Cattle & Calf Sale every Tuesday from 11am All Sales live-streamed on MartEye.ie
Upcoming Sales
Tuesday October 8th - sponsored by Southern Milling
Spring Born Weanling Show & Sale
Tuesday November 12th
Spring Born Weanling Show & Sale
Tuesday November 26th
FATSTOCK SHOW & SALE
Supreme Champion - sponsored by Bank of Ireland Bank of Ireland Cup, Thomond Crystal & €1000 Cash Reserve Champion - sponsored by North Cork Co-Op Kanturk
North Cork Co-Op Cup, Thomond Crystal & €500 Cash Sponsors Cup, Thomond Crystal & €100 Cash for each of the following: Duhallow Butcher Heifer: sponsored by Twohig's SuperValu
Best Beef Bullock: sponsored by Charleville Foods
Best Beef Cow: sponsored by Boherbue Co-Op
Best British FR Cow: sponsored by Ducon Concrete Products
Best Pen of Cattle: sponsored by Philpott Tyre Centre
Best Pen of AA Heifers: sponsored by Kanturk Credit Union
Best Pen of HE Heifers: sponsored by F.B.D Insurance
Best Pen of AA Bullocks: sponsored by Joan Buckley
Best Pen of HE Bullocks: sponsored by T&D O' Keeffe Bros, Builders
Entry forms now available from Mart Office - Entries close Fri Nov 8th
Tuesday December 10th
Spring Born Weanling Show & Sale
Tuesday December 17th
Final Sale of 2024 - Prize for Best Cow, Bullock & Heifer
Editors Note
As we welcome the crisp days of October, we’re excited to bring you this month’s edition, packed with highlights from our community. First and foremost, we are thrilled to announce the upcoming IRD Duhallow Buisness Awards. This event, set to take place on the 1st of November honours the outstanding contributions of local businesses. We take a nostalgic look back at some of the past winners. We celebrate achievements from Millstreet Community School and a new chapter at Dromagh N.S. We also shine a spotlight onto culture night held at Tubrid Well. Be sure to keep an eye out on October 18th for our Bumper Business Awards Issue; get to know the nominees! - Brendon
Want to send us something? The next issue of Discover Duhallow releases on October 18th!
Emma is an enthusiastic and ambitious TY student with goals of going to the BT Young Scientist as well as travelling to Kolkata. Scan her QR code to support her goals.
Congratulations to Joe Twomey who was placed 2nd in the Junior B class at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska. Well done, Joe!
Covid and flu vaccine (all age groups) now in stock
Free flu vaccines for 2-17 years and over 65s and all at risk groups
Pneumococcal vaccine also available for over 65s
Community News
Grace Murphy, Amy Brosnan, and Norma Kerrisk from Ballydesmond Handball Club were part of the Munster team of 10 who won the interprovincial title in Croke Park Handball Center at the weekend. Munster overcame Connaught in the semifinal and defeated Leinster in the final. Well done!!
Kanturk AFC would like to thank Murphy New Homes for their generous sponsorship of training tops and kit bags for the senior team.
Right: Liam Murphy presenting the tops and bags to team members Ronan Cashman, David Cahill, Willie Murphy, and Liam O’Brien
Community News
Community Council Welcome Banteer Village Roads Works
Banteer, Lyre, Nadd, and Districts Community Council welcome the news that Cork County Council will, in the next 2 or 3 weeks, carry out works to improve some of the existing road from the railway road crossing to the railway station entrance gate, and further if the funding allows.
The long term plan is to resurface/drain the Railway road and Clonmeen road and the Community Council have also requested that remaining work be included on the 2025 roads programme as the Railway road, Clonmeen road and some of the Kanturk road are in extremely poor state. The local community council has been lobbying for resurfacing, drainage works etc. on these roads for the last 5 or 6 years.
These roads are subject to major traffic volumes each day of the year versus other roads in the Duhallow area, and the road surface has been patched many many times.
Nadd village is due a 2nd flashing speed sign on the Cork side of the village, and a speed cushion to control speed via the village.
Banteer Sportsfield/Park winners
Joni Lehane Enright €1500 Linda Good €500
John Farrisey, Dermot Scanlon Lisa Quirke, Sean McLoughlin, and Laura Cullinane €100 each
Next Sportsfield/Park draw at the end of Oct.
