Memories from the Archives – January 2002
Early January 2002 brought news of the new euro currency, at a rate of €1.27 versus the Irish punt. A front page photo in The Avondhu had Theresa...
Memories from the Archives – March 2001
‘Locals United in Efforts to Keep Out Foot and Mouth Disease’ was the front page headline of The Avondhu 21 years ago. All marts...
Memories from the Archives – November 1997
It was a case of ‘a childhood revisited’ for Minister for Education, Micheal Martin when he took time out from his busy schedule to...
Memories from the Archives – February 1999
It was President Bill Clinton’s representative in Ireland who led the way in news this week in 1999 as he dropped into the region...
Memories From The Archives – March 1997
A rather curious tale of indiscriminate dumping in March 1997, with the perpetrator returning to the scene of the crime to reclaim his dumped...
Memories from the Archives – April 1999
Dangerous driving near schools was causing serious concerns 21 years ago as Cork County Council received a strongly worded warning from Bunscoil na Toirbhirte,...
Memories from the Archives – February 2000
There were claims that the chimes of a town clock bell was causing significant problems for a nearby hotel. Jimmy Kiely of Lismore Hotel,...
Memories From The Archives – March 1996
A blow to the economic fabric of Clogheen in March 1996, with the announcement that Moroney’s Bakery had gone into voluntary liquidation. In existence...
Memories from the Archives – September 1999
Rain clouds did not deter the thousands of people who flocked to the National Ploughing Championships in Castletownroche this week in 1999. The opening...
Memories From The Archives – May 1997
Plumbing and heating contractor, William Kearney, a man noted as being ‘not new to the inventions game’, had developed ‘a knacky little tool’ which...
