Turning Tide The Show is an Irish Music song and dance. With four time world Irish dancing Champion John Lonergan with a star studded dance troupe, music is provided by six outstanding All- Ireland champion musicians from around the country. the cast will be preforming at the Mall Arts Centre, Youghal on Wednesday the 20th , 27th july and 3rd and 10 Aug tickets 10.00 and can be booked at the Mall Arts Centre, Youghal

‘THE TURNING TIDE’ WELL RECEIVED

Amidst very positive reports, ‘Turning Tide – The Show’ continues each week in Mallow, Fermoy and Youghal.

The Fermoy performance is on every Friday at the local community youth centre; in Mallow at The Hibernian Hotel every Thursday night and in Youghal at The Mall Arts Centre each Wednesday.

Highly charged and bursting with vitality, ‘The Turning Tide’ invites you to take a journey through time, from the famine to the civil wars, right through to modern Ireland.

Journey with dancers and musicians to the ports where families said tearful goodbyes and as their love ones set sale to far off lands and for many never to see their homeland or their families or loved ones again.

These cries echo today, in all airports and seaports in Ireland, as parents set their eyes on children as they depart in the hope to find work again.

‘Turning Tide – The Show’ is produced by the Blackwater Valley Music School based in Kilworth and features the cream of Ireland’s traditional musicians and dancers.

The Blackwater Valley Music School Presents the Turning Tide Show……
A show of Irish music dance and song
In Youghal July 20th 27th August 3rd and 10th
VENUE Youghal Mall Arts Centre
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR @ 10EURO a ticket
Seated 8pm sharp
OTHER VENUES Mallow and Fermoy

GARDAÍ are warning ATM users in Youghal to be extra vigilant after a skimming device was recovered from a bank machine over the weekend.

The ‘Skimming’ device, which can copy PIN numbers and card details, was recovered from the ATM at the Bank of Ireland branch, North Main St, Youghal, yesterday (Sunday 17th July 2011).The skimming device has been taken for analysis and CCTV footage of the ATM is being examined. Customers who may have used the ATM over the busy festival weekend are advised to check their accounts and report anything suspicious at the ATM to Youghal Gardai telephone: 024 9011. Youghal local radio CRY 104fm advised listeners about the fraud during the outdoor live broadcast on the Trevor Nangle show yesterday.Contact Bank of Ireland – Youghal:Tel: 024-92916

Last February in Glanmire, Co, Cork, the Gardai operated a  Garda Text Alert system for this type of fraud. Once discovered, approximately 600 official garda text messages were sent to residents advising them to check their bank accounts if they had used the machine in the previous 24 hours.The text scheme, devised by Glanmire community garda Noel Fitzgerald, involves texting local people if a crime alert is needed.

 ATM fraud: five times more common now than in 2010

THE NUMBER of Irish cash machines tampered with by criminal gangs trying to steal money from the public has increased fivefold in the past twelve months.

Statistics compiled by the Irish Payment Services Organisation (IPSO) show that there were 253 incidents of ‘ATM fraud’ in the first 18 weeks of the year – already more than was recorded in all of 2010.

In fact, breaking the stats down on a month-by-month basis, the rate of fraud incidents – of which ‘skimming’ forms the greatest majority – is over five times higher so far in 2011 than it was for the same period of last year.

After skimming, the most prominent form of ATM fraud is ‘cash trapping’ – where a covert mechanism is fitted to an ATM machine which then diverts cash to a hidden storage panel, and not to the customer whose account is debited nonetheless.

Gardaí confirmed that investigations into the growing spate of ATM skimming are ongoing – but were unable to tell the public which machines might be vulnerable to the practice.
A capital problem

AIB has approached a number of customers in recent days, informing them they had been victims of cashpoint fraud at various locations in Dublin city centre – but some of those readers told us the bank could not say exactly which ATM machines had been compromised.