Drama In Banteer
RTE’s John Creedon was among those who attended the Banteer Drama Group’s performance of Sean O’Deadaigh’s Irish Civil War set play House Ablaze on Sunday, Sep 22nd. Pictured with its director Tadhg O’Keeffe, Donnacha Foley, Seamus O’Keeffe, Tommy Mannix, and Rory Driscoll.
The group wishes to thank everyone who came out to see them in action. Be sure to follow them on Facebook for upcoming events and performances. The cast has concluded their run of performances.
RIGHT: The cast were joined with Cllr Bernard Moynihan, Cllr Trish Murphy, the plays writer Sean O’Deadaigh, director Tadhg O’Keeffe and special guest on the night, chief executive officer of Cork County Council; Moira Murrell.
Banteer Community Sportsfield Granted 138k Sports Capital Funding
Banteer Community Sportsfield welcome the Sports Capital grant of €138,013 announced last week. This grant is towards additional improvements at the Centre such as pitch improvement works, new goals, mower, dugouts, and building improvements .
Congratulations!
Banteer Badminton and Banteer Camogie Club would like to acknowledge and congratulate Zara Buckley and Mairead O’Sullivan on their fantastic achievement of being selected to represent Ireland in u13 Badminton. They will travel as part of a strong team of 8 to Malmo in Sweden. Well done, girls!
Community News
Celebrating Culture Night at Millstreet Library.
Celebrating Culture Night, Millstreet Library hosted two unique Art Workshops led by Artist Marie Brett and Researcher Amanda Clarke, where participants created stunning votives from natural materials. These handmade votives were crafted with love and care, each carrying personal significance. In a touching outdoor art installation event, these votives were floated at Tubrid well in memory of loved ones. This meaningful event honoured Ireland’s rich heritage of holy wells, celebrating health, healing, and the power of remembrance.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this magical evening.
Community News
Curious Minds Go On Yoga Adventures With Yogi!
Millstreet library was thrilled to welcome Educational Psychologist and Children’s Author Ann Linehan recently to read her very own published book, Young Yogi Adventures: Young Yogi’s go to the Park to a group of Preschoolers from Curious Minds along with their teachers.
Ann has a deep passion for helping young minds grow and thrive. This charming story is not only fun but also teaches valuable lessons about mindfulness and self-awareness, perfect for young explorers.
This story takes the characters on an adventure in the park where they meet the animals, who teach them simple yoga poses.
This book also contains yoga cards to cut out and use for further fun activities.
Ann hopes to create many more Young Yogi Adventures in the future!
This book is available at your local library to borrow.
New Beginnings, New Chapter at Dromagh N.S.
The first month of the academic year 2024-2025 has passed very fast at Dromagh National School. We welcomed back all our pupils, at the start of this new school year. A special welcome to the Junior Infants. We hope you will be very happy in Dromagh N.S.
Our 5th and 6th classes visited Scoil Mhuire, Kanturk for an activity day. The children experienced lots of fun practical games and interacted with staff and students of the post -primary school. Many thanks to Scoil Mhuire for such a lovely opportunity.
We celebrated Heritage Day with Anthony Galvin, a full time
Children’s Entertainer and author of many books. He came all dressed up as a Pirate and told many children stories to set the spark for a love of our Irish heritage. A wonderful experience.
Congratulations and well done to all our students who participated in the Hope Primary School Table quiz held in Banteer Community Center on September 27th. Our 2nd class students took 1st prize in the 1st to 3rd class category. Well done to Tara, Cody and Paul!
Elizabeth Buicke, Siobhán Murphy and Bridget Casey of Curious Minds with author Ann Linehan and Gillian Keller of Millstreet Library.
Ann hopes to bring many more Young Yogi Adventures to Duhallow!
Community News
Millstreet Shines Bright: Tidy Towns Awards
Honour Community Achievements
Final Results of the Best Gardens and Frontages 2024
Best Front Garden
Paddy and Helen Sheehan, Murphy’s Terrace
Runners up, in no particular order:
Teresa and Brendan Kelleher, Liscahane
Mary Cahill, Altamount
Joe and Eileen Roche, Coomlegane
Dan and Teresa Collins, The Tanyard,
Brendan and Margaret Bourke, Murphys Trerrace
John McSweeney and Charlotte Barrett, Tanyard Wood
Margaret Smyth Murphys Terrace
Carrie McCaffrey, Priests Cross
Best Town House:
Mary and John Coleman, Minor Row
Runners up, in no particular order:
Kay Ryan, Killarney Road
Fiona Cronin and Alex Twomey, The Bridge
Best Business Frontage:
Catherine Buicke, Capabu
Best Front Garden – Paddy and Helen Sheahan, Murphy’s Terrace, Millstreet
Best Business Frontage –Catherine Buicke, Capabu - with the plaque already in place!
