Popular presenter, Mick Sheehan is set to return to the local airwaves this weekend. After a well deserved break from the studio, Mick returns to front the Breakfast Show on C.R.Y 104fm each Saturday morning.

Mick will have all the usual elements in the programme, with a look at the papers, local events and of course, Sport, with top tips almost assured! Another familiar part of the show is the sponsor, Farrell’s Bar, Summerfield.

In addition to that familiar mix, the Breakfast Show will have a new time slot. From this Saturday, 3rd March, the Breakfast Show will be broadcast from 8 – 10am on C.R.Y 104fm. Mick Sheehan will not have to do it all himself on the new show. He will be ably assisted by Tommy Keane, who is also eagerly looking forward to the new show.

Speaking at the announcement of the new programme, C.R.Y Station Manager, Declan Gibbons said he was delighted to welcome Mick Sheehan back to Saturday mornings on C.R.Y. He thanked Michael Farrell of Farrell’s Bar Summerfield for his continuing sponsorship of the programme and support for the station. Declan also paid special tribute to Derek Kiely and James Howes, who had been presenting the Breakfast show – together and separately – over the past six months. “Derek began a new job this week and I wish him all the very best in it. Derek will of course coninue to present Kiely’s Country on Tuesday evenings, until the return of GAA This Week on 15th March. James is busy preparing for his Leaving Cert exams and we also wish him all the best in that important endeavour”.

The Breakfast Show on C.R.Y 104fm will be broadcast from 8-10am every Saturday from 3rd March. It will be preceded by a station highlights programme from 7-8am.

 

And don’t forget the afternoon show on Wednesday’s!….

Aura Of Expectation Surrounds Youghal Leisure Centre’s New Wind Turbine. – By Christy Parker

A NEW WIND TURBINE is expected to reduce Youghal’s Aura Leisure Centre’s electricity cost by up to two-thirds when it is connected up next month. The structure has just been fully assembled some 70 metres from the centre adjacent to Claycastle beach and is awaiting completion of its technical programme before commencing operations. “We’re just waiting for the ESB to inspect the fixture and, all going well, we will make it live,” says Gary McCormack, managing director of Bandon-based WindTurbines.ie, who installed the structure.

Purchased from Vestas, Denmark, who are the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, the turbine was transported in three sections before being assembled by WindTurbines.ie. Thereafter it took three days to install  fully. The groundwork was conducted by Youghal’s Barry Walsh Civil Engineering Ltd. in an intense, three-week operation last December. Due to the bog like conditions of the soil, the company had to dig an 8.5 sq metre trench, five metres deep to secure the base.

The turbine is the first such installation in the seaside town and as well as being highly functional, it makes an eye-catching addition to the landscape. A 75 kilowatt structure, it stands 25 metres tall, with 8.5 metre blades measuring 17 metres in circumference when turning. Its uppermost regions can be accessed through an internal ladder running the length of the tower.

Purchase of the turbine has been facilitated by a €400,000 granted secured by Youghal Town Council –who own Aura Leisure centre- from the Department of Tourism and Sport last year. The grant has also enabled the centre to upgrade its disability facilities.

Aura Leisure centre Manager Tracy Kenneally says the turbine system will “make a huge difference” to the company’s running costs. “As you can imagine, heating bills are high when you are running three heated swimming pools, a sauna and a steam room, as well as a gymnasium,” smiles the manager. “So we are thrilled that the council secured us the money to acquire this turbine. We are also proud to be using an environmentally-friendly system,” she adds.

TOP JOCKEYS TO SADDLE UP FOR YOUGHAL’S DONKEY DERBY. – By Christy Parker

Some of Ireland’s top international jockeys are to participate in a donkey derby on the main street next month. Locals Davy Russell, Davy Condon will be joined by Paul and Nina Carberry, Paul Townend and Andrew McNamara will arrive in town on Friday March 23rd, just a week after negotiating the lesser matter of the Cheltenham festival, to saddle up in the inaugural Paddy Power Celebrity Donkey Derby. The jump stars will take the reins prior to contesting the course on the North Main Street.

The event, which is supported also by Youghal Chamber of Tourism and Commerce and several local bars, hopes to raise funds for the town’s burgeoning Queen of the Sea festival in July.

The ‘derby’ will form the centrepiece of a night of fun that will also feature inter-sports club relay racing, trolley dash racing, hurdle racing (without the donkeys!) jumbo bouncy balls (i.e. space hoppers) and baby tractor racing,” says a Chamber spokeswoman. Shenanigans will commence at 7 pm.

