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The Walter Raleigh Hotel was the venue for the 2nd Annual Community Radio Youghal Country Music Awards Music Awards 2010. The spectacular and glitzy awards ceremony took place on Monday 15th November last. Report: Shane Supple / Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com Email: news@youghalonline.com.
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Community Radio Youghal held there 2nd Annual Country Music awards on Monday 15th November last in the Walter Raleigh Hotel in Youghal. There was a fantastic crowd on the night with people traveling from all over to see there favourite stars of Country Music on stage. The Award winners were kept a closely guarded secret, with only the organisers and the acts themselves privileged to the information. The rest of us had to wait till the night to see who would win what award.
Proceedings got underway with new up and coming singer John McNicholl who started the night off. John’s band was to accompany all the winners on the night and a fantastic job they did too. They stayed on stage throughout the evening backing all the different winners. Each winner had a chance to sing three songs and this kept the whole night moving along with little time between acts. Tommy Collins of Community Radio Youghal was MC on the night and he kept things moving along at a nice professional pace. Various radio presenters and members of CRY were on hand to present the awards to the winners.
Shane Supple from CRY presents the " Best Songwriter" Award to Linda Welby with her daughter Bríd and manager Ray O'Donoghue
The awards were based on number of plays requested on Community Radio Youghal for the preceding month and voting and counting was carried out over the weeks during the months of September & October. Many different Country music shows on CRY were used to log the voting and the response from the general listening public was fantastic with each show logging a large number of phone calls. Well done to all involved for a hard nights work and to all at CRY for providing us with a great service in our local area. Awards went to the following singers and acts.
"Best Irish Male Artist" John McNicholl
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Most Requested Singer: Johnny Mullin
Irish Female Artist: Louise Morrissey
International Male Singer Award: John McNicholl
Solo Hall of Fame Award: Peter Burke
Up & Coming star Award: Conor O Sullivan
Most Popular Album Award: Dermot Lyons
Most Popular Group Award: The Michael Collins Band
Most Popular Solo Artist Award: Patrick O Sullivan
Most requested Artist on Radio Award: Dave Rae
Best Songwriter Award: Linda Welby
Comedy Act Award: Bachelors in Trouble
The Hall of Fame Award: Paddy O Brien
The Race Around Ireland have decided on the provisional route for September 2010 and it’s passing through Youghal.
Photos: John Hennessy | Michael Hussey ( Youghalonline.com) Email: news@youghalonline.com
Time Station - Michael Davitt, Manager of the Walter Raleigh Hotel Youghal with members of Team Youghal. The Race Around Ireland have decided on the provisional route for September 2010 and it’s passing through Youghal. The Walter Raleigh Hotel in Youghal has been named as an official time station. Pic: John Hennessy
The Walter Raleigh Hotel in Youghal has been named as an official time station and the Hotel has thrown its doors open for the race. Michael Davitt, Hotel Manager, said; “We’re very proud to be supporting The Race Around Ireland and Team Youghal as we see it as being a fantastic opportunity to enhance Youghal as a tourist destination while seeing up close what an extreme endurance race involves and supporting a well deserved local and international charity in the process.” The Walter Raleigh Hotel has made accommodation available for all teams that are competing in the race and also will have a dedicated press room available for the media that will be following the event.
Team Youghal pictured on North Main, Youghal, last year 2009. The cyclists took a brief stop in the centre of town during the round Ireland race 2009 - Pic: Michael Hussey Youghalonline.com
Time Stations will be set approximately 40 to 80 miles apart. At each Time Station a competing team must call into Race Headquarters and report their location and time. This information will be posted on the Race Around Ireland website and it will allow the officials, as well as team fans, to track the team’s progress.
