in the Semi-Final of the McGrath Cup against UL at 2pm on Sunday 12th [teamsheet] (7th Jan)
Athletics: CorkRunning has published stats on club membership in Cork. Millstreet has 72 members with 55 juveniles being very encouraging. [details] (7th Jan)
Greyhounds: Crossfield Felix won race 10 – The www.igb.ie 525 (Grade : A2) Flat 525 at Curraheen Park on Jan 4th in a time of 28.73 [result]
Millridge Sophie won race 7 – Book Your Unrecorded Trials Online 525 (Grade : A5) Flat 525 at Tralee on Jan 4th in a time of 29.19 [result]
Millridge Euro finished second in Race 9 – The Kate Browne’s Grandstand Restaurant 570 (Grade : A3) Flat 570 at Tralee on Jan 4th in a time of 29.19 [result]
Millridge Ghost finished second in race 4 – 20:40 – The www.igb.ie 325 at Tralee on Jan 3rd [result]
Altamount Tom finished second in race 8 – The Find us on facebook 525 (Grade : A5) Flat 525 at Curraheen Park on Jan 3rd in a time of 29.49 [result]
Liberty Hall in Dublin as it looked at the beginning of 2014 with the Halfpenny Bridge in foreground. The Spire at night near the GPO and a glimpse of the Dolls’ Museum in Powerscourt Shopping Centre. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Dia is mhuire diobh go leir a Cairde and welcome to News Report 1199 from Millstreet .
And welcome also to the New Year 2014. I hope you had a great Christmas and are in the better of it.
The weather did act as a bit of a spoil sport, but it didn’t stop a lot of enjoyable functions going ahead just the same.
Our Church services were a joy with our lovely Church warm and bright for the capacity crowds that attended. And the Parish Choir singing the beautiful Christmas hymns that have been sung since the very first Christmas, and the Birth of Our Lord.
There was a marked increase in the numbers of our young people home from Australia and other places. And the folks at home hung on to their every word as they gave their account of what life is like away from home.
And it was gratifying to hear that most of them intend to return when they have sown their wild oats and when things improve here. We pray it won’t be long. [read more …] “Regional Report 1199 – 7th January 2014”
We may all be equal in eyes of God… The Irish Independent has used an image of Drishane Castle as a background for some of Ireland’s bankrupt developers, claiming they trusted in God like they trusted in Anglo. But Drishane closed as a convent in the 1990s … so where’s the link (6th Jan)
EPS supports local groups and industries to increase energy efficiency in a variety of wastewater energy efficiency projects, with the SEAI through the 2013 Community Grant Scheme, a number of which are in the Millstreet area (Jan 2nd)
The great birthday party crux – Áine Collins is one of a number of parents asked about birthday parties for children these days (2nd Jan)
Glory for Camogie Girls: John Tarrant reports on how our U16 Camogie team took won the county (2nd Jan)
On this day January 6th, 1919 – A day after 3rd West Cork Brigade was formed, the 2nd North Cork Brigade IRA was born. Liam Lynch was appointed Brigade Commandant. The brigade’s 7 battalions were: Fermoy 1st; Mallow 2nd; Castletownroche 3rd; Charville 4th; Newmarket 5th; Kanturk 6th; & Millstreet 7th.
The Companies in the Millstreet 7th battalion were:- Millstreet, Rathduane, Cullen, Drishane, Dooneen, Rathcoole, Derrynagree, Kilcorney, Mushera.
Dan Joe Kelleher of LTV has compiled a wonderful selection of past and present video footage for this evening’s LTV Sunday broadcast. The following is the intended schedule:
5.30pm Mass from St. John’s Well, Mushera in June 2013. This is a repeat showing by popular request. The Celebrant is Fr. Jackie Corkery.
6.30pm A variety of excerpts from various current and past programmes beginning with Macroom’s Annual New Year’s Day Hunt 2014. This is followed by a brief visit to the 2013 Christmas Pantomime at the Briery Gap in Macroom entitled “Babes in the Wood”. Next we have a recording from “Éigse” 2004 in Ballyvourney. We then visit “The Rambling House” in Boherbue where hopefully we shall get to see one of the very best recordings ever of the traditional “Brush Dance”. And we finish with a delightful “Round the Fireside” feature recorded in the home of a French Family who have been coming on an annual basis to this wonderful holiday home in Aubane and who are most interested and proficient in Irish and Breton traditional music. This evening’s LTV transmission is scheduled to conclude at 8.30 or soon thereafter. Happy viewing! (S.R.)
UPDATE: Weather conditions appear to have affected transmission equipment necessary for broadcasting on Channels 30 and 35 UHF which serve the Millstreet area. Dan Joe has indicated that the above programme line-up will be retransmitted at a future date when the equipment faults are corrected. It’s quite possible that the current broadcast may be available in the LTV1 Macroom area and its surroundings. Apologies for this interruption in transmission but one has no control over weather related effects. (S.R.)
Celebrating Christmas 2013 at Cloghoula N.S. featured a superb Nativity Pageant and a truly delightful Fairy Tale Pantomime with some really witty and humorous unexpected angles! Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
With its dedicated Teaching Staff and the attendance of many parents, relatives and friends the annual occasion at the School in December was a marvellous success. Mass was celebrated by Canon John Fitzgerald, P.P. following the Nativity Play. All enjoyed tasty refreshments and there was a great welcome for Santa. Despite the very rainy weather on the day, total focus was on the festive excitement within [read more …] “Celebrating Christmas 2013 at Cloghoula N.S.”
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