Music Technology 101 in association with Claycastle Studios and Stoneybucket Media held a successful “Expert Training in a State of the Art Setting” course over the Summer months at the recording studios in Youghal. Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com Email: news@youghalonline.com

The course acts as an  introduction to Music Technology and covers areas such as Intro to digital audio, microphones techniques 101, production techniques such as EQ and Compression, and, Recording Procedures and Techniques. It aims to give students with little or no prior experience an introduction into the art of Music Technology.

The course administrator, Tony Irwin from Stoneybucket Media and Course Coordinator, Warren Tivy, Claycastle Studios, were delighted in this new venture which compliments the other actitivies held there and is now surely becoming the hub for all artistic performers in the East Cork region and well beyond.The studios reputation is now known all over Ireland with its impressive 2300 sqft of Studio, the largest in the south of Ireland.

Indeed, such is quality of the musicians and artists that have emerged from there, at least three of the regular singer/songwriter/bands who use the  facilities there have been asked to perform at the forthcoming Electric Picnic in Laois, which is now the fourth biggest music festival in Europe!

YoughalOnline.com have also collaborated with the studio in innovative broadcasts from the studios in the recent past.

Speaking to Youghalonline.com, Course Administrator, Tony Irwin, said, “We had a real mix of students on this first course which was great, ranging from backgrounds in radio to performing artists”, “I decided to keep the syllabus broad at the start and then tailored it to the interests of the students involved”. It seemed to work quiet well because they will be running another Music Technology 101 in the coming months.

There are also other great courses available at the studio including Abelton Live and DJ skill and much more.
See the Website for details on all courses including dates for the next Music Technology installment.Introduction to making and recording your own music…

Five week Music Technology Course – One Hour a week

Enrollment Fee – 100euros

Basics of Digital Audio
Microphone techniques 101
Free open source music softwares
Making music on your Laptop
Production techniques 101
Audio formats and convertion
Sequencers and Sampling 101
Development of Music Technology 101

Expert Training In A State Of The Art Setting

ENROLLMENT : musictech@claycastlerecording.ie This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / 024 90885

Established in 2007, Claycastle Recoding Studio is owned and run John Burke & Warren Tivy.

Who We Are

John Burke – Audio Engineer, Producer & Professional Musician.

“I have been engineering, producing, performing and promoting music in Ireland since 1989. At Claycastle Studio my main role has been working as an Engineer & Producer since the opening in 2007. Prior to that I produced music from my home studio and then went on to assist Warren at his studio for a few years before opening Claycastle Recording Studio together.

Live performance is where it all started for me and I still manage to have a life as a songwriter and to perform live regularly with my band deBurca. I also love to work with different genres of music including rock, R&B, dance music, traditional and so on. I believe that if you’re not open to all kinds of music you are missing out, greatly!”

Warren Tivy – Audio Engineer, Producer & Professional Musician.

“I have been in the game playing and writing music from the age of 14. I was fortunate to have worked side by side with a BBC engineer and a live audio engineer from the age of 17 on weekends and whenever I could I would get stuck in.

Having completed 4 years in pulse & poppy hill recording collage and various advancement courses I freelanced and set up a small production studio where I could hone my skills and record, play music and have loads of cool audio toys at my disposals.I was also very fortunate to work as a engineer and P.a rigger on my world travels to America,china and Austrilia. When the time came I joined forces with John and we set up a new state of the art studio from the ground. The aim for us is to deliver the best quality recording in a relaxed and creative environment that will make the artist feel satisfied and eager to continue with the professional recording process.”

Claycastle Recording Studio, a state of the art recording facility boasting an impressive 2300 sqft of Studio (largest in the south of Ireland), Large Live Room, Isolation Booths, a Vocal Booth and a spacious Control Room.

All of our rooms are professionally treated for acoustics, each with its own unique sound characteristics designed to help you bring out the best in your performance. We only use the best studio recording and production equipment from leading brands such as Neve, Apogee, Manley, Neumann, AKG, Audient, Rode, Apple, Sennheiser, Shure, Roland, Yamaha, Korg etc.

Located in the historic and picturesque town of Youghal Co. Cork, Ireland and only 45 minutes from Cork Airport and 55 minutes from Waterford city and just over 2 hours from Rosslare harbor. Situated on the coastline of East County Cork, the bustling and picturesque town of Youghal is regarded as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. The historic walled seaport town of Youghal has many historic buildings and monuments within its ancient town walls, has been designated as an Irish Heritage Port by the Irish Tourist Board. Youghal also offers the best beaches, restaurants, coffee shops, bars & clubs, family entertainment and accommodation in the south of Ireland.

