Memories from the Archives – February 2001
This week in 2001 was alive with political gossip, as Ned O’Keeffe TD was forced to resign as Minister of State at the Department...
Memories from the Archives – February 1999
Drug crime was the top story this week 21 years ago as gardai in Fermoy swooped on drug dealers in the town with two...
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 – August 2002
A deliberate campaign of dumping was being waged against Mitchelstown’s Tidy Towns efforts by unknown individuals; the perpetrator(s) were dumping bundles of ‘meticulously cut...
21 Years Ago – a look back at May 1995
Sinead McCluskey was crowned Cork Rose in May 1995, thus setting her sights on the famous Rose of Tralee Festival in 1995. A post...
Memories from the Archives – June 1999
A hard fought election, full of drama and typical back biting, came to an end 21 years ago this week with less surprises than...
Memories from the Archives – September 1998
Appropriately enough, Ned O’Keeffe performed the official launch of Ogham magazine in Ballindangan Community Centre. The local TD who rose from the local Fianna...
Memories from the Archives – October 1997
Strange what some thieves find attractive – it was reported in October 1997 that a Casio calculator (value £50), digital clock radio and, wait...
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 – March 1996
A large crowd, estimated at ‘well over 1,000’, participated in a March for Peace in February 1996 through Fermoy town, in response to a...