THE YOUGHAL BRANCH of the Labour Party had a hugely successful re-launch at The Quays Bar on Monday 7th September. A large attendence was presence for the first Youghal Branch meeting in many a long year. Tomas O’ Connell & Kevin O’ Brien were 2 of the members that linked this meeting with the meetings of old. Sean Sherlock TD chaired the meeting, whilst Cork County Cllr. John Mulvihill Snr ,was represented by Cllr. John Mulvihill Jnr.   Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com

Cllr. Donie Daly opened the meeting by thanking all those in attendence, and it was heartening to see many young faces at the meeting. The Labour Party are giving  a fresh new political option for those people that are tired and frustrated with the old traditional civil war political ideology and weary of the extreme left wing policies of other parties.

The people of Youghal and East Cork in general have been given an opportunity, following Labours hugely successful local election to meet the challenges that lay ahead, with strong, youthful & vibrant public representatives serving them  at all levels.

The first order of business was the election of Chairman, former Councilllor Tomas o’ Connell , who was proposed and seconded and was elected unopposed. Tomas deemed it an honour to accept this position and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the post. The
other officers elected on the night were as follows:
Deputy Chairman – Sean Rush
Secretary – Shannon Coleman
PRO – Cllr. Donie Daly
Treasurer – Catherine Power
Womens Officer – Tara O’ Connell
Youth Liason – Freda Landers

The fact that women are in the majority on the committee, was remarked upon by Deputy  Sherlock , as unique in all his years in politics. This augurs well for the development of the party in Youghal that so many bright, intelligent women deem  the Labour Party, over all other
parties, to best represent their views and opinions.

Following the election of the committee a general discussion took place regarding various topics affecting the town, such as littering, unemployment and businesses rates.
The branch decided on a date for future meetings and based on the success of this re-launch  the Labour Party in Youghal has seemingly risen phoenix like from the ashes and should go from strength to strength in the months and years to come.

Cllr. Donie Daly
Ballyglavin
Youghal,
Co. Cork

Tel:- (086) 8103886
Email:- doniedalyyoughal@gmail.com