Local News in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
April 6th - 12th 1917
The names of D. Condon, Irish Guards (Mitchelstown) and Lance-Corporal E. Cashman, Munster Fusiliers (Rathcormac) were among those listed as...
Direct Provision – ‘A recipe for horrors’ that ‘infantilises adults and...
"I know I should be grateful," says "Kate" (not her real name) as she starts crying. "And I am. It's just…" She bursts into...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
March 30th - April 5th, 1917
Mr Coroner Rice, Solr., held an inquest at the Courthouse, Fermoy into the cause of death of Nellie Norris,...
Walking through Fermoy, the past is far away and yet very...
“Emily Helena (indecipherable) Daughter. But O for the touch of a vanish’d hand.”
Another small gravestone still reads “Sacred to the memory of Jane, daughter...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
March 23rd-29th, 1917
At Fermoy Courthouse, Mr Edmond A. Rice, Deputy Coroner, held an inquiry into the death of Mr James Dinan, farmer, Chimney Field,...
But first we pause for the new-look Angelus
By Donal O’Keeffe
“It’s six o’clock on RTÉ1 and we go shortly to Bryan Dobson and Sharon Ní Bheoláin for the Six One News, but...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
March 16th - 22nd, 1917
At Fermoy Sessions, Inspector Farrell, N.S.P.C.C., summoned William Ryan, labourer, residing near Kilworth, for cruelty to his child, aged nine...
The very least we can do is remember Cork’s Magdalene women
Last week I did something I’ve never done before.
I lodged a planning objection.
The development to which I objected is proposed for a dangerously-derelict property,...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
March 9th - 15th 1917
Mr Coroner R. Rice, solr., held an inquest at the Military Hospital, Fermoy, into the circumstances of the death of...
Bouncy Castle Catholics have questions to answer too
Irish society was completely warped by the Catholic Church, writes Donal O’Keeffe. It’s time for a-la-carte Catholics to think about what they condone.
The Catholic...