Community website for Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland
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.
Geraldine Dennehy did a superb job in arranging the group photograph and taking the official pictures. We at the Millstreet website thank the organisers for permitting us to share some 127 images recording the magnificent occasion. Ken D. Brennan, former Principal MCS delivered a wonderful address while three further members of the former Staff also attended. Pádraig O’Driscoll was an excellent MC and DJ for the event and accorded much appreciated uplifting words re the value of the Millstreet Website. The eight past-pupils who have gone to their Eternal Reward were very especially remembered at the beginning of the night. Here we share a 
[read more …] “Marvellous Memories Recalled at MCS Class Reunion 1973 – 1978”
World Wide Welcome
Multicultural evening
Monday 11th March 2013 @ 7pm
Millstreet Community School library/canteen
Admission: Free
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
A fun filled multicultural evening to celebrate nationalities and cultures in the Millstreet area, through song, dance, stories and traditional dishes.
This event will be filmed by a production company for use in a future edition of the RTE 1 Nationwide programme
For more details contact Millstreet Community School on 029 70087
Since 1962, groups of helpers and children with special needs have travelled from all over Ireland on Easter Sunday and participated in a unique week in Lourdes. Together with members of the HCPT-Pilgrimage Trust in the UK, over five thousand pilgrims enjoy this unique experience every year.
Three of our 5th Year students (Katie O’Callaghan, Denise Cronin and Deirdre Kelleher) will be travelling as [read more …] “Table Quiz – Friday 1st March at 7.30pm in Millstreet Community School”
See our previous article on the talk for more on Rev. David’s background
The three 5th year students from Millstreet Community School who will going to Lourdes as helpers with the IHCPT – Irish Pilgrimage Trust for a week during their Easter holidays, are organising another cake sale to raise money to help pay for their travel and acommodation, and for the organisation itself. It will take place on Saturday 9th February 2013 in Millstreet Parish Centre after the 6.30pm vigil Mass. Katie O’Callaghan, Deirdre Kelleher and Denise Cronin are looking forward to their week in Lourdes, and will be busy, along with family and friends, baking for the cake sale, which luckily takes place the week before the start of Lent.
A talk for Lent will be given by Rev. David Armstrong (retired Church of Ireland minister) at Millstreet Community School on Mon. 25th February at 8pm.
The theme will be The personal cost of reconciliation in Northern Ireland.
Admission free. Contact John Magee (Chaplain) 029 70087 for details.
“… all Rev Armstrong did was to go to the local Catholic church on Christmas Day and offer greetings to the congregation. For that small gesture, he faced a sectarian revolt in his own congregation, and ended up being drummed out of town. The pusillanimous leadership of the Presbyterian Church offered him no support whatsoever, and he couldn’t find another Presbyterian congregation in the whole of Ireland willing to [read more …] “Lenten Talk: The personal cost of reconciliation in Northern Ireland”
To view over 145 pictures of the occasion just click on the highlighted “continue reading”. The impeccable timing, the sound effects, the lighting and the overall ambience – all were most impressive over the [read more …] “Very Successful Drama Presentation at Millstreet Community School”
There will be a table quiz on Friday 1st March 2013 at 7.30pm in Millstreet Community School library. The aim of the quiz is to raise money for the IHCPT The Irish Pilgrimage Trust, and to help pay the travel and accommodation costs of three 5th year students from the community school who will be going on the week long pilgrimage to Lourdes as helpers during their Easter holidays. Their names are Katie O’Callaghan, Deirdre Kelleher and Denise Cronin.
It is sure to be an enjoyable night for a worthy cause. Entry will be €20/table of four and there will be spot prizes. Please contact John Magee (Chaplain) on 029 70087 for more details.
We thank teacher, Chris Horan for the following superb update on the tremendous involvement of Millstreet Community School with the currently running prestigious BT Young Scientists Exhibition at the R.D.S. in Dublin. Clearly the very talented and enthusiastic Students very much impressed the Taoiseach and the Minister. Sincere congratulations to the Students and their Teachers – Ambassadors supreme for Millstreet – and we wish them all the very best of luck. (S.R.)
