Cork City Mayor visits Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat station on their 150th anniversary. For 150 years men and women of Ballycotton, a small fishing village in East Cork, have been ready to drop what they are doing to answer the shout for help from someone in trouble at sea. They are the crew, past and present, of the Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat.

As an acknowledgement of this outstanding commitment the Lord Mayor of Cork City, Cllr. Brian Bermingham, visited Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat station to meet the Coxswain, Ian Sheridan, and some of the volunteer lifeboat crew. They were welcomed on arrival by Lifeboat Operations Manager, John Tattan and Ballycotton lifeboat press officer, Bláthnaid Lane Walsh.

Mr. Tattan, in his welcoming speech, spoke of the tradition and the commitment of lifeboat crewmembers, some of the current crew having been with the station for up to 30 years. He explained to those present how Read more

This evenings concert has been postponed until further notice

Youghal Celebrates History in association with Youghal Credit Union
proudly present
A musical evening Friday 26th September 2008 at 8pm Mall Arts Centre, Mall House, Youghal featuring: International Soprano Mary Hegarty

Accompanist Eleanor Malone-Clarinettist and Artistic Director Pat O’Keeffe
Dundanion Singers-Conductor Terry McCarthy-Accompanist Anne Healy-Mayes
Tickets €30 including Interval Reception

Tickets may be bought at Cree’s Card shop, Main St. Youghal, or from the Tourist Office, or from the Youghal Celebrates History Office, c/o St. Mary’s College, Youghal.
Early booking is advised.
Youghal Celebrates History are a voluntary group dedicated to preserving and promoting the unique heritage in this wonderful walled port town. Youghal was an important administrative and commercial centre in the late Medieval period and up to the 19th century. In earlier times the area was associated with significant monastic settlements such as Molana Abbey which had an international reputation for Read more

Two Youghal Town Councillors warned the September council meeting that the entrance/exit at Quarryvale Estate to the main road presents a “lethal” road hazard. -Christy Parker Reports

Both councillors had been approached repeatedly by residents of the estate. Drivers travelling towards Youghal Bridge, regularly park on the left roadside -often by way of visiting Crowley’s shop- and thus interfere with motorists’ view of speeding traffic as they negotiate onto the main road.

Cllr. Linehan Foley suggested “a yellow box or bollards” be installed to address “a tragedy “waiting to happen.” Cllr Michelle Hennessy concurred. She reminded Town Engineer Paul Murray that he had visited the area last year, following which Read more

 

Youghal Credit Union Chairman Peter O’Donnell presents the Scholarship Award 2008 to winner Tara Gibbons. Tara was a former student of Pobalscoil na Trionoide, Youghal and will study corporate law at Read more

Cork Mental Health Foundation (CHMF) will celebrate World Mental Health Day with a half day seminar in the Curtis Auditorium Cork School of Music from 8.30am to 1.00 pm on Wednesday October 8th. The Seminar includes a presentation on Eating Disorders by Adrienne Adams and Thomas Glowatki of Shandon Health Centre followed by a one-act play “Suicide Notes” by Peadar Donohoe.

Both sessions will be followed by information and panel discussions to allow delegates examine thoughts or comments they may have following both sessions. This will allow for an open and secure forum to create awareness and understanding of mental health which is one of the goals of CMHF. Counsellors and support groups will be present throughout the morning to allow for more in-depth discussion and exchange.Cork Mental Health Foundation was established in 1962 to promote positive mental health and to help people with mental disabilities and has since then grown and developed. CMHF now works from its new offices in Nore House in Blackrock. This seminar marking World Mental Health Day dovetails with the vision of CMHF which is to ensure that those with mental health difficulties are Read more

EAST CORK PUBLICANS SEEK NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR PRICE HIKE PROTEST
By Christy Parker | Photo: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)

Publicans in East Cork are seeking national support in a protest action against price increases imposed by suppliers Diageo. The vintners have begun withdrawing draught Carlsberg from their premises in protest and are also removing the company’s Smirnoff vodka and other products and advertising from prominent display. Guinness and Baileys are amongst other Diageo lines. 

The action follows Diageo’s decision to increase their supply costs by 5c per pint, resulting in a 10c increase at the tap. It is the second increase since last March. With October’s budget expected to add another 10c, the publicans fear consumers cannot absorb the costs. Rival brewery Heineken, which has also agreed a Read more

Photo: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Cork Ladies Football Captain calls for support for Amnesty Cork in Mini Marathon

Angela Walsh, Captain of the Cork Ladies Football Team has called for Walkers / Runners to Support Amnesty Cork Group in their Human Rights Campaigns in Ireland on Women’s issues such as ” Stop Violence Against Women”, ” Gender Based Discrimination” and ” Support for Victims of Trafficking ”.
As the Cork Ladies Team prepare for the All Ireland Final, she encouraged women of all ages to get walking or running and show you care. ” Whatever county you’re from, womens’ issues effect us all ” she said. ” While each person may have their own favourite charity, if you’re undecided Amnesty may be Read more

Photo: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)

Members of the South East Scooters from Waterford and members of the Cork City Mod scene on their Vespas and Lambrettas stopped off in Youghal on their monthly ride out. Mods use motorscooters for transportation, usually Vespas or Lambrettas. Scooters had provided inexpensive transportation for decades before the development of the mod subculture. Mods stand out in the way that they treated the vehicle as a fashion accessory. Italian motorscooter are preferred, due to their cleanlined, curving shapes and gleaming chrome. For young Mods, Italian scooters are Read more

By Christy Parker

Youghal Town Clerk Liam Ryan warned the September council meeting to bear in mind that money is the oil that turns most wheels when next year’s budget meeting comes round. The official had listened to a long litany of requested remedies for maladies like cavernous potholes, long grass and dangerously unmarked roads, etc, etc, when he broached the crux of most arguments. ‘At the last two budget meetings, expenditure budgets were cut to the core in order to minimise rates increases,’ he said, before elaborating that, €50,000 had been provided for ongoing maintenance work in the 2008 budget, which was already spent. “Unless you provide substantial funds for ongoing road and footpath maintenance, then there is nothing we can do about several of the issues that you have raised.” 

The fiscal sky grew darker as Mr. Ryan pointed out that ‘the Dept of Environment had already issued formal letters requesting the local authority to cut expenditure and payroll costs by at least 3% on last year’s budget.’  Cllr Barbara Murray responded that Read more

 

Have you ever been curious about your family history? About those who have gone before and how the lives they led may have played a part in shaping your own?

“Tracing Family History” is a presentation that will introduce you to what is involved in starting a process that can turn into a rewarding journey.

“Tracing Family History” forms part of Positive Aging Week (26th of September – 4th of October) and will be Read more