YOUGHAL has received rare good news on the economic front with an Aldi store forming part of two planning applications lodged this month for developments at the old Seafield Technical Textiles Ltd site. Both applications are being made by Seafield Partnership, understood to be a consortium of local investors.

Seafield Textiles closed in 2005, ending decades of textile making at the premises. It stands at the Cork exit from the town and adjacent to Perks amusements arcade, which itself occupies a premises that was formerly Blackwater Cottons.

The site is intended for development in two distinct areas and which are the subject of separate planning applications. The larger part of the site comprises 20.46 acres and fronts onto the upper Strand. This is to be developed as a discount retail store (Aldi), three single-storey retail units of 934 sq. metres and a single-storey fast food outlet with drive-through facility of 285 sq. metres.

The rest of the site- to the rear of this retail development- is to be developed as five commercial units, with a car park totalling 215 (including eight disabled) spaces along with three bicycle parking racks of six spaces each in three different locations.

The proposed development includes the widening of the entrance to a public roadway that traverses the site from the R634 to a new council housing estate in the area.  The existing factory building will be demolished with part façade retention and demolition also of a single dwelling to the east of the factory entrance gate and replacement with a mixed commercial development.

The existing access from the upper Strand to the former factory will be widened and resurfaced and a second access will utilise the existing public local authority road leading to the adjacent housing estate along the eastern side boundary, which is to be upgraded and widened from 5.6 metres to 7.5 metres.

Aldi’s arrival would raise Youghal’s supermarket numbers to four, with Supervalu near the town centre and Lidl and Tesco at the Waterford exit.

Youghal Town Clerk Liam Ryan said the application was particularly good news in the present times. Cllr Sammy Revins said it would help revitalise the strand area, where “you can’t even by a cup of coffee” and where Cork County Council does not even entertain a casual trading licence for its beach at Claycastle.

The plans are undergoing public consultation until Monday August 8th.

 

Last Friday (13th August 2010) night at Farrells Summerfield Bar a cheque in the sum of  € 12,650.00 was presented to Amanda Stavrou,Norma Kenneally,& Mary O’Dowd,staff members of Marymount Hospice,in front of a large crowd.
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Martin Drake, whose wife Caroline sadly passed away on 29th July  2009 in Marymount Hospice, together with his family decided to hold a road race/walk on 18th July in memory of Caroline and to raise much needed funds for Marymount Hospice.

A small organising committee was formed  consisting of  Martin Drake, Tim Twomey,Ger Flanagan,& Willie Dalton and all worked very hard up to race day to ensure the road race/walk was a huge success.Ger Flanagan of Flanagan Print was very helpful in promoting the race/walk as he very generously printed over a thousand race leaflets which Martin and Tim brought to all the road races leading up to our race .He also printed several large posters and over 200 sponsorship cards.

At the presentation last Friday night Twomey welcomed the Mayor Youghal, Mary Lenihan Foley and the large crowd in attendance and thanked them all for coming. He thanked the main sponsors for their very generous support, in particular Mike Farrell (Summerfield Bar) for the use of his premises on race day  and various other meetings, Jack O’Patsy Pottery, Flanagan Print, Kelkab Ltd.,The Quays Bar,Lidl, & Supermacs. He also thanked all the local shopkeepers and offices who were very generous in giving out spot prizes.

He went on to thank all the people who came out to help on the day in particular Sergeant Mark Ward and all his colleagues at the Garda Station for giving us a traffic free route,Pat McCarthy and his paramedic team, Willie O’ Mahony for his PA system, Tommy Roche, The Coast Guard Crew, the Wild Geese Motor Cycle Club for their help at stewarding the race, and The Ballycotton Running Promotions team for their help on the day.

Although it rained most of the day the Race /Walk was a huge success with 245 runners/walkers taking part. We raised € 2,500.00 approx from this event  with the balance € 10,150.00 coming from Sponsorship Cards.Twomey went on to thank all the people from East Cork, West Waterford that contributed so generously to this great cause.

He then called on Amanda Stavrou (Marymount Hospice)to say a few words.Amanda said she was delighted to accept such a large cheque on behalf of  Marymount Hospice and that the money would be well spent as they were hoping to move into their new Hospital/Hospice at Curraheen next year. The cost of the new facility is € 60M.She thanked everyone that contributed and particularly Martin and his hard working team. Twomey thanked Amanda and called on the Lord Mayor to say a few words.

The Mayor of Youghal, Mary Lenihan Foley said she was delighted to have been invited to say a few words. She said she was amazed to have seen such a great turnout on  race/walk day. The rain did not deter 245 competitors on July 18th,and she complimented the race organisers for doing such a great job and hoped it would be an annual event.

She then said the staff at Marymount Hospice had a very special vocation and said not everyone could do their work.  She said she was delighted that the race organisors had raised such a huge sum for Marymount Hospice and complimented everyone in Youghal and the surrounding areas for their very generous contributions in these recessionary times.She wished the three Staff members and all at Marymount the best of look when they move into their new Hospital/Hospice next year.

Twomey thanked the Mayor for her kind words and hoped everyone would enjoy the rest of the night.

By Christy Parker

The planning process towards bringing the much-anticipated Dunne’s Stores to Youghal is ‘on track’ Town Clerk Liam Ryan informed the February Town Council meeting. Responding to an inquiry from FF Cllr Mary Linehan Foley, Mr Ryan said architects from Galvin’s Developer’s are currently in consultation with their Youghal Council counterparts towards formatting a planning application. “We expect the planning application will be submitted in the near future,” he said. Cllr Linehan Foley expressed relief, saying, “a lot of people had presumed it had been abandoned.”

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