Community website for Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland
Millstreet Community Council has also provided significant financial support this year to Millstreet Christmas Lights Committee. And below we view the enthusiastic Transition Year Students at Millstreet Community School who are presently preparing a special issue of “Clara News” which will be on sale before Christmas.
A very enjoyable School Reunion 1971-1976 took place at the Wallis Arms on Saturday, 12th Nov. 2016 in the presence of two of the former Teachers from Millstreet Community School – Marie Casey and Colman Culhane. Here we share a selection of images from the historic occasion. We thank the organisers for permitting us to take a number of pictures of the wonderful event. (S.R.)
Click on the various images to enlarge. And below we share some more pictures from the splendid occasion. (S.R.) [read more …] “Wonderfully Successful School Reunion 1971-1976 on Saturday Night”
The death has occurred of Kenneth Desmond Brennan, Millstreet, Cork. Former principal of Millstreet Community School, peacefully at home in Millstreet surrounded by his loving family, dearly beloved husband of Halina, will be sadly missed by his childern Desmond, Kevin, Louise and Wala, sons in law Con and Matteo, daughter in law Karin, grandchildern Stefan, Wiktor, Brian, Sophia, Lara and Emma, brother Frank, sisters Anna, Mary and Bernie, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, cousins and a wide circle of relatives friends and neighbours.
Reposing at Millstreet Church on Sunday 16th of October from 6pm to 8pm. Funeral Mass on Monday at 11am followed by burial in St Mary’s Cemetery. May he rest in peace. [read more …] “Death Notice: Ken Brennan”
[read more …] “Minister Michael Creed Visits Millstreet Community School”
At the start of the school year, our Community School students have been busy with a Retreat, a visit by Finbarr Walsh (father of the late Donal Walsh), a trip to the Ploughing, climbing Clara, and a bootcamp. (click on the photos below to see more)
Calling all our former classmates…. a Grand Reunion is being organised for Saturday November 12th, 2016 in The Wallis Arms Hotel, Millstreet.
If you started Secondary School [The Tech, The Convent or Garrett’s] in 1971 – or joined us…….or left us at any stage up to Leaving Cert in 1976 we would be delighted to see you there.
Tickets are on a pre-booked basis and cost €35.00
This will include a Buffet dinner and music.
Please contact any of the people below for further details or to make a booking.
Eileen Martha Creedon 087 249 1089
Maura Twomey. 086 815 1974
Margaret Kiely. 087 741 2688
John O Sullivan. 086 4530 852
If anyone has any photographs from that time, we would love to get a copy. We look forward to seeing you all on the night.
Key Coordinators Linda and Niamh (pictured 4th and 2nd from left above) together with a very supportive Team organised the Reunion Celebration in such a wonderfully creative manner – tremendous credit is due on such a high level of dedicated preparation. We’ve lots more images to share in the follow-up feature but here’s one more for now. [read more …] “Millstreet Community School Class of 1991 – 1996 Reunion at Green Glens on Saturday 24th Sept. 2016”
The celebration of Mass for 1st year students and their families will take place on Tuesday 27th September 2016 at 7.30pm in Millstreet Community School library. Please note the start time. Thank you
This evening (Wednesday, 3rd August 2016) it was truly enthusiastic preparations for the Millstreet Community School Debs Ball very much in evidence at West End. The young ladies looked beautiful in such brilliant fashion which the young men were very elegant in their style. Here we share some 34 images having visited the Bush Bar where Photographer supreme, Geraldine Dennehy, took many stunning images of the young people before they left on two Kealys Coaches for a totally wonderful occasion in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Little Island, Cork. Geraldine’s photographs will be superb and we thank her for permitting us to take some further images for our website. Click on the pictures to enlarge. (S.R.)
And here we share the many other happy images of this great annual occasion. [read more …] “Beauty & Elegance at Debs 2016 in Millstreet This Evening”
Three Transition Year students from Millstreet Community School attended a Climate Change Challenge Weekend organised by Trocaire in November 2015. Kaytlin Murphy, Kate Buckley and Noelle Healy joined with 25 other students from around Ireland to explore the causes, effects and actions needed to tackle climate change. To mark Earth Day, Ellen Donnelly (Youth Education and Outreach Officer with Trocaire) has published an article which features extensive contributions from Noelle and Kaytlin. You can read the article by clicking on the link below:
What does signing the Paris Agreement mean to young people in Ireland?