Well done to the winners, and well done to Millstreet Tidy Towns for their hard work. Roll on another year!
Best Town House – Mary and John Coleman, Minor Row, Millstreet
Largest-Ever Funding Announced For Sport Facilities
“Over a quarter of a billion euro is being invested in sports clubs and facilities under the Community Sport Facilities Fund. This level of sports funding is unprecedented and will prove transformative for sports clubs and facilities in communities across Ireland.”
- Minister Byrne
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., and the Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne T.D. announced €230m in grants for sports clubs and facilities under phase 2 of Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly Sports Capital and Equipment Programme).
Over a quarter of a billion allocated to community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 with a total investment of €256m.
Record allocation will facilitate the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland.
The Community Sport Facilities Fund is the primary vehicle for government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.
In Duhallow, various sports clubs and community organizations have benefited from this funding, listed below.
Aghabullogue GAA €102,778
Aghabullogue NS €31,681
Araglen Desmonds Bui LGFA €38,245
Ballydesmond GAA
Donoughmore Hurling & Football Club €17,322
Dromtarriffe GAA €125,703
Freemount Community Dev €23,836
Freemount GAA €64,698
Kanturk AFC Limited €35,911
Kanturk Community Astroturf €420,984
Kanturk GAA €78,900
Kanturk Golf Club
€148,815
Kanturk RFC €157,801
Kilbrin GAA Club
Kiskeam Dev Ass
Kiskeam GAA Club
€30,125
€16,177
€64,213
Knocknagree Community Dev €21,540
Knocknagree GAA €149,495
Lismire GAA Club €23,961
Macroom FC €200,000
Meelin Amenity Projects CLG €88,883
Meelin GAA Club
€98,880
Millstreet Presentation NS €107,969
Newmarket Community Dev Ass €114,530
Newmarket GAA Club
Newmarket Sports and Leisure
Rockchapel GAA Club
Rylane Community Park Association
€127,955
€48,160
€72,412
€69,620
Duhallow News
Increased payments
The maximum weekly rate of Maternity Benefit, Adoptive Benefit, Paternity Benefit and Parent’s Benefit will increase by €15 (January 2025).
All other weekly social welfare payments will increase by €12 with proportional increases for qualified adults and people on reduced rates of payment (January 2025).
The Increase for a Qualified Child (IQC) will be renamed the Child Support Payment. The weekly rate will increase by €4 from €46 to €50, for children under 12 years of age. It will increase by €8 from €54 to €62 for children aged 12 years and over (January 2025).
People on Community Employment (CE), Tús and the Rural Social Scheme will get an increase of €12 per week (January 2025). People on the Work Placement Experience Programme will get an increase of €24 per week (January 2025).
Minimum wage
The national minimum wage will increase by 80 cents to €13.50 per hour from 1 January 2025.
Energy and environment
All domestic electricity customers will get €250 off their electricity bills. The Electricity Account Credit will be paid in 2 instalments. The first payment will be made before the end of 2024, the second will be made in the new year.
The reduced 9% VAT rate for gas and electricity will be extended until 30 April 2025.
Budget 2025
Housing Help To Buy
The Help to Buy Scheme (HTB) has been extended to the end of 2029.
The Mortgage Interest Tax Credit
Extended for 2024. This tax credit is for homeowners who had an outstanding mortgage balance of between €80,000 and €500,000 on their primary home on 31 December 2022.
The Rent Tax Credit
For people paying for private rented accommodation will be increased by €250 for 2024 and 2025. This brings it to €1,000 for an individual and €2,000 for a couple who are jointly assessed for tax.
Vacant Homes Tax
VHT will increase from 5 to 7 times the property’s existing base Local Property Tax rate. The increase will take effect from the next chargeable period, starting this November.
Heat Pump
The VAT charged for installing a heat pump will be reduced from the standard rate at 23% to the 9% reduced rate from 1 January 2025.