On Sunday last 22nd August 2010, visitors flocked in their thousands to the stunning surroundings of St. Mary’s College Gardens in Youghal for the 4th Annual Youghal Medieval Festival. Events were planned to coincide with The Irish Walled Towns Network celebrations of National Heritage Week.
Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com| Email: news@youghalonline.com

Official figures on the day saw in excess of 8,000 people visit the free annual event over the course of the day, a record number for the event. The glorious sunshine made the inclement weather of the event in 2009 a distant memory!

Celebrations kicked off at 12.00 pm where the ‘Medieval Village’ played host to an abundance of performers, guests and festival goers all of whom came out in support of the event. The renowned ‘Freelance Knights of Redemption’ from Co. Cavan undertook a full fighting and weaponry display while elsewhere in the Medieval encampment visitors were mesmerised by the archery display and huddled around the roasting ‘lamb on the spit’ to observe the wonderful styles of medieval cookery.

This year the ‘Kids Kingdom’ played host to some of the best activities seen at the festival to date. The ‘Mumbo Jumbo Circus Workshop’ was a flurry of excitement and activity as kids of all ages learned how to stilt walk or ride a unicycle. The bouncy castle area was a major attraction as children braved the obstacle course over and over again.

This year the ‘Kids Kingdom’ saw the re-introduction of traditional arts & crafts fun. Speaking on behalf of the organising committee Catherine Desmond said: “Parents were delighted with the concept of ‘back to basics’ fun. Children were able to get involved and create their own Medieval Hats and Shields which they could then wear and bring home as a souvenir. Each year the committee tries to incorporate a good balance of fun, education and heritage into the festival and I think it’s fair to say that we achieved just that. Not only did we organise a ‘FREE FAMILY EVENT’ but we also reopened the historic quarter of Youghal which has seen a huge facelift over the last few years”, commented Catherine.

This year more quality food and craft stalls only added to the electric atmosphere of the gardens in ‘Maid Marion’s Food & Craft Fair’.  Traders recreated the colourful atmosphere of a noisy Medieval Marketplace and visitors were given the chance to purchase unique gifts and top quality food produce ranging from homemade ice – cream to wood-fired pizza.

The ‘bandstand area’ featured lively performances from local band ‘Rannach’ followed by local favourites ‘Redmond & John’ culminating with the Youghal Pipe Band.  Community Radio Youghal was of course on hand throughout the entire day to report on proceedings throughout the afternoon.

Clodagh Mahon of Youghal Heritage said: “The event was a tremendous success and the support we’ve seen from the business community in the town deserves a huge acknowledgement. We received some fantastic spot prizes for our raffle and I would like to give them a big thank you on behalf of the committee. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank our many hard working volunteers who worked tirelessly before, during and after the event. Festivals like these rely heavily on volunteers and it’s great to see such community spirit”.

Youghal Medieval Festival was organised by The Youghal Municipal Heritage Committee and was funded by the Heritage Council of Ireland and Youghal Town Council.
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Key to photographs
91 Youghal Town Cryer Cliff Winser with Noel Curtin and sons Jack and Robbie
105 William and Morgan Joyce with ‘Captain Jack’ Kieran Groeger
107 Paula, TJ and Amy Rusk, Teresa and Sean Slattery with Mayor of Youghal Mary Linehan Foley
110 Ann marie Roe, Patrice Desmond and Stacey O’Leary
112 Carmel Murphy from Limerick
113 Derek Kenefick fundraising for the Haven for Haiti building programme
119 Susan and Shane Morgan with facepainter Clara Foley
120 Tina Molloy with her children enjoying the free festival
122 Rebecca Hanna and Coran McCarthy with doggy Kerry at the Medieval Festival
138 Tilly McCarthy and Patrick Walsh
140 Sean Donovan and Ann Power
159 Michelle Hennessy, Sheila Whyte and Sandra McLellan and child
184 James and Alavoine from Cork
187 Seth Lewis and Viki Nagy
190 Mervyn Scott and Noel Cronin from Youghal local radio CRYIssued by:

Youghal Heritage Committee

Tel: 024-81814

E: youghalheritage@mail.com or tourism@youghal.ie

Youghal Credit Union hosted a visit of seven Ghanaian credit union personnel who were on a study trip to Ireland. The visitors work with CUA which is the trade organisation of all credit unions in Ghana. Most of their week was spent in Dublin in the headquarters of the Irish League of Credit Unions studying various aspects of Irish credit unions.
Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com Email:news@youghalonline.com

As part of the study trip the group visited a number of credit unions in Dublin and Cork. Youghal Credit Union was chosen as a venue following the manager’s, Barry Treacy, coaching trip to Ghana in January to assist credit unions there. Barry is due to return again in 2011 to offer further assistance.