BT Young Scientists
Millstreet maintained its remarkable record in qualifying for the finals in the RDS in January.This year’s project involves research into an “Algorithm for ranking Gaelic Football Teams”. The team will investigate ranking formulae in other sports and then devise a method most suited to Gaelic Football. They intend analysing 5 years of results in both league and championship and will give each win a points score based on several criteria. This will be perfectly placed to facilitate an open draw seeding process which would be needed prior to an open-draw championship. Up to 2,000 projects vied for the final places, and with just over 500 qualifying, it is already a big success. Best of luck to Nathan Harman, Seán O’Callaghan and Darragh Hickey in their research and a big thank you to the Community Council for their continued support to the school’s Young Scientist initiative. (Chris Horan)
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The lads were interviewed Matt Cooper for yesterday’s Last Word Radio Show (TodayFm 4:30PM Mon-Fri)
You can listen to it on their Listen Back Media Player for the next few days. The lads are on from 31:45 – 33:40.
See all the news on the Millstreet Community School website
Katie O’Callaghan, Denise Cronin and Deirdre Kelleher are all 5th year students at Millstreet Community School. They will be going to Lourdes for a week during their holidays at Easter 2013 to act as helpers on the IHCPT – Irish Pilgrimage Trust Youth Pilgrimage. They’ll be joining thousands of people from Ireland and the UK for the week, made up of groups of twenty two people comprising of helpers and young people who face physical, intellectual and emotional challenges. Speaking on behalf of her friends, Denise Cronin explained, “For us, going to Lourdes is an opportunity of a lifetime and we feel so lucky to be [read more …] “Millstreet students to act as helpers in Lourdes Easter 2013”
Details from the Census 2011 of Irish speakers in Millstreet, aged 3 years and over, by frequency of speaking Irish inside and outside the education system. Figures are for the town only – 1,494 residents.
Táimid an-bhuíoch do Mhícheál an alt seo a chur os ár gcomhair. Tá an teolas an-suimiúil,
| Male | Female | |
| All Irish Speakers | 223 | 291 |
| Never speak Irish | 526 | 436 |
| Not stated if they do/do not speak Irish | 10 | 8 |
| Speaks Irish daily within the Education System | 52 | 70 |
| Speaks Irish daily within and outside the Education System | 3 | 9 |
| Speaks Irish daily outside the Education System | 1 | 3 |
| Speaks Irish weekly outside the Education System | 15 | 17 |
| Speaks Irish less often outside the Education System | 96 | 121 |
| Never speaks Irish outside the Education System | 54 | 70 |
| Not stated if they speak Irish inside or outside the edu. system |
2 | 1 |
At 35% of us using Irish at some stage, it’s well below the national average of 41%. Nationally however, those that are speaking Irish is up by [read more …] “As Gaeilge i Sráid a Mhuilinn”
The Corkman Newspaper is out every Thursday in all the local newsagents, and contains much more than just the online version.
Here we share images from that Concert where both solo and group musical and dance performances enchanted the large audience. Refreshments were served in the Canteen following the very [read more …] “Trad for Trócaire Event at MCS – A Superb Success”
Past pupils and teachers that gathered for the 20 Year Reunion of the 1987-1992 class from Millstreet Community School took place at the Wallis Arms Hotel on September 30th 2012.
Millstreet Trad for Trócaire: Students from all year groups in Millstreet Community School are gearing up for the Trad for Trocaire event that will be taking place in the school library on Friday 12th October 2012. It will be an evening of traditional music, song and dance, which will be entertaining as well as providing an opportunity to raise funds to help support Trócaire’s work with the poorest of the poor in developing countries.
