Memories from the Archives – April 1999
This week 21 years ago the Celtic Tiger was out of sight - on the other side of the horizon, but for the community...
Memories From The Archives – March 1996
St Colman’s College, Fermoy secured the Harty Cup title in March 1996, recording an emphatic 3-19 to 1-4 victory over Nenagh CBS in Clonmel. Leading...
Memories From The Archives – July 1996
Warrents were issues for the arrests of three men believed to be involved in the theft of a car in Cork, which was later...
Memories from the Archives – December 1995
Talented Irish stepdancer, Donnacha Howard from Kildrum, Mitchelstown along with his Dungarvan dance partner, Oriel O’Dwyer, danced their way to the All-Ireland finals of...
Memories from the Archives – July 1999
The one hundredth birthday of a local woman led the news 21 years ago as locals celebrated the life of Ellen McGrath. The Ballyellis, Doneraile...
Memories from the Archives – February 1999
The trials and tribulations of election candidates was prominent in the news in February 1999 as an embattled councillor was re-instated to his political...
Memories from the Archives – December 2000
The selection of the route for the Mitchelstown bypass drew huge interest, following the publication of the proposed routes. The “Orange” route was emerging as...
Memories from the Archives – February 2000
Sport led the news agenda 21 years ago as two sporting triumphs brought Mitchelstown to the world wide stage.
The first was local man Eddie...
Memories from the Archives – December 2000
Front page of The Avondhu 21 years ago in December 2000, was coverage of the ongoing discussion on the best route for the M8...
Memories from the Archives – October 1996
October 1996 saw the announcement of the Fermoy Chamber of Commerce sponsored Business Premises awards, where Mellerick’s Chemist on Patrick Street walking off with...
