Memories from the Archives
Speculation was rife that 'Lord of the Dance' Michael Flatley was set to become a resident of Fermoy. Reliable sources had informed The Avondhu that...
Memories from the Archives – January 2002
The front page of The Avondhu at the end of January 2002 carried the news that slurry had been deliberately spilled into the popular...
Memories from the Archives – June 1998
So moved by the distress caused to a group of American tourists looking to use Fermoy town’s public toilets, Cllr Michael Hanley was calling...
21 Years Ago – A look back at April 1995
Glowing tributes were paid to those who risked life and limb to save an elderly woman and her Down Syndrome son from a blazing...
21 Years Ago – a look back at June 1995
The crackdown by gardai on drug use in the area, saw an intelligence led operation yield a significant quantity of drugs at a house...
Memories from the Archives – April 1998
A man described as being ‘ahead of his time’, the passing of Jimmy O’Sullivan, creator of ‘Beverly Hills, the Disneyland of Ireland’ at Ballybeg,...
Memories from the Archives – February 1999
The key revelation of February 1999 was that the best beef in Ireland could be found in Conna. The declaration was made by Ballygowan...
Memories from the Archives – April 2001
21 years ago, in the continuing fight against Foot and Mouth Disease, the feeding of swill (including carcasses, offal and waste from animal slaughter) to...
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...
21 Years Ago – a look back at April 1995
A headstone was unveiled at Leitrim Cemetery, Kilworth to honour the memory of Tomas Ó Riordáin, better known as ‘The Caist’. Pádraig Ó Braoin...