Raffle

Meanwhile tickets are now on sale for a top quality raffle accompanying the event, with the winners to be announced on the derby night. The top prize features a night for two in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin, along with two Reserved Enclosure tickets to Punchestown’s April Festival meeting.  Other prizes include pairs of tickets for Galway, Listowel, Killarney and Cork race courses, a weekend for five in Trabolgan and day passes to the same centre. Tickets cost €5 from Chamber retail outlets.  Inquiries: Youghal Chamber of Tourism and Commerce: (024) 92447

Christy Parker talks to Barry Walsh on the groundwork preparations for Aura Leisure Centre wind turbine.

The eye-catching new wind turbine standing proud against the skyline at Aura Leisure Centre is a landmark of unprecedented presence in the town. However for local company Barry Walsh Civil Engineering Ltd, it is was a familiar undertaking when landed the groundwork contract for the structure’s installation.

The Youghal firm four out-of-town competitors to the tender from Bandon-based installation company windturbines.ie, last November. “I think our experience with wind turbine installation probably swung it for us, “says Barry. “We’ve worked on several wind turbine schemes in recent times, such as the Boggerah Mountain wind farm in north Cork and a similar one in Kerry in Castleisland.”

The Aura turbine was funded through a €400,000 grant acquired by Youghal Town Council from the Department of Tourism and Sport last year. Purchased in Denmark and transported in three sections, it is expected to meet up to two-thirds of the centre’s electricity requirements.

The project contrasted starkly with previous work undertaken by Barry’s firm in the sphere, being considerably smaller in scale and function. However it presented its own, unique challenge to the five-man crew of Youghal craftsmen who set foot on site last December. “It was quite complex for a couple of reasons,” Barry explains. “Firstly the schedule was tight as we only had about three weeks to do the job. Secondly, the ground is basically peat and water so we had to dig very deep to facilitate the base work.”

Having constructed the road into the site, the workers then excavated a base 8½ square metres to a depth of five metres. “We lined it with a terram lining and back filled and compacted it with stone,” Barry details. “Then we undertook the steel and concrete work for the base, having completed the shuttering. That also involved the fixing of the holding down bolts to the column section of the base. We also ran the ducting into the leisure centre,” he adds.

Degree

Barry, 32, was educated in Gortaroo NS and CBS Youghal, before undertaking a three year course in quantity surveying at Cork Institute of Technology, followed by a graduation year at Limerick’s equivalent, which brought him an honours degree in 2002. “That gave me a background in pricing and so on,” he explains.

Then, seven years ago he established Barry Walsh Civil Engineering Ltd, which currently employs three full time workers. The company undertakes a wide variety of projects, from the aforementioned wind farms to road bypasses, drainage schemes and onto simpler, residential tasks.  “At the moment we are also diversifying into septic tank renovation,” Barry reveals.

Living in Ballyclamsy, recessionary times mean he has to travel quite a bit to fulfil contracts. It’s as well that he loves his work. “Yeah I do,” he smiles. “Every day is a fresh challenge. I always try to better myself,” he proceeds. “And it’s a great feeling to walk away from a successful job, knowing that we have completed it to the very best of our ability and that the client is happy.”

Meanwhile in recent weeks, windurbines.ie has attached the 75 kilowatt turbine itself to the base secured by Barry’s team. It stands, some 70 metres from the centre, an impressive 25 metres tall, with blades measuring 17 metres. Aura Leisure Centre manager Tracy Kenneally says it will commence operating next month. Thanks to Barry Walsh’s help, it should be more than a breeze…

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Sherlock TD Slams HSE Attitude At Youghal Ambulance Meeting – By Christy Parker

East Cork Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation, Seán Sherlock, has accused the HSE of using industrial relations negotiations as “a bit of a smokescreen” to defer dealing with concerns over its plans to restructure the east Cork ambulance service. The junior Labour minister also accuses the National Ambulance service of “behaving like a little republic” over the issue.

Deputy Sherlock’s comments were addressed to a meeting in Youghal’s Walter Raleigh hotel, where a 200-strong attendance again expressed on-going wariness, if not outright rejection, of HSE proposals to replace Youghal ambulance with a roaming ‘first responder’ vehicle and an ‘intermediate care vehicle’ for non-emergency duties. The proposal as envisages two ambulances based in Midleton and Fermoy, tasked with answering emergency calls from the responder paramedics.