The group were welcomed by the local credit union Chairman, John Colbert, and a number of other directors. Following a tour of the building an informal meeting was held where various questions were asked in relation to the operations of Youghal Credit Union. The group thanked the credit union for their assistance and expect to implement their new ideas on their return to Ghana. As a token of their generosity

Stephen Kwasi Agyemang Asiamah , the head accountant of CUA,  presented the Chairman with a sash in the Ghanaian  national colours.The group then returned to Dublin where they will visit Aras an Uachtarain prior to leaving Ireland on Sunday.

Youghal Medieval Festival 2010 movie clip by local photographer Barry Lawlor. Press the play button to enjoy this short movie clip of the festival

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Youghal,
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22.08.2010
The Youghal RNLI Lifeboat was launched on Tuesday 17th of August 2010 at 14.02 to a report of a boat that had ran aground below Ballinaclash Pier. Photo: Courtesy of Youghal RNLI  Video: Tomp1193
Click on the centre of the 3 min video clip of the rescue Waterford Coast Guard Search and Rescue Helicopter airlift the casualties to safety

The Lifeboat under the helm Sean Slattery and crew Johnny Goggin and Ray Kelly arrived at the scene and found the boat was stuck in a mud bank.  One crew member went to the boat to check on the casualties and found they had no injuries.

A second crew member was then sent to assist in taking casualties into the Lifeboat.   Due to the high density of the mud it was decided to call for assistance from the Waterford Coast Guard Search and Rescue Helicopter.  The Helicopter arrived on scene and air lifted the causalities to the Ferry Point where they were met by the Youghal Coast Guard.

RNLI media contacts

For more information please telephone Noreen Varney Youghal RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 0870506640.

RNLI online

For more information on the RNLI please visit www.rnli.ie  News releases and other media resources, including RSS feeds, downloadable photos and video, are available at the RNLI Press Centre www.rnli.ie/press

Key facts about the RNLI

The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the Ireland and the UK. The RNLI operates over 230 lifeboat stations with 43 in Ireland. The RNLI is independent of the Coast Guard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 137,000 lives. The RNLI is a charity registered in England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland.

Date published: Mon, 09-08-2010
Pakistan Floods Emergency Appeal

Over 1,600 people have died in the worst monsoon floods to hit Pakistan in 80 years.

Help us to respond.
During the last two weeks, heavy rains have caused the worst flooding in Pakistan’s history. Raging floodwaters have destroyed homes, bridges, roads, schools, water systems and medical facilities; washing away entire villages. This has come just one year after a military offensive in the region caused over 2 million people to flee their homes, with many of the same communities now affected again for a second time.

Latest Pakistan Flood news

Trócaire is getting aid to survivors and we have launched an appeal to the Irish public for help.

Trócaire has been working in Pakistan for almost 40 years which means we are well placed to respond quickly to this disaster and get help to where it’s needed most.

Funding from the Irish government through Irish Aid helped us to respond fast but more help is needed. We are calling on our supporters to give what they can to help some of the fifteen million people affected by the flood. The numbers affected are even greater than the Haiti earthquake and Asian tsunami combined.

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Cecil Dunne, Trócaire’s emergency officer in Pakistan says the situation is really desperate for survivors: “Floodwaters have washed away people, homes, bridges, water systems and medical facilities. Survivors have been left with nothing: no homes, no food and no livestock. Yet more rain continues to fall.”

We are getting food, water, water purification tablets, cooking utensils, high energy biscuits for children and sanitary supplies to survivors.
Survivors in northwest Pakistan appeal for help

escaping the floods in Pakistan. Escaping the floods in Pakistan.

What some of the survivors of the floods have to say:

“Right now everything is out of our hands, there is not even rubbish to search through because all is washed away.  We sit here and wonder if it will be the rain or the heat from the sun that will kill us off”

“We only want you to rescue our children”

“These roads and bridges are not our losses, these are the governments’ and will be replaced.  Our losses are our homes and our belongings, who will replace these?”

“Do not come to watch us die, please do something……..”

Our response

Trócaire is getting food, water, water purification tablets, cooking utensils, high-energy biscuits for children and sanitary supplies to survivors.

In one area called Nowshera, in the northwest, our partners began providing pre-cooked meals to over 300 families the weekend the flooding began.  In another area near the city of Peshawar, Trócaire’s partners are providing food, water and sanitary supplies to over 1,500 families in four villages.

Families in Peshawar have lost everything and will need support in the coming weeks and months to rebuild their lives. As the floods swept through the northern districts, Trócaire began looking south to Sindh, where the waters would inevitably flow and where we worked with communities to prepare for the worst. We and our partners helped families prepare to move quickly to higher ground if the waters came, which they sadly did. Families were also stockpiling food, water and other essentials. This last few days, as the rains continued to pour, these evacuation plans became a reality.

Our work so far has included the evacuation of 8,000 such people trapped in at-risk areas from the area surrounding Manchar Lake in the southern province of Sindh.
In the northwest of Pakistan, Trocaire’s already supporting another 10,000 survivors with food, water, water purification tablets, cooking utensils, high energy biscuits for children and sanitary supplies to vulnerable families.

