Christy Parker

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Youghal’s Walter Raleigh Hotel under new ownership following €2.8m sale

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

Youghal’s Walter Raleigh Hotel is under new ownership following its sale to the Choice Hotel Group. Following a purchase price of about €2.8m, Choice Hotels Group chief Andrew O’Neill says his company plans to invest up to €500,000 on the East Cork venue, including some indoor restoration and roof works.
Cork solicitors oppose judge's move to close Youghal courthouse due to 'unbearable' temperatures

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

Solicitors serving Youghal District Court have formally expressed their strong opposition to plans to close the town‚Äôs courthouse later this year which, they claim, is motivated by a judge‚Äôs dissatisfaction with the courtroom temperature. The group of seven practitioners submitted their concerns, upon invitation, to the head of District and Circuit Court Operations.
Photography and film make the cut in Youghal

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

Film and photography connoisseurs are assured of a happy story if visiting Youghal’s Film and Photography Museum, which opened in June 2024. The centre celebrates Youghal’s -and Ireland’s- historic links with the evolution of film and photography amidst a treasure trove of memorabilia and memories, including many items of rare vintage. The premises, formerly a butcher shop, stands within a director’s roar of the clock tower on North Main Street.
Cobh's proud history is told in three top quality museums

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

Few towns in Ireland treasure their history as does Cobh. There is so much to value. From the early 19th century, as Cork asserted its status as a port of strategic importance for North Atlantic routes, the harbour often accommodated up to 300 ships. Many were British naval and commercial ships stopping off for repairs and refuelling. Tall ships too dropped anchor, when transporting prisoners to Australia or bringing emigrants to America, with export cargo departing for all corners of the globe.
Youghal's 'People Power' plan aims to fulfil the town's potential

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

Youghal, forever struggling to reclaim the level of commercial and social vibrancy in which it basked in the 1970s and early 1980s, has taken the early but determined steps towards steering its own destiny. Last month, almost 200 townspeople crammed into the town’s Mall Arts Centre where the newly formed Youghal Town Centre First Stakeholder committee held its first public meeting.
East Cork: Swimming group brings good tidings to Youghal

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

Like many coastal communities around the country, Youghal has embraced the thrills and chills of year round sea swimming. The Youghal Swimmers' Group, however, has become a community within the community, boasting a large membership and a proclivity for making waves with fundraising exploits for local charities. They have also raised funds through a collection of personal commentaries on year-round bathing.
Enjoying a Whaly of a time in a boat trip around Cork Harbour

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

Very few of us will deny relishing the thought of paddling our own canoe but Cobh’s Cork Harbour Boat Hire takes the sentiment to a different level. They give you a motor-powered Whaly boat, (7 knots max) and, after a brief operating demonstration let you loose to self-drive on the water. The only specification is that you steer in the path of a pilot Whaly as it leads you on an hour-long tour of the historic harbour.
East Cork: All aboard for a voyage on a tide that lifts all spirits

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

There are few more stimulating experiences for the human spirit than the softness of a cool breeze, combined with the salty aroma of the sea, the glinting of sunshine on friendly waters and the comfort of good company. Youghal’s Blackwater River Cruises delivers all that and much more. This summer marks the 26th year of Ardmore native Tony Gallagher ferrying passengers aboard his 28ft half-decker craft — the Maeve Óg.
Hundreds protest proposed water sports facility at Ardmore beach

2 months ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

Over 200 locals in Ardmore staged a protest at the village‚Äôs beachfront on Monday night against a proposed water sports facility for the location. The ‚ā¨1.2m sprots facility is one of 22 earmarked for the resorts around the country as part of a ‚ā¨19m initiative promoted by F√°ilte Ireland and implemented by local authorities. The scheme, in recognition of a growing trend towards year-round water activities, aims to promote pursuits such as kayaking, paddle boarding, and sea swimming.
90m ducting pipes at East Cork beach 'a key milestone' for EirGrid project

2 months ago | irishexaminer.com | Christy Parker

EirGrid‚Äôs undersea Interconnector project has reached a landmark stage with the installation of three 90m ducting pipes at Youghal‚Äôs Claycastle Beach. The project is the first such link between Ireland and continental Europe, and it will power about 450,000 Irish homes on completion in 2026. As a large crowd of onlookers gathered to watch, a well coordinated operation saw the pipes laid into a trench at a depth of 3.5m before being anchored by 22 blocks of concrete weighing 1.8 tonnes each.