Prior to returning to The Olympia in Dublin, Mother Of All The Behans starring Imelda May, will open at The Everyman, Cork on Tuesday 30th July, continuing until August 10th for a limited run only. Join Imelda May for an evening of songs & stories celebrating the life of Brendan’s Mammy. Mother of All the Behans is the story of…
Written by Emer Dineen (breakout star of WAKE as DJ Duncan Disorderly), directed by Phillip McMahon (WAKE, RIOT, Dublin Oldschool), with music production by Irish EDM legend Elaine Mai, 0800 CUPID brings the vitality and spontaneity of queer counterculture to the main stage at Dublin Theatre Festival. It’s a nightclub interruption and queer cabaret explosion set amidst the bright lights of London, platforming a…
Dance Cork Firkin Crane’s Summer/Autumn 2024 season launches with an exhilarating programme of performances, residencies, and workshops, celebrating dance from across Ireland and the globe, and offering unique opportunities for community engagement and artistic development from July to November 2024. Dance Cork Firkin Crane’s Executive Artistic Director Laurie Uprichard said: “This season offers a sweeping look…
Following her acclaimed exhibition in the South of France as part of the International Fine Art Cannes Biennale, Irish body positivity artist Clíodhna Doherty is delighted to announce her upcoming participation at Art Shopping, the prestigious international contemporary art fair held at the iconic Carrousel du Louvre during Art Basel in Paris this October from the…
From August 9th-25th, 20 of Ireland’s best makers will descend on Ballymaloe Grainstore in Cork for Irish Design Works 2024, a free exhibition of contemporary craft and design including furniture, ceramics and sculpture aimed at showcasing the best of Irish artisan crafts. Among those taking part this year is Cork’s Alan Horgan of Alan…
There was a full house at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre on Wednesday evening as guests took to the yellow carpet to see Strictly Come Dancing’s longest-standing judge, Craig Revel Horwood, play The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. The new musical, based on the iconic story by L. Frank Baum, tours the UK and Ireland throughout 2024, following a…
Fair City’s Stephen O’Leary takes on the lead role of Rex, who is spending a summer on Achill Island against his will, in Mark Doherty’s adaptation of David O’Doherty’s award-winning children’s book, The Summer I Robbed A Bank. Little does he know it will be the summer of his life! Stephen is no stranger to…
Cork Craft & Design, a leading social enterprise and membership organisation representing over 110 specialist makers and artists, marks its 15th anniversary with a record-breaking product line-up. Boasting a diverse range of over 3,000 handcrafted items, spanning from bespoke furniture to quirky ceramics, to distinctive jewellry and unique prints, the organisation showcases the best of…
In October 2004, amongst a thriving Dublin music scene, Declan O’Rourke’s debut album Since Kyabram was released. In its first week, Since Kyabram entered the charts at no.5 and over the following two years achieved gold, platinum, and twice platinum status. The Album held within it a collection of songs which have grown in popularity over the years. Galileo, Sarah, No…
Linda Hanlon, a retired psychotherapist turned photographer, is set to unveil her debut project “Empower Her” – a collection of photography portraits in a ground-breaking limited edition book and exhibition that captures the essence of female empowerment in modern Ireland. The launch event, in collaboration with the Five Lamps Arts Festival, will take place at the Central…