The meeting, convened by the Save Youghal Ambulance (SYA) group saw several local councillors -including mayor Eoin Coyne- in attendance, as were some local GPs. The highest echelons of politics were represented only by Deputy Sherlock. East Cork Sin Féin TD Sandra McLellan was abroad on part business and was unable to attend her Fine Gael counterpart Dave Stanton also indisposed. Both sent letters of apology and explanation. Deputy Stanton’s party colleague for the area, Tom Barry had, it was related, not responded in any fashion (bar silence) to an invitation to attend.

The meeting opened with PRO for the SYA Jim Flanagan, observing that two dates set to herald the removal of the Youghal ambulance –Sept 2nd 2011 and Feb 34th last –had passed without the service being altered.

There followed a power point presentation on behalf of SYA outlining the present standards and the perceived deficiencies in the proposed changes. The presentation made the following relevant claims:

•  Immediate area population: 8,500 and population within 12 minutes travel time is 44,000.
•  HIQA (Health Information and Quality Authority) response guidelines for life-threatening calls are: Initial response 7-8 minutes; patient carrying vehicle within 19 minutes. The HSE claims the new service would herald a first response within 90 seconds and critics say that won’t happen.
•  Currently the Youghal ambulance operates two crews on Mon-Thur covering 8 am-8 pm and an on-call (from home) system from 8 pm to 8 am. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday there are full-time crews on duty 24/7.
•  A new central control centre, based in Ballyshannon is not expected to be ready for another year at least.
•  Present operational boundaries will cease to exist with much local knowledge replaced by SatNav technology operated by non-locals.
•  Advanced digital radio communications, “supposed to be there by Christmas, are still not operational.
•  Not enough advanced paramedics yet trained.
•  The intermediate care vehicle still not delivered; one designated for Bantry and one for Mallow, but none so far apportioned for East Cork; in any case area is deemed very large for one vehicle to serve, with three ambulances already stretched to cover it.
•  Cork Orthopaedic hospital now closed and moved to South Infirmary, which closes its A&E at 8 pm. That places extra workload on CUH, where waiting time to get in for ambulances crews can be up to two hours. Also, Mercy hospital is losing its paediatric service to CUH too. Ambulance crews have to wait hours also to get trollies returned.

Additionally, serious doubts were expressed from the floor regarding the anticipated satellite systems, in reference to obscure rural locations and inadequate co-ordinate system in Ireland generally.

SYA Chairwoman Tara O’Connell explained that the committee, while appearing relatively low on the public’s radar in recent months, had been actively engaged on negotiations involving HSE and political figures behind the scenes. These included two meetings, in Clonmel and Mallow between such parties. “It’s not just Youghal that is being affected,” she reminded, “but East Cork generally,” before stipulating that public support remained, as always, crucial to the campaign.

Letter

Subsequently, SYA secretary Susan Morgan, read a letter to the SYA from Director of the National Ambulance Service, Robert Morton. The letter referred to the past meetings before stating that “the HSE’s focus for the immediate future is now on addressing the industrial relations aspect of the changes required through the States industrial relations machinery,” along with addressing “a legal challenge from a private ambulance company seeking an injunction against the HSE recruiting additional staff.” There would be no changes meantime, he letter concluded.

The chairwoman said this presented more time for the SYA and its supporters to press its counter-claims further and indeed for the HSE time to streamline and configure its plans. This is now, it seems, the kernel of the issue. For the gathering generally accepted that some change is inevitable –and indeed may be beneficial- but there was and is considerable anger that the HSE seems intent on implementing change regardless of infrastructural inadequacies and without the system not being first tested.

Following a brief address by Mayor Coyne in which he queried the logic of sending up to four paramedics –between first responder car and an ambulance-to the scene of a call whereas one ambulance crew of two is now presently doing so- Deputy Sherlock took the microphone for ten minutes. It was quickly obvious that the response of the HSE –and that of its subsidiary the National Ambulance Service (NAS)- to the months of negotiations and meetings had served to frustrate and annoy him considerably.

