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ISSUE: Feb-28-2008
Mitchelstown Office:
18 Lower Cork Street,
Mitchelstown,
Co. Cork, Ireland.
Fermoy Office:
24 MacCurtain St,
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.
LOCALS REJOICE AS SUPERDUMP IS REFUSED PLANNING
An Bord Pleanala have refused planning permission to waste management company Greenstar for a controversial ˆ20 million “superdump” in Ballyguyroe, Kildorrery, a move strongly opposed by locals.
See full storyMAJOR SETBACK FOR MITCHELSTOWN MART DEVELOPMENT
The ongoing saga over the Mitchelstown Leisure Centre took yet another twist this week as the Cork Mart development, on which the leisure centre was to be built, was refused planning permission by Cork County Council.
See full storySCHOOL EVACUATED AFTER GAS SCARE
Presentation Primary School, Mitchelstown was evacuated last Tuesday morning following fears of a gas leak. Staff noticed an odd smell at approximately 11am and immediately called the fire brigade.
See full storySADNESS AT ARTHUR’S PASSING
A larger than life figure in Fermoy, former town councillor and community activist Arthur Dowling will be laid to rest in Kilcrumper Old Cemetery on this Thursday, who passed away on Monday last, February 25th.
See full storyCONFUSION REIGNS AS MOTORISTS SEE RED OVER SPEED LIMIT
Many motorists have been wrongly given penalty points for speeding on the old road between Fermoy and Watergrasshill. The issue emerged when it came to light that the Minister for Transport had signed a 100km speed limit order, but that the local authority had reduced the limit to 80km when the new toll road opened.
See full storyWORK STARTS ON KILBEHENNY SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
Major plans are currently in place to provide state of the art facilities in Kilbehenny National School, made possible by a generous grant provided by Minister Hanafin’s Department of Education and Science, with the first sod turned this Monday for the new extension.
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TURNING THE SOD IN KILBEHENNY - Kilbehenny National School’s oldest and youngest students, 12 year old Aidan Fox and 5 year old Edel Landers, help principal Mary Verling with the turning of the sod on Monday last for the new extension to the school.