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Youghal Transition invites you to an informal get together at Padrone Restaurant
The Priory, 56 North Main Street, Youghal, Tuesday June 30th, 2.30 – 4pm.
Youghal has changed so much over the last 10 years. The legacy of the Celtic Tiger includes the bypass, the Aura Leisure Centre, Youghal News, the Community School, Tesco, Lidl, the RAPID process, Cumann na Daoine, the suburban type housing developments, the Mall Arts Centre, the closure of the factories, the Redbarn Hotel the Youth Café and www.youghalonline.com. What changes will come in the next 10 years? In the next 20?
Ireland used to have loads of sustainable communities. We called them towns and villages. The oil boom of the early 20th century led to a more complex global society, with increased production, consumption and waste. We are now dependent on cheap and plentiful oil for the food coming into local shops, for transport, agriculture, energy and tourism. Read more