“Smokescreen”

The minister labelled Mr. Morton’s sentiments on industrial resolutions “a bit of a smokescreen” and a mechanism to excuse difficulties in implementing and in opposition to the proposed changes. He said the issue was really “about modifying the service to ensure people have confidence in it.” The deputy said of the meetings in Clonmel and Newmarket that he had expected this would bring the issue down to discussing “technique” and operational issues and that doctors and public alike would emerge reassured with problems overcome through dialogue and co-operation. However, the NAS had “not had the courtesy” to listen to the expertise and experience offered by the doctors, he said, adding, “I took them in good faith and believed issues could be resolved but it transpired to be just an exercise in optic. I will now up the ante with the HSE.”

In a further rebuke Deputy Sherlock said that, as a layman, he had always thought there was, within the HSE a man with a plan on the matter. On one occasion he found on visiting the HSE, he said he had discovered empty offices where “there was no man and no plan!”

“Little republic”

In his uncompromising surmise, the deputy also accused the NAS of acting “like a little republic onto themselves,” further describing them as “almost a separate entity from the HSE, with little co-ordination between them.” He believed “the logical approach would be to adapt the new service in parallel with the existing one,” and felt the HSE was “not adhering to HIQA’s pre-hospital emergency care guidelines.” He would relate this to Labour party leader Eamon Gilmore and onto James Reilly, with a view to withdrawing support for the changes. “I stand before you as a politician and take responsibility as such but I cannot support the HSE recommendations as matters stand.” He concluded.

Meanwhile the SYA committee urged the public to remain committed to the cause, again crediting the publicity and demonstrations to date as reason why the proposed removal of the ambulance had thus far survived two deadlines.

Family, friends and club mates joined local councillors, including Youghal Mayor Eoin Coyne, at a civic reception in the Mall Arts Centre to honour Claycastle Pitch and Putt club’s Anthony O’Loughlin’s victory in the 2011 National Strokeplay Championships. The 32-year old father of two claimed the title in Douglas last July, snatching victory with a scintillating 12 under par final round to leave him 25 under –a new course record- for the tournament. He is the first Youghal man ever to win the title and weeks later also captained Cork to victory in the national inter-county championships in Portmarnock.

Individual-based civic receptions are rare occurrences at council headquarters these times and Mr. O’Loughlin’s achievement reflect the new level to which the bar has been raised to acquire one. It comes also in a year when the Claycastle club is poised to host June’s 2012 National Matchplay Championships and amidst town council plans to provide a modern club house at the venue.

Mayor Eoin Coyne said the player, currently ranked sixth in Ireland, had “brought honour and pride to himself, his family, his club and his town” in a victory that “bore testament to his dedication and love for his sport as well as to the outstanding facilities at Claycastle. I also wish to thank him for being a fantastic ambassador for Youghal,” he added, pledging on-going town council support for the club, alongside its sponsorship for June’s event. The mayor presented the champion with a Waterford Crystal glass plate insignia bearing the Youghal Coat of Arms.

For his part, Mr O’Loughlin said he never imagined on taking up the game 20 years ago that he’d be “standing here having won on an All-Ireland title.” He thanked his wife Paula for babysitting his young daughters Katy and Aoife while he practiced, club members who had travelled to Douglas and his dad Tommy, who had followed him persistently. “I’d been telling him for years I was good but I’m sure he was having doubts,” he joked. “At last he saw me play well and I was very proud to have him there on the day.” He recalled veteran player Sonny Mangan, who had tutored him from day one, with the timeless advice for sport and life that, when things go astray, keep your head down and your ass up!”

Thank you

Mr O’Loughlin also acknowledged club member Don Sheehan for his encouragement towards self-belief, the club’s committee, which he described as “the most progressive and hard-working” he had experienced across 16 years and “Liam Ryan and Cllr Sammy Revins for their great assistance in reviving the plans for a much needed clubhouse and their continuous support, which is hugely appreciated. Likewise, he recognised “the wonderful support and sponsorship from the businesses in the town in very testing times” and without whose help “it would be very difficult to host June’s championships.

The champion is also the club secretary and Claycastle President Michael Ryall described him as “a Trojan worker” as happy to undertake course maintenance and perform other duties as he was to play. “He has elevated our club to a standard that now sees it All-Ireland rated now,” he concluded.

Club Captain Brendan McAughey recalled that many observers considered Anthony’s final round in Douglas as “the best they have ever seen in the game.” He proceeded, “Nothing is more rewarding in sport than winning the top prize in the game you play. As Bill Shankly said, ‘You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.’ Our juveniles look up to Anthony and hopefully his achievement will spur them to one day also celebrate All-Ireland success.”

