PONY OWNERS SHOW RETURN TO GREEN GLENS: Equestrian orientated families journey to Millstreet for the 12th staging of the Owners Pony and Young Riders Charity Show in the Green Glens Complex over the October Bank Holiday weekend.

This is the 25th Autumn Show within the spacious Millstreet venue with the previous eleven Pony and Young Rider Shows emerging as outstanding successes. It confirms the growing interest in equestrian sport as a recreation amongst children and teenagers evident by the 3,200 strong entry accepted for the three day hosting commencing on Friday and continuing through Saturday and Sunday. Among the popular initiatives over the weekend is a Star of the Future based on loose jumping for three and four year ponies.

Proceeds from the event goes towards a series of charities and amongst to benefit over the past number of years were the Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, the Riders for the Disabled Organisation to the Duhallow based groups and the Millsteet Church Restoration Fund are amongst those to gather a return from €230,000 raised.

The show really has something for everybody for it's the family show event on the showjumping calendar. The concept for this type of Show originated in Cavan at the start of the early 90s and in 2000, it moved southwards and met an overwhelming response in Millstreet.

Though some of the entries are from Northern Ireland, the greater majority come from pony and horse owners in the southern half of the country. From the Starter Stakes to the Sunday Grand Prix competitions, patrons will never be bored and the proceeds will help fund a number of worthy causes.

The Green Glens Complex report a brisk demand for families seeking accommodation and many will reside in their owner transport carriers yet boosting the coffers of local businesses. The traditional highlight is a fancy dress on Sunday evening with retiring pony riders donning various disguises in a fitting finale to the hectic weekend programme.

CARRIGANIMA BALL: Carriganima host their Annual Fancy Dress Halloween Ball on Sunday night with enthusiasts invited to come along and capture the atmosphere.

DEFIBRILLATORS: Millstreet Community Council remind the public of defibulators placed at two locations in the town for use in an emergency. One is at the entrance of the Youth Centre and one at the door of Millstreet Garda Barracks. Additionally, Millstreet GAA possess one as do Aubane Social Club.

DAY CARE CENTRE: Millstreet Day Care Centre provides a meal service for those who are not in a position to cook regularly for themselves. The Centre caters for diabetics, coeliacs, low fat and other special diets. Meals comprising soup, dinner and dessert can be booked on a long or short term basis and delivered piping hot to the subscriber's door. Further information on the service is available from Kathleen or Sheila at 029-70926

DANCING: Popular dancing continues at the Darby O'gills, Killarney on this Thursday night to the Dave Lawlor Band in addition to the popular Pat Burke. Dancing is from 8.30pm to midnight.

COUNTY BOARD DRAW: Millstreet GAA are in the midst of supporting the Cork County Board promoted Clubs Fund Raising Draw with another new series underway this weekend. The draw acts as a fillip boost to the development of club facilities across the county in addition to enhancing the quality of gaelic games for youth at club and school level. The draws take place on a monthly basis and feature an array of attractive cash and other prizes. Millstreet GAA are indebted to the support of the public towards the fund raising draw over recent years and look forward to patrons renewing their subscriptions for the next twelve months.

The club welcome new participants-a year's subscription is €100 paid yearly or monthly. Further details on the draw are available from Club officers or draw coordinator Michael Healy.

LTV: LTV2 Millstreet is back on air from Thursday, November 10 at 10pm with repeat programmes on Sundays at 8pm. Test transmissions will take place before the broadcast season begins. The channel will be available on UHF Channels 48 and 50 and also on VHF Channel 12. Some of the programmes will in addition be uploaded on the Millstreet website. The LTV2 Supporters Club will help to fund the voluntary, communitybased local television service. LTV1 (Muskerry area) is also back on air from Wednesday, November 9.

This season's programmes features local news happenings and share recordings from various locations within the local community to the greater Duhallow and Sliabh Luachra and further afield to the National Ploughing Championships and Britanny.

NEW PUBLICATION: The latest from the Aubane Historical Society concentrates on a love story set in Millstreet and written in 1905 by one of the best known writers of the day, George Egerton. Its titled "The Marriage of Mary Ascension." Her real name, Mary Dunne, had lived in a cottage named 'Ardrath' near Millstreet for some time (1892-1894), and the story is based on her experiences here. It is an unsparing account of the town and the people in it.

From an enlightening publication, amongst the areas she suggests is that the town had a previous Gaelic name that meant "the little town in the lap of the hills."

The publication is currently available from Wordsworth in the Square and other outlets for €5.

GAA: A late flourish allowed Millstreet finish strongly to overcome Lyre in the Duhallow Junior B Football League Group 2 Final played in Millstreet.

Backboned by some staunch defending, Millstreet rallied magnificently in the closing five minutes to overcome a two point deficit and come home with a late flourish to collect league honours for the first time since 2005.

Lyre had looked good enough to succeed before faltering on the run in, enjoyed a flyer of a start on a goal netted. Millstreet offered flashes of potential with Robert Kelleher and James Broxton on target.

The momentum remained with Millstreet from the untiring efforts of Cormac Sheehan, Donal O'sullivan, Liam O'connor and Donal Cashman. A pair of points to O'connor and another to Kelleher swept Millstreet into a slender advantage. However in the concluding stages to the opening half, Lyre made the better use of possession and pointed frees helped secure a 1-3 to 0-5 grip.

The game lacked sparkle upon the resumption, some of the play scrappy with the scoring rate dropping significantly. Though Millstreet tied up matters from Robert Kelleher, Lyre looked capable of upping the tempo and well struck points appeared to put Lyre in the driving seat.

Millstreet's resolve was tested yet they responded calmly and efficiently. Points to Robert Kelleher and Finbarr Corcoran squared up the tie. And with the game in the melting pot, Millstreet had that more left in the tank and points from Kelleher completed a rewarding late flourish.

Millstreet lined out as Denny Twomey; Patrick Randles, Martin Kelleher, Cormac Sheehan; Donough Mccarthy, Donal O'sullivan, Donal Lenihan; Liam O'connor, Donal Cashman; James Broxton, David Mccaul, Liam Murphy; Robert Kelleher, Darren Sheehan, Kieran Sheehan. Sub. Finbarr Corcoran.

NEW YEAR'S DAY SWIM: The New Year's Day swim 2012 at the Boeing on the river Blackwater is in aid of Cork North West branch of Multiple Sclerosis Ireland. Contact Margaret Crean (087)2212864 for details.

45 CARD DRIVE: The popular 45 Card Drive has re- commenced in Ballydaly Hall on Sunday nights at 9pm. Everybody is invited to come along and participate.

PARISH LOTTO: Jackpot, not won. €100 to Libby O Connor, West End, €50 seller's prize, Corkery's Bar. €50 to Cornelius O'riordan, Glenrath. € 20 each to Catherine Twohig, Annagloor,

4 Musketeers c/ o Corkery's Bar, Joan and Pat Joe Creedon, Cloghoula, Margaret

Mccormack c/ o Tarrant's Bar, Marie Turner, Ballydesmond, Stephen Kelleher,

Mulnahorna. Evi O'leary, Woodland Drive, and Eddie Dinneen, Rathduane.