‘Rat hunts’ were becoming commonplace with teenagers in Glanworth! Village residents contacted The Avondhu, stating their disquiet at ‘a pronounced increase in the number of rats in the area’. One businessman pointed out that these ‘less than friendly furry rodents’, who were ‘coming out all over the place’, were getting out of hand. Parents were ‘literally keeping their young children off the streets’ with some older teenagers going on rat hunts, ‘standing by drain grills waiting for the rats to pop up so they can stone them’! Locals felt the rats were being drawn onto the main street by grain falling from transporters on their way to two local silos.

Due to difficulties being experienced between Coillte and Woodfab, Fermoy regarding the supply and pricing of timber, there were fears locally for the 60 strong workforce at the Fermoy plant. As a result, protective notice was issued to staff. Coillte rejected claims by Woodfab that it had not been prepared to supply logs to the Fermoy company, saying the company ‘failed to buy timber offered for sale by competitive tender’ because it had ‘not been prepared to pay the market price for logs, being paid by other sawmills’. However, chief executive at Woodfab, Liam McGrath, strongly refuted a statement issued by Coillte, pointing out that the price paid for logs in 1994 stood at £50, whereas in 1993 the figure was just £38. Negotiations involving both parties continued.

A businessman believed to be the largest ratepayer in Fermoy, was threatening to withhold paying his dues unless the local UDC addressed the ‘serious problem’ of casual trading, which was ‘severely affecting his business’. The proprietor of The Grand Hotel, Sean Kavanagh, was taking such ‘extraordinary steps’, as all previous attempts to resolve the problem had failed - he was seeking a meeting between the town clerk, Michael Cremin, the UDC chairman, Cllr Michael Hanley and Superintendent Eamonn Carey. He was ‘sick’ of the behaviour’ of those who ‘set up shop at Ashe Quay on the weekends to sell chips, etc’, Mr Kavanagh said he was aware of at least one other trader in the town taking a similar action. Due to the noise from generators, etc, he stated they (the hotel) were having to ‘pacify customers all the time’ - something which couldn’t be ‘good for tourism’.

Plans were being formulated with a view to the possible introduction of a wildlife sanctuary into a section of land at the scenic Mill Island area in Glanworth village. It was understood that members from a few different clubs and interested organisations were driving the project, with the development of a duck sanctuary one of the ideas being looked at.

At a well prepared Doneraile venue, Mitchelstown overcame the challenge of the home side by the narrowest of margins, to capture the Avondhu Cup. Captained by Cyril Kiely, ‘Town led at the break 1-9 to 1-2, playing some excellent open football. However, a goal blitz by the home side in the second half saw them lead by a single point entering the closing stages, but the equalizer came courtesy of the boot of Michael Shinnick, with captain Cyril Kiely scoring the winning point with time almost up. Team and scorers: W Kenneally, J Hanley, D Cremin, T Lynch, D Power, D Lynch 0-1, J McGrath, P Dorgan 0-1, J Walsh, D Maher 0-2, C Kiely 0-1, A McNamara 1-1, A O’Brien 0-2, K Cotter 0-4, a Cotter. Sub: M Shinnick 0-3 for J Walsh.

Kildorrery were crowned North Cork junior A football champions, defeating Deel Rovers (Milford) in an encounter ‘that never reached any great heights’, played in Doneraile. A storming opening quarter by Kildorrery saw them lead 1-6 to no score, however they seemed to lose control of the game at this point, leading 1-6 to 0-2 at half-time. Struggling at midfield, just 2 further points followed for Kildorrery, however the held on to claim the title. Team: B Hannon, JP Fenton, D Fitzgerald, M O’Connor, G O’Sullivan, K Nagle, J Finn, M Monaghan, J Pigott (0-1), M O’Sullivan (0-1), Denis Walsh (1-2), A Walsh (0-1), M Hickey (0-1), Dave Walsh (0-2), J Monaghan. Sub: P Murphy for J Pigott (injured).

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