On the same day the school will be welcoming four visitors from Belgium (two teachers and two lecturers in education) who belong to an organisation called Studio Globo. They will be here as part of the European Union funded project called MDG ‘15 that school chaplain John Magee went to India as part of in November 2011. MDG ’15 focuses on the Millennium Development Goals, in particular MDG 7 ‘Ensure Environmental Sustainability’ and MDG 8 ‘Develop a Global partnership for Development’, and the efforts being made to raise awareness about them through schools in [read more …] “Millstreet Community School: Trad for Trócaire”
Next October, students from all year groups, as well as pupils from the national schools will be invited to sing, dance and play traditional music, at the same time as raising funds for Trócaire’s work amongst the poorest of the poor.
On that day the school will be welcoming four visitors from Belgium (two teachers and two lecturers in education). They will be here as part of the European Union funded project called MDG ‘15 that Mr. John Magee (Chaplain, Millstreet Community School) went to India as part of in November 2011. MDG ’15 focuses on the Millennium Development Goals, in particular MDG 7 ‘Ensure Environmental Sustainability’ and MDG 8 ‘Develop a Global partnership for Development’, and the efforts being made to raise awareness about them through schools in UK, Ireland, Belgium, Poland, Senegal, Czech Republic, France and India by development agencies in each country, such as Trócaire in Ireland, and [read more …] “‘Trad for Trocaire’ at Millstreet Community School Library”
Spend over €100 on School Books and receive
FREE
5m x 33cm Filfix Book Covering Roll (Covers approx. 10 Books), plus
1X 5pk of Copy Covers
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Spend over €150 on School Books and receive
FREE
5m x 33cm Filfix Book Covering Roll (Covers approx. 10 Books), plus
(Must be spent on School Books only and in one transaction)
Offers available at WordsWorth Bookshop, The Square, Millstreet. (029)70154 <email>
Joan Ankettell, Boherbue who used to work at the Avonmore Electrical Co. in West End, Millstreet provided Maree Healy, Cloghoulamore, Millstreet with this very interesting school class photograph of 1936 taken in the Presentation Secondary School, Millstreet. Joan is seated in the front row to the extreme right (Her name appears under her). We believe that Gobnait Twomey also appears in the photograph. Maree and the website team would be very grateful of identification of the various people in this quite excellent photograph by any of our many Millstreet website visitors. Many thanks to Joan and Maree for making this fascinating picture available to us to share with all worldwide. (S.R.)
ON BEHALF OF MILLSTREET JUVENILE CLUB WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OUR MEMBERS
THE VERY BEST OF LUCK
IN THE JUNIOR/LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMS! (Carmel Walsh)
Many truly enthusiastic past-pupils had travelled long distances to be present for the great occasion. Principal, Ken Brennan as well as teachers Colman Culhane, Peadar Ó Ceallaigh and Derry Morley were also present [read more …] “A Most Enjoyable 25 Year Class Reunion at Wallis Arms Hotel on Friday”
Host families required for the first two weeks in September for Spanish children attending the Community School. Payment of €420 given per student.
Please contact Marie on 086-3114984 if interested. <email> Limited spaces remaining
The many Students of this year’s Transition Year Class graduated at a very memorable and uplifting ceremony on Tuesday night. The keynote address by Guest Speaker, Una Deasy emphasised what great ambassadors the Students had been throughout [read more …] “Transition Year Graduation at Millstreet Community School on Tuesday, 15th May 2012”
Orla Kiely, Laura Dennehy, their families and Millstreet Community School chaplain John Magee would like to say a big Thank You to everyone in the local community and further a field who helped and supported them in their fundraising efforts to pay for the girls to go to Lourdes as volunteer helpers with The IHCPT Irish Pilgrimage Trust during their Easter Holidays.
As we share a selection of images taken on Tuesday, 8th May when this excellent project was taking place, Millstreet Tidy Towns would very much appreciate help on this coming Monday, 14th May when at 7.00 p.m. the members will assemble in The Square, Millstreet before painting the many tubs which contain the very colourful floral arrangements throughout the town. [read more …] “Painting of Tubs on Monday Evening – Volunteers Most Welcome”