APOLOGY TO MR. LIAM RYAN, TOWN CLERK AND YOUGHAL TOWN COUNCIL

Youghalonline.com would like to apologise to Mr. Liam Ryan, Town Clerk and Youghal Town Council for two separate comments which appeared on the website. These comments were posted using pseudonyms “Urban Dweller” and “QED” on August 19th and August 20th, 2011, respectively, and were not properly moderated. We accept they were without foundation and offensive to Mr. Liam Ryan, Town Clerk and Youghal Town Council. The comments have been removed and the posters banned from the comment box forum. These comments in no way reflect the views of youghalonline.com. We would like to apologise unreservedly for any upset caused by these comments.

In late 2009 Teena Gates, a journalist with 98fm, weighed 23 stone and was very ill.   Her doctors told her she needed vital surgery on her diseased gall bladder but, because of her weight, they would be unable to perform either keyhole or full surgery as the instruments would not be sufficiently lengthy for the procedure.   She was told to lose four stone before any operation could take place and for Teena it was, quite literally, diet or die!

Teena has many friends in Youghal and the East Cork area and enjoys nothing more than visiting the town as often as she can.  Youghal’s Cllr Michael Beecher, a very good friend, advised Teena to go for it and, with the help and encouragement of her friends, she commenced her great battle with weight.   She joined a weight loss club and took membership of a Gym.   Teena told how, when she first started on the treadmill she could only do one minute at a time before she became exhausted, and she celebrated when she completed a three minutes stint,  after several days workout.   “it was brutal” she said.  “It was so hard”.    “I could only continue by telling myself  ‘just put one foot in front of the other….one foot….one foot”.

With great effort and deprivation, Teena lost four stone and had her Gall Bladder successfully removed.  .

This was just the start for Teena, who was so grateful for being pain free that she decided to continue with her diet.    Around this time, a friend who was involved in the HOPE Foundation contacted Teena and asked if she would climb Everest to help raise funds for the Foundation.   Teena, who herself had a huge mountain to climb, could not believe her ears but “everything screamed at me to do it” she told.

In the Spring of 2010, weighing 19stone, Teena commenced serious dieting and training.  She started by training in Spink in Wicklow and, after weeks and months and having lost another three stone in weight, Tina contacted Pat Falvey, Entrepreneur and Adventurer in Killarney to arrange a climb of the 3,000ft Carrauntoohil mountain.  At 16 stone weight, Teena accomplished this ‘with’ she told The East Cork Journal, ‘great difficulty’.

Base Camp Everest is 17,700ft and, to Teena, the target seemed impossible.  Again, telling herself it’s just one foot in front of the other, she continued her rigid and severe regime but this time with the help of David Dunne, who was her personal physical trainer.  In the autumn of 2010, Teena finally did battle with Base Camp Everest, and accomplished her target.  ‘I cried when I reached 17,700ft’ Teena said, ‘and could only think that a year ago I couldn’t walk 40 yards without panting’.   It was the greatest sense of achievement I have ever had in my life.

As part of a climbing group, Teena went on to undertake another hill climb two days later – Callapata, which is 18,300ft high, and Teena joined in and climbed….. and climbed.  Yet another peak in the Everest range then beckoned Teena and the group who, after three days walking, climbed another 20,305ft, but this time the climb involved an ice wall, picks, slipping, fear and great exultation when completed.

Teena raised €25,000 for HOPE but told The East Cork Journal that “the biggest gain is mine, as I would not be here now only for the help and encouragement of so many people along the way.  I felt so grateful for getting my life back, for being able to do the ordinary things people do every day, and I am delighted to be able to give something back.  HOPE is a wonderful organisation, and their name reflected my own hope during those dark days”.

So what’s next for this amazing lady, asks The East Cork Journal.   Teena Gates smiles and said “I am in training for the Four Peaks Challenge which covers the four highest mountains in Ireland -Carrauntoohil (Kerry), Mweelrea (Mayo), Slieve Donard (Down) and Lugnaquilla (Wicklow), and will be doing it as a fundraiser for Focus Ireland.  I also want to a proper  ice climb in the Alps!   “But”, she continues, “having received a voucher from my nephew for Christmas for a Kayaking and Canoeing course – I am getting ready to start on that too”.

Teena appeared as a guest on The Late Late Show on Saturday night last, as she has just published a book on her exploits and adventures entitled “One Foot in front of the other” and which, she hopes, will show everyone that if you want to do something, no matter how difficult it may seem, it can be done.   The secret is to set your plan and do not be put off by the magnitude of it”.

