Green Barn Farmers Market – Every Friday 11 – 3pm

Green Barn Farmers Market is back in full swing every Friday from 11am to 3pm. Offering customers the best in class local produce and artisan foods. The market provides customers with a diverse range of naturally produced food, an ideal spot for browsing, food shopping and lunch. Stalls include ;

Ballycurraginny Farm – new potatoes, fruit/veg , juice and eggs,Ballycotton fish – fresh fish, Cupcakes by Katie, Volcano – woodfired pizzas,Collins Bakery, ,Lens Cereals – muesli mixes, dried nuts and fruit, Poynton Foods – tea/coffee, jam and pickles, Woodside Farm – free range, rare breed pork products, Joys – o’flynns gourmet artisan sausage in a handmade roll and locally sourced steak quarter pounder in a handmade roll with a homemade relish,

Green Barn – lasagne’s/ quiche/ seafood pies/ jam and chutneys/ brown bread and scones, Claires – flowers/ pate/ strawberries/ ardsallagh goats cheese and hard cheese/ rebel chili sauces/ smoked salmon, Cuthberts Bakery – traditional bread products / health loaves/ soda bread/ french sticks/ bread stuffing/ multi seed loaves and burger buns with more stalls coming soon.

Team Youghal were guests of the Consulate General of Ireland at the Emer Casey Foundation reception held at 345 Park Avenue on Tuesday June 28th. The event was hosted by the Vice-Consulate General Jackie O’Halloran and the MC for the evening was ESPN Commentator Tommy Smyth.

The attendees included Emer’s parents Juliette and Brendan, Professor John O’Leary and Dr. Sharon O’Toole of the Discovary Consortium,  representatives of Firedog and Magners, two of Team Youghal’s sponsors plus guests from many walks of life both locally and internationally.

The Vice-Consulate General Jackie O’Halloran praised Team Youghal on their wonderful achievement in crossing the American continent in a little over 7 days. She praised the work of the Emer Casey Foundation and said that she was honoured to host the event.

Ray Flanagan, a member of team Youghal crew, produced a short video montage on the Race Across America from the departure in Youghal to the start in Oceanside, California and right through to the finish line in Annapolis, Maryland. It included some breath-taking shots through the wonderful scenery of the United States of America.

Juliette Casey spoke of the heartbreak of losing her daughter a few days after her 28th birthday. She spoke of the setting up of the foundation and how far it has come in the past four years. To date over €500,000 has been raised for ovarian/uterine cancer research. She paid tribute to Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors, whom Emer worked with prior to her death for their excellent support both moral and financial over the past while. She thanked Team Youghal for adopting the Emer Casey Foundation as their chosen charity for the Race Across America. She thanked Jackie and everyone at the Irish Consulate for their help in organising the event.

Professor John O’Leary spoke on behalf of the Discovary Consortium and outlined the work involved with the research carried out on behalf of the Emer Casey Foundation. He said that they have made enormous strides in early detection, testing and in chemoresistences. He thanked everyone present for their support of the work of the emer Casey Foundation. He recalled a meeting in a Dublin Hotel some 18 months previously with Ger Flanagan of Team Youghal when the idea of racing across America was first mentioned and he was very sceptical. He is delighted to say the secpticism was unfounded and here we are tonight celebrating Team Youghal’s Race Across America adventure. He thanked the team for their promotion of the emer Casey Foundation and for putting so much personal time, effort and finance into a truly magnificient cause.

Ger Flanagan spoke on behalf of Team Youghal and thanked everyone of the team members for fulfilling was was initially his dream but expressed the view that it had become their dream now of competing in RAAM. He thanked all the sponsors inlcluding Firedog, Magners Irish Cider, Excelsys, Matheson Ormsby Prentice and Race Around Ireland. He also thanked everyone who made a financial contribution to the team as well as the website advertisers. He confirmed that the website had received over 62,500 hits during the race. He thanked everyone for making the effort to support them and to the Irish Consulate General for hosting the event. He also thanked MC Tommy Smyth.

The evening was rounded off in style with a rendition of tunes from Youghal Pipe Band member Christy McCarthy. Christy, a cyclist with Team Youghal, also played the National Anthem at the start of the race in Oceanside, California.

 

Click on the video below to view Team Youghal’s 2011 Race Across America adventure:

 

Team Youghal Race Across America 2011 from Ray Flanagan on Vimeo.

