Culture
Out Of Hand - Eileen McGoldrick
L-R Helen Coen, Joan Pakeman, Eileen McGoldrick, Breda Phillips
Youghal based but Belfast born artist Eileen McGoldrick displays her unique painting style in her visually striking Cork solo exhibition.
Getting ‘Out of Hand’ at the Cork Vision Centre April 2008 sees the Cork Vision Centre host ‘Out of Hand’ a visually striking exhibition of paintings by [...]
Youghal In Line For Mega-Rich Boat Racing Bonanza
By Christy Parker
A powerboat racing festival scheduled to take place in Youghal over the weekend June 20th-22nd is being seen as a “systems test” for a multimillion-euro boat racing extravaganza in the town from 2009. Youghal Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has revealed that “representatives of a very large international marine based sporting franchise” are [...]
Youghal Choral Society Evening of Music At The Mall Arts Centre
Photos by Michael Hussey (www.youghalonline.com)
Youghal Choral Society
The Future: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Photo: Michael Hussey (www.youghalonline.com)
Musician Claire Regan (Youghal) and Actor Daniel McGoldrick (Youghal)
Inspired by one of the world’s greatest poets, novelists, artists, and contemporary folk musicians, Leonard Cohen’s life and work was celebrated here in unique fashion. A collaboration of music, drama and dance, Cohen’s works came to life like never before at the Cork School [...]
Pobalscoil Na Troinoide News
Photo: Pobalscoil Na Troinoide Archaeology Dept
Pictures from our recent Art & Heritage Ty trip to Dublin and New Grange. The students study Art and Archaeology as part of their TY course. The tour took in the National Museum of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Hugh Lane Art Gallery. We had an [...]
Youghal’s Windy Lane Puppeteers Visit The Cavern, Liverpool
By Louise O’Loughlin | Photo: Vanessa O’Loughlin.
The Windy Lane Puppet Theatre who are based in Bawnard in St. Raphael’s, Youghal, recently took the opportunity to show Liverpool what they are made of when they travelled to the birthplace of the Beatles to perform their current production “Those Were the Days (An Extravaganza in Two Parts)”.
Part [...]
Youghal Town Short Listed For Major Award
By Michael Hussey | Photos by Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Ger Flanagan, Youghal News - Sponsor ‘Eddie O’Sullivan’ Photographic Exhibition, Fiona Candon (Adjudicator), Karoona Jhugaroo (Failte Ireland), Dominic Campbell (Adjucator), Sheena Doyle (Failte Ireland), Paul Flynn (Adjudicator), Tomas O’ Maoldomhnaigh (Adjudicator), Aileen Ahern (Tourism Development Officer, Youghal), Tony O’Dalaigh (Adjudicator) Catherine Desmond (Youghal’s Municipal Heritage Group) [...]
Youghal Benefits As Gormley Throws A Further €2 Million At Walled Towns Initiative
Photos By: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Mr. John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, announced a funding package amounting to almost €25 Million to support built heritage projects in 2008. The provision represents a record increase of 42% on the amount spent in 2007.
The Walled Towns Initiative was launched last year and administered [...]
After Killeagh by Christy Parker
by Christy Parker
There’s a Castlemartyr traffic jam
Its thirty-five years old
It moves ten metres every year
And sometimes less, I’m told
It’s choc-a-bloc in gridlock shock
It’s time without a space
Kids have grown to angry men
Without seeing another place
There’s buses, lorries, bikes and cars
A horse-and-cart or two
Ten fire brigades can’t fight this Hades
Nor an ambulance get through
The man attired [...]
Dancing Thru The Ages Leaving Youghal
by Christy Parker
Dispute sends top show to Cork this summer
Youghal’s highly acclaimed Dancing Thru the Ages has withdrawn its summer show from the town following a dispute over performance dates. Since its inception four years ago, Dancing Through the Ages has run at the mall Arts Centre on Wednesday and Thursday nights through July [...]