Though the bank initially cited ongoing investigations in not telling customers which cash machines were vulnerable, it eventually told one of the readers it simply did not know which machines had been attacked.

AIB said they could not disclose which ATMs had previously been involved in the practice, saying they were “part of an ongoing Garda investigation”; likewise, Gardaí declined to offer details of machines affected – saying the devices could “turn up at any ATM machine”.

They directed members of the public to the Garda website where they could obtain advice on how to avoid having their accounts compromised.

“If you do see something suspicious, don’t try to remove it – call the Gardaí or AIB,” a spokeswoman for AIB added.

Another customer, of Bank of Ireland, told us they had only spotted fraudulent transactions on their cards when examining their statements – because the transactions were to prominent Irish companies of which the cardholder was a regular, legitimate, customer.

IPSO, however, was able to provide some details on the counties affected – showing ATM fraud to be more prominent in counties Cork, Meath, Wicklow and Wexford after the capital city, Dublin, which accounted for the overwhelming bulk of cases.
Time-delayed thieving

IPSO’s Una Dillon said that the rate of skimming activity had reduced in recent weeks – but warned that gangs behind skimming could strike long after a card’s details had been violated.

“In February and March, more up-to-date skimming decides were rolled out, but they were stopped completely in May and June… [but] skimming could have been successful in October or November and the criminals might not use a card for a couple of months.”

Often such delays could arise because some gangs would skim card data solely to sell it onto others, who in turn might sell it on again without ever actually trying to abuse the data themselves first.

Dillon explained that in other instances, gangs would ‘skim’ the data from a card’s magnetic strip, place this data onto a ‘blank’ card, and then use the card overseas where the more secure chip-and-PIN technology had not yet been rolled out.

Dillon stressed that AIB was not alone in being targeted by skimming, and that all of Ireland’s banks and ATM operators were doing much work “in terms of putting preventative measures into place”.

While banks were “very very swift at implementing solutions” to security breaches, she added: “Unfortunately criminals keep coming up with new technology which overrides whatever previous barriers were there.”

IPSO runs a consumer website, SafeCard.ie, with details on how consumers can avoid ATM fraud.

17/06/11

Source: www.thejournal.ie

YOUGHAL fire service were called to the scene of a gorse fire near the diving rocks area at Youghal Lighthouse last Wednesday July 13th. One fire tender attended the scene and managed to quickly extinguish the blaze. Nobody was injured in the fire which was brought quickly under control by the Youghal fire brigade. It is not yet known how the fire began.

The entrance to the diving rocks has been closed to the public since May 2010. The Town Manager ordered the closure of the popular bathing area adjacent to the Youghal lighthouse following a safety audit report from the Irish Water Safety Association. Youghal Town Council commission a new health and safety audit on the town’s diving rocks, following the closure of the popular bathing area on health and safety grounds.

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Arts, Heritage, Tourism and Sport, Sandra McLellan, has congratulated Ireland’s latest golfing Major winner, Darren Clarke, on his victory in the British Open at Royal St. George’s.

Speaking today Deputy McLellan said:

“Darren’s victory continues the extraordinary story of Irish golf over the last number of months. The fact that he started the week at odds of 150/1 makes his victory even more impressive. He is a fantastic inspiration, particularly those of us over 40. To win his first British Open at the age of 42, and after 20 attempts, shows his continued dedication, commitment and quality. He is one of the most popular golfers amongst fans, who have supported him through some very difficult personal challenges. They will be delighted with this result.”

Referring to Minister Varadkar’s comments on Sunday’s Marian Finucane
Show she said:

“It was disappointing to hear the Minister with responsibility for sport and tourism to sound so unenthusiastic. While not everyone is a fan of every sport it is important that the Minister recognises the contribution that golf has made and continues to make to the Irish sporting landscape, and the potential it has to contribute to our economic recovery. I am glad the decision-makers in Tourism Ireland have a different perspective. Their ‘Golfing Ireland’ marketing campaign is well timed. They may need to re-edit their advertisements to include Darren Clarke now though!”

