Memories from the Archives – November 2001
It was announced in 2001 that both Fermoy and Mitchelstown were to be official hosts for the Special Olympics; Fermoy would host 25 athletes from...
Memories from the Archives – May 1997
The discovery of the bodies of two well known sisters shocked the townspeople of Mitchelstown, with gardai making the tragic find on entering their...
Memories from the Archives – January 2001
21 years ago, a civic welcome was on the cards to officially welcome new homeowner Michael Flatley to Fermoy. The intention was to extend...
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 – October 1995
The entire village of Ballyhooly appeared to have ‘moved to Cork’ in support of their junior B hurling team, who overcame Tullylease (Duhallow) to...
Memories From The Archives – September 1997
Farmers in the rich grain producing areas of East Cork and West Waterford were coming to terms in September 1997 with ‘a disastrous harvest’....
Memories from the Archives – August 2001
One front page of The Avondhu 21 years ago carried the news that Fermoy rower Gearóid Towey would be competing in the pairs final...
Memories From The Archives – August 1997
Allegations of abuse of some of the animals participating in a donkey derby at the Avondhu Hunt Show held in the Showgrounds, Fermoy in...
Memories From The Archives – June 1997
A Glenville man had to undergo surgery at a Cork hospital, ‘following a vicious assault by two armed men in the early hours of...
Memories from the Archives – September 2001
The front page of The Avondhu at the beginning of September 2001 carried the sad news that former Loreto teacher Chris Crowley had been...