Late opening: On Thursday 15th and 22nd of December the art galleries in Youghal will stay open until 8pm. We now have three art galleries in the town, which should make it fun to stroll about of an evening and enjoy the various shows. For book lovers Alan Prim’s Bookshop will stay open until 8pm. as does the local library. Thursday night is  music night in the tapas bar “Ole Ole”.

Gallery 126 is located at North Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Gallery 126 promotes the work of professional contemporary artists, local, national and international.

Work by Gallery artists is on permanent display. Throughout the year regular exhibitions of work by new artists are held.

Portraits
Gallery 126 also has a photography studio specialising in portraiture.

Framing
Full framing service available.

This Thursday, December 1st 2011, come and enjoy a night of art, music and fun.

An exhibition of paintings by Martine will open in Gallery 126 at 6pm. The paintings will be on show from 6pm to 9pm. Attached above please find a selection of images from the show.

In “Ole Ole”, the tapas bar across the street from the gallery, the Byrds will entertain with a programme of music and song. “Ole Ole” will be open from 6pm.

Gallery 126 is located at North Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Gallery 126 promotes the work of professional contemporary artists, local, national and international.

Work by Gallery artists is on permanent display. Throughout the year regular exhibitions of work by new artists are held.

Portraits
Gallery 126 also has a photography studio specialising in portraiture.

Framing
Full framing service available.

If you are interested in any of the above, please contact us for full details on 086 3862292

Gallery 126 is located at 126 North Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork.

The gallery is on the right hand side 200 metres past the Clock Gate as you drive through.

Less than one hours drive from Cork and an hour from Waterford.

The paintings below are by the artist Martine

On Friday September 23rd last, locals and visitors enjoyed the unique experience at Youghal’s second culture night which was a free night of entertainment, discovery and adventure.

The night featured a host of exciting events which including musicians,exhibitions, storytelling, choral singing, silver craft display and a host of other interesting cultural events. Art dealer Eamonn O’Brien of Gallery 126 featured an exhibition of late 19th century illustrated sheet music to the enjoyment of all who attended while musician Tom Connelly played selected songs on the mandolin.

Over in John Kennedy’s electrical shop, CRY 104fm outside broadcast crew went live from ‘The Gossip Shop’ which proved to be a great success. Radio jocks from the station entertained the listeners and the crowds who turned up at the open door, open mike session. Michael Roche read from one of his favourite poems and John Kennedy played some really unique original material from the distant past. Tony Sheehan, Jim Coleman and Tim Smith also played some of their favourite tunes. Meanwhile children were also being entertained at Oona Colin’s new shop ‘In Stitches’ with storytelling and crochet and stitching classes.

The photographic exhibition ‘Last Days. The Last of Carpets in Youghal’ in the Mall Arts Centre was also a highlight of the night. The exhibition captured the mood of the workers and the work place in the final days of the carpet factory in store street just before it closed back in 2006. The life size images gave a real depth to the exhibition.

Another photographic exhibition was on show over in McGoldrick’s Art & Photographic gallery on North Main St. entitled ‘Flight of Fancy’ and included a demonstration by local artist Eileen McGoldrick. Across the way at Luigi’s restaurant poetry reading by local poets and invited guests went on for the evening, organised by Alan Prim’s Bookshop on South Main St.

The diverse programme of events around the town was amazing and really had something for everyone. The  culture night definitely built up on the success of last year event and great praise to all involved. This type of local and national community involvement can only make next year’s Culture Night one of the main highlights in the autumn calender of cultural events in the town.

Click on image to enlarge – Photos by Ed Guiry & Will McGoldrick

ART AND CULTURE VENUES open their doors in Youghal on Friday night, Sept. 23th 2011. Drama, behind-the-scenes tours, and music performances are all part of the fare on offer. The night is one of the highlights of Youghal’s cultural calendar and will give people the opportunity to explore venues and facilities at night and for free!

Following on the success of his SOLD OUT exhibition in aid of South Abbey School in the Methodist Hall 3 years ago retired photographer Bob Rock is working on a new venture. This show comprising over 60 prints will open in Youghal Credit Union in early September.The work, all shot locally will depict the beauty of Youghal as never seen before. All of the images are printed on acid free paper using Canon’s  Chromalife 100 inks (100 years life behind glass)  and mounted ready for framing.Prints will be selling at almost half usual price and all profits go to Trocaire’s East Africa famine relief appeal.

Those prints make a unique gift for giving or keeping.They can be easily removed from the mount and posted to relatives abroad in tubes.So don’t forget to drop into the Credit Union (dates to be announced) for a visual treat and who knows you might buy a print and save a life.