‘Queen Of The Sea 2011’  Youghal 15th – 17th July 2011

Three festivals in one

The Queen of the Sea Contest bears much resemblance to that of the world-famous Rose of Tralee in that it is a contest for young ladies, from whom the winner is chosen according to her hopes, dreams & ambitions and her attitude toward social responsibility. It is three festivals in one, comprising the Queen of the Sea Contest, a Youghal Food Festival and a ‘Myrtle Groove’ Music Festival.
Click on the image below to see a profile of each of the contestants for the Queen of the Sea 2011

Music…

The festivities commence with the Myrtle Groove gig on Nealon’s Quay at 3 pm on Friday July 15th, wherein various live bands will entertain throughout the day. The ‘groove’ will persist throughout the weekend in what marks a serious upgrade in Youghal’s provision of musical entertainment. Along with local artistes, Cork’s 96FM Gig Rig will play live from the Market Square, KILA will perform on Nealon’s and there will be music and dance of a traditional genre also. A ‘Mardi Gras’ Parade featuring the queens will traverse the town at 7 pm that night.

Food…

The Youghal Food Festival will be officially opened by the Celebrity TV Chef, Rachel Allen. There will be a farmers’ market, cooking demonstrations, teaching 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.

Come and watch TV celebrity chef Rachel Allen cut the ribbon for the official opening the food festival and wander through the many food and craft stalls where you can treat yourself to a taste of the finest local produce to be found in the area, Visit Corks 96FM GIG RIG playing live from Market Square, or let the kids join in the fun, and enter the crab catching or the sand castle building competition, join the circus workshop, enter your dog in the Dog Show or join one of the other many fun activities planned for you during the festival.
Girls….

Enjoy the crowning of the Queen of the Sea followed by acclaimed band KILA live on stage, and enjoy lots of free music all through the weekend on the Myrtle groove Gig Rig. Saturday’s fare includes the Food Festival, which will be launched –if not lunched!- by TC chef Rachel Allen. A multitude of other attractions, including water races and busking, will run throughout the day. The 2011 Queen of the Sea will be crowned at 6.30 on Saturday night, followed by a Queens Banquet at the Mall Arts centre.

…And fun

Sunday’s many attractions include family races in the Green Park (Spud and spoon, fastest daddy, hairy legs, wheel barrow, three legged, wife-carrying, etc), alongside a dog show and various other entertainments such as wife-ccbucking bronco, obstacle course, face painting, circus workshop and so on and on….

Pictured below is last year’s winner Susie Fitzgibbon

MYRTLE GROOOOOVE GIG RIG – Time Table

Friday 

AYMAN 3PM
CAROL KENIERY 3:30PM
PLANET CLAIRE 4PM
Martin Valley 5pm
The Live Vibe 6pm
Barry Teriney 7pm
Silta 7:35pm
THE UNMARKED 8:30PM
DEBURCA 10PM

Saturday

KARMA PARKING 3PM
NICOLE MCGUIREe 4PM
GOLDFISH SYNDROME 4:45PM
CROWNING THE QUEEN OF THE SEA 6:30
KILA 9PM

Sunday

HELL FOR LEATHER 2:30PM
ST JOHN THE GAMBLER 3:30PM
EANNA DOWLING & MARTIN FURY & BOBBY LEE 4:45PM
CELTIC INVASION 6PM
THE STEVE WHELAN BAND 7:30PM
THE WALL STREET THIEVES 8:45PM
TOY SOLDIER 10PM

Marine leisure strategy for South Cork coastline
By Leo McMahon

A MARINE Leisure Infrastructure Strategy (2010-2020) for around 500 kilometres of South Cork coastline stretching from Timoleague to Youghal was officially launched by Cllr Kevin Murphy at County Hall recently.

