50 years on at Mitchelstown Credit Union
From very humble beginnings, Mitchelstown Credit Union continues to go from strength to strength, and 50 years on - to the very day –...
Visitors with a difference for Castlelyons NS
Last Friday, the whoomp-whoomp-whoomp of a Sikorsky S92 helicopter could be heard over Castlelyons. John Ahern gives us the low-down on what exactly went...
Tragic deaths to be recalled in Mitchelstown
It was exactly two hundred years ago this week that disaster struck during a wedding celebration in Mitchelstown when more than thirty people died...
Elderly couple traumatised following break-in
An elderly couple in Kilfinane were left traumatised this week after their home was broken into and ransacked on Saturday evening.
Garda presence was...
Dog owners ‘must take responsibility for their pets’
The Avondhu this week contacted community representatives throughout our area to gauge the problem of dog fouling and the steps being taken to counter...
Ex-Glanworth Mill entrepreneur Emelyn Heaps brings competition for travel websites
Up until now, all of the on-line travel agency websites (Booking.com, Trivago, Hotels.com, Expedia.com etc), controlled virtually all of the Irish accommodation industry.
But that...
Clogheen pre-school threatened by funding cut
The manager of Clogheen Community Playgroup has this week informed The Avondhu that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is set to reduce its...
February 1995 – Some headline news from The Avondhu
Following her All-Ireland win, a native of Mohera, Castlelyons could never be accused of being lost for words! Chris Broderick swept all competition before...
Claims HIQA report on Conna home ‘unfair’
The inspection report issued by HIQA in the past week that showed a number of non-compliance issues at Conna Nursing Home, came in for...
Mark Condren’s 4th time as ‘Press Photographer of the Year’
Castletownroche native Mark Condren of The Irish Independent, was named Press Photographer of the Year when the winners of the 38th annual PPAI ‘Press...
