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 – December 2001
In December 2001, The Avondhu carried the news that Post Offices in rural villages were suffering as An Post was refusing to provide them...
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 – May 2001
One front page of The Avondhu in May 2001 carried the news that ‘lethal pollution’ had wiped out the complete food chain and fish...
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 – 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 – August 1997
Management and staff at the state-owned Moorepark farm were counting the cost of a BSE outbreak among its prime dairy herd in August 1997....
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 – February 1997
‘A quantity of drugs was seized at a party in Mitchelstown’ in January 1997, following a search under warrant. Approximately 20 people were attending...
TV history made by Ballyduff siblings – Recalling news from January...
A Ballyduff brother and sister were to ‘make TV history’, appearing on two of RTE’s most popular shows on the one weekend. Proud parents...
