Youghal artist Martha cashman current shows
SELECTED CERAMIC SCULPTURES
by Martha Cashman
at The Sustainable Art Exhibition
in Limerick City Gallery

Also solo show
MILANO RESTAURANT
Harveys Quay
Limerick
ALL Welcome to The Dog Project in Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Place, Cork
Tom Cambell and friends are offering are offering Free ongoing daily workshops making Life sized dogs in paper mache
For more info Contact : Tom Cambell<tom@tomcampbellart.com>,
www.tomcambellart.com
Martha Cashman cashmanmartha@gmail.com,
www.marthacashman.com

info@camdenpalacehotel.org.

Marthas most recent work is in glazed paper porcelain. Very fine kitchen utensils (non functional), some pieces interspersed with woven wire, carved birch and ash wood to accentuate and enhance the delicate white porcelain.  The pieces are either box framed using limed ash or hung simply from rusted nails.  Pieces from this body of work have been bought by the UCC Art Archive Collection, CIT Art Collection and the Crawford Student Collection.

Martha’s work pays homage to the teachers of her past.  “The farm helpers and local women who visited and helped my mother in the house. Their understanding of the daily running of a small farm holding impacted on me greatly and led me to appreciate and respect the land we took from daily.”

The ceramic pieces on the right have been exhibited in a travelling show titled Womanagh, inspired by irish rural teachings and a disappearing traditional style of living.
Martha had several solo shows, Cafe Organico in Bantry in conjunction with the Launch of the Slow Food Festival, The City Gaol in Cork as part of the first Taste of Cork weekend festival. She has also participated in several group shows including an International ‘Emerging Irish Artists’ exhibition in the Medici City Museum, in the medieval city of San Leo, Italy, Lavit Gallery Cork, Bloom, Phoenix Park Dublin, Kinsale Arts Week kinsale, Old Market House Dungarvan Co Waterford, Zozimus Gallery Francis St Dublin, Art Trail Cork, Design Week Brown Thomas Cork, Sculpture in Context Botanic Gardens Dublin, Caslemartyr Resort Hotel Co Cork and Glucksman Gallery Art Fair UCC.

The 65th Labour Party National Conference took place in Galway on the 16th, 17th and 18th of April. The venue was the Bailey Allen Hall in Áras Na MacLéinn, NUI Galway, the conference saw over 1,500 people descend on the city over the weekend which will saw almost 150 motions debated with particular emphasis on the economy, banking crisis and jobs.

Among the key speakers were Party Leader Eamon Gilmore TD, the party President Michael D Higgins (both of whom are Galway natives) and Margaret Richie MLA, the recently elected leader of the SDLP. As with every year one of the big highlights was e Eamon’s Leader’s Speech on Saturday evening.

Other events on the weekend include workshops on an eclectic range of topics from pension reform, political reform, youth unemployment and tourism among others; as well as the election of a new Party Executive and election of Party Chairperson.

On the opening night Labour Party President Michael D. Higgins delivered a speech characterised by a clear analysis of the political challenges facing our country.

Michael D. exposed the moral bankruptcy at the heart of the neo-liberal philosophy that guides Fianna Fail economic policy. Even more importantly Michael D. argued that the Labour Party has a distinctive set of values that set us apart from the conservative politics of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael.

Michael D.’s speech reflected the optimism, confidence and determination that this party conference has at its heart. No longer are Labour prepared to settle for being in government – we are ready to lead the next government.

Saturday Morning & Afternoon

The excellent education debate on Saturday morning highlighted the Labour Party’s commitment to improving our schools. Ruairi Quinn TD spoke about the need to spend 7 per cent of GDP on education. He also launched Labour’s fifteen priorities in education. Cllr Ged Nash gave a damning critique of the slow and bureaucratic school building programme. Senator Phil Prendergast spoke about the need to tackle child obesity in schools and to put arts back on the curriculum. All together, Labour showed why we put education at the centre of our policy for economic recovery.

