Cork

Running at the Crawford Art Gallery from March 6 to May 4, In Transit is a new exhibition exploring the stories of immigrants who traverse the no-man’s land that exists between home and hope. The exhibition spotlights various artists from…

Situated on the shores of the second largest natural harbour in the world, the tourist town of Cobh is only 25 minutes by car or train from Cork City. The town is steeped in history and culture, where every person, every pier and even the…

Part of Crawford Art Gallery’s collection, Séan Keating’s Men of the South (1921 – 1922), features on a special stamp to commemorate the mid-point of the Irish War for Independence. An Post will issue four stamps during 2020 to mark this…

Cork's Crawford Art Gallery is hosting the Zurich Portrait Prize 2019 exhibition, in partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland. This is the first time the exhibition will travel outside of Dublin, with the goal of creating a greater…

The second edition of Quiet Lights, a festival spotlighting a new wave of Irish and International folk; traditional; and experimental artists will open Thursday, November 21 continuing until Sunday, November 24 throughout Cork. Officially…

The Chemical Brothers have announced their Irish return with an open-air show at Irish Independent Park, Cork on June 30, 2020 with very special guests KETTAMA and James Holroyd. For over 20 years, The Chemical Brothers have redefined the…

A friendly, family-run traditional Irish spot, Ryans Bar is one of Cobh’s most popular pubs, located right in the heart of town. Owned by Paul and Gemma O’Halloran for the last 21 years, the venue shows all live sports and features live…

Brand-new touring event Wilderland Film Festival is coming to the Everyman in Cork on Thursday, October 17, The first-ever touring wildlife movie festival, Wilderland will shine a light on some astonishing and thought-provoking stories from…

Tourism Ireland welcomed the visit by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to Ireland, stating it was good news for tourism and a unique opportunity to convince potential Dutch holidaymakers to visit the Emerald Isle.…

Shandon Street Festival will welcome everyone to the area of Cork City on Saturday June 22 from 1pm – 6pm to celebrate their great community. This is the 13th year of the festival, having gone from strength to strength since its foundation.…

Cork’s Irish Independent Park, also known as Musgrave Park, will become a hub for live music for a week in June. Both Irish and international stars are set to grace the venue with their presence from June 20 – 26. The first day will see…

Cork-born artist Talos aka Eoin French will be bringing his brand of haunting alternative rock to the Olympia Theatre on December 6, 2019. In 2017, the singer released his debut record Wild Alee which was met with such a rapturous critical…

Bubbles will be flying across Cork this month, as corks start popping for the first ever Festival of Prosecco. The highly anticipated event, which is being run in association with Tindal Wine Merchants and the Perlage Winery in Italy, will…

Spike Island Cork has opened its newest addition, 'Independence', to the public, following a €100,000 investment.  The new exhibition focuses on the 1400 prisoners and internees who were held on the island in 1921 during the Irish war of…

The 11th Fastnet Film Festival will run from Wednesday, May 22 to Sunday, May 26 in Schull, Co Cork. Throughout the festival, 12 feature films will screen in 10 pop-up cinemas in the village with no movie theatre. There will also be 10…