A seven year old boy from Youghal, who strayed while on the Galtee Mountain range, sparking a major search and rescue operation, was reported to be ‘at a loss to understand what all the fuss was about’ when discovered. Skeheenarinky National School was used as the base for the search operation, with a Sikorski helicopter being dispatched from Shannon to help with the search, after the alarm was raised. The youngster had become separated from his mother and friends, but thankfully was found ‘none the worse for wear’ at Monabrack at 9.10pm the same night.

Speculation that major cutbacks would be made within the ranks of the Army and the possible closure of several barracks was causing much concern throughout the North Cork area. Moreso, on foot of a report by ‘a special audit group’ from Price Waterhouse, which it was ‘believed’ recommended the shedding of 2,500 personnel from the Defence Forces, as well as the closure of 17 of the 34 barracks in the country. Fine Gael spokesman for Defence, Paul Bradford TD, was seeking as a ‘matter of urgency’, clarification from the Minister for Defence, David Andrews on his department’s future plans for Army numbers and barracks.

Glanworth folk gathered to drink a final farewell at the popular watering hole, the Boston Bar, which was closing its doors, marking the end of over a century of pint pulling in the establishment. Licensee Denise Murphy was retiring, having inherited the bar in 1962, returning from England where she was nursing. The premises once boasted a thatched roof. Regulars were thanked for their loyal custom with 2 free nights of drink!

Plans were being put in place for a major new sports/community centre for the village of Watergrasshill. A spokesperson for the community council confirmed to The Avondhu that, due to the existing 1,000sq foot facility being inadequate to accommodate various parish activities, their vision was on extending the once old schoolhouse, to a centre comprising of 4,000sq feet. Due to the convenient nature of the existing centre, they were eager to maintain the facility in the village centre, with plans to ‘include provision for such sports as squash, indoor football, racquetball, basketball, volleyball, etc.’ National Lottery funding would be sought and it was hoped that FAS could help with the construction.

Fermoy Rowing Club member, Gearoid Towey who was from Kilworth, made Irish rowing history along with Neal Byrne in the double sculls, qualifying for the World championship final in the event. They qualified from a tight semi-final, edging out Croatia by one second, placing 5th in the final behind France, Germany, Australia and Spain.

A look at the property market in August 1994 - A 42 acre farm in South Tipperary was expected to reach the asking price of £100,000 at auction. The property at Skeheenarinky, located just off the main Cork Dublin road, included a ‘fine two-storey farm house and numerous outbuildings, as well as a 10,000 gallon milk quota’. While at Abbey Farm, Mitchelstown, 3-bedroom houses were on the market for £49,800, with 4-bedroom properties selling for £53,250.

The 1994 Nobel Cup final in Fermoy saw SCI emerge victorious 2-0 over White City. In what was described as ‘a dour and sometimes over robust game’, SCI created their own bit of history, being the first team to win both the Doherty and Noble Cup trophies in the one year. Terry Broderick opened the scoring in the 16th minute and the game remained tight until Martin O’Carroll headed to the net ‘in fine style’ in the 72nd minute, to effectively seal victory. White City finished with 10 men, with Mick McCarthy seeing the line ‘for dissent’.

Killavullen were crowned Avondhu minor B hurling champions, when overcoming a determined Kildorrery effort at a wet Glanworth venue. With only a point separating the sides at the interval, scoring was low until the last 10 minutes, however a strong finish from Killavullen saw them emerge victorious 3-6 to 0-5. Team and scorers: K O’Flynn, D Walsh, M Foley, T Dorgan, A Brennan, T Hickey (capt), T Foley, D Dorgan, B O’Driscoll (1-4), P Hartnett, T Lane, L Dorgan, A O’Driscoll (0-1), M Barrett (1-0), E O’Connor (1-1). Sub: F O’Connor.

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