Motions 145-147. Saturday Afternoon

On Saturday afternoon there were motions on agriculture and fisheries. Sean Sherlock kicked off the session, under the watchful eye of our time keeper Brian O’Shea T.D. Sean and Alan Kelly MEP spoke about getting a fairer deal for the many small farmers and small producers on these shores. Alan was quick to point out the inequality in the current system and the ‘tescoisation’ of the market.

Senator Michael McCarthy concluded the session. He pointed out how successive Fianna Fail governments have ignored fisheries and practically abolished the Department. Ultimately, this is a flawed policy, our agriculture and fisheries sector is a rich natural resource that, during the boom, we failed to tap into. Both areas need to be protected and rejuvenated if we are to get back on the right track!

Saturday Afternoon

There followed a rousing speech by Margaret Ritchie MLA, Leader of the SDLP, Minister for Social Development. Among some of her more memorable quotes were the following:-

‘There has been talk of us joining with Fianna Fail and there are some in the SDLP who like such a proposition. But let me make our position clear. Merger with Fianna Fail? – not on my watch.’

‘I am not impressed with NAMA – it is simply a Rehab centre for banks. Nor do I think it was the right decision not to close, at the very least, Anglo Irish Bank. This institution is now a byword for toxicity, and its impact is not just numbers on balance sheets or deserted housing developments. Right now it could well cost thousands of peoples’ jobs in the border counties. It should not have been rescued.’

Saturday Evening

The main event, Eamonn Gilmores speech was delivered with his usual passion and forthrightness. The theme of the address was ‘One Ireland’.

‘The journey we face now won’t be easy. It is the road to economic recovery, through the challenging terrain of reform, a journey to deliver our children safely to a secure and sustainable future.

This is a journey that we must travel together. As One Ireland. Our nation is too small, and the crisis and dangers we face are too great, for solo-runs or for putting sectional interest before the common good. This is not the time for division and conflict. This is the moment when we must all pull together. Le Cheile! Fis, Forbairt is Fostaiocht!

And the Ireland we will build will be rooted in Fairness, in every strand of life and in every way we do our business.

One Ireland!

One Ireland. Of Women and men. Old and Young. Gay and straight. All equal.

One Ireland. Of Employers and employees. Farmers and business people. Private sector and public sector. Working in the home and volunteering in the community. We all make our contribution and we should all be treated fairly. Giving according to our means. Receiving according to our needs.

One Ireland. Of different nationalities, of diverse religions and of no religion. It does not matter whence we came or when we came. Ireland is our common homeland now. The land for all our children.

One Ireland. An Ireland of equals.

Two simple words. The mission of the Labour Party. The end and the means. Le chéile. One Ireland.’

Maximising the direct value to the economy of heritage tourism and the serious decline of both domestic and international visitors to Ireland will be the main topics of discussion at the upcoming Tourism Conference in Youghal, Co. Cork, on 13th and 14th May 2010.
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The Conference will see over 100 tourism industry officials and members of Local Authorities, Economic Development Officers, as well as all public and private bodies involved in maximising the tourism potential of heritage towns descend on the East Cork town.  Youghal Town Council which was awarded ‘Town Council of the Year’ at the Chambers Ireland ‘Excellence in Local Government Awards’ will host the conference in association with the internationally renowned Historic Towns Forum, based in the UK.

The opening address of the conference which is entitled  ‘Maximising the Tourism Potential of Heritage Towns’ will be performed by  Martin Riordan, County Manager, Cork County Council.  Speakers scheduled to address the conference include a wide range of expertise from both the UK and Ireland, including: Paddy Mathews, Planning and Environment, Failte Ireland (Historic Towns: What Visitors Want).  Brian Human Vice-Chair of Historic Towns Forum (Guidelines for Sustainable Cultural Tourism), David Bruce, Advisor to Walled Towns Friendship Circle (International Overview of Good Practice: Maximising or Optimising?), along with the renowned Marketeer, Michele Grant, Director, L&R Consulting LLP (UK) on ‘Resorts: Marketing Positioning & Marketing’.

Irish success stories include case studies from ‘The Westport Experience’ presented by Simon Wall, Architect, Westport Town Council, ‘The Titanic Trail, Cobh,’ presented by Historian Michael Martin, along with Liz McEvoy of the Cork Marketing Partnership on ‘Marketing Towns & Cities to Drive Regional Economic Development’.

