AT OUR RECENT A.G.M. Mike O’ Neill, chairman of the Hall Committee since it began in 2003 stepped down. Tributes were paid to his leadership skills, foresight, dedication and professionalism. Tony O’ Brien (Treasurer) complemented Mike and thanked him for all the hard work. Mike led from the front and was never short of ideas.

The new Chairman James Tobin, thanked the Committee for electing him and said it was an honour for him to take the position. He thanked Mike for his Chairmanship and for the professional manner in which he conducted it. The Parish owed Mike O’ Neill a debt of gratitude in the way he brought the Committee together and built and completed the Hall. We now have a hub where we as a very rural Community can come together and enhance the quality of our lives. The culmination of the whole project was of course the recognition given to our Community in winning the Pride of Place award; plans are underway to celebrate this with a function, more details later.
Votes of sympathy were passed to the following families on recent berevements,Eileen and Ger Mc Carthy Thompson, Ahearne Family, Lucey family,Mc. Sweeney familiy, Farrell Family and Long family.
We wish Eoin Murphy a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him up
and about again soon. A programme of events is presently being organised for the coming year details will be given once dates have been finalised.

Remember to book the hall or simply make an enquiry for birthday parties, meetings, classes, or anything else you may require the space for you can do so by calling 087 9675399  between 7pm and 9pm.
The KGK Community Sports Hall is kindly sponsored by Tallow Area Credit Union

“An Evening of Fashion, Style & Entertainment” was held in the KGK Hall in Knockanore on Friday ( April 8th 2011) to a capacity audience. This night was organised and hosted by Colour, Style & Image Coach – Paula Goulding. Paula from Riverdance fame, RTE’s Celebrity Jigs n’ Reels, Dancing thru the Ages and most recently RTE’s Four Live. Over the past couple of weeks this fast became the hot ticket in town and not surprisingly with the elite line-up.

The evening commenced with a powerful ‘Aida’ number, ‘My Strongest Suit’ sung with the verve and range that this song calls for by Caroline Fraher.

The host, Paula recovering from a broken bone in her foot made her way to the stage to address the audience and introduce Pascal Scott (the familiar face of Sgt Dick O’ Toole from Killnaskully) as the patron for Leukaemia, Friends-of-Leukaemia-Patients-Cork to say a few words.

It went from one familiar face to another with her next introduction to the compére chair of Gerard Byrne (aka Malachy from ‘Fair City’). Gerard seemed to have the audience as much at ease as if they were in their own living rooms!

If style was what you were looking for then it was in abundance in the KGK Hall.. All of the outfits were specifically chosen for each model to suit their colours and their shape.  This wasn’t any regular fashion show.  The models, all colour and style clients of Paula’s gave their time and as Paula said “gave up their confidentiality agreement’ for the night! All hands were on deck to help raise money for the KGK and Leukaemia.

Boutiques showcasing on the night were; Touch of Class – Youghal, Signet – Dungarvan, Sheenas – Dungarvan, Chez de Paor – Lismore and Bijou Bridal – Tramore. There was the added help of haidresser, Cathy O’ Neill on the night who transformed the girls’ hair for the 2nd act.

There were demonstrations and tips from Paula herself who even got the crowd involved to check their ‘bone scale’ to help them depict what size accessories and patterns to wear.

The rhythm of this night didn’t dip once with performances from The On Your Toes Dance Academy, Clonmel, Caroline Fraher as vocalist for the evening and what a finale from Dancing Thru The Ages. Their ‘Smooth Criminal’ number, innovative yet innately Irish in style ended the night on a high note.

 

The stops really were pulled out for this fundraising night.  Top class entertainment and in a top class facility in the KGK Hall in Knockanore. “I may just sleep for a week after this” Paula joked but this was a night well worth the preparation that went into it.

Paula would like to thank all involved in the night and especially the KGK committee for all of their help. “Also thank you to the beautiful models, the stage manager for the night, Mark fitzgerald. Mark O’Brien, Gerard Byrne, all of the performers, Mum(Jennifer) and to everybody who came out and supported”.