It complements a similar strategy for West Cork covering 700km from the Kerry border to Courtmacsherry which was completed in 2008 and is aimed at ensuring development of coastal inlets, bays, beaches and harbours in a coherent and sustainable manner by making the best use of existing and planned infrastructure and to create a quality brand for coastal tourism and leisure in Ireland’s largest county.

‘This publication contains an Action Plan with inputs from over 100 stakeholder organisations and a steering group with representatives from the county council, Kinsale, Cork and Youghal Town Councils, the Ports of Kinsale, Cork and Youghal, Failte Ireland, the Coast and Marine Resources Centre attached to UCC, South and East Cork Area Development (SECAD), West Cork Development Partnership and Inland Fisheries Ireland’, said Cllr Murphy, who is also a member of Kinsale Harbour Commissioners.

The motive behind both West and South Cork strategies, he pointed out, was to ‘use resources, reassess their value and tap into the potential of marine infrastructure to develop sustainable products, services and jobs and also encourage investment along the coast’.

County manager Martin Riordan said the Cork coastline was a unique asset and because its nature and uses had changed over the years, it was necessary to revisit it, build on the product and ensure its potential was maximised.

Complimenting the compilers of the 158 page report, he said Cork had for the first time, a detailed inventory of infrastructure and service providers. ‘We now need to maintain momentum behind this work because this strategy will engage and encourage many agencies to promote development and initiatives.

‘Tourism is one of the key sectors with potential for growth. We have the infrastructure we need to see how we can brand, package and market the unique product and services we have but it is important that we all understand and appreciate what we have along our coastline if we are to showcase it to visitors. Let’s build on the great potential identified in this strategy’, Mr Riordan added.

The strategy comprises an overview highlighting the importance of marine tourism and recreation etc, methodology, an action plan and proposals for its implementation. There are also several appendices including an audit of all coastal facilities in Kinsale Harbour, Crosshaven, Ringaskiddy, Monkstown and Passage West, Cork city, Cobh and other parts of Cork Harbour; from Timoleague to Harbour View and Coolmain, Garrettstown and Old Head, Oysterhaven, Nohoval, Roberts Cove to Myrtleville and along the coast of East Cork via Inch, Ballycotton and Knockadoon to Youghal. There are also sections on the riparian infrastructure of Inniscarra.

Fifty-two short and long-term actions are detailed in the strategy. A key proposal is to create a coastal brand or quality mark for the entire Cork coastline with a central information website.

Short-term priorities include the upgrading of parking and the slipway in Sandycove near Kinsale, develop a commercial tourism pick up/drop off point for angling and commercial tourism at Adams Quay, Kinsale; develop a boat park and slipway near Archdeacon Duggan Bridge, Kinsale; further develop water sports at Garrettstown and Oysterhaven, identify locations for public moorings in Cork Harbour and Oysterhaven, identify four key water access points in Cork Harbour, develop a pontoon or marina and public moorings in Youghal, install uniform water trail and bird watching signage, further develop Spike Island and Fort Camden for heritage tourism, develop a new access with trailer parking at Fountainstown, support the use of Dooneen Pier near the Old Head for angling and tour boats and improve water quality.

Encouraging non traditional users of the sea to engage in marine activities and promote the development of curricula for school children using existing adventure centre facilities are other proposals of which there are many in the strategy highlighting the many opportunities for the county.

Among those who attended the launch were Denis Healy, Port of Cork; Kinsale Harbour Master, Captain Phil Devitt, county councillors and various stakeholders.

Copies of the Marine Leisure Infrastructure Strategy are available from administrative officer Rose Carroll, Cork County Council, Corporate Affairs, Floor 14, County Hall, Cork, who had a major input into the project. It can also be viewed on the website www.corkcoco.ie

Source: www.southernstar.ie

BY LEO McMAHON Saturday July 16th, 2011

Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:36 AM    Cork Sinn Féin County Councillor Michelle Hennessey has today called on the Energy Regulator to call a halt to the 10% hike in electricity and gas prices which An Bord Gáis plans to announce later this week.