Regeneration, adaptations and remediation
In 2025, continued funding has been allocated for:
• Grants to adapt the homes of older people and people with a disability
• Retrofitting approximately 2,500 social homes to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B2 or equivalent
• Remediation of homes affected by defects, such as pyrite, defective concrete
blocks or defects in apartments
• Remediation of over 2,300 void social housing units for re-letting to households on housing waiting lists
Family
Child Benefit
A Newborn Baby Grant of €280, in addition to the first month of Child Benefit of €140, will be paid to children born on or after 1 January 2025.
Working Family Payment
The Working Family Payment income limits will increase by €60 a week for all family sizes (January 2025).
Carers
The Carer's Allowance income disregard will increase to €625 for a single person and €1,250 for a couple (July 2025).
Carer’s Allowance will become a qualifying payment for Fuel Allowance (January 2025).
Carer’s Benefit will be extended to people who are self-employed (January 2025).
The Carer’s Support Grant will increase by €150 from €1,850 to €2,000 (June 2025).
Domiciliary Care Allowance will increase by €20 from €340 to €360 per month (January 2025).
Supports for farmers
Tax reliefs will continue until 31 December 2027 for:
• General Farmer Stock Relief
• Young Trained Farmer Stock Relief
• Registered Farm Partnership Stock Relief
Education And Training
The free schoolbooks scheme will be extended to all Transition Year and Senior Cycle students within the free education scheme from September 2025.
State exams
There will be no fees for Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle students sitting State examinations in 2025.
Special educational needs
Funding for
• 768 extra special education teachers working across various SEN settings including special classes, special schools, and mainstream settings
• 1,600 additional special needs assistants (SNAs) working across primary, postprimary and special schools (September 2025)
Hot Meal Programme
The Hot School Meal programme will be extended to all remaining primary schools on a phased basis from April 2025. A new ‘school meals holiday hunger’ pilot project will be introduced in summer 2025.
Student contributions
• The student contribution fee will be reduced by €1,000 for students in the 2024/2025 academic year.
• The apprenticeship fee contribution will be reduced by 33%.
• The postgraduate fee contribution grant will increase from €4,000 to €5,000.
Student grants and thresholds
Student grant rates will increase by 15% (September 2025).
The income threshold for the special rate of maintenance grant will increase from €26,200 to €27,400 (September 2025).
The postgraduate fee contribution threshold and the Student Part-Time Fee Scheme threshold will increase to match the new 100 per cent Student Contribution threshold of €64,315 (September 2025).
New Pay-Related Benefit Scheme
The introduction of Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit will start from 31 March 2025. Under the scheme, a person will get a jobseeker’s payment rate linked to their previous employment income.
Scheme Changes
Free Travel Scheme
The Free Travel Scheme Companion Pass will be extended to all people aged over 70 (September 2025).
Duhallow News
Fuel Allowance
The Fuel Allowance means test disregard for people aged 66 and over will be €524 for a single person and €1,048 for a couple (January 2025).
Pension auto-enrolment
The introduction of the autoenrolment retirement savings scheme will start from 30 September 2025.
Means test
If you are getting the State Pension (Non-Contributory), Disability Allowance or Blind Pension, the amount not taken into account when you sell your home to move into care will increase from €190,500 to €337,500 (January 2025).
Once Off Payments
• Once-off payment of €200 to people getting the Living Alone Increase (November 2024)
• Once-off payment of €300 to people getting Fuel Allowance (November 2024)
• Once-off payment of €400 to people getting the Working Family Payment (November 2024)
• Once-off payment of €100 for each qualifying child to people who get an increase for a qualified child (November 2024)
• Two double payments of Child Benefit for each child, one to be paid in November 2024 and the second in December 2024.
• A double week payment to people getting a long-term social welfare weekly payment in October 2024 (in addition to the Christmas Bonus)
• Once-off payment of €400 to people getting Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension and Blind Pension (November 2024)
• Once-off payment of €400 to people getting the Carer’s Support Grant (November 2024)
• If you get Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension, Blind Pension and/ or the Carer’s Support Grant, you’ll get one payment of €400, even if you qualify for more than one of these payments or you are caring for more than one person.
• A Christmas Bonus of 100% will be paid in December 2024 to people getting a qualifying social welfare payment. This is in addition to the double week payment for people on long-term social welfare payments in October 2024.
