Memories from the Archives – December 1995
Pig farmers, estimated at some 130 people, protested at the importation of 30 boar from the UK market and gathered outside Galtee Deer Care’s...
Memories From The Archives – December 1995
There was a magnificent response to the open day organised to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of Gortroe school in December 1995. So much...
Memories from the Archives – August 2002
A deliberate campaign of dumping was being waged against Mitchelstown’s Tidy Towns efforts by unknown individuals; the perpetrator(s) were dumping bundles of ‘meticulously cut...
Memories from the Archives – August 1998
As a strong and sincere outpouring of sympathy was felt throughout the Avondhu area for the victims of the terrible bomb blast in Omagh,...
Memories from the Archives – December 2002
21 years ago The Avondhu carried the news that the Fermoy Enterprise Board had vowed to support Michael Flatley after he had accused Irish...
21 Years Ago – a look back at July 1995
The rather unusual case of a male, in his twenties, ‘who had a penchant for lying down in the centre of the road’, came...
Memories From The Archives – January 1999
A political storm dominated North Cork life 21 years ago as a selection debacle hit one political party. Preparations were under way for Fianna Fail in...
Memories from the Archives – September 1998
British movie star, Bob Hoskins was due to spend some time in Glanworth as one of the stars in ‘Felicia’s Journey’, the film based...
Memories from the Archives – January 2000
There were celebrations as Conna native Bridget Noonan celebrated her 102nd birthday. Many people may have been celebrating the turn of the new century...
Memories from the Archives – September 1999
A campaign was started by the Irish Council Against Blood Sports (ICABS) to save Fermoy’s ducks from hunters. The ICABS were complaining about a ‘shooting...