Today is Earth Day. And today United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is inviting leaders from all UN member states to attend the official signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This is a historic day for international action … (read the full article on DevelopmentEducation.ie)
[read more …] “Inspirational Sleepout for Migration by TY Students of MCS”
(banners designed and painted by Natalia and Paulina Raducka)
A Transition Year RE class has been working on a project relating to climate change over the last two months. It is called ‘Make your Mark for Climate Justice’. It is inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si in which he called on all humans to play an active part in caring for the planet. The project is based on a campaign run by SMA Wilton Justice and Peace office, which involved people making a pledge to make a difference in their everyday life, for example, by turning off the tap when cleaning teeth, unplugging phone chargers when not in use, and not leaving electrical equipment on standby. As a sign of their pledge, each person was invited to place their thumbprint on a specially prepared card that they could then bring home as a reminder. A small group of TY students from Millstreet Community School will be inviting parishioners in Millstreet on Saturday 12th March at 6.30pm Mass to do likewise.
Thanks to everyone who offered accommodation to the NET Ministries retreat team who are arriving in Millstreet on Wednesday 9th March 2016. Accommodation has now been found for all nine members of the team. Thank you. J. Magee
Millstreet Community School will have the pleasure of welcoming Jose Omar Rodriguez Romero to speak to students, staff and invited guests on Friday 4th March as part of Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 (29th Feb. – 13th March).
Mr Romero, who is known as Omar to his friends, is a guest of Fairtrade Ireland and he has a number of commitments during his stay so the school is delighted that he has been able to fit Millstreet into his busy agenda. Omar is a 4th Generation coffee producer, coffee lover, and resident of the village of Capucas, San Pedro de Copan, Honduras. He says Fairtrade is important, “…because it’s a scheme that is in the hands of small farmers and has a very positive economic, social, and environmental impact on the lives of the producers and the wider community”.
So what is Fairtrade? For many years our school has promoted the purchasing and use of products that have received Fairtrade certification. For products such as coffee, bananas, chocolate, tea, sugar, flowers, cotton clothing and wine to receive certification some strict criteria need to be met. When a product carries the Fairtrade Mark it means it was produced according to international Fairtrade standards. These standards ensure Fairtrade products are socially and economically fair and environmentally responsible. Key standards include the payment of a minimum price and a premium. For most Fairtrade goods there is a Fairtrade minimum price which is set to cover the cost of sustainable production for that product in that region.
Millstreet Community School is working towards becoming a Fairtrade school in 2015/2016 because we feel that it is only fair that the people who produce what we eat, wear and use should get paid enough to live on and have a chance to improve their lives. A Fairtrade school is one that has made a commitment to supporting and using Fairtrade products.
Eight Transition Year students and their teachers from eight post-primary schools joined together to learn more about climate change and migration at a student seminar held at Green Glens Arena, Millstreet on 2nd February 2016. The students attending were from Coachford Community College, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Bishop McEgan College and De La Salle College, Macroom, Boherbue Comprehensive School, Millstreet Community School, Scoil Mhuire Kanturk and Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra. The event was coordinated by Sheila Dillon, Education Officer with Trócaire and John Magee, Chaplain in Millstreet Community School. Given that there has been so much in the news over the last year about climate change and migration, the aim of the day was to explore the issues from different perspectives. The four workshops were facilitated by Aisling McGrath from WorldWise Global Schools, Sarah Walsh from Eco UNESCO, Deirdre Walsh from Trócaire and Bernie Connolly from Cork Environmental Forum. Topics explored included the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), consumerism, climate change and its impact in Kenya, and sustainable agriculture. Two students from each school had a chance to attend two of the workshops, with the hope that they would bring what they had learned back to their colleagues in their various schools.
The students who were there on the day had a lot to say about why they attended the seminar, what they had found interesting and what strategies they felt their schools could adopt on top of what they do already to help counter the effects of climate change.
The Fun Day run by The Animal Roadshow on Sunday 14th February in Millstreet GAA Hall was a great success. The event was run in support of the four 5th year students from Millstreet Community School who will be going to Lourdes as helpers with the Irish Pilgrimage Trust at Easter 2016. The students are Darragh McSweeney, Bridelle Cronin, Jasper Eastwood Lennon and Caroline Murphy. The cost of travel and accommodation for each of them is €650.
Thanks to everyone who turned up at the event and all those who helped out. It was a great team effort. €1370 was raised. The Animal Roadshow can be booked for a variety of events. They provide a fantastic variety of activities. Please check out their website theanimalroadshow.com for more information.
[read more …] “Very well supported Animal Roadshow Fun Day in Millstreet GAA Hall”
The Family Fun Day is the next fundraising effort for the four 5th year students of Millstreet Community School who’ll be going to Lourdes as helpers.