Youghal restaurateurs are vying for the accolade of creating the definitive and original Youghal Seafood Pie. A contest amongst the town’s bars, cafes and hotels will reach the judging stage in a ceremonial event in Moby Dick’s pub on Saturday next (July 2nd). Up to 20 entrants have indicated they will be submitting entries.

Internationally-renowned food critic, freelance journalist and former deputy editor of Food and Wine magazine, Aoife Carrig will be tasked with the tasting to decide the winner, who will receive a weekend for two in the Westin Hotel Dublin. Samples will also be available for public tasting, prior to the official announcement at 7pm.

The winning recipe will be shared by all entrants, ensuring a replica high quality Youghal Seafood Pie in every one of the town’s eateries thereafter.  .

The competition is organised by the newly-formed Youghal Concerned Citizens group, which meets twice monthly. Alarmed by the town’s declining fortunes, a handful of local business personnel called a public forum to attract ideas for marketing and developing the town.

The seafood pie contest was thus spawned, so to speak and it is hoped to become definitively and internationally associated with the town. “The sea represents much of what Youghal is about,” says Chairman of Youghal Concerned Citizens, Jim Flanagan. “It is what strikes the visitor even before the ancient town walls, St. Mary’s Collegiate Church & gardens and the Clock Gate is considered. The Youghal Bay Seafood Pie marries food and family catering to that concept.”

In association with the contest, a second YCC initiative the inaugural Teddy Bear Picnic, will be held at the Green Park on Sunday July 3rd. Families are encouraged to bring picnic and teddy bears to the historic park. Traditional games for children will ensue, including egg and spoon races, three-legged races and sack games alongside more contemporary face painting, Perkie Bear, music and food and refreshment fare.

The pie judging will commence at 3 pm on the Market Square but organisers are keen to have a public show of support for the announcement of the winning entry at 7 pm at the adjacent Moby Dick’s bar.

Medal tally reaches 34 on day four of the Games!
( Athens: Wednesday, 29th June 2011) Team Ireland put in another day of strong performances at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens.

In the men’s doubles bowling competition Paul Bridgman (Cobh, Co. Cork) and Michael Hardiman (Tallaght, Co. Dublin) put in a great display earning them a gold medal. Meanwhile in another division of the men’s doubles bowling, Ciaran Mallon (Newry, Co. Down) and Jonathon Griffin (Ballinasloe, Co. Galway) also earned gold for their efforts.

It was another exciting day in gymnastics with Laura Rumball (Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin) winning one silver and two bronze medals for her Artistic gymnastics display. Fellow gymnastics team mate, Carole Ryan (Newtown, Co. Wexford) took two gold medals following her Artistic gymnastics routine.

Our equestrian athletes were also in action day. John Loughane (Ballinasloe, Co. Galway) came fourth in his even while Conor MacGearailt (Athy, Co. Kildare) won silver for equitation, Pamela Collins (Kanturk, Co. Cork) won silver for her event, Sally Duffy won silver and Steven Yetman (Donaghadee, Co. Down) won gold.

In football the men’s 11 aside team put in a winning performance against India securing them a 5 – 1 goal victory. Meanwhile in the 5 aside competition the men’s team beat Finland 2 – 0.

The medal tally at the end of day four of the Games stands at 34 (10 Gold; 19 Silver; 5 Bronze). Speaking about Team Ireland’s performance so far Matt English, CEO Special Olympics Ireland said “We are so proud of Team Ireland. They are representing us all so well here in Athens. I would also like to pay tribute to them their coaches and the volunteers who helped to prepare them so well for the Games and who are here supporting and cheering them on – it’s been a fantastic team effort!”

Team Ireland will be in action once again tomorrow.  To follow their progress or to leave a message of support please visit www.specialolympics.ie/athens<http://www.specialolympics.ie/athens> You can also download a free iphone App from the Apple istore which will enable you to track your local athlete while on the go. Team Ireland are proudly supported by eircom.

Click here to visit the 2011 Special Olympics website http://www.specialolympics.ie/HOME.aspx

Youghal R.N.L.I. Flag Day on Friday 15th and Saturday 16 July.

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We provide a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the coasts of the Republic of Ireland and the UK. We have 43 lifeboat stations around the Irish coast.

Can you give us an hour of your time to help raise money to save lives at sea? We are seeking volunteers to help us with the annual Youghal R.N.L.I. Flag Day on Friday 15th and Saturday 16 July.

