Youghal celebrates sea link with mackerel festival

YOUGHAL celebrates its historic link with seafood tomorrow when the town hosts its first mackerel festival.

The succulent smell of mackerel cuisine will waft across Barry’s Lane, adjacent to the Clock Gate, when local chefs demonstrate various methods of cooking and presenting the grey-backed wonders.

The event is the latest in a series of activities spawned by the voluntary Youghal Concerned Citizens Group, which was formed in response to recessionary problems. Themed Hallowe’en and Christmas strategies are also being developed.