Councillor Hennessey said that such an increase will further cripple Cork families who are already struggling to cope.

Speaking from Midleton Councillor Hennessey said:

“Bord Gáis says it needs to increase prices because of the Global Market. At the same time, the company has made huge profits from loyal customers. These same customers are already crippled with job losses, Government cuts and rising prices, not to mention the hike in the mortgage interest rate.

“This proposed hike in energy prices will push people further into fuel poverty and undoubtedly lead to an increase in the numbers of people in arrears and who are therefore in danger of disconnection.

“The energy suppliers themselves have recognised the clear connection between price increases and failure to pay bills. That obviously impacts on the company’s income and so it makes no sense to impose further increases at a time when many thousands of people are already in difficulties.

“I am therefore calling on the regulator to rescind this increase and to reject the company’s application for an increase in gas prices.”

Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 6:23 PM
Sinn Féin’s TD for East Cork, Sandra McLellan, says the Cloyne Report highlights a disgraceful litany of concealment and evasion by the Catholic Church.

Commenting on the publication of the Cloyne Report, Deputy McLellan said:

“The Cloyne Report provides a window into a very dark and shameful episode in our recent past. It is a shocking indictment, above all, of the Catholic Church, which ignored its own guidelines and procedures designed to protect children from child abuse. What is especially shocking is that this report brings the clerical sexual abuse scandal right up to 2009.”

“Instead of a policy of child protection the Church implemented a policy of deliberate cover-up, concealment and evasion. Their obvious priority was the protection of the institution of the church while the lives of children were being destroyed.”

“I extend my deepest sympathy to the victims of these despicable acts. The publication of this report is undoubtedly a painful reminder for them. The Government must ensure that the lessons of this Report are learned.”

Welcoming the Government’s commitment to act on the recommendations of the Report, Deputy McLellan said:

“I welcome the strong response of the Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald and the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to this Report. The commitment to place the Children First guidelines on a statutory basis and to legislate on the issue of soft information is very welcome.”

 

A FACEBOOK PAGE called ‘Save Youghal Ambulance’ was set up on Monday, July 11th and has already gained over 1,000 supporters. The page states that ‘From September 2011 the HSE plan to remove the Youghal Ambulance full-time from the town and plan to replace it with a solo paramedic response car.

Read full post below:

From September 2011 the HSE plan to remove the Youghal Ambulance full-time from the town. They plan to replace it with a solo paramedic response car. This means that if a medical emergency happens anywhere within the town or surrounding areas including Ardmore, Killeagh, Castlemartyr, Ballycotton, Knockanore and further afield the casualty will have to wait for AT LEAST 20 mins before an ambulance from Midleton, Dungarvan, Fermoy or even Cork City arrives to take them to hospital (this could take up to an hour!). This makes it impossible for a casualty to make it to an A+E Department within the recommended ‘golden hour’ and greatly reduces their chances of survival.
This decision has to be reversed or else lives will be lost!
- Please suggest this page to all of your friends as it may effect any one of your friends and family.
- Please also sign local petitions (details to follow)
- We will be asking you to write to the HSE and government soon also to voice your concerns and more details on how to do this will follow.

Below are just some of the comments on the Save Youghal Ambulance facebook page:

Tara O Connell
I think the petition might not be enough to change this decision, I think its time Youghal stood up and was counted, we have stayed quiet for long enough, lets take to the streets and stand up for our town, get camera crews and newspapers down and let them all know that we will not take this, and we do not want lives put at risk!!!

Anne Marguerite Graf
It is ludicrous to discontinue with the Ambulance Service. Upon a person sustaining a stroke or heart attack, the ambulance where I live in Nürnberg Germany is on the scene within 7 minutes. It is absolutely detrimental to be without an ambulance.

