Archive for April, 2008
Youghal’s Windy Lane Puppeteers Visit The Cavern, Liverpool
By Louise O’Loughlin | Photo: Vanessa O’Loughlin.
The Windy Lane Puppet Theatre who are based in Bawnard in St. Raphael’s, Youghal, recently took the opportunity to show Liverpool what they are made of when they travelled to the birthplace of the Beatles to perform their current production “Those Were the Days (An Extravaganza in Two Parts)”.
Part [...]
Youghal Town Short Listed For Major Award
By Michael Hussey | Photos by Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Ger Flanagan, Youghal News - Sponsor ‘Eddie O’Sullivan’ Photographic Exhibition, Fiona Candon (Adjudicator), Karoona Jhugaroo (Failte Ireland), Dominic Campbell (Adjucator), Sheena Doyle (Failte Ireland), Paul Flynn (Adjudicator), Tomas O’ Maoldomhnaigh (Adjudicator), Aileen Ahern (Tourism Development Officer, Youghal), Tony O’Dalaigh (Adjudicator) Catherine Desmond (Youghal’s Municipal Heritage Group) [...]
Christy Cooney 36th Uchtaran Don Cumann Luthcleas Gael, Comes Home To Celebrate
By Christy Parker Photo: Michael Hussey (www.YoughalOnline.com)
President-Elect of the GAA Mr. Christy Cooney and his wife Ann arrive home to a heroes welcome
GAA President-in-waiting Christy Cooney returned to his Youghal base in a fanfare of deep pride and emotion last Sunday night. At first, a few friends and supporters welcomed the Association’s [...]
Youghal C.Y.M.S. Congratulates New President-Elect Of The GAA Mr. Christy Cooney
Pictured are the Cooney Brothers: President-Elect of the GAA Mr. Christy Cooney being congratulated by Hon. Vice President Youghal CYMS Mr. Brendan Cooney and Mr. Patrick Cooney former PRO Youghal CYMS
The President of the Youghal CYMS Mr. William Kelly, Hon. Vice Presidents, Committee and members of the Society extends its warmest congratulations to the new [...]
Youghal Credit Union Launches On Line Service www.youghalcu.com
Photo by: Kieran McCarthy (YoughalOnline.com)
Barry Treacy, Manager, Peter O’Donnell, Chairman Board Of Management and Michael Sheehan, Marketing at the launch of the new Youghal Credit Union website
The success story of Youghal Credit Union Limited is underlined this week with the launch of a web based online account access system for members.
The new service which begins [...]
Youghal Benefits As Gormley Throws A Further €2 Million At Walled Towns Initiative
Photos By: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Mr. John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, announced a funding package amounting to almost €25 Million to support built heritage projects in 2008. The provision represents a record increase of 42% on the amount spent in 2007.
The Walled Towns Initiative was launched last year and administered [...]
Council Plans ‘Heritage Hues’ For Youghal Buildings
By Christy Parker | Photos By Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Main street property owners in Youghal are to be encouraged to embrace a ‘heritage-friendly’ colour scheme when painting their buildings. The initiative will provide owners with a range of colour options from a heritage catalogue and offer free advice on colour and related architectural issues. ‘Heritage’ colours [...]
Youghal Strand Area To Have No Recycle Bins In Due Course
By Christy Parker | Photo By Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
The Youghal strand area will not have any recycling bin centre after next summer, the March Town Council meeting heard. When Cllr Barbara Murray (FG) inquired as to when the bins at the rear of Tides restaurant would be sited in the railway station area, as planned [...]
Youghal Councillor Wants Rail Line Re-Opened
By Christy Parker | Photos by Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Youghal Town Councillor Mary Linehan Foley wants to see the Cork-Midleton railway line extended to Youghal. The Fianna Fail Councillor asked the March Town Council meeting that to support her call and urged that “the public will be behind us.” Work has now started on resurrecting the [...]
Pontoon Feasibility Study Still Afloat
By Christy Parker | Photo: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Plans to conduct a feasibility study towards construction of a floating pontoon in Youghal harbour continue apace. Cllr Barbara Murray (FG), who first proposed the initiative, told the March Town Council meeting that an ‘Inovation Fund’ to be er, launched, by Failte Ireland in the coming weeks seems [...]
