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Lee Road resident fires shots at burglars, and questions over turkey profits

Fri, 29 Dec, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in Echoes of Our Past

Irregulars seized in Cork, and parachute wreath tribute at airman’s funeral

Panto returns to Cork after years of strife, and poor box stolen from church

Fri, 22 Dec, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in Echoes of Our Past

Hopes for peace as Dev calls truce in Civil War, and ‘informer’s hair cut off

Women strive for equality - in 1923... and first Irish passports are issued

Fri, 08 Dec, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in Echoes of Our Past

Queenstown Baths praised for ‘wonderful cures’, and theft in Woolworth’s

Fri, 01 Dec, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in Echoes of Our Past

£10m loan to boost post-war economy, and hurling ace dies on hunger strike

Fri, 24 Nov, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly Echoes of our Past column

Palace Theatre introduce phone bookings, and there’s ‘mud slinging’ in Cork

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly Echoes of our Past column

Douglas Hyde talks Leeside, and anger at vandalism of Cork Athletic Grounds

Fri, 10 Nov, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly Echoes of our Past column

Trespassing goats, anger at Lough ‘quagmire’, and boom in ice cream sales

Fri, 27 Oct, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly Echoes of our Past column

Huge rally for hunger strikers, and frightening armed raid at city post office

Fri, 20 Oct, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly Echoes of our Past column

Calls to reopen Cork city dockyard, Mallow viaduct is rebuilt, and poitín raids

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly Echoes of our Past column

Thousands of pigs shipped from Cork as dock strike bites, and death on train

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly Echoes of our Past column

Crosshaven woman killed in car crash, and dock strike hits Cork city trade

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Count begins on 1923 election, and assurances Dev won’t face death penalty

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Five drown in fishing boat tragedy off Cork, and cyclists on footpaths fined

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Cork election candidates announced, and boy, 9, drowns in Lee tragedy

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Anger over lack of lifebelts as man drowns in Crosshaven 100 years ago

Fri, 11 Aug, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Cork swelters in heatwave, and call for jailed republican women to be freed

Fri, 14 Jul, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

The right of internees to vote, Donoughmore explosion and hunger strikes

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column.

Cork hospital water declared unfit for drinking, and bad weather hits crops

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Cork Corporation lambasted as anti-car - and pipe smoking causes cancer

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Shots fired in Patrick Street, huge crowds at hurling, and dust issue in city

Fri, 02 Jun, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Kinsale bread man robbed, and fears that Ford will quit Cork for England

Fri, 12 May, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

Hopes for peace as Dev calls truce in Civil War, and ‘informer’s hair cut off

Fri, 28 Apr, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column

‘Informer’ postman shot dead by IRA in East Cork

Fri, 07 Apr, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Haulbowline handed over to Irish, and roller skating Easter carnival in Youghal

Fri, 31 Mar, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Snipers attack Cork coastguard station, railway station and police barracks

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

War is briefly forgotten as Cork unites for 1923 St Patrick’s Day celebrations

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Dockers ballot over shilling per day pay cut, and £300 stolen in GPO raid

Amnesty offer, house raids, arrests and a meeting for motor car owners...

Fri, 17 Feb, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in Echoes of Our Past

Give up your arms, republicans told, and GAA man banned for playing soccer

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his Echoes of Our Past column

Shots fired at Dunkettle Station, and night of joyous melody in Cork ballroom

Fri, 03 Feb, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Postmaster shot dead near Clonakilty, and bid to blow up bridge near Blarney

Fri, 27 Jan, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in Echoes of Our Past

Man shot dead in city while strolling with wife, and Cork is Irish mud capital

Fri, 06 Jan, 2023

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in Echoes of Our Past

Bomb on Pana described as 'one of most dastardly' incidents in war

Fri, 21 Oct, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Killings, ambushes and floggings across Cork

Bomb havoc in Washington Street, and public urged to get dancing again!

Fri, 14 Oct, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Horror on Grand Parade: 2 shot dead, 11 wounded, and woman loses leg

Fri, 02 Sep, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his Echoes of Our Past column

Use of Irish language in letters angers British, and IRA case up in Cork court

Fri, 05 Aug, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports in our weekly Echoes of Our Past column

What was in the news 100 years ago today? A capital still burning...

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Read our weekly Echoes of Our Past column here...

100 years ago today... Michael Collins swept to victory in General Election

Fri, 24 Jun, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports in Echoes of Our Past

Cork holds its breath for election results, and Echo has tourist tips for Mars!

Fri, 17 Jun, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest from Cork City Library reports in his weekly column Echoes of Our Past

Tensions in West Cork town as 40 armed IRA men arrive

Fri, 03 Jun, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports

What was in the news 100 years ago today, in Cork?

