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Youghal Mackerel Festival 2013

http://www.youghalonline.com/ The wonderfully vigorous mackerel fish have been a very important part of Youghal's Heritage and way of life for hundreds of years. Its very unique that they actually come into the town itself and right up to the quay walls in the town centre. Fishing for mackerel is a popular tourist attraction. For locals and regular visitors to Youghal, Mackerel fishing is an event where young and old, spectators and fishermen, boats people and terraferma people alike gather along the waterfront to land fresh and tasty mackerel. Memories of the mackerel from times past include the fish jumping onto the quay at the height of the season and as we go to press kids knee high in the water scooping them up with their hands to land them on the smaller town centre beach. To celebrate the wonder that is Mackerel a voluntary group would like to "reel" you in to join in a fun festival. The festival is in its 3rd year and is going from strength to strength with lots of free events for all the family. A big part of the programme is two days of local chefs preparing mackerel dishes outdoors in the town centre and offering tastings for the general public. Previous festivals saw the town centre filled with delicious aromas as barbeques and open air fires cooked mackerel tickled by a wonderful variety of spices and herbs. There will appealing fish dishes, wonderfully garnished, to savour and recipes to take away. The festival, running from Friday 30th August to Sunday 1st September, will be a fun-filled affair with the delicious food trail, plenty of live music and family entertainment, children s amusements and a market of local foods. Beginning Friday 30th August from 7.30 p.m,participating restaurants will offer the free mackerel starters and you can expect many specials on the night. Join the delicious Fish Trail at local restaurants where the fish starters will be presented in mouth watering displays. Saturday 31st August at 2.30 p.m. the opening ceremony commences with Tim Magee. Tim has been the travel and destination dining columnist as Man In A Suitcase for the last three years. Previous to that he was a restaurant reviewer. He written about dining and hospitality for many publications. Tim was one of this year's Hospitality Heroes at Ireland's largest industry conference where he was invited to debate restaurants trends with Dylan McGrath. The Opening Ceremony will be followed by announcing the winners of the 'Name the Mackerel Competition' for kids who are helping to pick a great fun name for the Mackerel Mascot who will appear at the Mackerel Festival each year. Saturday and Sunday there will be some fishy goings on with the barbeques on Market Square The barbeques will be fired up and the mackerel will be flavourful and juicy. You can enjoy a range of sweet and savoury goodies from the local food stalls in the square. Delicious home baking, freshly baked bread and savouries, local honey, home-made Ice-cream, hand picked salad leaves and tasty summer salads, hot popcorn and lots of treats. Family fun on both days includes Puppet Shows, Kiddies Amusements, balloon making and face painting and a visit from Perkie Bear. On Saturday, on the water there will be the Aquatrek Sailing Competition and, for land lubbers, the Volleyball Competition. On Sunday kids can make creative pottery pieces on the Potter's Wheels and decorate each piece to take home. Great music throughout the weekend will include bands live on the town centre stage. The committee have thought of everything and have secured alternative venues in the event of poor weather. Looks like Youghal is the place to be this year Family fun on both days includes Puppet Shows, Kiddies Amusements, balloon making and face painting and a visit from Perkie Bear. On Saturday, on the water there will be the Aquatrek Sailing Competition and, for land lubbers, the Volleyball Competition. On Sunday kids can make creative pottery pieces on the Potter's Wheels and decorate each piece to take home. Great music throughout the weekend will include bands live on the town centre stage. The committee have thought of everything and have secured alternative venues in the event of poor weather. Looks like Youghal is the place to be this year Family fun on both days includes Puppet Shows, Kiddies Amusements, balloon making and face painting and a visit from Perkie Bear. On Saturday, on the water there will be the Aquatrek Sailing Competition and, for land lubbers, the Volleyball Competition. On Sunday kids can make creative pottery pieces on the Potter's Wheels and decorate each piece to take home. Great music throughout the weekend will include bands live on the town centre stage. The committee have thought of everything and have secured alternative venues in the event of poor weather. Looks like Youghal is the place to be this year http://www.youghalonline.com/