Specifically, 5,700 families have received food packages; 4,500 families received packages containing blankets, plastic sheets for shelter and kitchen utensils; and 5,000 families have received hygiene kits. The threat of disease is huge.
Threat of disease

“All the water systems are contaminated so getting people clean water is crucial,” according to Cecil Dunne. “Without clean water disease will spread like wildfire.”

“People are extremely vulnerable and desperately need our support – not only in the coming weeks but in the coming months and years that it will take to rebuild communities.”

Donate to our Pakistan Flood Emergency Appeal

Info: Courtesy of Trocaire

Youghal Credit Union Summer car draw took place on Saturday (21st Aug. 2010) at 11.00 a.m.  The lucky winner is Margot Walsh from Fanisk, Killeagh. Margot is the proud owner of  the new Kia which is supplied by Kia motors, Youghal. Entry to the draw costs just €6.00. Email: news@youghalonline.com

Youghal Credit Union Ltd is a financial co-operative owned and controlled by our members, for the benefit of our members and the community.

BBQ in aid of Cystic Fibrosis
Great Food – Live entertainment – a family fun evening
Live music by Drombue Hill
with special guest Stephen Murphy
(winner of Pobalscoil’s got Talent 2010)
Sunday 22nd August at Farrell’s, Summerfield from 5pm.

What is Cystic Fibrosis ?
Cystic Fibrosis (also called mucoviscidosis) is Ireland’s most common life-threatening inherited disease. Approximately 1 in 19 people are carriers of the CF gene and where two carriers parent a child together, there is a 1 in 4 chance of the baby being born with Cystic Fibrosis.

CF affects the glands, damaging many organs including the lungs, the pancreas, the digestive tract and the reproductive system. It causes a thick sticky mucus to be produced, blocking the bronchial tubes and preventing the body’s natural enzymes from digesting food.

Cystic Fibrosis primarily affects the lungs and the digestive system.

A build up of mucus can make it difficult to clear bacteria and leads to cycles of lung infections and inflammation, which can eventually lead to damage of the lungs.

CF can also make it difficult to digest and absorb adequate nutrients from food. Mucus blocks the duct of the pancreas, preventing enzymes from reaching the intestines to digest food.

As a result, persons with CF must consume artificial enzymes with food, to help them absorb adequate nutrition from their food. They must also follow a demanding daily routine of physical therapy to keep the lungs free of congestion and infection.

Additional organ systems involved are the reproductive tract and the sweat glands. Other organ systems may be involved to leser degrees.

The result is that people with CF are prone to constant chest infections and malnutrition. However as therapeutic options have expanded over the last decade, significant advances have been achieved in both life expectancy and quality of life.

This Saturday 21st August 2010 brings a very special gig to Youghal. Manhattan Meets The Emerald Isle a double bill featuring New York City’s Harrison Roach & Ireland’s Nicole Maguire Live at The Gate, Youghal at 10:30pm Read more

A 39 year old man living in Youghal is being questioned at Youghal Garda Station in connection with the major alarm involving all the emergency services at Claycastle strand last night (Thursday 19th August 2010). Report/Photo: www.YoughalOnline.com

The man is being held under Section 12 of the Criminal Law Act 1976. Reports that shots were heard in the area and of a person alleging he had self-inflicted gunshot wounds let to the high drama at Youghal beach last night (Thursday August 19th). Gardaí received a 999 call at approximately 7pm alleging a man had serious, self-inflictred injuries. ”The man gave details of an exact location but a search failed to locate anything. We resumed the search this morning but no-one has been recovered” a Garda spokesman said. It is now believed that the claims were false.

It is understood the caller claimed that a shot had been fired in the Redbarn area at approximately 7pm. Gardaí, local fire units under the command of Station Officer Tommy Roche and the Youghal Coast Guard branch were immediately alerted and raced to the scene. The Coastguard helicopter was scrambled from Waterford to assist with the search, in adverse weather conditions and rapidly failing light.

The helicopter did a full sweep from Redbarn strand back towards town and hovered just metres above the Claycastle strand area shining it’s bright lights at a particular spot where the sluice gate is situated on the beach. It was thought that the helicopter was honing in on the GPS coordinates of the mobile phone used in the 999 call. The search was called off at 10pm and resumed at 9am this morning.

Last night’s drama brought excitement amongst tourists and locals for over three hours. At one stage the carpark at Claycastle was cordoned off by Gardaí and access to the area was prohibited to clear the area for the helicopter to land. It is believed that whoever made the false alarm was watching the events as they occured. The entire emergency operation is understood to have cost thousands of pounds.

Youghal Garda station – Tel: 024 92200

Garda Confidential: 1800 666 111