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...
Sunday, 24 April is Census Night
People of Cork Asked to Make Their Mark
The Central Statistics Office has officially launched Census 2016. The census will take place on Sunday, 24 April,...
Tom knows the value of a Transplant
As we approach Organ Donor Awareness Week 2016, one man who knows the value of a transplant is Tom O'Halloran, from Ballylanders.
Full story in...
Lismore restoring 19th Century ice houses
Volunteers and Waterford City and Council Council staff in Lismore, are teaming up to restore two early 19th Century ice houses which played a...
Patriots and punters combine for racing festival in Mallow
The annual and very successful ‘Racing Home For Easter Festival’ took place in Cork Racecourse, Mallow last weekend – John Ahern was there to...
Roger Casement and the Kilbehenny connection
In the last month of his life Roger Casement befriended Knockcomane native Fr Thomas Carey, Catholic prison chaplain and Rector of Our Lady of...