After which Teena confessed that she would prefer to tackle any mountain or climb any ice glazier before she would go through her nerves as she walked unsteadily, on very high shoes, out onto the set at RTE.   “I was absolutely terrified”, she told The East Cork Journal, and nothing could be as pressurizing as facing into the lights, knowing I was on telly”.  Having said which, Teena will be appearing on the TV3 Morning Show with Sybil and Martin today, Wednesday 22nd, where she will also be interviewed via Skype by a Group in Sydney who have heard her marvellous story.

An amazing woman who, in just over one year, went from a 23 stone, seriously ill woman who could not walk – to a (now) 11stone lady who has climbed mountains, slipped on glaciers, walked hundreds of miles and miles and miles on a treadmill, changed her entire eating and social habits and raised an amazing amount of €25,000 for HOPE.

And then, just before concluding the interview, Teena asked The East Cork Journal if they knew what HOPE stood for, continuing to tell that it stands for Help-One-Person-Everyday.

Well done, Teena.   Long may you have the inspiring and determined attitude which has brought you, not only up mountains, but down the other side again, safe and well.

The book is in shops now, priced at €14.99.

Click below to see Teena Gates on The Late Late Show RTE

ANTIQUE FAIR:
The 10th annual antique fair will take place this year on March 18th ” Mothers day”. The fair for many has become an annual family day out with something for everyone.
The antique fair is held in aid of the Cloyne Dioceses Invalid fund, all money raised is used to send people from Youghal and the surrounding area to Lourdes with  the Cloyne pilgrimage. Those who benefit would not otherwise be able to make the pilgrimage. Pilgrims who have been feel uplifted, gain a great peace and hope for the future.

Antique Dealers from around the country,  will have a great array of things  to tempt you, antique furniture, jewellery, vintage wear, china, silver and glass. The coin dealers have some rare notes and coin for you to purchase, perhaps you have some at home, bring it along and see what you will get for it.  Nicky loughnane our local antique expert will be on hand, to value any item you would like to bring along, perhaps you have something in the attic or cupboard worth a fortune.

So come along for a great family Day out, Entrance  is only 3 euro, and there will be a draw on the entrance  tickets.
First prize: A TRIP TO LOURDES, 2nd prize: Antique sewing machine, or 100 euro,
It’s mothers day so bring mother along and all the family, enjoy a few hours browsing, while supporting a worthy cause.
Items will be valued, from 2pm to 6 pm. Bring along your treasures
DATE: 18th MARCH
VENUE :WALTER RALEIGH HOTEL
TIME: 11am –7pm
Entrance 3 euro.
Tickets on the door, also available at, Wm. Neville’s , and Crees cards Youghal, and Quinns Ardmore.
Hope to see you there. For further information phone 0877638062

Classy Shoes opened its doors at 67 North Main Street, Youghal on Thursday February 16th with the very latest catwalk trends in Ladies Footwear and Accessories for Spring 2012.

Owned and run by mother and daughter team Tess and Teresa O’Brien who are well known for serving the fashion needs of Ladies in her many roles and lifestyles over the last 17 years at their Ladies Fashion Boutique, Touch of Class at 66 North Main Street, Youghal.

Classy Shoes caters for Fashion Conscious Ladies looking for en trend styles at affordable prices.

Ladies are spoilt for choice with the variety of shoes to choose from. A fantastic Selection of Smart Casual Styles in an array of colours, with comfort being at the top of the list, Tess and Teresa have their customers needs and wants being there main priority.

Classy Shoes Selection of Accessories is spectacular, from wallets to bags, Scarves to Facinators, Belts and Jewellery to name but a few, you will be in paradise!! Remember Ladies it’s not shopping, its retail therapy!!

Touch of Class are renowned for personal service and attention to detail and that is the core value which Tess and Teresa focus on everyday. Stocking outfits to suit all occasions from sizes 10 to 20, all ages, sizes and pockets are catered for.

Tess and Teresa travel the world and introduce new labels every season, constantly sourcing labels ensuring that their customers receive the most up to date fashion available.

So Ladies, Visit Touch of Class and Classy Shoes today, you will not be disappointed!!

Touch of Class and Classy Shoes Dressing You From Head To Toe This Season!

Touch of Class

66 North Main Street

Youghal

024-91255