Business Awards
10 Years Of IRD Duhallow Business Awards
Since beginning in 2013, IRD Duhallow’s business awards have become a staple in the local calendar. What was a humble night has turned into an elegant production complete with dinner and entertainment, with this year marking the 10th such event. The awards were missed in 2020 and 2021, but returned in 2022 with a bang that has echoed since.
The MC bar has been set high, especially with Marty Morrissey and Alan Shortt making appearances in recent years, but this year, Reggie Blackrock is sure to leap it.
Reggie from the Blackrock Road is a social media comedy sensation with over 100,000 followers across all platforms.
He will tell you that he is the richest man in Ireland, but not for
2023
tax purposes.
Reggie is the outgoing President of COCI (The Captains of Cork Industry), elite guys dedicated to maintaining the highest standards on Leeside while paying zero tax and cheating on their wives.
Broadcasting from his 6.8 million euro mansion on the Blackrock Road, his short viral videos have mocked everyone from Liz Truss to the people of Kanturk. Reggie has also played to sell-out audiences with two shows in The Everyman Theatre and is now touring Ireland with his Reggie for President Tour.
Tickets are on sale now for €60; join us on November 1st to celebrate and support the regions best businesses, enjoy a three course meal, and of course, you won’t want to miss Reggie’s priceless business tips.
“I’m a huge believer in supporting enterprise in rural Ireland... So I’m delighted to announce that I will be the MC at the IRD Duhallow Business Awards this year, in Newmarket.”
- Reggie Blackrock
Gig Guide
What’s On In Duhallow
Kanturk Fitness Classes
Venue: USA stores, Greenane Street, Kanturk
Mondays
9.30am: Circuits
6pm: Boxercise
Tuesday
9am: Legs, Bums, and Tums
7pm: Dance Fitness
Thursday
4.30pm: Unislim
7pm: Dance Fitness
Friday
9.30am: Circuits
Saturday
9am: Unislim
€10 pay as you go or 6 classes for €50
Private personal training also available - can accommodate individuals, groups, couples, or a buddy workout.
Message Deirdre O’Sullivan or text 087 9273672 for details/ bookings.
Edel Quinn Hall, Kanturk
Monday
Yoga
Foroige
Tuesday
Pilates
Yoga
Wednesday*
Flower Club
Thursday
Taekwondo
Yoga
Friday
Pilates
*First Wednesday of each month
For further information, contact 087 4423544
Walking and Social Club
IRD Duhallow’s Rural Community Health Project Walking Group Meeting at the Island Wood Mon 12 -1 pm Wed 11-12pm. Contact ElMarie Young at 029 60633
Newmarket Knitting And Crochet Group
Venue: CYMS Hall
Time: Fridays 10.30 to 12 New members welcome, come along for craft, chat and cuppa. If you require anymore information please call Rita on 0862059745
An Chultúrlann Weekly
Monday Night Music
Time: 9pm
Cost: €5 on the door
There’s an open session happening every week. Loads of local music from all your favourite stalwarts. Tea and biscuits served.
Wednesday Writers Group
Time: 7:30pm
Writers group meet every 2nd Wednesday at the Cultúrlann. New members welcome. For details, contact 087 640 6705 Thursdays Ciorcal Gaeilge
Time: 7-8 pm
Anyone interested, please email theculturlann@gmail.com to be added to the WhatsApp group.
Newmarket Breastfeeding
Support Group
Time: 11.00am to 12.00pm.
Venue: Newmarket Breastfeeding Support Group, facilitated by Public Heath Nurses. First Floor, Newmarket Primary Care Centre, Newmarket. Just drop in or phone 02961500.
Breastfeeding mums and expectant mums are welcome to join us for breastfeeding support, advice and an opportunity to meet other mums and babies in your area.
Banteer Bingo
Venue: Banteer Community Centre
Time: Thursdays @ 8:30pm
Set Dancing Classes
Venue: The Old School House Foilogohig Ballydesmond P51PR92
Time: Thursdays @ 8pm
Everyone Welcome especially beginners. Enquiries 0876800819
Freemount Social Dancing
Venue: Freemount Community Center, P56 P893
Admission: €10
Time: Sundays 3:00pm-5:30pm October
Sunday 6th
Teddy and Cathal Barry
Sunday 13th
Colm Burke
Sunday 20th
Declan Aungier
Sunday 27th
Fran Curry and Muriel O’Connor
Dancing with Dan
Venue: Aubane Community Centre, P51 EP49
Time: Thursday October 3rd and every Thursday after that from 8-10 pm
Aubane Set Dancing Returns!
