Day: July 19, 2011

Regional report 1073 – 19th July 2011

 

by

Eily Buckley

 

Dia is mhuire diobh go leir a cairde and welcome to news report 1073 from Millstreet.

Fondest greetings dear listeners and I wish you all the very best on this calm and cloudy Tuesday morning.

Fundraising reached an all-time high here at the weekend when no less than three events were held for the same worthy cause. The late Jerry O Leary fundraising efforts in aid of the Oncology Department of the Cork Universary Hospital opened on Saturday with a coffee morning at the home of his wife Teresa  and her little boy in Rathcoole. Then on Saturday night a monster auction and raffle was held at the Clara Inn with items realising huge prices. This was followed on Sunday afternoon by a monster Vintage run which took off from Drishane Castle. All events only went to show the  high esteem at which trucker, Jerry was  held. A truly outstanding tribute in these recessional times.

I mentioned last week that the Forgotten Maggies would be screened on TG4 tomorrow night,  Wednesday, July 20th  at 9.30 and now I’m reminding you again. Please don’t miss this the Irish Premier of the story of the Laundry Girls and women who suffered so much in silence until their story was told to our own Stephen O Riordan, who Directed and produced the film.It got a standing ovation in New York, and excellent reviews from the Irish Papers as well as the Galway Festival 2009. On TG4 it will be transmitted in English. Starting to-morrow Wednesday night at 9.30.

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Pat Kenny Interviews Steven O’Riordan Re Forthcoming Documentary

On this morning’s Pat Kenny RTÉ  Radio 1 Programme (Tues. 19th July 2011 at approx. 11.15) Steven O’Riordan was one of two guests who participated in a very comprehensive and excellent interview with Pat Kenny re tomorrow night’s Documentary on TG4 which has been magnificently produced and directed by Steven, son of Joe and Anne O’Riordan, Woodland Drive, Millstreet.


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Forgotten Maggies on TG4

The long awaited documentary on the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland (The Forgotten Maggies) is set to get its Irish premier on Wednesday 20th July 2011 TG4 @ 9:30PM. It has taken five years to get the documentary screened and I hope everybody in Millstreet can support the work Steven O’ Riordan and others have done to help these women. It is the only Irish made documentary on the subject matter and fear not, it’s completely in English. So if you are not an Irish speaker you don’t have to worry. The documentary is compelling, shocking, honest and extremely forthright in its testimonies. Let everyone know it’s on and for anyone interested the trailer is below.

In the Corkman 14th July 2011

Helping to Keep Millstreet Clean

Millstreet is looking good!

Sincere thanks to all those who are helping us to gain points in this year’s Tidy Towns competition….

by cleaning, painting and maintaining your home, shops etc.;

by displaying window boxes, hanging baskets and by planting flowers;

by not dropping litter and cigarette butts on our streets.

Now we ask you to go one step further – by cleaning/brushing outside your home, apartment or business premises each day.

We are aiming to win our category this year.

It can happen with your help.

Show your pride …. Keep Millstreet clean!