Volunteers will be asked to help raise funds through bucket collections and all money raised in Youghal will stay locally and go towards providing vital crew training.

If you can donate even an hour of your time please contact any member of the crew or phone 087 6236322.

For more information on the RNLI please visit the RNLI You Tube Channel

 

At his first official function since his election, Eoin Coyne – Mayor of Youghal launched the 2011 Youghal Queen of the Sea Festival at the Mall Arts Centre, Youghal on Thursday 23rd June 2011. The festival will take place in Ireland’s finest coastal resort on the weekend of July 15th – 17th 2011.

Eoin said “I am delighted to be asked to officially launch the 2011 Queen of the Sea competition in its second year. It is fast becoming the pinnacle of the Summer festival season here in Youghal. Great credit is due to the Youghal Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, Youghal Town Council, the YSEDG and the organising committee for all the work that has gone on in the background in getting this off the ground. It is a chance for Youghal to showcase itself as one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the country. I would like to wish all the Queens the very best of luck in the Queen of the Sea competition as they showcase the many talents that the young people of our Town have to offer. Above all else, I hope that everyone, locals and tourists alike, thoroughly enjoy themselves over the Family Fun Festival”.

A wide range of events has been planned, with all participating events free of charge. The Festival will have three main themes or elements – the Queen of the Sea Contest, Youghal Food Festival and the Myrtle Groove Music Festival.

Stephen Ryan of Fota Widlife Park stated “As Chairman of the Failte Ireland Family Fun Hub in East Cork and West Waterford I am delighted that the Queen of The Sea Festival is on this July as it is one of the biggest events on the calendar for the hub and this year is going to be bigger and better than ever with a great focus on family entertainment which will bring plenty of visitors to the area.”

The second annual Queen of the Sea Contest is a traditional competition which has a very similar theme to that of the world-famous Rose of Tralee Competition. It is a contest for young ladies and the winner is chosen according to her hopes, dreams & ambitions and also her attitude toward social responsibility. Contestants are judged by personality not appearance. Each contestant is sponsored by a local business. It was an extremely popular event last year. Local businesswoman, Eileen Quill commented that “The Youghal Queen of the Sea Festival gives a tremendous boost to the local economy in particular the hospitality and food service enterprises, and is a great tourism amenity”.

The Youghal Food Festival will be officially opened by the Celebrity TV Chef, Rachel Allen. There will be a Farmers’ Market; Chefs will hold cooking demonstrations, teaching sessions and tasting events. Throughout the three days, there will be breakfast, brunch, lunch and snacks available all made from local produce with lots of choice. Festival menus will be available in local restaurants in the evenings. There will be lots of variety, and high quality foods on offer – from vegetarian to BBQ. The chefs will give tips on healthy eating, alongside sharing their personal favourites. A ‘Granny’s Favourite Recipe’ competition will take place.

Chairperson of the Festival Committee, Sal Tivy enthused “The Queen of the Sea Festival is unique this year in the sense that we have three festivals rolled into one – a First for Munster!”

Throughout the three days, there will be a full music programme in the form of Myrtle Groove. Live music is very much a part of the town’s culture and heritage. The people of Youghal are known for their love of music, and they celebrate it with craic agus ceol – music and good times. For three days, the sounds of free performances will be heard throughout Youghal. There will be opportunities giving the younger, local artists their chance to perform. Visit Cork’s 96FM Gig Rig playing live from Market Square. And this year, critically acclaimed band KILA will perform live on the Main Stage at Youghal’s Quay area. Alongside these live performances, there will also be music and dance workshops. And of course, the Ceilis, feiles and fleadhs which have been celebrated in Youghal for centuries, with song, dance and storytelling in the old Irish traditions. Music and entertainment will be provided by a multitude of local talented musicians.

QUEEN OF THE SEA FESTIVAL, YOUGHAL JULY 15TH – 17TH

FREE FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT – COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN !!!!!!!

Youghal Chamber of Tourism and Commerce is to appeal to An Bord Pleanala against Cork County Council’s decision to allow a sludge treatment plant Eras Eco to process hazardous waste. The company, based on a 3.5 acre site at Foxhole, recently acquired planning permission for ‘a €10m upgrade to the existing sludge drying process’ to enable it accept  hazardous wastes.

