Memories from the Archives – November 2001
Buddy’s Toy, a seven-year-old mare owned by a Fermoy syndicate, brought riches to many locals when the 100/1 outsider came home in first place...
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 – October 2001
At the end of October 2001, there was an anthrax scare at SCI in Fermoy. An envelope of suspect white powder, later revealed to...
Memories from the Archives – October 2001
In October 2001, the residents of Glanworth gathered to express their ‘great anger’ with planned improvements in the village. The council were doing work...
Memories from the Archives – September 2001
In Glanworth 21 years ago, the farming community vowed to fight tooth and nail plans to close the Dairygold branch in the village, as...
Memories from the Archives – September 2001
The front page of The Avondhu on 20th September, 2001 featured coverage of how the region showed its ‘solidarity with the American people’ following...
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...
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 2001
Happy Leaving Cert students getting their results were pictured on one front page of The Avondhu in August 2001, as well as another picture of...
Memories from the Archives – August 2001
One front page of The Avondhu in August 2001 told of how 25,000 made their way to Mitchelstown for the music festival, cementing its...