 

THE 4TH YOUGHAL ARTS NETWORK  MIDSUMMER’S GALA BALL will be held in the Ballroom of the Walter Raleigh Hotel on Saturday 18th of June at 9pm. The evening will commence with a musical presentation by Youghal’s own Lar na cruinne , who will play while the guests enjoy a beautiful buffet meal . After the guests are wined and dined , the Fabulous Swingin Blue Cats will take to the stage , to play a selection of jive, jazz and swing dance numbers to get everyone on the floor . This brilliant six piece band had the dance floor  hopping last year and everybody will be looking forward to a repeat performance this year .

At 1am the Band will finish and make way for D.J.Hatz , who will play his selection of Oldies, Classics and chart music , into the early hours . The committee of The Arts Network  look forward to seeing all the usual faces , who have loyally supported the first three Balls and lots of new faces also . All this wonderful entertainment is available for 25 Euro per person , which is great value in these testing times . So dust off the tux’s and ball gowns and join us in what will be a great party night on the 18th. The fun starts at 9pm and finishes late . Tickets are available from usual outlets , Read + Write , Jack o patsy , Gallery 126 , Alan Prim’s , The Walter Raleigh and committee members , Jennifer Kirwan , Donacha O’ Cearuill , Michelle Murphy , Chris Kenifick ,  Barbara Kirwan , Martin Hynes and Jessica Gunn.

 

Click on related video below to see the inaugural Youghal Arts Network Ball back in June 2008

Gallery 126 – North Main Street – Youghal.

Gallery 126 will stay open on Thursday evening June 2nd until 8pm. Come along, enjoy the show and maybe a tapas, a beer or both.

Currently on show in Gallery 126 are some outstanding charcoal drawings by Diarmuid Byron O Connor, a London sculptor best known for his “Peter Pan and Tinkerbell” sculpture outside the Great Ormond Street Children’s hospital. For further information about Diarmuid see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarmuid_Byron_O’Connor.  Also on show are pastel drawings by Eileen Healy. The contrast in style makes for interesting viewing.

 

The Army Band are playing in St. Mary’s Collegiate Church on Sunday evening, June 5th at 7.30pm.The concert is in aid of the Keith Phelan Fund. Tickets, available from Cree’s Card shop and at the door on the night, are €15.

The 4th Midsummer Gala Ball will take place in the Walter Raleigh Hotel on Saturday 18th June at 9pm. Back by popular demand are the Swinging Blue Cats from Kilkenny, followed by D J Hatz,- dancing until 4 in the morning. Tickets cost €25 (includes food, music and all your entertainment on the night) and are available from Gallery 126,- tel no. 086 3862292.

The minute you hear the name Bob Rock, you automatically think of Weddings, Events and Youghal. His name and work is synonymous with photography. Now after 10 years since he retired from his well know photographic studio at 126 North Main St.(now Eamonn O’Brien’s Gallery 126) he has decided to launch his own website http://bobrock.zenfolio.com to showcase his wonderful work. The website has several different galleries, Wildlife, On the shore, Lakes, Fells & Islands and even one gallery dedicated to Youghal Landscapes.

Bob says on the website showcasing his diverse work “Photography has been a large part of most of my life and provided me with a living for thirty years. Now retired, digital is my new thing,it provides me with a degree of control never obtainable with film. My images are intended to be easy on the eye. My criteria when assessing an image, is simply,would I like it on my wall?”
Bob has the eye of the professional photographer and with all the ‘buttons and things’ on the modern digital camera has his own complete digital darkroom! Retirement has given Bob Rock more time to pursue and showcase his particular love of landscape and nature photography. Side by side with his art Bob enjoys spending quality time with his wife Teresa, daughters and grandchildren.
The retired photographer had a very successful exhibition of his work a few years ago at the Methodist Church Hall as a fundraiser for the South Abbey National School, Youghal, where all his prints sold.

If you are interested in one of his limited edition why not take a look at the fabulous images on the website where they would make wonderful gift. The prints come without a frame so you can chose your own colours to suit your own needs but Bob highly recommends the framemaking service at the St. Raphael Centre, Youghal. The prints come in a range of different sizes on high quality photographic paper and are very reasonably priced.
All images on screen are low resolution. If you would like to purchase a full resolution archival quality print up tp 19″ X 13″ I will be happy to oblige, just send an email or phone your requirements.

