Youghal Chamber News Jan 2012
Youghal Chamber would like to wish all our members a prosperous 2012.  We look forward to engaging with you all at our meetings and events that have been planned for the coming year.  We welcome all new members and would encourage you to connect with and do business with other members as much as possible.

Christmas Nativity Crib
In November of 2011 Youghal Chamber purchased a new Christmas nativity Crib for Youghal Town.  The crib was placed in Barry’s lane beside the Towns Christmas tree and proved to be a great attraction with many people stopping to view it, as they were shopping in Youghal. We would like to give special thanks to Kevin Linehan of Moby Dick’s pub who volunteered to open and close the Christmas crib every day and to Perks for building the interior of the stable.

“ALL FOR YOUGHAL”
Student Discount card to promote business in Youghal
Directors and staff  of Youghal Chamber  visited Pobal Scoil na Trionoide over two days before Christmas to encourage students to shop local for Christmas and to give them information the “All for Youghal” student discount card.  Each student received a discount card and details of where discounts were available throughout the town.  Reports show that over the Christmas period a number of students used their cards to save money off a range of local products, services in Youghal generating new business for local shops.
Every time a student uses their All For Youghal discount card at participating shops they are entered into a competition to win great prizes.  1st prize is two tickets to see “THE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS” in Croke park on the 26th June 2012.  2nd prize is a TSB bank account with opening balance of €30

Tour Guide training for Youghal
Youghal Chamber in conjunction with Failte Ireland are planning to run a communications/customer care module programme which will give participants the skills they require to accompany a walking tour in Youghal. 
The programme will consist of two days training covering topics such as history/geography/maritime/family and all the knowledge that the tour guide would need to know when taking a group on tour.  This will then be followed up with an assessment of the guides.  The participants would not be “badged” tour guides but Fáilte Ireland will give them a certification stating that they have completed communication skills, etc. which will enable them to deliver walking tours in Youghal for the 2012 season.  Youghal Chamber are currently looking to identify participants who have an interest in attending this programme. Places on this programme will be limited so if you are interested in becoming a tour guide in Youghal please send your details to Youghal Chamber Of Tourism & Development, Market Square, Youghal, Co. Cork.  Participants who attend this course can go on to further their skills as an official tour Guide in any FETAC approved centre registered to deliver the Tour Guide programme which has been developed by Fáilte Ireland.

New Board walk for Youghal
Youghal Chamber of Tourism & Development is delighted with the new eco friendly boardwalk that has been developed by Youghal Town Council along a portion of the beach area. This is a big addition to the upgrading of the facilities of the beach, which is our number one tourism attraction here in Youghal.   The new boardwalk is a huge enhancement to the existing strand walk and runs from the promenade to Claycastle.  The boardwalk is accessible to everyone and is a major step towards the further tourism development of Youghal.

Update on Eras Eco
Local group BEAG (Blackwater Estuary Action Group) had asked the Chamber to submit further details to an Bord Pleanala in relation to the planning appeal to Eras Eco’s upgrade of their existing waste recovery/transfer and sludge drying facility at foxhole, Youghal.  Unfortunately this is not possible, as we have indicated to them previously, the only situation in which an Bord Pleanala will accept additional information is in a reply to a specific request made by the Board under the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended.  Any other information will be treated as an “elaboration” and returned.  The closing date for any submission or correspondence was 24th June 2011.

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