Clik here to view.
Killavullen tractor drivers hit the road again
The annual and still very popular Killavullen tractor run took place last Sunday. Drivers were out good and early to register in advance of what was a most enjoyable run. With the traditional pre-run...
View ArticleBernie Young Memorial Run/Walk 2016
This Saturday, October 8, children at Glenahulla National School will be lacing up their runners to participate in the Bernie Young Memorial Run/Walk 6km. This event is now in its third year and is...
View ArticleGalbally Horse Fair next Tuesday
Continuing a time-honoured tradition Restored to the annual calendar of local events of interest and tradition ten years ago, the picturesque Limerick village of Galbally is in readiness for the annual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Celebrating together in Galbally
The ‘new’ national school in Galbally is celebrating its 50th anniversary – to mark this, and the contribution to education of the ‘old’ school, a night of celebration is taking place in The Shamrock...
View ArticleReunion time for former Galbally NS pupils
50 years ago, teachers and pupils made the move from the ‘old’ school to the ‘new’. The ‘new’ facility replaced a structure that had served the village well for generations. In the interim, hundreds...
View ArticleThe power of ‘pink’ on show in Fermoy
Herlihy’s Centra, Fermoy organised a very successful ‘Pink Walk’ in aid of cancer research last Saturday. Conditions were ideal, with participants assembling in the St. Colman’s College, Fermoy sports...
View ArticleImpressive send off for Ballylanders teacher
The community of Ballylanders and beyond turned out in force last Friday night to pay tribute to recently retired principal, Marian Whyte. Heretofore, organisers would have struggled to secure a venue,...
View ArticleBetter Life Cycle launch the ‘Wild West Challenge’
Better Life Cycle is an annual cycle event in aid of St Joseph’s Foundation Charleville. The best way to describe what St Joseph’s do is in their mission statement: “Providing people with disabilities...
View ArticleWarm Mitchelstown welcome for Border County Grassmen
32 county tractor run participants enjoy local hospitality Having put in a serious amount of work getting their tractors ready for up to a year, the Border County Vintage Grassmen with fifteen vintage...
View ArticleCelebrity chefs set for Scoil Mhuire cookery demonstration night
Scoil Mhuire in Ballyhooly have announced that celebrity chefs Martin Shanahan and Kevin Dundon will feature at their cookery demonstration in the Corrin Event Centre, Fermoy on Thursday, November 24th...
View ArticleSticking with a successful recipe at St. Fanahan’s
St Fanahan’s College, Mitchelstown Parents’ Council are on the fundraising trail. This active association have sensibly decided to host another cookery demonstration which worked so successfully two...
View ArticleNo place like Conna Nursing Home for happy couple
Management and staff at Conna Nursing and Convalescent Home pulled out all the stops for their in-house wedding last week. It was a wedding day with all the trimmings and all the emotion one...
View ArticleCookery demo causing a stir in Mitchelstown!
It’s full steam ahead for the busy parents’ council members of St Fanahan’s College in Mitchelstown who are teaming up with O Crualaoi’s in Fermoy to host a fundraising cookery demonstration in The...
View ArticleSuperValu food appeal begins Monday
Every SuperValu store nationwide is celebrating Local & Irish this Christmas, so with the season of giving in full swing, SuperValu has launched their annual nationwide Christmas Charity Food...
View ArticleChristmas countdown is on at Batavia
It’s 17 years since Majella and Noel O’Regan took the plunge and set up Batavia and during that time, Ireland has had a boom and a bust and is presently ‘somewhere in between’. The good news for...
View ArticleConcern benefits from local fundraisers
Mitchelstown Branch Concern wish to sincerely thank all who supported their 12 hour fast on Friday, 11th November. To the many volunteers who gave freely of their time over the day and to the many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Killavullen tractor run raises €4,000 for Mercy Foundation
A group of vintage tractor drivers in Killavullen have raised €4,000 for the Mercy Hospital Foundation in Cork. The run, which was dedicated to the memory of Michael O'Sullivan, took place on Sunday,...
View ArticleRathcormac comes good again in aid of Marymount
At this stage there aren’t many people who don’t know about the outstanding work being done by the staff at Marymount Hospice. This excellent facility is heavily dependent on fundraising and over the...
View ArticleChristmas fair to kick off festive season in Kilbehenny
The Christmas season will get underway in Kilbehenny this weekend with what is expected to be the largest ever Kilbehenny annual Christmas fair, taking place this Sunday, December 4, at the community...
View ArticleBigger and better Kildorrery Christmas Market
In recent years Kildorrery Christmas Market group have enabled many people, native and visitor alike, source a range of gifts and necessities for the festive season at their by now annual and eagerly...
View Article