Memories from the Archives – October 1995
Sporting success once again for local clubs – Mitchelstown ousted Mallow in the junior A football championship, contested in Araglin, on a scoreline of...
21 Years Ago – a look back at June 1995
‘A cult hero’ was how Eddie Moroney from Lisvernane was described, having become a commentating sensation, shooting to fame worldwide following his colourful commentary...
Memories from the Archives – November 1996
A group of over 20 locals in the Araglin area ‘created a blockade on a public road’, to prevent what they claimed was the...
Memories from the Archives – May 2002
One of the big news stories 21 years ago was that a settlement had been reached on the Cahir Hill industrial sites in Mitchelstown, and...
Memories from the Archives – February 2000
The constant theme throughout the archive news pages is that repeat unchecked issues haunt the news cycle.
Housing looked to be as much an issue in 2000...
Headline news from January 1995
A remarkable 109 years young, Fermoy’s Ciss Geaney was revelling in the limelight, receiving many letters and cards of congratulations as Ireland’s oldest citizen,...
Memories from the Archives – November 2001
Mitchelstown Credit Union moved into their new HQ on Lower Cork Street 21 years ago, opening the new £1.8 million premises on 30th October...
Memories from the Archives – August 2000
At the end of August 2000, a ‘freak downpour’, lasting less than an hour, caused major flood damage at Lower Cork Street, Mitchelstown. One business...
Memories from the Archives – July 2000
July 2000 kicked off to a great start, as Cork hurlers celebrated a double victory in Thurles, winning both the minor and the senior...
Memories From The Archives – January 1996
A quiet Christmas period was recorded by gardai in both Fermoy and Mitchelstown in 1995, with drink-driving offences kept to a minimum, ‘as the...
