TOWN BANKING ON HOMEGROWN SURVIVAL EFFORT

The people of Youghal in East Cork, who have suffered from the vagaries of relying on multinational firms, are using their local talent and ability to try to beat the recession, writes Claire O’Sullivan

THE enterprise centre on Youghal’s Emmet Place is a symbol of what the East Cork seaside town is, was and wants to be.

A stunning 16th century building that was part of St Mary’s Collegiate Church, it is a beacon of light for a town that has lost up to 2,000 jobs over the past two decades due to the export of manufacturing jobs overseas.