Venue: Aubane Community Centre, P51 EP49 Mondays, 9.15pm
October
7th Alan Finn 14th Jerry McCarthy 21th to be confirmed 28th Edward Looney
November
4th Ger Murphy 11th Gary Kelleher
Dancing with Dan
Venue: Aubane Community Centre, P51 EP49
Time: 8-10 pm
Starts Thursday 3rd October Star Trax
Venue: Knocknagree, P51HH2Y
Date: Sun. 20th October.
Time: 3-5.30 pm. Neily O’Connor.
Vintage and Classic Run
Dromtariffe Vintage Club will be holding a Charity Vintage and Classic Car Run in aid of Dromagh School Parents’ Assocation on Sunday 20th October 2024. Registration by Donation from 10am at Dromtariffe G.A.A. Complex, P51 YY26, with the Run departing at 12pm. All Vintage/Classic Cars very Welcome
Kiskeam Christmas Market
Venue: Kiskeam Community Centre
Date: Sunday December 8th. The Kiskeam Christmas Markets will be returning for a third year! Now taking bookings for anyone interested in having a stall The cost per stall will be €30 To book now or for more Information
Call/Txt: Emma 0874586027 Or Scott 0876323397 email: kiskeamdevass@gmail.com
There is limited space available so please make sure to get your booking in early to avoid disappointment.
Bruach Na Carriage Rockchapel
Traditional Music
Tin whistle, concertina and fiddle classes with Caoimhe and Éimhear Flannery.
Traditional singing
Taught by Eibhlín Broderick To register or for further information please contact 087 2530867
Rockchapel Baby and Toddler Group
Venue: Rockchapel Community Centre
Time: Thursdays from 10am-12pm All are welcome.
Rockchapel Young at Heart
Venue: Rockchapel Community Centre
Time: Fridays
Contact Julie Mary on 086 3935252 or Susan on 087 174 4415
Castlemagner Quiz Night
Castlemagner Hall are hosting a Quiz Night on the 12th of October at 8:30pm. €40 per team. Max 4 per team. Please support us to raise vital funds for our community centre.
Gig Guide
Glen Theatre shows
Please note bookings for Oct events will be taken on 029 56239. October
Fri 4th
Jon Kenny "Words, Lies and Songs" Sat 5th
Ann Kirrane, Garry O’Briain and Ronan Greene In Concert Sun 27th
Mary Culloty
All shows 8pm start
Newmarket Bridge Club
Time: Returns Tuesday September 17th at 7.30PM
Venue: CYMS Hall, Newmarket Newmarket Bridge Club will start its 51st season. All members and newcomers are most welcome. More information to follow.
Tureencahill Bridge
Venue: Tureencahill Community Centre, P51 T66349
Time: Wednesdays 1pm - 4pm
Friendly, non-competitive, enjoy a cup of tea!
For more info: Contact 087 647 6536 All welcome!
IRD Duhallow Led Walk
Date: Sun. 20th October. Time: 3-5.30 pm.
Walking the Duhallow Way along Clara Loop to Croohigs Cross. Meeting at the Car Park by Millstreet Museum at 2pm.
This is a strenuous walk over open mountain side and forestry with uneven ground. Approx 7km. Tea and coffee after the walk as usual.
Registration essential/ Contact Rhys on 029 60633 or 086-0849955
Millstreet Community School News
Footballers off to a Flyer Senior Hurlers Extend Unbeaten Run
Mallow was the venue for the hurlers opening county championship game against Douglas C.S. Millstreet were looking to extend their five game unbeaten run from last year, and in the end, they did so emphatically. Millstreet opened up a 6 point to 1 lead inside the first ten minutes and from there they never looked back.. A brace of goals for Hugh Keane on either side of half time left a spirited Douglas side with little chance of coming back. This coupled with the fine free taking form that captain Cian Mc Caul was in on the day put the result beyond doubt early in the second half. Millstreet ran out 14 point winners on a final score line of 3-17 to 1-9.
