Community Radio Youghal has begun broadcasting its latest new documentary series. "Last of the Yarns" is a five part series on the rise and fall of the textile industry in Youghal.

The series, which is supported by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Sound & Vision fund, looks at Youghal from before the arrival of the textile industry and examines its impact on the town. The boom years of the industry are also covered in "Last of the Yarns", as well as its lengthy decline and the impact of the closure of the industry on Youghal.

The first episode was broadcast on Sunday 6th December, at 11.30 and the series will continue each Sunday up to and including 3rd January, 2010. Each episode will also be repeated on Wednesdays between 6-6.30pm.

The culmination of months of hard work by Mags Carey and Maura & Theresa Joyce, the inaugural CRY104fm Country Music Awards night was a massive success with a huge crowd attending. Held in the Walter Raleigh Hotel on Monday 9th November, the many fans were able to meet and greet many a Country & Irish music star.

The list of award winners is :

Hall of fame Award: Art Supple
Best International Irish Artist: Paddy O'Brien
Best Male Irish Singer: Shaun Loughery
Best Female Irish Singer: Trudi Lalor
Best Irish entertainer: Damien Bowe
Best Female Duo on the Irish scene: The Benn Sisters
Best Group on the Country Scene: Michael Collins
Best local album 2009: Pat Daly
Best overall performance: Paddy O'Brien
Beginners to Country Music: Padraig & Conor O'Sullivan
Most Popular duo: The Dreamers
Most Popular Local Singer: Pat Tobin
Most requested Local Artist: Patrick O'Sullivan
Country Songwriter: Peter Burke
Solo award: Sam O'Doherty

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CRY104fm is delighted to announce a new historical series of programmes starting on Sunday 13th September, The series of six programmes entitled 'Youghal a future from its Past' has been researched by local author and historian Maurice  Aherne.

Each programme is divided into two parts, the first part narrated by Frank Keane while the second part features a discussion chaired by Pat Reilly with contributions from Maurice Ahern.  Editor of the series is Noel Cronin and director is Tommy Collins. The series is funded by The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) under the Sound & Vision Scheme and is transmitted on Sundays from 10:00 am - 10:30 am and repeated on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm

The Board of Community Radio Youghal are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Declan Gibbons as Station Manager with CRY104fm. Declan who has previously worked with KCR (Kilkenny/Carlow Radio) took up his appointment on Monday August 17th.

Over 25 vehicles took part in the 2008 Youghal Vintage Club charity fundraising run last Sunday. The event started in The grounds of the rugby club and the run went via Killeagh, Castlemartyr , Ladysbridge and back to Youghal, Noel and Tommy provided musical entertainment at the start of the run and were treated to a lovely cup of tea and sandwiches by the ladies committee. All the proceeds of the run are going to the Meals on wheels and Youghal Hospice. The clubs next major fundraiser is the annual Harvest Day on Sunday 17th August in Youghal Rugby Grounds.

Over 300 competitors took part in the 8th Annual Youghal Triathlon held on Claycastle Beach. The event comprised of a 750m swim, 20km cycle and 6.5km run. Mark Dempsey from Limerick Triathlon was the winner in a time of 1hour 3minutes. Leading Lady was Elizabeth Lee, a Cork woman, running for the Piranha Club in Dublin. In a time of 1:14. Youghal athletes also featured. Leading Youghal man was Brian Sanders 1:15 in 39th place, Vincent Lucey was 112th in a time of 1:23, Ian Matthews was 132nd in a time of 1:26:18, Hugh Dorian was 134th in a time of 1:26 :33. Leading Youghal Lady was Clare McAuliffe 170th in a time of 1:32, Helena Coleman was 193 rd in a time of 1:38 :23 and Nicola Morey was 196th in a time of 1:38 :54. Youghal Man Brian Whyte headed the leading team in a winning time of I: 15 while others to compete in the team event were Seamus Kelly and Jonathan Tobin in the cycling and Don O Reilly, Derry O Reilly and Eoin Budds. A great job done by Tommy Roche and his hardworking committee. Everyone was full of praise for the smooth running and organizing of the event.

At the invitation of the Friends of St. Raphael, we were delighted to attend the annual open day held in the beautiful grounds of the hospital. Noel, Maura, Theresa and Tommy were joined by our own John Cunningham who entertained the huge crowd with some lovely music on the ?Squeezebox.?. We helped out with continuity on the day, playing requests and dedications and announcing winners of various competitions. The weather was fairly good with the odd heavy shower which did not deter the huge crowd from enjoying themselves. We also featured members of the Youghal Comhaltas and and a very talented singing group featuring Maeve Beecher, Tommy Collins and Bronagh Shule who sang some very nice acoustic numbers. Of course at the end of the day we enjoyed a very welcome cup of tea and cake in the refreshment hall.

Youghal Vintage Club held their annual Vintage Day and Car Boot sale on August 12th 2007 at Kilmagner, just outside Youghal, on the lands of Tom and Ann McCarthy. The day was a great success with large crowds attending the car boot sale in the morning and waiting on to enjoy the various side shows and exhibits in the afternoon which included old time threshing, display of vintage cars, tractors and stand alone engines. Music on the day was provided by Pat Daly, John Cunningham and Connie Prendergast. Young people had great fun with face painting , bouncy castle and some beautiful donkeys and chickens brought along especially for them. A big thank you to the members and friends of the Youghal Vintage club who organised the whole day and are giving the profits to ourselves in CRY 104 fm.