Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond TD, recently paid a visit to Youghal on the invitation of local Cork East Constituency Fine Gael TD, David Stanton, to discuss employment and development opportunities in the town.
Minister Richmond and Deputy Stanton met members of the Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group, Youghal Chamber and Youghal Business Alliance in the Council offices to hear of the challenges being faced in encouraging local employment, business and tourism and the need to develop an assessment of need and retail strategy.
Deputy Stanton pointed out that investment in Youghal over the past number of years included the Waste Water Treatment Plant, the opening of the Clock Gate Tower, the Boardwalk, Pontoon and visitor buoys, St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, the town walls and the Raleigh Quarter while the opening of the Greenway will provide a further boost to the town. However, David Stanton acknowledged that despite this, many challenges remain, highlighting that: “The number of vacant property throughout Youghal needs to be tackled and we need to do more to encourage IDA and Enterprise Ireland to source investment and support local job growth”.
Following the meeting, the group were welcomed at the Youghal Enterprise Centre where they met local businesses and agencies such as the Youghal Community Employment Company before the trip concluded with a visit to the Raleigh Quarter and St. Mary’s Church.
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Aileen Murray, Manager of the Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group (YSEDG), Helen Mulcahy, Senior Staff Officer of Cork County Council’s East Cork Municipal District, Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley, East Cork Municipal District, and David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, pictured during a visit to Youghal by Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which was set up by David and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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Pádraig Hennessy, President of Youghal Chamber of Tourism and Development, Jaqui Norton, Regional Development Executive at Enterprise Ireland, Séamus Ó Ceallacháin, Principal of Pobalscoil Na Tríonóide, and Ger Flanagan, Chairperson Of Youghal Business Alliance, pictured during a visit to Youghal by Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which was set up by David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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Barbara Murray, Chairperson of Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group, Jaqui Norton, Regional Development Executive at Enterprise Ireland, Pádraig Hennessy, President of Youghal Chamber of Tourism and Development, and Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, pictured during the Minister’s visit to Youghal which was set up by David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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Barbara Murray, Chairperson of Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group, welcoming Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to Youghal, with David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, and members of the Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, Aileen Murray, Manager of the Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group (YSEDG), Barbara Murray, Chairperson of Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group, Helen Coady, Youghal Enterprise Centre Manager, Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and Helen Mulcahy, Senior Staff Officer of Cork County Council’s East Cork Municipal District, at Youghal Enterprise Centre, during a visit to Youghal by the Minister, which was set up by David Stanton TD, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, with members of Premier TEFL, Ines Bemmaagouz, Aveen Healy, and Sandra Lane, at Youghal Enterprise Centre, during a visit to Youghal by the Minister, which was set up by David Stanton TD, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, and Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, with Linda O’Loughlin and Siobhan Sheehan, Youghal Community Services, at Youghal Enterprise Centre, during a visit to Youghal by the Minister, which was set up by David Stanton TD, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, Gabrielle Humphreys, Careers 4U, Helen Coady, Youghal Enterprise Centre Manager, and Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, at Youghal Enterprise Centre, during a visit to Youghal by the Minister, which was set up by David Stanton TD, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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Pat Hennessy, Pat Hennessy Coaching, with Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, at Youghal Enterprise Centre, during a visit to Youghal by the Minister, which was set up by David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, with Dermott Gale, Raleigh Quarter Framing Studio at Youghal Enterprise Centre, during a visit to Youghal by the Minister, which was set up by David Stanton TD, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and The Venerable Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross and Priest of Youghal Union of Parishes, at the Tomb of Sir Richard Boyle, first Earl of Cork, in St Mary’s Collegiate Church, during a visit to Youghal by the Minister, which was set up by David Stanton TD, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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Aileen Murray, Manager of the Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group (YSEDG), presenting a token of appreciation to David Stanton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Business, and Barbara Murray, Chairperson of Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group, presenting a token of appreciation to Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, with The Venerable Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross and Priest of Youghal Union of Parishes, and Helen Mulcahy, Senior Staff Officer of Cork County Council’s East Cork Municipal District, during a visit to Youghal by the Minister, which was set up by David Stanton TD, and hosted by Youghal Socio-Economic Development Group Steering Committee.
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