The Family Fun Festival was officially launched at the Youghal Mall Arts Centre and the contestants for the Queen of the Sea Pageant were introduced.

Carleton Village Queen of the Sea for 2010 is Emma. Best of luck to Emma.

Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill
 The Medieval festival will take place between 3rd and 4th July 2010. At this event the past will be brought to life with events from Medieval times such as archery, falcon displays, knights jousting on horseback and medieval storytelling. There will be food and craft stalls, vintage displays, clay pigeon shooting, pony rides, medieval sports for children, terrier and lurcher racing displays, live music, dancing, entertainment for families and much more. The location of the festival is at Barryscourt Castle.

Youghal was officially confirmed as ‘Ireland’s Finest Coastal Resort’ with two of its beaches, Claycastle, and for the very first time, Redbarn, adjacent to the Quality Hotel and Leisure Club awarded ‘Blue Flag Status’ by An Taisce on Monday 14^th June 2010. 

The awards were presented by Mr. John Gormley T.D., Minister for the Environment Heritage & Local Government at Velvet Strand, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin.

This year a total 10 beaches in Cork – 5 in the South & East and 5 in the West of the county were awarded the prestigious blue flag which represent the highest standards in water quality, environmental information and education, environmental management and safety, services and facilities.

Our playground at Carleton Village has been updated with new swings just in time for the holiday season! Photographs to follow...

Youghal Family Festival will take place from 16^th – 18^th July 2010.

A whole host of FREE events will take place over the course of the weekend, including a ‘under the sea’ fancy dress parade, raft race, children’s soccer blitz, music workshops, children’s busking competitions, treasure hunts and a food festival, to name but a few.  However, the highlight of the Festival promises to be: ‘The Queen of the Sea’ Competition in Market Square, followed by The Nautical Ball for contestants and escorts in the Mall Arts Centre on Saturday 17^th July. 

Carleton Village has once again attained 4 stars in a recent inspection from Failte Ireland. The apartments and villas have been fitted with safety restrictors on the windows and the blinds have safety catches on the cords. Recycle bins have been added to the kitchens and we now provide recycle facilities to our guests including glass and cardboard recycling.

Great news for Youghal. After years of waiting, Youghal is to get a 56 berth marina in the heart of the town. Boating and Sailing is an integral part of the town. The Marina is due to commence in the coming months and is to be completed by early next year.

Jerry Dennehy is the local developer "Youghal deserves to be recognised as a fantastic place to visit. By building the Marina, the profile of the town will be given a boost to both foreign and Irish boat owners and sailing enthusiasts alike".

Youghal, being located at the mouth of the Blackwater river, will be an excellent location for boat owners and touring boats to base themselves for fishing and touring at the new marina. The coastal town of Youghal will really have it all!

Failte Ireland is promoting Youghal as the hub of their Family Fun destination for 2010.
The Family Fun destination is aimed at families with young children, including the under 4's.
Packages will offer accommodation, activities and restaurants suitable for families.
A children's festival, the first of it's type in Ireland, will be held in Youghal the first weekend in July. More details to follow..

Youhgal has been voted as third cleanest town out of 60 towns surveyed in Ireland. It is the best result for the town in this regular survey.

Credit to the Youghal Tidy Towns Comittee, local business and town people and the Town Council workers. Good news as we approach the busy tourist season.

Carleton Village, 4 star holiday homes in Youghal in East Cork has been awarded 4 stars for 2009 to maintain its standard since opening in 2000. A lot of work went in to maintaining standards from painting to landscaping. We are continually striving to update our facilities to offer our guests and will be adding to our playground and facilities for children during the year.

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Carlton Village is a great little holiday village. The apartments are bright and airy,modern and well maintained. The views out over Youghal and the sea are scenic. I'd definitely recommend a stay here for some R&R away from the hustle and bustle.

Ken

Winter has arrived at Carleton Village with our first snowfall this year. Guests would be interested to see the village covered in snow compared to the usual green grass surrounded by blue skies. It's even difficult to see the sea at the moment with the snow filled grey sky.

Once the snow has cleared over Youghal, we will be starting our Spring clean. All the villas have to be cleaned again from top to bottom and inside out. We have our yearly inspection next week for our 4 stars with Failte Ireland, so need to be up to scratch. Everyone is working hard from painters to carpenters, electricians to window cleaners. All we need now is for the sun to shine on the day..

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