Youghal

🎭✨ Best of Luck to Youghal Musical Society Tonight! ✨🎭

Wishing the incredible cast, talented musicians, dedicated backstage crew, and welcoming front of house team of Youghal Musical Society the very best as they take to the stage tonight with their production of Fiddler on the Roof!
After months of hard work and rehearsal, the big night has arrived—and we know it will be something truly special.

📍 Venue:
Youghal GAA Hall

📅 Dates:
Tuesday 24th – Friday 27th March 2026

⏰ Show Time:
8:00pm sharp each night

🎟️ Tickets (€20):
Available from:
• Crees Card Shop, Youghal
• Online via Living Youghal
👉 www.livingyoughal.ie/event/fiddler-on-the-roof

If you’re looking for a fantastic night out filled with music, storytelling, and heart, this is one not to miss!
Break a leg to everyone involved—Youghal is behind you all the way! 👏

Image: Graphic of the Youghal Musical Society Stage Production Of Fiddler On The Roof At The Youghal GAA Hall ... See MoreSee Less

Hope you have all seen our poster around town? Friday is the night for our fundraising Table Quiz......Why not make a night of it and book a pre quiz meal in the Walter Raleigh for your team? See special offers on the poster below. . Call The Walter Raleigh Hotel on 024 92011. You can just turn up on the night to the hotel function room, at 830pm to be assigned a table for our Quiz. We are so grateful for the hotel's support and sponsorship . Please support our campaign to bring the train back to Youghal, by coming along this Friday. We are also eternally grateful to all the local businesses who have donated great prizes for our raffle on the night... ... See MoreSee Less

YOUGHALONLINE TO STREAM ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE LIVE ON FACEBOOK FROM 3PM

The 2026 St Patrick’s Day Parade in Youghal takes place today, Tuesday 17 March, starting at 3:00 pm and running until about 4:00 pm.

Date: Tuesday 17 March 2026 (St Patrick’s Day)

Time: Starts 3:00 pm, finishes about 4:00 pm

Location: Along the main streets of Youghal town

Organised by: Youghal4All and Youghal Chamber

This year, Ger Gleeson has the honour of being the Grand Marshal.

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2026 to all our viewers ... See MoreSee Less

Youghal Clock Gate | Photo © 2016 Kieran McCarthy ... See MoreSee Less

🫶 Local Support Needed – Help Bianne Walsh & Her Family 🫶 Our Youghal community is coming together once again to support one of our own. This fundraiser, "Ardrath to Anfield - Bianne Walsh", organised by Ian Flanagan, is raising vital funds to help Bianne and her family cover the significant costs of long-term care, home accessibility adaptations, and ongoing medical/support needs.

Every donation, even the price of a cup of tea or coffee, makes a real difference to this local family facing tough challenges.

So far, kind supporters have raised €6,050 with 148 donors – let's keep the momentum going and push it higher!

Please donate and help spread the word. ... See MoreSee Less

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES, THE STRAND, YOUGHAL

There was a strong sense of welcome and global solidarity at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, The Strand, Youghal, on Friday morning for this year’s World Day of Prayer service. The ecumenical gathering brought parishioners and friends together to join a worldwide movement of Christian prayer that links communities in more than 170 countries on the first Friday of March each year.

Local parishioner Anne Murray explained that World Day of Prayer is “an international movement” in which Christians of different traditions come together for a shared service of scripture, reflection and song on the same day across the globe. It was the first time in a number of years that the Youghal Strand church had hosted the event; in past years, the service has alternated between the Church of Ireland - St Mary’s Collegiate Church and the Methodist Church on Friar Street as part of a long–standing ecumenical cooperation in the town.

Anne noted that the movement has been in existence for over a century, with roots going back to Christian women in North America who began organising common days of prayer in the late 19th and early 20th century. In Ireland, World Day of Prayer has been marked since at least the 1940s and 1950s, and Catholic participation grew particularly after the Second Vatican Council, reflecting a wider commitment to ecumenism. The main Irish service this year was also televised nationally, with RTÉ broadcasting the liturgy last Sunday.

Each year, a different country prepares the theme and liturgical materials for the service, and for 2026 the prayers and reflections were written by a group of Nigerian Christian women around the theme “I Will Give You Rest: Come,” drawn from Matthew 11:28–30. Anne pointed out that upcoming years will see programmes prepared by women in Costa Rica, Italy, Nepal and Jamaica, underlining the worldwide nature of the initiative and the way it highlights voices from many cultures.

Music played a big part in the atmosphere on Friday morning. Local musicians Pat and Eleanor O’Keeffe, together with members of the parish choir, led the hymns and responses, filling the bright Strand church with sound. Anne remarked on the excellent acoustics in Our Lady of Lourdes, saying it felt at times “as if there was a choir of a hundred” present. The service built on a strong musical tradition in the parish, which hosted an inaugural choral service just before Christmas; that event filled the church and enabled the choir to make a donation to the local charity Cancer Connect, with plans for further annual concerts to support good causes.

After the ceremony, I spoke with two of the women who had a special connection to this year’s focus country. Bridget Eziashi, originally from Nigeria, said she “did enjoy the programme,” especially as it centred on her home country and its people. She also spoke of how the morning underscored the importance of unity and mutual support within the community, something she felt the service and the setting encouraged.

Standing beside her was Hagar Kodig from Ghana, who radiated joy as she tried to put her feelings into words. “I’m happy,” she repeated with a smile, explaining that being part of the gathering, being able to pray with others, and simply being alive on this February–into–March morning were all reasons for gratitude. Her simple testimony of happiness and thankfulness echoed the day’s theme of finding rest and reassurance in faith, even amid the challenges of life.

Listeners to Community Radio Youghal will be able to hear the full interview with Anne, Bridget and Hagar on Noel Cronin’s “Rural Report” this Saturday morning between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on CRY 104FM. Their voices, together with the music and prayer of the service, offer a snapshot of a parish and a town that continues to look outward, linking local community life on the Strand with a worldwide chain of prayer, justice and peace.

Report and Photo by Michael Hussey ... See MoreSee Less