Our under 17 footballers got their Munster championship campaign off to an emphatic start on Friday 20th of September. A sun drenched Carrigtwohill provided the venue for the opening game and M.C.S wasted no time in taking full advantage of the ideal conditions. Impressive performances from Colin Healy and Ryan Kelleher in particular kept the score board ticking over throughout and with M.C.S netting a massive 9 times during the encounter, Carrigtwohill were left with little opportunity to capitalise on their home advantage. The game ended 9-13 to 3-7 in favour of Millstreet who now move on to round two.
World Championships Runners-Up!
Millstreet Community Schools Golf team represented Ireland in the world championships held in Edinburgh between the 16th and 18th of September finishing an impressive second in the world! We saw five outstanding performances from five phenomenal Golfers over three days, with Oran Kiely finishing a superb 5th place overall and coming home in a fantastic fourth spot in the Juniors. Evelyn McCarthy put in a superb performance finish top in the girls' Stableford section!
RIGHT: Evelyn McCarthy, Danny O Riordan, Luke Hickey, Cian O Conner and Oran Kiely
Go Eddie; Motivation for us all.
By ALICE O’BRIEN
Alice O’Brien Counselling, Newmarket
Duhallow man, or more specifically, Banteer man, Eddie Dunbar has crossed many a finish line in his cycling career. For years he has started races and tours, turning pedal after pedal since beginning his cycling career with the infamous Danny. But this September he crossed two finish lines in first place when he won two stages in the Vuelta, one of the most gruelling three week races in the world across Spain’s mountain terrain. He crossed the line both times to cheers, to waiting glory, to media channels who wanted to interview him, to team-mates who wanted to pat his back and to a storm of excitement. And well deserved it all was. He stood on the podium with modest pride in typical Eddie fashion.
But, for all that glory Eddie has worked long and hard. Cycling out of Banteer many a cold wet morning, head down to shelter from the wind as he started on a long lonely spin. Did Eddie know on those cold wet mornings, as a young boy that all his efforts would yield such a reward? The answer is no. So, why did he keep going? What motivates people to keep going? To keep the motivation alive time after time?.
There are two types of motivation. intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation comes from within, extrinsic motivation comes from an external factor. We need both types to drive our actions. To be intrinsically motivated means that you carry out an action because you have a passion, you find it rewarding. Extrinsically motivated action is carried out with a reward in mind, a prize or even a pay-off, you carry out the action not because you love it, but because you expect to
get something.
For most of us, intrinsic motivation is what gets us started, it is what helps us to identify our passions and pursue them. Extrinsic motivation is what keeps us going, the reward or the idea of the reward makes it easier to continue.
I don’t know what motivated Eddie- we will have to ask him. But I can guess that he is glad he kept going. I do know this though- no matter how successful he becomes, he will be the same modest, friendly man he has always been and Duhallow- especially Banteer are very proud.
Interview with Deirdre Fallon, New Counsellor at New Leaf Health Store
By MAIREAD O’KEEFFE New Leaf Health Store
We are delighted to welcome Deirdre Fallon to the New Leaf Health Store. Deirdre is a highly experienced counsellor, specializing in the management of chronic pain. In this interview, she shares her insights on her approach and how she helps clients.
Can you tell us a little about yourself and your work?
Thank you! I’m excited to join the New Leaf Health Store team. I’m a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage chronic pain. I
work both online and in person, with a particular interest in pain conditions such as back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, and repetitive strain injury. Chronic pain is often misunderstood, but with the right approach, it can be managed effectively.
Chronic pain can be incredibly frustrating. How do you help clients manage it?
Chronic pain occurs when the brain misinterprets harmless signals from the body as threats. My job is to help clients understand that while their pain is real, it’s often due to how their brain is processing these signals. Once we break down this misunderstanding, we can work together to “unlearn” the pain through techniques like mindfulness, relaxation, and movement reintroduction.
Can you walk us through some of your techniques?
Absolutely. First, I help clients identify triggers—whether physical movements or emotions. Then we use mindfulness and deep breathing to calm the nervous system. If someone has been avoiding certain activities due to pain, I guide them back to those movements safely. The goal is to show the brain there’s no danger, and the pain often reduces as a result.
How can people reach you if they want to learn more?
They can reach me at 0838138628, or visit my website, woodviewcounsellingcork.ie. I’m available online or at New Leaf Health Store in Kanturk, with evening and weekend appointments too.
St. Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament
By TOM DENNEHY
Saint Faustina’s full religious name was Sister Marie Faustina of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Her whole life resolved around the Holy Eucharist. Almost every page of her diary makes reference to the Eucharist. In talking about her life to a friend, she said, “The most solemn moment of my life is the moment I receive Holy Communion and for every Holy Communion I give thanks to the Most Holy Trinity.” (Diary 1804) She had a special relationship with the Eucharist because Jesus gave her a clear understanding of this mystery. She describes it as “the wonderful gift of His presence on Earth.” During Mass, “I thanked the Lord Jesus for having redeemed us and for giving us the greatest of all gifts, the Holy Eucharist”. “You wanted to stay with us, and so you left us yourself in the Sacrament of the altar and you opened wide your mercy to us. You opened an inexhaustible spring of mercy for us, giving us your dearest possession, the Blood and Water that gushed forth from Your Heart” (Diary 1747)
During a Holy Hour of Adoration, St. Faustina saw the institution of the Holy Eucharist. She came to understand that, “At the moment of consecration, the sacrifice was fully consummated. Never in my whole life had I understood this mystery so profoundly as during that hour of Adoration.” (Diary 684)
She asked God to let the world understand the unfathomable mystery and mercy of the Eucharist - “Who will ever conceive and understand the depth of mercy that gushed forth from His Heart? “ It is only in eternity that we will know the great mystery given to
us in Holy Communion. One day we will know what God is doing for us in each mass and what gift he is preparing through it for us. These times of union are a taste of Eternity, she said. Holy Communion was the strength and support of St. Faustina in her everyday struggle of life. The Lord told her; In the Host is the power; it will defend you always. (Diary 616)
death.
A regular experience for St. Faustina was the vision of the Lord Jesus during Holy Mass. Over sixty visions are recorded in her diary. Many times she records seeing the rays of mercy as in the image of the Merciful Saviour coming from the Eucharist at times covering the whole world.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is Eucharistic. It is an offering of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the Father, in atonement for the sins of the world. Just as in the Mass, we join our offering with Jesus to God the Father.
Promises given by Jesus by praying the Chaplet:
• When this chaplet is said by the bedside of a dying person, God’s anger is placated, unfathomable mercy envelops the soul.
• It pleases me to grant everything they ask of me by saying this chaplet if what they ask is compatible with my will.
• By saying this chaplet, you are bringing humankind closer to Me.
• The souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by My mercy during their life time and especially at the hour of their
• The soul that approaches the fount of Mercy on the Feast of Divine Mercy will be granted complete remission of their sins and punishment.
Saint Faustina was born in Poland in 1905. She came from a poor family and had little education. At the age of seven, she felt drawn to religious life, but her parents did not allow her to enter a convent. After many years, she heard God call her to Himself in a vision of the suffering Christ and she immediately left home for the city of Warsaw. There, in 1926, she joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. As a religious sister, St. Faustina was assigned the simplest tasks, but received extraordinary visions of Jesus. During one of her visions, Jesus instructed her to paint what she saw, which is now known as the image of Divine Mercy. Jesus asked her to keep a record of all these mystical revelations and her writings titled “Divine Mercy in my Soul” have inspired devotion to the Divine Mercy throughout the world. St. Faustina’s legacy is a message of hope and trust in God. She taught us that God’s mercy is infinite and that He is always willing to forgive us, no matter how great our sins are. She was canonized by St. Pope John Paul 11 on April 30th 2000 on Divine Mercy Sunday. Her feast day is October 5th.
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Across
1. Floorshow (7)
4. Spooky (5)
7. Detection device (5)
9. Vertical (7)
10. Inactivity (7)
11. Measuring implement (5)
12. Dictator (6)
14. Ecclesiastic (6)
18. Copious (5)
20. Drawn (7)
22. Pouch worn with a kilt (7)
23. Diadem (5)
24. Admittance (5)
25. Spiny anteater (7)
Down
1. Transported (7)
2. Emblem (5)
3. Tropical bird (6)
4. Mistake (5)
5. Dependable follower (7)
6. Go in (5)
8. Magnitude relation (5)
13. Reinforcement (7)
15. Reasoned judgment (5)
16. Musical passage (7)
17. Opportunity (6)
18. Part of a church (5)
19. Ahead of time (5)
21. Obviate (5)
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