Legendary Tipperary hurler, Nicky English was to lead his club side, Lattin-Cullen into action in the final of the Munster junior hurling championships, to be held in Ballygiblin club grounds on Easter Monday 1993. Limerick champions Glenroe would provide the opposition in what was an eagerly anticipated encounter. The Tipperary champions, as well as having the 5 time All-Star winner in their line-up, would have brothers Pat and Jerry Maguire in their ranks, while Glenroe would be counting on their own stars, amongst them Michael John Coffey, Michael Wallace, John Kelly and Danny Murphy.

The placement of television relay equipment on the ancient Caherdrinny Castle was causing concern locally. Being described as either a mast or transmitter/booster, concerns were being voiced to help preserve the heritage of the area, while some locals had concerns based on health reasons. Councillor Aileen Pyne, speaking to The Avondhu, said as far as she was concerned, ‘there was no planning permission granted for such a move’ and was ‘astonished that such a development could be put in place without anybody knowing about it.’

The wheels were in motion to have an animal rescue service and clinic set up in Mitchelstown, following a successful inaugural meeting held in the town, convened by Olive Punchard, Kingston College. The organisation would deal with the problem of strays and unwanted cats and dogs in a humane way. Nuala McNamara of Fermoy Animal Shelter, had agreed to provide accommodation for any strays until such time as an appropriate premises could be acquired. The service would be manned by volunteers, who would then liaise with vets and gardai as necessary. A central fund, which was started with an amount promised to the fledgling organisation, would help cover vets expenses - it was hoped local vets would come on board with a rotation of weekly clinics to be set in place.

Fermoy hotelier and night club owner, Sean Kavanagh, was set to sponsor a new ID card system in the town in 1993, in an effort to combat underage drinking. Following talks between local vintners and gardai, the system was deemed necessary, following findings that teenagers were carrying false ID documents in order to gain entry into local discos. Students in outlying towns and villages could also apply for ID cards, with Fermoy Gardai to issue the tamper-proof cards, following production of a birth certificate and a passport sized photo.

Some headline snippets from April 1993 - Cork Lord Mayor, Micheal Martin TD, was set to give the oration at the annual Easter Commemoration in Kilcrumper Cemetery, Fermoy; Kilworth teenager, James Aherne, a pupil of Colaiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire took gold at the solo guitar competition at the prestigious Feis na Laoi competition in Cork City; Residents at the Beechfield complex in Fermoy, were sickened by the break-in to a vacant flat in the refurbished estate, where teenagers had vandalised the premises with graffiti; Dairygold Co-Operative society announced a 20% increase in its operating profits for the year ended December 31st, 2012, increasing from £10.9m in 2011 to £13.1m; Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy saw two of its choirs progress to the Telecom Eireann Sunday Press Schools’ Choir competition to be staged in the National Concert Hall - the junior and preparatory section along with the intermediate choirs advanced, choirmistresses being Sr Nuala Reidy and Marjorie Moran.

In a high scoring league encounter, Glanworth United FC were defeated 4-3 at home by Doneraile, who were chasing league honours in the 1992-93 season. The home side lost the services of ‘Bosco’ after only 10 minutes, which they reported to be ‘a real body blow’. The visitors took a 2-0 lead just before half-time, however Pat Quirke gave Glanworth a lifeline ‘when he slotted home from a very acute angle’. Doneraile added 2 second half goals to Glanworth’s sole reply, with about 15 minutes remaining (4-2). ‘That man again’ Pat Quirke pulled a goal back, and chances fell to Pat Barrett, Brian Lacey and Kevin Walsh to equalise, however it was not to be. Team: Phil Quirke, Finbarr Quinn, Alice Pyne, Paul O’Dwyer, Mick Delaney, Pat Barrett, Bosco O’Neill, Brian Lacey, Kevin Walsh, Pat Quirke, Tommy Quinlan. Subs: L Sheehan, D Pierce.

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