Millstreet Community School News

MCS moves through its 50th year with the customary packed schedule of events, competitions and sport, complementing the excellent academic tradition at the heart of the school since 1973.

Paris Trip

The TY group headed to Paris for a memorable trip, taking in all the art and culture of the city of light, as well as some fun in Disneyland Paris. The hectic trip included the Louvre, Palais de Versailles, Stade de France and much more.

Senior Football and Hurling Titles!

Millstreet Community School celebrated a fantastic Munster title as the Senior Football side overcame St John Bosco. The Michéal Ó Fuireastail Cup headed to Millstreet after a pulsating game played in atrocious conditions in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale. Millstreet were up three points with seconds remaining only to concede a last-gasp goal to send the final into extra time. Millstreet prevailed and emerged victorious on a scoreline of 2-12 to 2-9. Well done to the squad and coaches Kevin O’Neill and Padraig O’Callaghan.

Six days later, the Seniors were out again, this time with the helmets on, to take on Scoil Mhuire in the County Hurling final in Banteer. This time, the game was decided over the hour, with some excellent displays from both sides, with Millstreet ahead at the whistle. Congratulations to the panel and coaches Brian Kelleher and Claire English.

Both teams had a celebration back in school, with two senior titles another ideal way to mark the 50th year.

“Say Cheese”

The long tradition of drama in the school returned after a six-year absence with a very entertaining three-night run of Say Cheese, which had the audience in stitches. This was a great performance from the cast, many on stage for the first time, who did a superb job on the challenging comedy. Well done to all, and producers Jennifer O’Donoghue and Jola Radon.

Cast and producers of the Say Cheese play

Irish Angus Beef Schools’ Competition

Anna Murphy, Katie Sheahan, Emma Byrnes and Luke O’Connor presented their project in Croke Park in the finals of the Irish Angus Beef competition. They had put in a huge amount of work and research and did very well on the day. All are now hoping that they’ll move on to the final stage of raising a few cattle.

LEO Finals

Congratulations to Taylor Kiely on her success at the recent LEO South Cork Schools’ Enterprise Finals, with her business idea, and to James Wall, Alan O’Brien, Seamus Moynihan, Matthew McSweeney and Casey Drummond on their successful idea also.

Lourdes Volunteers

Best of luck to Holly Saunders and Aoife Casey, off to Lourdes at Easter with the Irish Pilgrimage trust. The girls are very grateful to all who supported their recent fundraisers for the pilgrimage.

Junk Kouture

Well done to Jiery Wang, Clodagh Kelleher and John B. Sheehan who qualified for the finals of the National Junk Kouture competition. They put in a fantastic performance on the catwalk in the helix theatre in Dublin.

The MCS Global Citizenship group have been very busy again this year. Their most recent event, organising the recent intergenerational coffee morning to mark International Women’s Day, was a lovely occasion, sharing experiences with their guests. The next event is the annual Celebration of Culture and Inclusion, and all are invited to what is always a fantastic night out, in the school at 7pm on Thursday, April 18th.