The planning permission also allows ‘for parking for vehicles/tankers/trailer during the sample testing period of hazardous waste contents prior to dispatching for treatment’ and ‘the erection/construction of above ground anaerobic digested tanks for the treatment of sludge and the production of methane gas, which will be utilised to produce electricity for use on site.’  The Integrated Waste Management Facility development will treat a maximum of 95,000 tonnes of waste annually, a reduction of 15,000 tonnes on the present allowance.

Chamber of Commerce director Michael Farrell claims the planning conditions will allow residue to bypass the council’s waste water treatment facility and “be distributed directly into the Blackwater.” He says “what will be transported into town” will jeopardise economic and tourism development. “We are trying to promote tourism and create employment and having this, especially adjacent to a business park, is certainly not conducive to thee aims.”

A spokesman for Eras Eco says the company “expected the appeal.” He says the Chamber “took a closed view and made it very clear they don’t want us in town,” during a failed negotiation attempt. Denying the expansion will impact negatively on Youghal, the spokesman says AquaCritox, an advanced oxidation technology, will provides 100% destruction of waste and convert it into clean water, without generating odours, or harmful emissions. Residues, he says, will be fed into the sewer system and then through a new council waste water treatment facility awaiting development.  The company will be amongst the first to employ the system, which was the subject of glowing tribute in an Irish Times report last February by Barry McCall.

Eras Eco currently employs six full-time and four part/time staff and claims the expanded operation will create ten more jobs along with a further 20 in construction. The plant commenced operations as AVR Environmental Solutions in 2006. It was acquired by Eras Eco in 2009 and has licence to process up to 110,000 tons of non-hazardous waste and industrial sludge from waste water treatment plants, says the company. Eras Eco is registered under Ormonde Organics, Portlaw.

Youghal Town and County Councillor Barbara Murray says the expansion will compromise Youghal’s image as “a family-orientated, holiday resort,” a standing augmented by three blue flag beaches. The town has suffered a decade of chronic job losses and the councillor sees dark irony in a seaside town “being expected to accept hazardous waste outside while we’re neither an industrial centre nor on the IDA’s radar. Why not treat the waste at source?,” she asks.

 

YOUGHAL TOWN COUNCIL’S efforts to progress the Traffic Management Plan for Ashe Street, Church Street and DeValera Street will remain gridlocked for another month at least following some deliberations at June’s council meeting. It had been hoped to adopt an amended plan prior to putting it forwards to public consultation.

However, matters got off to a lethargic start when the members discovered that amendments they had proposed (following consultations with residents) to the original plan had all but been ignored by Cork County Council’s traffic engineer Eileen Coleman. Furthermore, with once councillor absent through illness and another in America with Team Youghal in the Race Across America, forming a democratic consensus would be compromised anyway.

The engineer had been asked to consider the following amendments to the Traffic Management Plan, including pedestrianising Church Street as per the Public Realm Plan and designing chicanes for operation of two-way traffic on DeValera Street (This would necessitate a vehicle travelling in one direction pulling in to facilitate another vehicle coming against it.). Every car would be removed from DeValera Street, with double yellow lines on both sides and, possibly, bollards installed. The amendments would also limit traffic by closing Hayman’s Hill to upward traffic and restricting delivery vehicles on Church Street, DeValera Street and Ashe Street to cars only.

 

Quiet day/busy day

Matters weren’t improved when the engineer revealed that her recent survey accessing traffic accessing Ashe Street via Hayman’s Hill and Windmill Hill, had transpired to be “one of the quietest days in Youghal.” in which a mere 16 cars had been counted (and so rendering that entire exercise practically pointless.) Therefore it remained difficult to subscribe to closing Hayman’s Hill to upward traffic. She did deduct however that the intersection of Hayman’s Hill/Ashe Street and Windmill Hill was “quite dangerous.”

By contrast, Mayor Linehan Foley observed that in recent days traffic had been tailing back to Bun Scoil, inducing many drivers to bypass the main street and cut across Ashe Street via Hayman’s Hill and Windmill Hill before exiting by DeValera Street or the currently re-opened Church Street..

Two-way restraint

Ms Coleman had also decided that installing chicanes on a two-way DeValera Street was unnecessary, believing that traffic would automatically self-regulate to slow speeds in order to avoid collisions. (This presumably works on the premise that there will always be at least one vehicle approaching another on the lane!) Chicanes would be necessary were De Valera Street one-way, she said. Meanwhile two-way traffic would necessitate removing parked cars from the lane.