Admission for children is €5, free for adults, and free for the teddies who need to visit the Teddy Bear Doctor:
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[read more …] “Family Fun Day in Millstreet GAA Hall – Sun. 14th Feb. 12 noon until 4pm”
The table quiz that took place in the Wallis Arms on Friday 5th February was a great success. The purpose of the event was to raise funds to help cover the travel accommodation costs of four 5th year students from Millstreet Community School who’ll be going to Lourdes as helpers at Easter with the Irish Pilgrimage Trust. Special thanks go to the management and staff of the Wallis Arms, John Tarrant for providing the questions for an excellent quiz, the staff of Millstreet Community School and all those who attended. A total of €1372.50 was raised from the night. Thank you!
This has become an annual event and a great night for all involved. Everyone is welcome! Please contact John Magee at the Community School (029 70087) if you need more details.
Great credit is due to the Transition Year Students of MCS and to the Production Team of Jennifer O’Donoghue and Margaret Buckley on the magnificent performance of this hugely popular play which is based in the Dublin of 1916. We now share a further 36 pictures from the very memorable presentation of Wednesday night at MCS. [read more …] “Superb Performance of “The Plough & The Stars” at Millstreet Community School”
This excellent production of
‘The Plough and the Stars’ by Sean O’Casey
will continue tonight (3rd Feb) and tomorrow night (4th Feb)
at 8pm in the school canteen
Tickets are €8 for adults and €5 for children/students.
For more details, contact the school on 029 70087
— The play gives insight on the impact of the rising on the people of Dublin and reflects on the role of violence in social change. A great night at the theatre awaits all. A special invite to previous cast members, especially all who performed this play (millstreetcommunityschool.ie)
In this, the year of commemorations, the T.Y. Drama Group will perform O’Casey’s classic “The Plough and the Stars”. This will be staged on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, February 2nd, 3rd and 4th, in the school at 8 p.m.This play gives insight on the impact of the rising on the people of Dublin and reflects on the role of violence in social change. A great night at the theatre awaits all. A special invite to previous cast members, especially all who performed this play.
We thank Chris Horan for the caption above and the picture below. (S.R.)
A Games Day (or afternoon) will take place in Millstreet Community School on Thursday 28th January from 2.00-3.30pm. It will be hosted by a group of the Transition Year students and is open to adults of all ages. A range of card and board games will be played. There will also be some traditional Irish music and freshly baked refreshments to enjoy! Admission is free.
A clothes collection will take place on Friday 22nd January 2016 from 9am-12 noon in Millstreet Community School Bus Park and 1pm-6pm in the GAA Car Park. The aim of this event is to raise money to help cover the travel and accommodation costs of the four 5th year students from Millstreet Community School who will be going to Lourdes for a week at Easter as helpers with the Irish Pilgrimage Trust. The students are Caroline Murphy, Bridelle Cronin, Darragh McSweeney and Jasper Eastwood Lennon.
Things allowed for the collection:
Trousers, jeans, sports wear, suits, jumpers, footwear in pairs, jackets, coats, dresses, tracksuits, scarves, summer wear, handbags, pyjamas
Things NOT allowed:
Work overalls, duvets, pillows, dirty clothes, mats/carpets, wet clothes, towels, table clothes, uniforms, work shoes
for more information, contact Lilly on 085 8371444
An afternoon of board games, playing cards, home made refreshments and music will take place on Thursday 28th January 2016 in Millstreet Community School between 2.00-3.30pm. This event, which is being hosted by the TY youth for justice group, will be a great opportunity for adults of all ages to pit their wits against each other and the students in an enjoyable, friendly atmosphere. For more information, contact the Community School on 029 70087
CLARIFICATION:
The meeting between the Millstreet Community School TY Youth for Justice group and some adults in the community is due to take place on Thursday 14th January between 2.50pm and 4.00pm in the school. There had been some confusion over the date. Apologies!
The Millstreet Community School Senior Soccer Team’s terrific run in the John Murphy Cup sadly came to an end on Monday 11th January. The team lost 2-1 after extra time to Nagle Community College in their semi-final. Billy Cronin scored the team’s goal. Nothing was left on the pitch – all the boys gave everything for the cause and they should be proud of their efforts in this game and in the previous fixtures.
We thank Fr. James McSweeney for as always sending us some magnificent images from the Annual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Fr. James is there with his own Bantry School where he is Chaplain and below he has shared a wonderful selection of pictures relating to the superb Representatives from Millstreet Community School. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
[read more …] “Fr. James McSweeney’s Splendid Coverage of MCS at 52nd BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition”
