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ISSUE: Aug-27-2009
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Mitchelstown,
Co. Cork, Ireland.
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Fermoy,
Co. Cork, Ireland.
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Welcome to The Avondhu Newspaper Official Website
The Avondhu Press Newspaper was established in 1978 and covers the areas of North East Cork, West Waterford, South Limerick and South Tipperary. This successful weekly - published Thursday - boasts a readership in excess of 39,000. The first edition was a modest 4 page edition which has since grown to an average of 80 pages.
4HOME WORKERS OPT FOR PICKET ACTION
It seems like the battle lines have been drawn as the MANDATE trade union this week serves notice of industrial action on 4Home SuperStores. The union says the workers involved in the dispute will now picket the company on Tuesday next, September 1.
See full storySOMETHIN’ GOOD IS COOKING UP IN MITCHELSTOWN
This year’s Mitchelstown Food Festival which runs from Friday, August 28 to Sunday, August 30 and has a budget of ˆ22,000, is being promoted under the motto ‘Bringing Home The Bacon’.
30 OF THE BEST IN GALBALLY
Thousands of people are expected to descend on the South Limerick village of Galbally on this Sunday when the local community council hosts its 30th anniversary garden fete - an event started on a very small scale in 1979.
See full storyFERMOY TO LOSE COURT SERVICE STAFF
Staff at Fermoy’s District Court office are to be relocated to Mallow from mid-September. The Court Service has this week confirmed the long-proposed plans would come into play within the month. The process will be mirrored by similar redeployments at District Court offices across the country.
See full storyLOYALTY CARD TO BOOST MITCHELSTOWN SHOPS
The new loyalty card, due to be officially launched at a reception in Mitchelstown this Thursday evening, will be available in 38 local shops and businesses from this Friday, August 28.
See full storyKENNY TO LAUNCH NEW BANGERS
Jon Kenny will officially launch Truly Irish Country Foods this weekend at the Mitchelstown Food Festival. Truly Irish is the new brand owned by the pork producers of Ireland many of whom are Munster based.
DIGITAL EDITION
Secretary of the organising committee, John McNamara making a presentation to former teacher, Maura Roche at last Friday night’s Barrack Hill National School reunion in The Firgrove Hotel.