8th December
Carnew – 1987 – A new system of vehicle registration
Kilcommon – 1988 – The Gibraltar killing of IRA suspects and subsequent horrors
Preban – 1989 – The last single party government
Kilpipe – 1990 – F.R. Higgins poem Father and Son
10th December
Hollyfort – 1991 – Death of Dr Theda Beere
Gorey – 1992 – Bishop Eamon Casey
Leskinfere – 1993 – The Greysteel, County Derry massacre
Ballycanew – 1994 – Death of Sir Alfred Beit of Russborough
Kiltennel – 1995 – The removal of the divorce prohibition
Ardamine – 1996 – The year my mother died
Clonevan – 1997 – Drumcree
Kilmuckridge – 1998 – The Good Friday Agreement
Kilnamanagh – 1999 – The Millenium Bug – much ado about nothing
Monamolin – 2000 – The quirks of US Presidential elections
11th December
Fethard-on-sea – 2001 – 9 11
Killesk – 2002 – The Euro arrives
Whitechurch – 2003 – The Spire in O’Connell Street
New Ross – 2004 – The smoking ban
Old Ross – 2005 – The speed limits change to km per hour
Rossdroit – 2006 – My last days as a parish priest
Killegney – 2007 – Tony Blair leaves the stage
Killanne – 2008 – The end of Irish Biscuits in Dublin
Ballycarney – 2009 – We first meet Dr Tony Holohan
Ferns Cathedral – 2010 – The Dublin Cork motorway is completed
Templeshanbo – 2011 – The royal visit
12th December
Fountain – 2012 – A dreadful General Synod
Lismore – 2013 – The Papal resignation
Cappoquin – 2014 – No more ‘Ridings’ in County Tipperary
Dungarvan – 2015 – The equal marriage referendum
Stradbally – 2016 – Death of Jack Boothman, ex GAA President
Kilmacthomas – 2017 – A splendid new website Gloine.ie
Comeragh – 2018 – Good Friday – with the pubs open
