Community website for Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland
Thanks to everyone for supporting the club yesrterday in the annual St.Johns Football Club poker tournament. Seventy four players attended to make it a great success.
After a tough game which lasted 10 hours well done to Ronan Murphy who took first prize on the night.
– from St.Johns Football Club
[read more …] “St.Johns Poker Tournament”
He is that sort of likeable character who inspire bards to rhyme
As a young man he went to live in England and in England he spent his prime
But he returned to live in Millstreet where the Finnow waters flow
Nostalgia stronger far than wanderlust as Connie ought to know.
One who is close to Nature he knows of Nature’s way
He knows about fox and badger or where a hare might lay
He knows where the female rabbit has her nest from her own kind hidden away
She fear the male who will kill her young that’s life as some might say. [read more …] “Connie Coakley”
Our local TD Áine Collins delivered this speech yesterday in the Dail:
I welcome the opportunity to speak on this topic as it is very important. I ask the Minister to consider re-opening funding for the agrifood and horticulture sectors under Leader funding. This comes under Axis 1 of Leader funding, which currently only supplies funding for bakery products. It is important that we look again at this issue. The provision of Leader funding is about supporting rural businesses and communities and it seems ridiculous that in a country that promotes itself on the quality of its agricultural products does not support local food businesses. I hope the Minister of State can address the issue of how Ireland’s operational programme for rural development can allow funding to be [read more …] “Áine Collins TD speech on Leader Funding”