 

 

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A very glamorous and successful fashion show took place at the Youghal Golf Club on Wednesday 7th April 2010. The event was in aid of the worthy cause of The Emer Casey Foundation and was organised by Event Manager Avril Sheridan, who was a childhood friend of Emer. By Youghalonline reporter | Photos: Barry Lawlor Photography and Michael Hussey Youghalonline.com

Avril told Youghalonline.com that the reason she organised the fashion show is because she is  studying Event Management at college and part of her course is to organise an event. She said ” I choose this fashion show, even though a coffee morning would have done, I wanted to set myself a challenge”. “The reason I picked The Emer Casey Foundation was because Emer was a childhood friend of mine and I always wanted to contribute to such a wonderful charity”.

Avril said “It was a huge success and couldn’t have been done without help from my sponsors, my beautician Triona from Sky Beauty, my hairdresser’s Clodagh, Fiona and Catriona from Go Wild, my sister Emma for her delicious canapes, Pa in the Golf Club, DJ George Harrington and of course all the local shops including Sports and Leisure, Helen’s, Danielle, Genesis, Poppy, James and last but not least Neville’s.

She added ” I would like to give a huge ‘thank You’ to Patricia Kearney who did an incredible job as compere. She really made the night and created the atmosphere I was hoping to achieve. I would like to thank sincerely everyone that supported this wonderful cause and of course Emer’s family for all their tremendous work.”

The fashion show raised a staggering €2,777.50 for the charity on the night. Youghalonline.com would like to thank event organiser Avril Sheridan for her professional planning, management and courtesy shown to us in the smooth running of this event.

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The Walter Raleigh Hotel was the venue for a very special Fashion Show on Tuesday 23rd of March. The Show featured the wonderful array of fashion available at Touch of Class, Youghal and all profit on the night was donated to the local branch of Casa. Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com

Local boutique owners Tess and Teresa O’Brien were most professional in their approach to the staging of the event having had many years of practice as it has been staged for many local charities over the past 15 years. The very large attendance were most appreciative of the night’s entertainment and were loud in their praise of all concerned.

Casa has been in Youghal for the past 27 years. it is a national organisation which seeks to develop relationships between able-bodied people and people with special needs through socials, outings etc. Casa also brings sick people to Lourdes and many people from Youghal and the surrounding areas have travelled to Lourdes with Casa over the 27 years of its existence.

Funding all of these activities is very costly, (although helpers pay their own way) so Youghal  Casa was extremely grateful to all at Touch of Class for this wonderful injection of funds which allows us to spend less time fundraising and more time doing what we do best, spending time with our very special friends in Casa.

The group would also like to thank the very kind businesses who, even in these difficult financial times, sponsored some very generous prizes for the raffle.

There were over 450 in attendance on the night and a fabulous array of colours & styles were modeled by Illusive Pro Co. Touch of Class is 15 years in business this year. This season, Tess & Teresa have introduced exciting new labels, Expresso, Kate Cooper and CoCoMenthe. Touch of Class stocks sizes 10 to 18 and has a wide variety of labels on offer.

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Event: Fashion Show in Aid of Down Syndrome Ireland (Cork Branch)

Venue: Midleton Park Hotel & Spa, Midleton, Co. Cork

Date: Thursday April 2nd, 2009

Time: Doors open at 7.15pm, & begins at 7.30pm sharp

Tickets: 12euro

Special Guests: Miss Cork ’08 Jean Kenny & of Lockdown Modeling Agency, Cork, Corks RedFM KC, Rose O’Neill formally of 96Fm & of ECR Media to compere, Lockdown Model Agency owner & Model Vivienne Kelly, Kiddies of Down Syndrome Ireland (Cork Branch).

Shops: Debenhams, Gasoline, Jack & Jones, Bershka, Dakota Midleton, The Arcade Midleton, Jeanius Midleton, Kayz Kidz Midleton & Funky Kidz Midleton.

Spot Prizes on the night.

Tickets can be purchased from me by phoning 087 9506 291, email martina_prendergast@hotmail.com or on the night so please do not hesitate to contact me anytime on the Read more

The Sex and the City fundraiser for the local charity organisation Meals on Wheels was a spectacular success. This unique event was hosted by local businesses.The proceeds from the night were presented to Tina Coleman representing the Meals on Wheels organisation.

The evening of style and glamour started with a champagne reception, cocktails and food while the movie Sex in the City was shown on the screens. This was followed by a fashion show with models from the Lockdown Agency including former Miss Cork Sarah O Connell and Jean Kenny the current Miss Cork and of course local models all showcasing the autumn and winter fashions from the four local boutiques. Our own local man Tommy Collins from local radio Community Radio Youghal was Master of Ceremonies on the night, and managed to keep everything running smoothly Read more