An interactive workshop session, chaired by Chris Winter of the Historic Towns Forum will focus on What Can Ireland Learn from International Best Practice as well as the part Heritage Tourism can play in Ireland’s Economic Recovery.

Ireland’s cultural heritage is consistently cited as a key motivating factor for holiday visits to Ireland, with Failte Ireland Visitor Attitudes Survey showing that 75% of overseas holidaymakers rating history and culture as hugely important factors in considering Ireland for a holiday break.

Commenting on the conference, organiser, Aileen Ahern said: “We are aiming to provide a practical format for developing processes, products and priorities that can be used by Heritage Towns to fully exploit their potential.  We have assembled a wonderful blend of leading practitioners from overseas alongside some of the best examples of best practice in Ireland from which we believe can develop a framework for action going forward.”

For further information on Youghal Town Council’s Conference on

‘Maximising The Tourism Potential of Heritage Towns’ call: Youghal Heritage on: 024-81814, Email: tourism@youghal.ie or log onto www.youghal.ie

Issued by:

Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group

Enterprise Youghal,

Emmet Place,

Youghal,

Co. Cork

Contact: Aileen Ahern.  Tel: 024-81814 E:tourism@youghal.ie

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Youghal Bay Boat Club – Open Day – May Bank Holiday (May 3rd 2010).

All systems are go for a great fun nautical day in Youghal on the Monday of the upcoming May Bank Holiday (May 3rd). The recently formed Youghal Bay Boat Club (YBBC) has been busy over the past few weeks putting together an exciting itinerary which it hopes will ultimately lead to more people getting out on the water. Photos: Michael Hussey Youghalonline.com

How’s it doing this? Simply by showcasing just how much fun and excitement can be had. The Open Day will kick off with a Parade of Sail at around 2pm, followed immediately by a Parade of Power. All boats will then raft up just off the Youghal Quay for some quick speeches and a blessing of the boats.

It’s then time for a nautical version of Wacky Races where teams will attempt to navigate a fun course in a combination of sailing dinghies, kayaks and thundercat powerboats. At 3pm the Coastguard helicopter will perform a demonstration with the local RNLI followed by an afternoon of demonstrations and activities from all the different sections within YBBC – dinghies, kayaks, angling, thundercats, wakeboard, windsurf and more.

This is the first ‘on-water’ outing for YBBC and according to Club Commodore Padraig Brooks it’s going to be just a small example of what’s to come – “We’ve been amazed by the amount of support and interest the club has been getting since the idea of a club was mooted at the tail end of last year. We held a number of public meetings over the Winter and out of those we’ve now formed YBBC with a really strong committee on board to drive things along.

Over the Summer months we plan on having a wide variety of exciting events from angling competitions to cruises in company, powerboat races to fun days, all culminating in our first Maritime Festival at the end of August. A lot of different groups had been doing their own thing on the water here in the South East for the last few years and by bringing it all under one club everyone seems to have been re-energised.

We extend an open invitation to all to come along, talk to us, and get involved ….whether you have a boat or not”. And getting involved seems to be easier than in many places with club membership being among the lowest in the country (full adult memership is only €55). The club is fully affiliated to the ISA – the national governing body for recreational and competitive activities involving sail and engine powered craft in Ireland.

As well as all of the club boats on the water, an open invitation has also been extended to boaters from all along the East and South-East coasts to come and take part – with some very exciting results. Already confirmed are a Sunseeker Manhattan 60 and a Fairline Squadron 58 (two very large and very beautiful motoryachts) and some seriously fast powerboats, including Power Marine’s 21 SportCat which is capable of speeds in excess of 160kmph.

Members of the club will be on shore to talk to anyone with any questions about how to get involved and music will be provided by Community Radio Youghal who’ll be doing a live broadcast from the quay. So if you, like many others, are looking for something to do this upcoming May Bank Holiday Monday, other than the local DIY Store or Garden Centre, Youghal may well be the place to point your car (or boat!) towards.

Dennis ‘The Menace’ Priestly and Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor entertained a full house at the Anglers Rest on Friday March 26th with a special Charity getting a boost.

