The third annual CRY104fm Radiothon came to an end just before 12pm last Sunday as the weary Community Radio Youghal volunteers reached the end of their marathon 50 hour Broadcast, With all money raised going towards the CRY relocation fund and the move to the new premises in Nagle House , the on street collections on the Friday and Saturday was fantastically supported by people in the town and despite some strong rain on Saturday morning there was a huge amount of goodwill and generosity all weekend as they move to new modern studios looms ever closer.
One of the highlights of the weekend was the Celebrity auction that took place on the Saturday night in Farrell’s Summerfield Bar which where there was a large number of Sporting Memorabilia up for auction on the night including signed Cork football , Hurling and Ladies Football Jersey’s, signed Waterford Hurling Jersey, Boxing Gloves signed by Katie Taylor and Michael Carruth a fantastic 2 night stay in the Castlemartyr Resort and those all important tickets for the All Ireland Hurling Final.
With a raffle simultaneously taking place for 2 more All Ireland tickets it was Michael Farrell from Farrell’s Bar who was the winner of the 2 tickets for the Hurling final and in an extraordinary act of generosity Michael donated the tickets back to the station to be included in the auction .
As the action heated up ,It was Pat O Brien from St Colmans Boxing club who went away with the Boxing Gloves, Michael
Farrell was successful in securing the Cork Football and Ladies Football Jersey , while Businessman Jim Davis was looking forward to a stay in the Castlemartyr Resort , The tension was palpable as the 2 sets of All Ireland Tickets went under the hammer and it was Ken Desmond and Thomas McCarthy who were the highest bidders and will be heading for Croke Park in September.
In what was a fantastic weekend for the station, Station Manager Declan Gibbons paid tribute to the hardworking CRY fundraising committee who organised the Radiothon and the auction, the CRY volunteers who presented programmes for the 50 hours and all those who took part in the on-street collection’s adding that the station was overwhelmed by the support both the business community and the community at large showed during the last few days and that the new premises in Nagle House will be something that the people of Youghal and the surrounding areas will be extremely proud of and will be of benefit to the Community for years to come.
Thanks to all the Businesses who supported us by providing items for auction and for the Raffle and those who sponsored programmes during the 50 hours including Pauline Neville ,Gallery 126 ,. The Castlemartyr Resort Hotel. The Brid Shelley Gallery , Clancy’s Bar , Capri Bay Restaurant , McDonald Lee Travel The Lighthouse Brassiere, Quality Hotel Youghal , Lucey Furnishings, The Old Imperial Hotel, JB Promotions. Lawlors Hotel Dungarvan. Lidl Youghal, Brookes Super Valu. Barry Lawlor Photography. Ballymaloe Grainstore. Tim Murphy Coaching , Noel Deasy Car Sales, The Gift Gallery, Muckleys Jewellers, Pat Tobin, John Roche, The Point Bar, Aspells Centra, Brian and Liam Gleeson , JD’s Bar, Moby Dicks, The Ballybridge Players, Eason ‘s Dungarvan, Sean and Stephen Twomey Butchers,John Hickey Butchers, DNG Spillane , Maxgrove Furniture, Cunninhams Butcher, Crees Card Shop, McCarthy’s Newsagents, Paddy O Brien, JJ’s Takeaway, and Galvins Costcutters,
