Galbally salutes the men and women of 1916
South Limerick was one of many Republican hot spots before, during and after the insurrection of 1916. Expecting to be mobilised, Irish Volunteers from...
Moonie money buys Castlehyde
The Avondhu can exclusively reveal this week that Michael Flatley’s Castlehyde mansion has been bought by the Unification Church, more loosely known as ‘the...
‘Disgraceful and disrespectful’ representation of Rising by media – O’Keeffe
Newly elected Fianna Fáil TD, Kevin O’Keeffe has strongly criticised attempts by ‘certain broadcasters to paint the leaders of 1916 in a negative light’...
Garda hospitalised after patrol car rammed in Lismore
A garda in his 30s is recovering in hospital following an incident outside Lismore on Tuesday night.
The garda was injured when the patrol car...
Silence is golden
At the end of February, I decided to take on a strange and unusual fundraising task to stay quiet for 30 hours to raise...
Freak weather closes motorway!
A number of freak sleet and hail showers forced sections of the M8 motorway to be closed for short periods over the past number...
Community Alert in Kilbehenny
The recently established Kilbehenny Community Alert Group has been met with a warm welcome and so far 130 people have signed up.
Chairperson of the...
CBS Secondary fundraiser well supported
The members of the CBS Secondary School Parents’ Council, Mitchelstown were overwhelmed with the generosity of people, as their recent fundraiser was extremely well...
An Post honours Joe
For the past 15 years, Joe Mannix has dedicated his working life to An Post and at a function in Mitchelstown to mark his...
Kilfinane mourns loss of young girl
This week the people of Kilfinane were mourning the loss of a very special little girl, as Sarah Crowe lost her battle with a...