Anthony Mullane
got a spin off ye guys 6 years ago, and could not praise ye highly enough, patrick mc hung on awhile in the hospital, and was a great comfort to me and helen, i hope i wont need ye for awhile, but it would be nice to know ye were there, the people of youghal need and depend on this service, regards to all

Michaela Bailey
Maybe whoever made this decsion In the government should sit in the ambulance when the paramedics are doin the fantastic work they do in Youghal every day… And then see if the town doesn’t need an ambulance… The Youghal paramedics were amazing when my grandad was sick, and to this day I will thank them from the bottom of my heart. I’m sure the town will do whatever we can to save the ambulance in Youghal! X

Click here to visit the Save Youghal Ambulance facebook page

AN EXHIBITION of artistic works by Eileen & Will McGoldrick is currently underway at The Grain Store, Ballymaloe House, Shanagarry, Co. Cork. Officially opened by Tom Doorly at an exclusive launch evening on the 30th of June, the cleverly titled “Between a Rock and Good Place, continues until 17 July 2011. Housed in a restored 17th century farmyard building the exhibition presents the paradox of imagination and reality as subjects are explored both through paint and lens.

This unique exhibit consists of two main bodies of work. ‘Dreams’ by Eileen McGoldrick is a series of archival prints made from a mixed media journey exploring the sequence of the dream and ‘Irish Rock’ by Will McGoldrick is a photographic series based on work done over the past two years exploring the coastal rock formations of the South Coast, and in particular the East Cork / West Waterford areas. A selection of other works by both artists are also on display.

Speaking of ‘Dreams” Eileen explains her artistic concept saying “This journey will take one from entering the dream state, to confronting the different types of dreams, and experiencing the desire for the dreams to end. The final stage lifts one upwards, re-entering consciousness”. Contrastingly Will’s subject matter is very much a study of something more solid as he himself explains “When looking at rock, I am looking at its composition, light, colour and form. When these elements come together, and especially following a high tide, the rocks glisten with water, salts and oils that somehow work in a symbiotic way to reveal the vibrant colours, grains and striations. Smell and sound also play a major part in these experiences; the sea-weed, the salt air, the electric sound of the water running off shingle, or a minor thunderclap as a wave hit’s a rock in a corner. These all add to my journey when recording this project.  My aim here is to highlight to the viewer, the beauty that exists around us, and how nature has carved and painted places of sensory delight, that are just waiting to be found. Ultimately both ‘Dreams’ and ‘Irish rock’ exude a fascinating juxtaposition as contrasting concepts come to both compliment and provoke thought.

*Those who are unable to attend the exhibition are welcome to visit Mc Goldrick Art and Photography Gallery which is located at 59 North Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork.

For Further Information contact
087 4116483 / 087 2286591
mcgoldrickarts@gmail.com
www.mcgoldrickart.com

Profile: Eileen
Belfast born Eileen has been Painting and Drawing ever since she can remember. Eileen left Belfast and went to Birmingham Art College where she gained a BA Hons in Fine Art Painting. She then moved to Oxford where she continued to paint and work as a community artist and Tutor.
Eileen feels being an Artist has made every day an adventure, wherein she strives to explore the subject that she wants to represent, in whatever media she feels is appropriate. Eileen will work for months on an idea, or a feeling, by exploring it, following instinct, and relying on years of experience to create unique images that always excite, whether they are mixed media, portraits, or an inner journey.

Profile:Will
Will is a skilled photographer with over 20 years experience creating images that portray a wide range of subject matter in his own unique way. Born in Belfast, he moved to Oxford where he gained his degree, and studied Photography. Will returned to Ireland in 2003 and is based in Co. Cork.
As a founder member of the “In Camera” group of photographers in Oxford, he has exhibited widely, both as a solo artist, and as part of a group of artists. His recent work has been inspired by his surroundings, and hails his use of colour as opposed to his Black & White images created in the UK.
Will’s work has been eagerly sought by commercial Business’s and by Collectors alike.