Event organiser Denis O’ Mahony of The Anglers Rest kindly auctioned a Darts Board signed by the famous players for the charity. Breffny Morgan was in attendance and in particularly good form and brought along with him a signed Cork Hurling Jersey fetching €250 for the ‘Survival Kit’s For Parents’ appeal.

Close to €2000 was raised on the night both Alan Beechinor and Youghal native Niamh Parker, sang the praises of a number of Cork Business’s who donated fantastic prizes for the raffle especially Denis O’ Mahony and staff for their support. Hotel breaks, Hair and Spa packages and Restaurant vouchers were raffled. “We would like to thank everybody for giving so generously especially in tough economic times”. Red FM also gave their support by running a competition for the Event.

Funding is at an all time low at the hospital and most fundraisers for Our Lady’s children Hospital in Crumlin is pumped into necessary medical research. After spending time in the hospital the couple noticed a lack of basic facilities. “Cosy fleece blankets, towels and wash bags are some of the items going into the packs, it could take a few days for family members to get to you and in our experience parents do not want to leave their Child to get the basics”. This is the first of many events for this appeal.

For more information or to make a donation contact: 0879735345

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We are putting on a pantomime, Cinderella on Friday 30th April, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May in the Youghal Community Centre.  This will be our 11th show to date and the kids are really looking forward to it.

They have been working really hard since January learning their dances and learning their lines.  The show is the ever popular pantomime Cinderella but this has a few modern twists.  I don’t want to give the game away but it is going to be very funny.  The cast are amazing and they are loving it.  We have one of our past members Fiona Caughlan playing the evil stepmother, she’s excellent.

Tickets are available at the moment in Cree’s Card Shop in North Main St, Youghal and they cost just €10 for ADULTS, and for CHILDREN it’s €8.  A group ticket of 2 adults and 2 children can be bought for €30.  The show starts at 8pm sharp on the three nights.

If you require any further information, please contact me by return e-mail or phone me on 0861553124.

Thanking you in advance,

Sinead Lee.

On Friday evening the 16th April, St Ita’s Gaa club held a table top quiz in The Quality Hotel Redbarn.
With teams consisting of four members it was great to see 24 team taking part. A little later then advertised
quiz master Ted O Brien and his team started proceedings. with 8 rounds of questions each round consisting of 10 questions the task of keeping score was not going to be an easy one, however well done must go to Ted &Rosari O Brien, Eddie & Caroline O Brien, Kay Supple, Mary Cunningham and Angela Cronin all who worked hard on the night to keep the large crowd up to speed with results as they happened.

During the night there was a raffle with a large number of prizes donated from many local business, We alsohad two Cork jerseys to auction off. A signed jersey from the Cork Senior Football team and a signed jerseyfrom the Cork Senior Hurling team. Well done to Mr Peter Connon and Mr Ted Kelly who both outbid all others to win the jerseys.

With the raffle and auction over the more serious matter of the quiz resumed with several teams in a race forfirst place. Two rounds in particular were hard on everyone and they were both the Musical round in whichshort clips of music was played and each team had to guess the answers and the photo round in which 10 photos of St Itas members down through the years were shown, what made this harder was the fact that in all photos used of these members were from the pram to first communion. All in all it was a fun night with a great response to the quiz.

At the end of the evening and with the results tallied up the winners were announced. With 52 points
and in first place representing Youghal GAA  were Tommy Roche, Declan Hennessey, Jo Daly & Kevin Minihane. For their troubles they won a months free membership to the Vita health club at the Quality Hotel.

In second place winning a meal for four in the Quality Hotel was the aptly named team Cape Town Riders made up of Art & Shane Supple, Brian Gaynor and the man who was responsible for the name. Ed RIce. Ed from Cobh was only staying in the hotel on the night and joined in on the fun and games at the quiz at the last minute. Ed was part of the group involved in the David Walsh charity cycle Pedal For Parkinson’s from Belfast to Cape town in South Africa hence the name Cape Town Riders.

