30 years down but Garda Martin Healy will still be running...
Well wishes, tributes and fond memories were shared this week and over the past weekend as Garda Martin Healy retired from the force having...
A lifetime serving the local community in the National Ambulance Service
After 28 years of service, Jerry Bermingham of the National Ambulance Service recently hung up his stethoscope and retired from his work with Fermoy...
Inhumane dumping of kittens ‘would break your soul’
The Community Cats Network is making a plea to the public after a surge in the inhumane and horrific dumping of kittens at the...
Cars ‘used to fortify banks’ of river
A local man, who asked not to be named, spoke to The Avondhu this week regarding a number of cars that were recently discovered...
Skip bags proving an enduring and unsightly annoyance
The sight of skip bags - yellow, or white, or green large ‘mini skips’ - in the front lawns and yards of housing estates...
Jimmy Mangan gearing up for the Galway Races
Regarded as Ireland’s largest horse racing festival, the Galway Races 2021 Summer Festival is kicking off on Monday and Conna horse trainer Jimmy Mangan...
The people ‘have spoken’ – 36 submissions on Doneraile plans
Revised Section 38 works for Doneraile were brought before members of the Fermoy Municipal District this week following a public consultation which saw some...
Collapsed building on derelict sites register for over 13 years
The building that partially collapsed at 49 Upper Cork Street in Mitchelstown last week has brought to light the number of buildings in the...
Mitchelstown man appointed Chief of Staff of Defence Forces
Mitchelstown native Major General Seán Clancy has been nominated by the Minister for Defence, Mr Simon Coveney TD, to the position of Chief of Staff...
Castlehyde graveyard ‘like a jungle’
Castlehyde graveyard, a location steeped in history with strong connections to the town of Fermoy, is being neglected, according to local man Joe Aherne.
Joe...
