Youghal

🎶 FROM YOUGHAL TO ELECTRIC PICNIC: TWO LOCAL ACTS HIT THE STAGE THIS WEEKEND

Youghal will be well represented at Electric Picnic this weekend, with local acts Safe From Harm and DJ Michael Downing both performing at Ireland’s largest music festival.

Youghal band Safe From Harm will bring their live trip-hop and electronic show to the Survivor Stage on Sunday.

The band are:

🎤 Leah de Leastar, vocals
🎤 Erin Ahern, vocals
🎸 Warren Tivy, bass
🎹 George MacDonald, keys
🎸 Ross Stack, guitars and vocals
🥁 Paddy Moloney, drums

Their set features music from Massive Attack, Portishead, Moby, Morcheeba, Gorillaz, Fatboy Slim, Air, Moloko and more.

🎤 Safe From Harm
📅 Sunday, 30th August
📍 Survivor Stage

DJ Michael Downing has spent decades developing his skills behind the decks in his spare time. This Friday night, he will play at Electric Picnic, a moment he once could only have dreamed of.

🎧 DJ Michael Downing
📅 Friday, 28th August
⏰ 10pm to 11pm
📍 Treasure Beach

Two very different Youghal acts, one major festival and a brilliant achievement for everyone involved.

Article: Kieran McCarthy | Youghal Online

👏 Help us wish Safe From Harm and DJ Michael Downing the very best by leaving them a message in the comments. If you’re heading to Electric Picnic, make sure you catch them live and show them plenty of Youghal support! ... See MoreSee Less

🚌 FREE WEEKEND SHUTTLE BUS IN YOUGHAL

Youghal Community Bus is running a free hop-on, hop-off service linking the town centre and Strand area today, Saturday 22nd, and Sunday 23rd August.

⏰ 10am to 4pm
🔄 Approximately every 30 minutes
✅ No booking required

The continuous route will serve:

📍 Post Office
📍 Barry’s Lane
📍 Town Hall
📍 Green Park
📍 Clancy’s
📍 Claycastle Boardwalk
📍 Perks
📍 Strand Church
📍 Walter Raleigh Hotel

This weekend’s service is being run on a trial basis to help plan a more comprehensive service for 2027, so please support it if you can.

The Community Bus will also continue its normal Saturday services.

📢 PLEASE NOTE: This is a free community service operating on a continuous loop rather than a fixed timetable. Completing the full route may take longer than expected depending on traffic and demand, so please allow extra time and be patient while the service completes its circuit.

Photo credit: Kays Flowers ... See MoreSee Less

♫ THE SESSION BROS · LIVE AT THE ANCHOR · SAT 29th · 7.30 to 9:30PM

→ If you enjoy live music but not the late start, this one's for you.

Following the success of the recent Buskers’ Open Session, The Session Bros return to The Anchor Bar on Saturday, 29 August, with a live set built around familiar songs and strong ’70s and ’80s influences.

This month’s line-up:

🎸 Paul McCarthy, guitar and vocals
🎸 Kieran McCarthy, guitar and vocals
🎸 Barry Lawlor, bass
🥁 Pete Mullins, drums

The Anchor Bar · Great Atmosphere · Live Music · Come early for the best seats.

📍 The Anchor Bar, Youghal
📅 Saturday, 29th August
🕢 7.30pm to 9.30pm ... See MoreSee Less

Redbarn, Youghal, in days gone by ☀️

The dance hall, swings, caravans and cars lined up beside the strand. For generations of local families, a summer’s day at Redbarn meant simple fun and great memories.

Who remembers it looking like this, and what are your memories of Redbarn?

Photo © Complete Control Films · Lucey Family. Shared with permission to Youghal Online only. Please do not reproduce, alter or republish without permission. ... See MoreSee Less

Sunrise at Youghal Beach, Co. Cork, Ireland · Photo © Kieran McCarthy ... See MoreSee Less

Transcription (as on sign)
ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1933
BRIDGE NOTICE
YOUGHAL BRIDGE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF CORK AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF WATERFORD, IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 158 OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACT, THAT NO VEHICLE WHICH, WITH IT'S LOAD (IF ANY) WEIGHS MORE THAN

THREE-AND-A-HALF TONS

OR ANY AXLE LOAD OF WHICH WEIGHS MORE THAN

TWO TONS

IS PERMITTED TO PASS OVER THIS BRIDGE, NO VEHICLE WHICH, WITH ITS LOAD (IF ANY) WEIGHS MORE THAN

HALF TON

IS PERMITTED TO PASS OVER THIS BRIDGE AT A SPEED EXCEEDING

FIVE MILES PER HOUR

ANY PERSON DRIVING A VEHICLE OVER THIS BRIDGE IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS NOTICE IS LIABLE ON SUMMARY CONVICTION TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING £20 (TWENTY POUNDS), AND THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS LIABLE IN DAMAGES FOR ANY INJURIES OCCASIONED TO THE BRIDGE.

DENIS COFFEY, B.E., B.SC., M.I.C.E.I.
County Surveyor for the County of Cork

DAVID SHEEDY, B.E., M.I.C.E.I.
County Engineer for the County of Waterford ... See MoreSee Less

🎧53 Years On: Remembering Mungo Jerry and the Nights at The Showboat

In the summer of 1973, a 12-year-old Michael Lonergan stood among the crowds at Youghal's Showboat as Mungo Jerry brought their worldwide hit In the Summertime to the town. More than five decades later, Michael sat down with Michael Hussey to remember those remarkable nights of music.

In this special audio feature (audio link in comments), Michael Lonergan looks back on the era when the Showboat on the Strand was attracting some of the biggest names in popular music.

From Mungo Jerry and their unforgettable summer anthem to Mud, Thin Lizzy and other popular acts of the era, Michael recalls the excitement of being a young teenager and seeing major British and Irish bands performing in Youghal.

The conversation also takes us back to a very different town — when the Showboat was a major entertainment venue and live music brought people together from Youghal, East Cork, West Waterford and beyond.

Michael Hussey joins Michael for a relaxed conversation about the music, the performers and some of the memories that have remained with him for more than half a century.

There are also some wonderful recollections of The Strand Palace and the Showboat, and the atmosphere surrounding those memorable nights in Youghal.

Turn up the volume, take a trip back to 1973 and let Michael Lonergan take you back to the days when the music came to Youghal.

🎧 Listen to the full 29-minute conversation below.
(audio link in comments) ... See MoreSee Less