Team Youghal: Pictured are some of the members of team: Tommy Roche, Eoin Whyte, Robert Heffernan, Ger Flanagan, Christy McCarthy and Kieran Groeger. Pic: John Hennessy
Ger Flanagan from Team Youghal said; “We are delighted that The Race Around Ireland organisers have chosen Youghal as an official time station and also appreciate the support from Michael and The Walter Raleigh Hotel Team in putting Youghal on the cycling map for this endurance event. Team Youghal are training hard for the event and now that we have the provisional route we can start forming our race tactics to retain the eight man team accolade for 2010. We are still actively looking for sponsors to support Team Youghal and so far the response has exceeded our expectations but there is still a long way to go to reach our target. We are very appreciative of the support received so far considering the present economic climate. Our involvement in the race will be to raise awareness and funds for The Emer Casey Foundation which is doing very valuable work around the detection and treatment of ovarian and uterine cancer.”
Team Youghal consists of an eight man cycling team with support crew. All cyclists are leisure cyclists who cycle for a hobby and include a Garda, Fire Officer, Electrician and a wide diversity of other professions.
Team Youghal will be competing in The Race Around Ireland which is part of the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association (UMCA) World Cup series which includes other huge endurance races such as The Race Across America.
Unlike other cycling races such as the RÁS or the Tour de France, the course is in no way roped off. There are no marshals controlling traffic flow and there are no planned rest stops or stages in this event. Once the clock starts in Navan at the starting time, it won’t stop until each rider reaches the finish line at the end of the 2,100 km circuit.
Further Information:
http://www.racearoundireland.com/default.asp , http://www.walterraleighhotel.com/
http://www.emercaseyfoundation.com/
Ger Flanagan; 024 93358
Following the second annual Tourism Networking Showcase. Youghal Chamber of Commerce and tourism would like to take the opportunity to thank all the product provider’s who engaged in this year’s showcase.
Photo: Michael Hussey YoughalOnline.com email news@youghalonline.com
Aileen Ahern, Manager, Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group, Josephine O'Driscoll, Fáilte Ireland, Eddie Irwin, President Youghal Chamber and Mayor of Youghal, Sandra McLellan at the launch of the Youghal "Cool for Kids- Fun for Families" Brochure 2010
We would also like to thank The Walter Raleigh Hotel for all their help whilst hosting the event.
The Event was aimed at kick starting the tourism season, Guest speaker Sandra McLellan, Mayor of Youghal, said Saturday, “Tourism is now Youghal s number one industry and it is initiatives such as the showcase that will only serve to nurture and develop the industry here and in local economy”.
Aoibhinn McGee, Quality Hotel Youghal with Nicola Hayes and her mother Ruth from The Chatterbox Dance
This event also saw the launch by Failte Ireland for Youghal Family Friendly Brochure for 2010. Youghal has become a Hub for Family Friendly Destinations as there is a wide range of activities for all the family as well as outstanding Restaurants and spectacular views. With this in mind are hopes are very optimistic for the future of our wonderful town.
Youghal Tourism representatives and event organisers: Christina Flynn, Mary Cooper White, Suvi Rahikainen from Finland, Sheila Loughnan, Walking Tours, Clodagh Madden and Siobhán Sheehan
Keith Watkins and Mondo from Las Angeles, USA, promoting Youghal with Watkins Signs & Designs, Killeagh Rd.Youghal
Please click on image to enlarge and see slideshow of the Tourism Networking Showcase product providers - Photo: Michael Hussey for YoughalOnline.com
Picture taken outside The Walter Raleigh Hotel, Youghal of newly weds Caroline Crowley (nee Davis) and Paul Crowley who got married recently. Paul is a big fan of ‘Only fools and horses’ so Caroline decided to suprise her new husband with a wedding gift and hire the yellow van, the small three wheeled Reliant Robin
The famous Reliant Robin van outside The Walter Raleigh Hotel, Youghal
made famous by the Trotter brothers in the comedy series ‘Only fools and horses’ Picture includes The Davis and Crowley families and Sharon Browne, asst. manager Walter Raleigh Hotel, Youghal wishing the happy couple well. Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonloine.com
The famous Reliant Robin van outside The Walter Raleigh Hotel, Youghal
What do you call a Reliant Robin van on top of Youghal Lighthouse hill. - A Miracle
