Padraig Hyde & Sons,
Auctioneers, Valuers & Estate Agents,
Property Management & Maintenance Services.
117 North Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork.
TEL: 0818 555 700
 024 - 91355
Email: info@hydeproperty.com

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Population increases since 2006

{ Posted on May 01 2012 by admin }
Categories : General
Some more statistics from the recent 2011 census have been released by the CSO. Primarily concerned with population figures, the results show an increase in population for the Youghal area, both urban and rural. For the urban area of Youghal town itself, ...Read More »

In Review – Youghal 2011.

{ Posted on Jan 10 2012 by admin }
Categories : General
Whilst 2011 was another difficult year for the country, Youghal is still proudly fighting hard to develop its attractions and status. As well as the ever constant efforts to improve the amenities of the heritage seaside town, the ongoing efforts ...Read More »

Youghal Workhouse – A Brief history

{ Posted on Oct 21 2011 by admin }
Categories : General
Although Youghal workhouse is no more, for generations of people, it was a familiar site located at Magner’s Hill, Youghal. It officially opened on the 14th January, 1848 in the midst of An Gorta Mór, the Great Famine. Like many workhouses, ...Read More »

Landlords, Tenants and the PRTB

{ Posted on Sep 08 2011 by admin }
Categories : General
Deposit retention, either partial or full, is a difficult area for landlords and tenants alike. In cases where damage is alleged to the property, deposit retention needs to be just, provable and relevant to the damage concerned. In this respect, it ...Read More »

Emer Casey 2011 10K Memorial Run

{ Posted on May 25 2011 by admin }
Categories : General
The 2011 Emer Casey 10K Memorial run was held on Sunday, 22nd May on a day that was warm and sunny but with a fine sea breeze to cool the participants. Read More »

Youghal – a recent history

{ Posted on Feb 15 2011 by admin }
Categories : General
Like many towns, the building boom of recent years has altered Youghal in instantly recognisable ways. Most noticeable is the long list of new residential estates which have sprung up including ones such as Ard Callagh, Ard na Mara, Ardán na ...Read More »

Property VS Shares – The age-old debate.

{ Posted on Jun 23 2010 by admin }
Categories : General
In 1602, the Dutch East India Company issued shares on one of the world's first stock exchanges in Amsterdam. By so doing, it allowed investors share in the profits (and losses) of the company based on the size of their ...Read More »

A Comparison of the Irish and Scottish Property Systems.

{ Posted on Jun 08 2010 by admin }
Categories : General
Whilst pipe bands, red hair, the Gaelic language and whiskey (or whisky!) might be common similarities between the Irish and the Scots, their property systems are not. In this respect, the differences between the Irish and Scottish property systems are useful ...Read More »

Emer Casey Memorial Run 2010

{ Posted on May 27 2010 by admin }
Categories : General
Youghal saw the fourth annual Emer Casey Run take place on the 23rd May, 2010, raising much needed funds for this worthy cause. Over €400,000 has now been raised with the foundation supporting the DISOVARY consortium and three PhD students ...Read More »

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

{ Posted on May 12 2010 by admin }
Categories : General
In 1878, Richard Caulfield published the ‘Council Book of the Corporation of Youghal,’ a record of corporation meetings and minutes from 1610 onwards. One striking aspect of the book is the list of grievances that are common to both the ...Read More »