Best regards, Bob Rock.
Contact Bob at this Address
3 Harbour View West
Youghal, Co.Cork
Ireland
Daytime phone    (024) 91728

ART AND CULTURE VENUES opened their doors in Youghal last Friday night (Sept. 24th 2010) for Culture Night 2010. Drama, behind-the-scenes tours, and music performances were all part of the fare on offer. The night is one of the highlights of Youghal’s cultural calendar and gave people the opportunity to explore venues and facilities at night and for free!
Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com Email: news@youghalonline.com

The majority of events started after 6 o`clock. This was the first year that Youghal took part in the national event which originally began in Dublin’s Temple Bar as a small event and now reaches out all over the island.

Local radio station CRY hosted an open mike night with Tim Smyth, John Kennedy, Tony Sheehan and Jim Coleman broadcasting live from the Mall Arts Centre. Youghal Heritage Centre at the Tourist Office was open 7pm to 10pm.

Pat Lynch at Fox’s Lane Folk Museum talked about the collection and told stories relating to items in the museum which gave a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the unique exhibition of domestic bygones – a fascinating display of some 600 gadgets and appliances used in the home from the 1850s to the1950s

Padrone Restaurant hosted several local writers reading from their works. Sheila Mannix, a runner-up in this year’s Francis MacManus Short Story Competition read a selection of prose and poetry while Jerry Twomey read from his recent poems. Local journalist Christy Parker read a selection of poems from his book ‘Don’t Step on the Poems’ and Tom FitzGerald read excerpts from his historical guide ‘An A to Z of Youghal’. Sheila Loughnan also read a selection of prose. Alan Prim from Prim’s second-hand book shop was MC for the cultural evening.

Claycastle Recording Studios was open late and gave an opportunity for budding musicians to find out how a recording studio works.
Eamonn O’Brien from Gallery 126 was delighted with the large turnout and featured Galway musician Tom Connolly on Mandolin to entertain the crowds who visit his gallery. The gallery was showing some new paintings by Barbara Dempsey and a unique watercolour of Youghal harbour, painted in 1903 by Joseph Poole Addey

St. Mary’s Collegiate Church held performances by Ian Sexton who gave an organ recital at by J.S.Bach, Passacaglia & Fugue while local Harpist Úna Whyte gave a solo performance.

Tom McCarthy from Tynte’s Castle was proudly showing the recently built salmon yawl by Jim Horgan and his team, together with a pictorial history of the project.

Meanwhile Luigi from the Rendezvous Gallic Café hosted local musician Bobby Lee and friends who entertained the audience with a selection of their own songs.

With a fantastic atmosphere and buzz around the town in it’s first year participating in this national cultural event, it can only be bigger and better with more and more venues taking part. Youghalonline covered all of the events on the night and looking forward to next year’s Youghal Culture 2011!

Click on image to start the slideshow of the venues who took part in this year’s Youghal Culture Night. Photos: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com

A record number of diverse art and cultural venues have signed up to take part in Youghal Culture Night 2010, which takes place this year on Friday, 24th September.

Youghal Culture Night is one of the major highlights of the town’s cultural calendar and gives locals and visitors alike an opportunity to explore cultural venues and other fascinating private facilities by night, and all for free.A veritable cultural feast of displays and activities will be showcased ‘after dark’ in a record mix of venues.

Among the free events planned for Youghal is a literary evening at the Padrone restaurant on North Main Street. This will feature several local writers reading from their work. Among the writers taking part are Tom FitzGerald reading excerpts from his history guides “An A to Z of Youghal” and “An A to Z of Cork”; Sheila Mannix, a runner-up in this year’s Francis MacManus Short Story Competition, reading a selection of prose and poetry; and Jerry Twomey reading from his recent poetry. The event starts at 8pm, admission is free and all are welcome.

Fox’s Lane Folk Museum will be open from 7pm to 10pm. Pat Lynch will talk about the collection and tell stories relating to items in the museum at 7.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30pm. Entrance to the museum will be free on the night, providing a wonderful opportunity to enjoy this unique exhibition of domestic bygones.

Gallery 126 will be open from 7pm to 10pm. Pop in and enjoy listening to music by Tom Connolly on mandolin.

The Youghal Heritage Centre at the Tourist Office will be open from 7pm to 10pm. Admission will be free on the night.

Claycastle Recording Studios wil be open from 7pm to 9pm, an opportunity for budding musicians to find out how a recording studio works.

St. Mary’s Collegiate Church will be open from 7pm to 9pm.

Tynte’s Castle will be open from 7pm to 9pm.

Jack O’Patsy Pottery will be open from 7pm to 10pm for a demonstration of pottery techniques.

Community Radio Youghal will broadcast from the Mall Arts Centre during the evening and will host an “open mike” night and will welcome contributions.

Come out and enjoy Youghal Culture Night Friday September 24 2010