Church Street

The focus then turned to Church Street, with Ms Coleman declaring that, long-term, it was envisaged that that route, with its heritage-style paving, etc., would be closed. Cllr Liam Burke sought clarification as to why the pedestrianisation of Church Street remained absent from the engineer’s proposals. She said it was perceived that it would accommodate local access only. “We need to define what we mean by ‘pedestrianisation’ and by ‘local access only,’” continued Cllr Burke. “Previously this meant a bollard at the bottom of the street, which was unsatisfactory. So we asked you to consider installing a bollard at the top of the street instead.” Ms Coleman said she had felt that residents of Church Street might park in the DeValera Street car park and walk to their own addresses. However, she would now consider Cllr Burke’s proposal as a further option. The bollard would be remotely controlled by those with off-street parking only, i.e. largely residents.

Pandemonium

Mayor Linehan-Foley however referred to a concert in the area a few days previous and said were it not for Church Street being open, “pandemonium” would have occurred. Cllr Burke said it was vital that a public consultation process be undertaken so that all relevant views and information could be accommodated prior to a final plan being adopted.  It was agreed that the engineer return in July with a clear, simplified set of proposals to be subsequently submitted for such public consultation.

Fr. Michael Murphy carries the monstrance with the Consecrated Host for the adoration of the people through the streets of Youghal flanked by Canopy Bearers, Canon Tom Browne P.P. and soldiers of the ‘A’ Company 34th Reserve Infantry Battlion.

Following in a tradition that dates back to 1898, people lined the streets of Youghal to take part in the annual Eucharistic Procession. The OLDEST Corpus Christi Procession in Ireland took place in Youghal on Sunday, 26th June 2011 at 12.00 noon. The procession started way back in 1898 and has continued ever since.

 

 

Click on image below to start slideshow of the Eucharistic Procession 2011 in Youghal, Co. Cork.

Photo Captions:

Noel Cronin with Declan Gibbons, Tommy Collins and Margaret Carey from CRY 104fm at the control centre where the 44 loudspeakers relayed the live Corpus Chtisti Procession around the town
6969 Marie and Bill Lynass at the procession
6976 Mamie McCarthy Lorimer( Centre) who travelled all the way from Atlanta, Georgia, USA, to see the annual Corpus Christi Procession in Youghal pictured with her sister Eithne Watson and her husband Anthony from Youghal.

6986 Mickie Roche and Michael Kenefick walk in the annual procession

6992 Pat and Alicia O’Brien from Youghal
7004 Canon Tom Browne PP thanks Coporal Ger Kenneally who is retiring this year. Ger has been part of the Guard of Honour at the Corpus Christi Procession since 1975
7006 Canon Tom Browne PP thanks CQMS Hallie Carey who is retiring this year. Hallie has been part of the Guard of Honour at the Corpus Christi Procession since 1969
7008 Canon Tom Browne PP pictured with the ‘A’ Company 34th Res. Inf. Bt. after the procession
7011 Joe Hehir, Evan Foley with their baby Ciaran
7014 ‘A’ Company 34th Res. Inf. Bt. – Coporal Ger Kenneally, Jesssica Power, CQMS Hallie Carey, Joe Hehir, Joe O’Connor and Denis O’Brien

Photo: Col. Ger Kenneally and CQMS Hallie Carey who are to retire this year from the Reserve Defence Force (RDF). Ger has been part of the Guard of Honour at the Corpus Christi Procession in Youghal since 1975 and Hallie has been doing it since 1969. This is both their last year as part of that guard.

Photo: Sgt. Brendan O’Brien from Fermoy captures the Corpus Christi Procession as Fr. Michael Murphy carries the monstrance with the Consecrated Host for the adoration of the people through the streets of Youghal flanked by Canopy Bearers, Canon Tom Browne P.P.,and soldiers of the ‘A’ Company 34th Reserve Infantry Battlion. – Photo: Michael Hussey

The Phelan family from Raheen Park, Youghal, have launched a campaign to raise funds to sent their 11 year old son, Keith, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy, for therapy in Germany, in the hope that it will improve their son’s quality of life. Keith is quadriplegic (all four limbs are affected), suffers epilepsy and has Cerebal Palsy (permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation).

If you would like to help or donate to the fund:

Sort Code: 93-43-05, Acc. No.: 05841087. To contact to assist in fundraising or organise events, contact: 024-20843.