Memories from the Archives – January 2000
The new millennium crossed the threshold of calendar this time 21 years ago and The Avondhu marked the occasion.Fireworks displays, parties and commemorative unveilings...
Memories from the Archives – March 2000
Fermoy Urban District Council always provided drama back in the early 2000s, with walk-outs and rows between councillors a regular occurrence. Such was the case...
Memories from the Archives – September 2000
The other side of the Celtic Tiger was visible in September 2000, as the front page of The Avondhu covered the story of a...
Memories from the Archives – March 2000
Before the days of the M8 motorway, Mitchelstown’s roads were a quagmire of blocked streets. Such was the problem, that the town set up...
Memories from the Archives – January 2000
Two teenagers from Castletownroche were film stars in their own community as Anglea’s Ashes, the story of Frank McCourt’s childhood, hit cinemas. Paudie O’Sullivan and...
Memories From The Archives – August 1996
Dubbed the ‘craziest football match of all time’, tension was running at fever pitch in Castlelyons, with Pairc Peadar O Laoghaire set to host...
Memories from the Archives – May 2001
The front page of The Avondhu in May 2001 reported that Gardaí in Fermoy were investigating two alleged incidents of sexual assault on women...
Memories From The Archives – July 1997
‘A very unusual incident’ in July 1997 saw Ballylanders man, Patrick Dalton have a ‘miraculous escape... when a freak flash of lightning struck a...
Memories From The Archives – June 1997
A ‘well organised and well attended rave party’, held in Glenseskin Woods, Kilworth was raided at 2am by local members of An Garda Siochana,...
Memories from the Archives – June 2000
The Festival of the Galtees was celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2000. The five-day event would see the selection of a new queen and...