On the night both the prize winners then handed back their prizes and asked that an auction be held to auction off the Club Vita membership and Meal for four and that the monies raised through an auction go to the Pedal For Parkinson’s Charity. Club chairman Sean Harnedy duly obliged and through his auction €235 was raised for the Parkinsons Pedal for Charity.

A special thanks must go to all who took part on the night, we must also mention the following people Sean Supple for his work in organising the event, to all the management and staff at the Quality Hotel for their support and function room, to Martin Walsh for our Auction items. To Ted O Brien and his fantastic team on the night who kept everything moving along. To all who sponsored the raffle prizes a big thank you. We will be announcing the winners of our Art Competition shortly and will give a report on that in due course.

The Coach house Restaurant and Bar at North Main St. in Youghal are known for their annual fundraising events for various worthy charities, and 2010 was no different. Last Friday night ( April 16th 2010) Niamh Daly, Manageress of the Coach House Restaurant, and her staff got together to organise a night of de-fuzzing, de-hairing,  lathering, and badger brushing, all in the very good cause of raising funds for the Youghal branch of the Irish Red Cross. Denise FitzGerald Reports Photo: Youghalonline.com

Most men would agree that there is something therapeutic about a hot shave with a mug of sudsy water.  The perfect shave, they say, requires a man to continually look into the mirror, closely examining himself for rough patches and missed spots, and has a four step process – prepare, lather up, shave, moisturise.   Well, forget about all of that!

Jackie Cronin of Allure Beauty Salon in Youghal ‘waxed’ eloquent on the night, ensuring that all participants enjoyed the transition from fuzzy curls to smooth, pink limbs with the minimum of fuzz!   Becky Cullen, the MC, kept the onlookers entertained with her running commentary on the ten or more volunteers who came within a “hair’s breadth” of losing it all.   Peter Roche from Youghal was the effervescent DJ, who was foaming at the mouth before the night ended.

It was a great night of fun and craic, well supported by the locals.   Jane Arnott of the Irish Red Cross was present, together with some of her colleagues who were delighted to avail of the free shave and wax.   Backs, heads, arms and various other parts of the anatomy came under the busy hands of Niamh, who showed no sympathy at all for the few reluctant hairs which clung tenaciously to the delicate skins of  John Godfrey, John Ryan, Sean Paul Graham, David McCarthy, Billy Dean Ruxton, Gerard Horgan and others.

However, all was considered very worthwhile when an amazing amount of €1,100 was raised on the night for the Youghal Branch of the Irish Red Cross,  and all volunteers agreed that their new appearance turned them into handsome ‘smooth operators’.

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People turned out in great numbers to attend Youghal’s Lifelong Learning Festival event in Cumann na Daoine recently.  The day provided a great opportunity to chat with FAS, CIT, UCC, Co Cork VEC and other education providers to find out about learning opportunities for all ages.

Workshops proved a great  success and  participants enjoyed making paper flowers with the East Cork Traveller Advocacy Group, sampling needlework techniques with the Youghal Family Support Group, and learning how to  make the most of container gardening.

Many people opted to enjoy a mini facial given by local ITEC Beauty Specialist students currently studying at the East Cork Further Education and Youthreach centre.  Those attending the day found it great fun and above all were surprised at the range of learning opportunities available – full and part time, locally and in Cork, there really is something for everyone.

For further information please contact:

Elmarie McCarthy

Project Co-Ordinator

Cumann na Daoine CDP

Catherine Street

Youghal

Co Cork

Tel 024 91900

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Journalist Derek Kiely reminisces the night Thin Lizzy played in Cork 30 years age this week

I remember 1985, it was the year I met Philip Lynott at the BBC Television Centre in White City London W12, at the BBC Club Bar on the second floor.
I worked for the BBC at the time and on the occasional Tuesdays and mainly on Thursdays ‘Top of the Pops’ was recorded and many of the stars of the 80’s Pop Scene often spent many hours in that bar taking advantage of the ridiculously low priced drinks on offer.
The night I met Phil Lynott unusually there wasn’t too many people in the place, I sat at the bar sipping my terrible but cheap Guinness.

