Memories from the Archives – November 1999
There was fury and rage mounting in the area 21 years ago as locals in Fermoy riled against the plan to impose parking charges...
Memories from the Archives – December 1998
On Friday, December 11, 1998 the LEADER group presented a second employment grant to local man Dominic O’Brien who had set up Hillside Recycling...
FLASHBACK 1982: Mitchelstown gardaí move in to new station
Mitchelstown gardaí formally moved into their splendid new £200,000 station on Friday afternoon, July 23, 1982 and hereunder is how The Avondhu covered the...
Memories from the Archives – July 1998
A house in Oliver Plunkett Place, Doneraile was literally ‘falling apart’, with Cllr Kevin O’Keeffe bringing the matter to the attention of the Housing...
Memories From The Archives – May 1997
With annual running costs of £40,000, a lack of sufficient sponsorship brought the announcement in May 1997 of the unexpected cancellation of the Mitchelstown...
Memories from the Archives – April 2000
There were reports of fun and frolics at Mac’s Bar in Fermoy as a competition was held to find the town’s Karaoke Queen. The...
Memories from the Archives – a look back at August 1995
The ‘water crisis’ effecting Fermoy town was reported to be so bad, that a newly opened advance factory located at Cork Road, was only...
Memories from the Archives – January 1999
21 years ago this week, brave Glenville man Dermot Fenton returned home to a rapturous welcome after his heart and lung transplant. It was the first...
Memories from the Archives – July 2000
Thomas Kent’s ‘orange covered’ trial notebook was due to go up for auction at the end of July 2000 at Sotheby’s of London, with...
Memories from the Archives – October 1999
Rain and wind did little to deter hundreds of fans who flocked to Castlelyons to pay tribute to All Ireland champion and Cork’s number...
