Memories from the Archives – May 2000
A community was left shaken following a horrific robbery in Ballindangan in May 2000. Gardai were investigating the horrific two-hour ordeal in which three elderly...
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...
Memories from the Archives – June 2000
A sign of the changing times was heralded as the price of The Avondhu was 85p (or €1.08). Pay parking was proving to be...
Memories from the Archives – June 2000
Following calls from the public, the 1996-1999 accounts of the Mitchelstown Leisure Centre Committee were published in June 2000. One of the biggest fundraisers was...
Memories from the Archives – June 2000
Fantastic news on 29th June 2000 as The Avondhu carried the story that the proposed ‘Superdump’ would not be sited in Watergrasshill, as long...
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 – July 2000
Thomas Kent’s ‘orange covered’ trial notebook was due to go up for auction at the end of July 2000 at Sotheby’s of London, with...
Memories from the Archives – August 2000
In August 2000, Fermoy shoppers were getting to grips with the new pay parking - and it seems things weren’t as bad as people...
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 – August 2000
Festival season was in full swing in August 2000, with crowds expected in Castletownroche, Ballylanders, Coolagown and Lismore. Castletownroche looked forward to the ‘Welcome...
