Music
Youghal Pipe Band Competition Triumph
Youghal Pipe Band triumphantly won at two major pipe band competitions for the 2009 season. The band took 1st place in grade 4 and 3rd place in grade 5 at Cobh on Sunday 31st May 2009 Ireland for the South of Ireland Pipe Band Championship.
Following on from their Cobh success was a double win at [...]
Youghal – Oldest Procession in Ireland – Attracts huge crowds
It is said that Youghal is the second oldest town in Ireland, after Kinsale. That’s as may or may not be, but it is certainly true that the Corpus Christi Procession in Youghal is the oldest and longest running in the country. This is something of which the local people are obviously very proud and, [...]
Youghal Arts Network Midsummer’s Ball 2009
Youghal Arts Network are a group of different arts groups and people involved in the various arts, who came together approximately three years ago under the umbrella of the Youghal Arts Network. Various fundraising events are organised each year, the proceeds of which are used to fund a programme of events in the town each [...]
Blackwater Academy-Youghal
Blackwater Academy would like to wish a special congratulations to all those who performed recently in our annual musical, and also our end of year display.
‘The Wizard of Oz’ took place on the 14th – 17th May, at Blackwater Academy, Seafield. There were 3 different casts over 4 shows. Each member of the cast successfully [...]
Dancing Thru The Ages featured on RTE’s The Reel Deal
On Friday next, June 12th, Dancing Thru The Ages, the Youghal-based Irish music, song and dance show will be featured on RTE 1’s The Reel Deal. Recorded at the Firkin Crane Theatre in Cork City in 2008, the programme will feature footage from the show and also interviews with Richie Foley and Paula Goulding, the [...]
Dodge and The Urban Druids recording in Youghal
East Cork HipHop/Rock fusion band Dodge and The Urban Druids will be performing in the Village, Dublin on the 11th June promoting their new ep called Pagan Rhymes for ya Ailing Minds recorded at Claycastle Recording Studios, Youghal and will be available online from July 1st. Report K. McCarthy- Photos: Michael Hussey e mail news [...]
Midsummer Gala Ball
Tickets for the Midsummer Gala Ball are now on sale at Gallery 126, North Main St. Youghal.
The ball will be held in the Mall Arts Centre on Saturday June 13th 2009. Dancing once again to the sound of The Roaring 40’s Big swing Band courtesy of the Youghal Arts Network. Tickets cost E60.
Guys & Dolls – A great show! Don’t miss it!
The musical Guys and Dolls had a successful run playing nightly to large audiences at the community centre. Excerpts from the show may be seen in the Featured Video box on this website which the YoughalOnline video crew hope you enjoy. The last night is tonight (Friday 15thmay) so be sure to book your tickets [...]
Guys and Dolls! Community Centre – Youghal, May 8th – 15th 2009
Guys and Dolls, perhaps the best-loved of all Broadway Musical Comedies, is set in New York, the city that never sleeps. And within it, all human life. From the news seller to the chorus girl, from the gambler to the missionary – all of them caught up in the teeming vitality of the city streets. [...]
Hair Shave/ Leg Wax in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation
On Friday 24th April, Joe Dan’s Pub hosted a charity Leg Wax/ Head Shave in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation. Report Michael Hussey/Photo: Warren Tivy (YoughalOnline.com)
Nine local lads- Tony Kiely, Shane Pomphrett, Eoin Power, Fenton Cashman, Gerard Horgan, Emmet Kelly, Jimmy Russell, Fred Jayawardene and Reuben Jayawardene- generously donated their heads and legs for [...]
