Memories From The Archives – October 1997
An interesting entry into the ‘Garda Report’ in October 1997 read: ‘Budgie flew into house at Gurrane, Fermoy on 29th September. Owner can have...
Memories from the Archives – December 1999
Preparations for the Millennium were gathering a pace with strong support for a fireworks display in Mitchelstown.
Community council chairwoman Joan O’Sullivan, said that there...
Memories from the Archives – November 1998
Castlelyons hurlers majestic unbeaten championship run was thrillingly and historically extended at Páirc Uí Chaoimh when they were crowned intermediate champions of Cork county....
Memories From The Archives
A 19-year-old woman was in a serious condition in May 1996, following a hit and run incident at Grange Road, on the Ballylanders to...
Memories From The Archives – January 1998
Several ‘irate callers’ to The Avondhu office expressed horror at the state of the roads in the Tallow/Conna area, which stemmed from subsidence of...
Memories from the Archives – September 1999
John Mandeville’s statue in New Square, Mitchelstown was set for a major facelift to pay tribute to the great man. Jimmy Ryan, chairman of the...
Memories from the Archives – April 1999
The great work of St Patrick’s Community Hospital in Fermoy was honoured twenty one years ago as it was declared a ‘beacon of hope’...
Memories From The Archives – April 1996
Disappointment was expressed by Deputy Ned O’Keeffe TD ‘at the number of people who secured employment as enumerators, collecting statistics for the census of...
Memories from the Archives – April 2001
21 years ago the front page of The Avondhu carried the news that the Fermoy fish processing plant at Connolly Street was to move...
Memories from the Archives – December 1998
Shock, dismay and disappointment were the reactions from Dairygold employees on the proposed move by the company of a substantial part of its meat...