He had arrived into the bar with Gary Moore and two very sexy ladies who sat in the back lounge and as I spoke to the barman, John from Wexford in his very broad Dublin accent he asked me “Hey where ya from” nervously I replied “Cork”, then that was it.
We spoke for a half hour at the bar as he opened his bottle of Jameson and the topics ranged from The Christian Brothers (He wasn’t a fan) Music, Ireland and Cork.
It started well enough, a bit of banter, then the conversation got a little heated when we spoke about music.
I was reared on Bowie, Weller & Strummer, the nearest I ever really got to liking Rock Music was my interest in the Tamla Motown Sound & Mod music which included the Who and even though I knew a lot of Lizzy’s songs I wasn’t really ever a big fan of their music, though I respected what they did and what they achieved on the World Stage as a band.
I mean ‘Live and Dangerous’ is an epic album if you are into that sort of music, nobody no matter how far up their own backside could deny that!
The tone changed once more as we spoke about Cork, Dublin and the Irish in London and Phil seemed to reminisce a lot about home and the Craic and as he left my company at the BBC bar I have to admit I was in awe of the great man and the absolute ‘Rock Star’ presence he held in that room, but I still wasn’t going to rush out and buy any new or old albums, but I felt privileged to have met the man yet alone share a few of his whiskeys with him.

The day Phil Lynott died I felt really sad, to be honest I felt terrible, it felt like a very important piece of Irelands modern culture had passed away and even though Scott Gorham  was American and Brian Robertson was Scottish, Lizzy were 100% Irish.

Anyway the reason I have started this column was to reminisce myself, because this weekend is the 30th Anniversary of Thin Lizzy’s Cork concert at City Hall. God I remember the build up to this one in town alright!
The Wrangler Jackets were bluer than usual, the Wrangler Jeans were pressed to within an inch of their lives and the shine off the Doc Martins would blind a Nation.
Youghal was a great mix of young people who hadn’t much money or there weren’t any jobs to be got unless your uncle was a TD, but we all had our music and nobody or nothing was going to take that away.
Those days in Youghal, the pre Playstation, IPods or even CD days were brilliant and Alan Prim was King.
Alan Prim’s Records Shop on South Main Street was the porthole to another world. You ordered your album from Alan and he duly delivered bringing the world of Rock, Punk and everything else into our little town that felt like the centre of the Universe in those days.
The varying groups included the Punks, the New Wavers, the Mods and the Boot Boys and the Boot Boys Bible was anything that Thin Lizzy and in particular Phil Lynott said or sang.

To this day I remember those Thin Lizzy fans, Kieran Broderick, Tony Hennessy, Kirby Kearns, Seanie O’Brien, Tom O’Brien, Billy Lane and many more, God they could scare you back then, they were obsessed with the Guitar Solos, Lynott’s booming Bass Guitar and Brian Downey’s Drums and in the build up to that famous gig 30 years ago the level of excitement went through the roof that week.
I wasn’t really bothered myself, but even I could sense that this was a big night for those lads and I could relate to it after seeing the Stranglers myself in 1978 in Cork at the Arcadia and what an impact that had on me at the time.

The day of the big gig was mega for the Youghal Lizzy brigade and everyone knew that getting this close to their heroes was going to be something special.
Stories came back for weeks after the gig, how Kirby Kearns climbed up one of the stage ropes, how the atmosphere was unreal and how fella’s ears were nearly bleeding because they were so loud.
In life some people love a band forever and genuinely follow the songs and get the same satisfaction when they hear them on the radio, or play and old vinyl album or pop in a re-mastered CD as the very first time they heard them. I am sure that night 30 years ago will stay in the memories of those Youghal Lizzy fans forever.
Personally 30 years on I still feel the same way about Lizzy as I did back then, yes I respected them for what they were a ‘Great Irish and World Rock Band’ but the music never really got into my soul like it did for so many other people and that is a good thing, because if we all liked the same everything, then everything would be pretty boring wouldn’t it?
Very few people that I felt passionate about in those days do I listen to now.
I think for me personally it’s about growing up or moving on, living in the present and opening your mind to new avenues of music, but for the Wrangler Brigade, I am sure that the memory of City Hall and Phil Lynott blasting out the Lyrics to ‘Emerald’ will stay with them forever, and good luck to them!

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