Youghal Tourism Development CLG T/A Youghal Chamber of Tourism and Development

The health and safety of our visitors & community is our top priority. We have put in place thorough measures to ensure all our guests and staff will have a safe, comfortable & enjoyable experience. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, we have implemented the following changes to our store: Hand sanitizers available as you come inside. Floor markings and one way system implemented to ensure safe physical distancing. COVID-19 information posters are on display throughout the building. Signage is in place to encourage social distancing and respiratory etiquette. Frequent disinfection of all touch surfaces. We would encourage contactless payment where possible. Protective screen at the till for your safety and ours. Tour guides will be wearing protective face coverings during tours. Numbers are restricted in the heritage centre in line with social distancing guidelines. We already had a high standard of hygiene prior to Covid-19, these disinfecting regimes have now been intensified and are part of our daily routine to ensure all our guests and staff will have a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience.

Youghal tourism is set to get another bonus as work on the current boardwalk gets underway. The extension will see the original 400 metre boardwalk at Claycastle beach, which was completed in 2012 extended by 1.5km as far as Redbarn beach. The contract, with a total value of €1.7M was the first undertaking of new Cork County Mayor, and Youghal’s own Cllr Mary Linehan Foley. Once finished the boardwalk will form National Coastal Walking Route and will span nearly 2 metres wide. This project will greatly enhance the beach experience of any visitors to Youghal. Creating a pedestrian walkway from Redbarn all the way into the Town Centre with work expected to finish in October of 2020. Phase 1 of these works have already finished and completion of the route will improve access, enhancing the experience of walkers and the two metre wide walking surface will improve accessibility for wheelchair users. This is great news for Youghal and everyone in the community down here.

Businesses throughout the Town have learned to adapt to the ever-changing stages of our roadmap to recovery. The more outside the box thinking the better the chance of surviving and eventually getting stronger during these uncertain times. We must realize that today it’s not just about yourself, it’s about working together, it’s about showing our families, our friends and our visitors that we are were here when it really mattered and we will continue to serve them well. Remember it important that we focus on domestic customers before we try to attract tourists from abroad. Traditional summer marketing of the town and our businesses through Festivals and Print Media are for next year. This year Billboards and radio campaigns with Red FM, 96 FM, Tipp FM and most importantly Community Radio Youghal are the way forward and must be prioritized. We are very conscious that we are at the dawn of online overload. Our message needs to get to our customers and we would strongly encourage our business community to avail of the advice and grants given by South Cork Enterprise Board in this regard. Our members and customers have made the following proposals for your consideration. • Youghal is […]

Youghal Chamber has a brand new Website. Our new website has more features, including Job Listings, member management, and business information. If you’re looking for information about Youghal Businesses this is the place to find it. The new website features: A user friendly map which features each business type split by a Category Icon, and their location Business information for each Chamber member and the ability to contact, if the information is provided. Membership Management feature in which the Administrator can enable / disable Members accounts, which would deactivate / de-list their listing on the website. A Jobs section allowing members / businesses in Youghal to advertise Jobs directly on the website through the chamber. An updated Events section allowing website visitors the ability to see upcoming events, and comment on them if desired Social Media sharing option on every page. and Social Media links to existing Youghal Chamber social websites Event Submission forms If you have any feedback, please feel free to Contact Us