Memories From The Archives – July 1997
Local fishermen came to the rescue of five kittens, ‘no more than a few days old’, who were observed floating down the river Blackwater...
Memories from the Archives – May 2001
The front page of The Avondhu this week 21 years ago carried a photo of the Galtee Meat Plant in Mitchelstown sealed off by...
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 – a look back at September 1995
The closure of the entrance road to Tallow Bridge Quay came about following objections by local residents, local landowners and from the West Waterford...
Memories from the Archives – November 1995
‘Bonfires were blazing’ in Ballylanders, as locals welcomed the local footballers back to the South Limerick village, having secured the Limerick county championship, bridging...
Memories from the Archives – November 2001
A major rat infestation was reported in Galbally, with at least one person needing medical treatment after being bitten. The sewer works at Park, were...
Memories from the Archives – April 2000
Tensions were high in Clogheen as a lengthy and heated debate took place in St Paul’s Community Hall, following a revelation that up to...
Memories from the Archives – November 1995
90% of residents in the Fermoy area were in favour of Cork County Council’s preferred Green route for the Fermoy bypass, following a public...
Memories From The Archives – a look back at September 1995
While the Gaels of Watergrasshill bemoaned the fact that Killeagh claimed the spoils in the East Cork junior hurling final in September 1995 by...
Memories from the Archives – March 9 2000
Vandalism in a Mitchelstown laneway was leading the news in the year 2000, as businesses in New Square said they were ‘sick’ of the...
