THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

Between 50 and 60 shops were wrecked in Fermoy during the wild scenes of Monday night, mainly by soldiers. Shortly before nine o’clock, a party of soldiers marched into the town and started smashing shop windows and scattering the contents about the streets. The police were powerless to restore order and the riot continued until 10 o’clock, when a strong body of military pickets bearing arms arrived and quiet was gradually restored. Many jewellery and drapery shops were looted.

50 years ago

Tay pilots have taken exception to remarks by Mr Jo Grimond about facilities for berthing cruise ships at Scottish ports. Passengers on a National Trust cruise to Norway had to be disembarked by tender at Greenock because the 17,000-ton British India liner Uganda was not allowed to use the container terminal. Mr Grimond, leader of the cruise, accused the Clyde Port Authority of damaging Scotland’s tourist trade by refusing to berth the Uganda alongside. The pilots telegrammed him to say that larger ships can be handled in the Tay.

25 years ago

It was a case of brollies up yesterday as film stars Ted Danson, Joely Richardson and Ian Holm posed for photographs at Fort Augustus on Loch Ness. Slightly late for the photo call to publicise the new movie, a romantic comedy called Loch Ness, the stars missed the best of the weather and had to pose in drizzle, but it certainly did not dampen their spirits. Principal photography on the film by Working Title Films is due to start on Monday with most of the filming around Loch Ness.

One year ago

Dundee’s push to create a new industry is under threat from ministers “throwing taxpayers’ cash” at their rival. The Scottish Government has backed Shetland as the location for an ultra-deep water port to decommission the North Sea’s largest oil platforms. But Callum Falconer, who is in charge of Dundee’s drive to bring decom jobs to the city, said their campaign is being “compromised” by the government’s “own little frolic” in championing Shetland.