Fri, 27 May, 2022

Read our weekly column, Echoes of Our Past, by Richard Forrest

Fire in Plunkett Street, Butter Band seek funds, and Cork in All-Ireland final

Fri, 20 May, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his Echoes of Our Past column

Insults traded over Cork city library plan, a punch in Grand Parade, and cannibals!

Fri, 13 May, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest, of Cork City Library reports

Four Courts seized by irregular troops - and flooded Pana turns into a raft

Fri, 15 Apr, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest tells us in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Petrol was the future... 100 years ago! And a bomb goes off on busy Pana

Fri, 01 Apr, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago? Richard Forrest tells us in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Horrific murder in daylight on Barrack Street, and ex-Lord Mayor of Cork dies

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022

What happened in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

What was in the news 100 years ago today?

Fri, 11 Mar, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest tells us in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Collins backs a united Ireland, and steps in to resolve dispute at Cork dockyard

Fri, 04 Mar, 2022

What happened in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Horror as ex-policeman shot dead in Cork city, and death of ex-Lord Mayor

Fri, 25 Feb, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of our Past column

Collins defends Churchill and attacks Dev... and theft of bananas from shop

Fri, 18 Feb, 2022

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports in our Echoes of our Past column

Richard Forrest

Lee Road resident fires shots at burglars, and questions over turkey profits

Panto returns to Cork after years of strife, and poor box stolen from church

Women strive for equality - in 1923... and first Irish passports are issued

Queenstown Baths praised for ‘wonderful cures’, and theft in Woolworth’s

£10m loan to boost post-war economy, and hurling ace dies on hunger strike

Palace Theatre introduce phone bookings, and there’s ‘mud slinging’ in Cork

Douglas Hyde talks Leeside, and anger at vandalism of Cork Athletic Grounds

Trespassing goats, anger at Lough ‘quagmire’, and boom in ice cream sales

Huge rally for hunger strikers, and frightening armed raid at city post office

Calls to reopen Cork city dockyard, Mallow viaduct is rebuilt, and poitín raids

Thousands of pigs shipped from Cork as dock strike bites, and death on train

Crosshaven woman killed in car crash, and dock strike hits Cork city trade

Count begins on 1923 election, and assurances Dev won’t face death penalty

Five drown in fishing boat tragedy off Cork, and cyclists on footpaths fined

Cork election candidates announced, and boy, 9, drowns in Lee tragedy

Anger over lack of lifebelts as man drowns in Crosshaven 100 years ago

Cork swelters in heatwave, and call for jailed republican women to be freed

The right of internees to vote, Donoughmore explosion and hunger strikes

Cork hospital water declared unfit for drinking, and bad weather hits crops

Cork Corporation lambasted as anti-car - and pipe smoking causes cancer

Shots fired in Patrick Street, huge crowds at hurling, and dust issue in city

Kinsale bread man robbed, and fears that Ford will quit Cork for England

Hopes for peace as Dev calls truce in Civil War, and ‘informer’s hair cut off

‘Informer’ postman shot dead by IRA in East Cork

Haulbowline handed over to Irish, and roller skating Easter carnival in Youghal

Snipers attack Cork coastguard station, railway station and police barracks

War is briefly forgotten as Cork unites for 1923 St Patrick’s Day celebrations

Amnesty offer, house raids, arrests and a meeting for motor car owners...

Give up your arms, republicans told, and GAA man banned for playing soccer

Shots fired at Dunkettle Station, and night of joyous melody in Cork ballroom

Postmaster shot dead near Clonakilty, and bid to blow up bridge near Blarney

Man shot dead in city while strolling with wife, and Cork is Irish mud capital

Bomb on Pana described as 'one of most dastardly' incidents in war

Bomb havoc in Washington Street, and public urged to get dancing again!

Horror on Grand Parade: 2 shot dead, 11 wounded, and woman loses leg

Use of Irish language in letters angers British, and IRA case up in Cork court

What was in the news 100 years ago today? A capital still burning...

100 years ago today... Michael Collins swept to victory in General Election

Cork holds its breath for election results, and Echo has tourist tips for Mars!

Tensions in West Cork town as 40 armed IRA men arrive

What was in the news 100 years ago today, in Cork?

Fire in Plunkett Street, Butter Band seek funds, and Cork in All-Ireland final

Insults traded over Cork city library plan, a punch in Grand Parade, and cannibals!

Four Courts seized by irregular troops - and flooded Pana turns into a raft

Petrol was the future... 100 years ago! And a bomb goes off on busy Pana

Horrific murder in daylight on Barrack Street, and ex-Lord Mayor of Cork dies

What was in the news 100 years ago today?

Collins backs a united Ireland, and steps in to resolve dispute at Cork dockyard

Horror as ex-policeman shot dead in Cork city, and death of ex-Lord Mayor

Collins defends Churchill and attacks Dev... and theft of bananas from shop

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