Aisling Knox, one of the UCC students involved in the Retrospect Arts Festival at Cork Opera House, tells CARA O’DOHERTY about the mission to engage visitors

Whether you'd like some comedy, drama, music or fancy a visit to the Cork Whiskey Festival, there's plenty happening Leeside this weekend. 

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

It is shaping up to be a defining year for Éanna Hardwicke, writes CARA O'DOHERTY. 

The rise in Gaeilge and non English speaking music worldwide has made things a lot more vibrant and colourful, says Stevie G in his Downtown column

A new club dedicated to movies is bringing an eclectic mix of films to the Arc Cinema - including one that won Best Documentary at the Oscars this week, says CARA O’DOHERTY

Pappa has much to teach aspiring underground DJs, particularly in the areas of track selection, the ability to read a crowd, and mixing

Lauded Belfast musician Dani Larkin speaks to Ronan Leonard about her love of Cork, playing live and sharing music, ahead of her performances in Cork this weekend

Whether you fancy some theatre, a gig, or even a songwriting workshop, there's plenty happening Leeside this weekend. 

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Three movies by director Jane Campion - including her 1990s smash The Piano - will be screened in Cork in a season devoted to the trail-blazing film-maker

Ahead of the St Patrick's Day holiday, there is a feast of entertainment to suit all tastes in Cork on Saturday and Sunday... take your pick!

Ronan Leonard suggests some brilliant live music options - and a few DJ ones too - taking place in Cork over St Patrick’s Weekend... and many are free shows 

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

The big screen outing, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, is written by series creator Steven Knight and directed by Tom Harper, with Murphy wearing a producer’s hat as well as his infamous peaked cap.

Actor Moe Dunford, whose parents ran a pub in Ladysbridge, tells CARA O’DOHERTY how he called on his experience of those days in his latest role - and got his old Irish teacher to help him speak as gaeilge

Looking for something to do; there's Marq Walsh, Shane Johnson, and a showcase of young producers and DJs to choose from

Whether you're looking for music, magic or theatre, there's plenty happening in Cork this weekend.

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

From a tribute to Brigitte Bardot to sci-fi and a detective tale, the 2026 French Film Festival has a great choice of movies, says CARA O’DOHERTY

Whether you're looking for comedy, music, or theatre, there's plenty happening in Cork this weekend.

Cork has got some terrific bands and artists at the moment, and many are doing well.  Many more are supplementing their music creation with other work, writes STEVIE G. 

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Director Michael Head tells CARA O’DOHERTY about his film, The Spin, that travels the length of Ireland and ends in Leeside - and also reveals he has Cork grandparents

Whether you fancy some music, comedy, or theatre, there's plenty happening in Cork this weekend. 

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Whether you fancy a night at the theatre, a good gig, or something a bit different, there's plenty happening in Cork this Valentine's Weekend. 

A director who died tragically young, Rainer Werner Fassbinder left his mark on the world of cinema, says CARA O’DOHERTY, ahead of a season of his work being screened in Cork city

It has been a go-to spot for 34 years now, and news of the closure of the Washington Street shop has been greeted with much sadness 

There are over 20 adaptations of the story; each has changed something in the journey from page to screen, but Fennell is the first to really lean into the twisted love Cathy and Heathcliff shared, writes CARA O'DOHERTY. 

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Playing over a hundred concerts in the US has primed Podge Lane for some cracking shows on his return to Cork city, writes Ronan Leonard

Whether you fancy speed-dating, cinema, music or theatre, there's plenty to chose from in Cork this weekend. 

The Cork International Film Festival’s European Film Weekend is a free three-day showcase of films - including the Cork hit, Christy. CARA O’DOHERTY finds out more and talks to Christy director Brendan Canty

I spent 15 or so years DJing fairly regularly in the Savoy and walking around the venue recently brought back some great memories, writes STEVIE G. 

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

A new documentary presented entirely in Irish Sign Language is released this week. CARA O’DOHERTY talks to Seán Herlihy, from Ballyvourney, who co-produced it

Watch out for Kaeyan in 2026, says Stevie G 

Ronan Leonard chats with Douglas singer-songwriter Solène Laurence and discovers that her debut single ‘Punch Line’ will most certainly not be her last. 

Whether you are looking for comedy, music, theatre, or something to watch on TV, there's plenty of options this weekend. 

Don O’Mahony counts down his top 50 Cork tunes of 2025. 

While it’s refreshing to see Statham in a more subdued role, it’s young Breathnach who steals the show, writes CARA O'DOHERTY. 

The latest programme by Cork Cine Club offers a broad range of wonderful cinema experiences, and a sense of community, says CARA O’DOHERTY

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Whether you fancy some comedy, theatre, music or even a course in learning the ropes behind the bar, there's plenty happening in Cork this weekend. 

Director Ben Wheatley tells CARA O’DOHERTY about working with Cillian Murphy a decade ago, and about a new Triskel season that is dedicated to the English film-maker’s work

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

From Grammy-tipped stars to an electroclash duo, here are some of the acts expected to take their careers to the next level this year and beyond

Though never as important as the DJs or the nightclub, MTV was one of those stations you’d regularly watch before or after the club in the Henry's era. 

Veteran actor Dermot Crowley tells CARA O’DOHERTY about his latest role as a father whose daughter leaves Ireland in the new film, Brown Bread

Whether you are looking for music, comedy, or maybe a wine and paint night, there's plenty happening in Cork this weekend. Plus, we've got some TV recommendations if you are staying in. 

Wondering what's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

CARA O'DOHERTY reviews the latest installment in the 28 Years Later trilogy and asks how Cork's Cillian Murphy will be weaved back into the fold. 

From Wuthering Heights to Hamnet to Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Lynn Rusk rounds up some of the best new films set to be released in 2026.

2026 promises a year full of exciting television, from betrayal and murder in BBC’s The Traitors, to Regency romance over on Netflix.

Whether you fancy a trip to the panto, some music or poetry, or even a brunch for remote workers- there's plenty happening in Cork this weekend. Plus, we've got some cinema recommendations and TV picks

Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet weaves a haunting tale around the loss of William Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son, writes CARA O'DOHERTY. 

Cork actor Éanna Hardwicke, and directors Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa on Saipan. 

The pantos at the Everyman and Opera House will come to a close in the coming days. 

A year after his death, Cork cinema fans can revel in the brilliance of legendary director David Lynch, says CARA O’DOHERTY

Here's some of the events and shows happening in Cork city and county on Saturday and Sunday - plus some cinema recommendations and TV picks

The much-anticipated Saipan is in cinemas this week. CARA O'DOHERTY shares her review. 

Here's some of the events and shows happening in Cork city and county on Saturday and Sunday - plus some cinema recommendations and TV picks

Lots of the best music comes from jamming, and having fun, and at live gigs in 2025 we still want to hear an artist singing live and making mistakes and giving us an experience different to the studio, writes STEVIE G. 

You could do worse than immerse yourself in an evening with ‘the richest man in Ireland, but not for tax purposes’ at Live At St Luke’s,writes AISLING MEATH. 

Comic book writer Gary Moloney tells CARA O’DOHERTY how a Cork City Library initiative helped him on his career path

Local gig guru, Ronan Leonard, has made a list – and checked it twice! – of great live music suggestions around Cork city across the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season

What's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

There is a Christmas film for every taste in a Triskel season for December, says CARA O’DOHERTY

Here's some of the events and shows happening in Cork city and county on Saturday and Sunday - plus some cinema recommendations and TV picks

The musical pride of the Northside, the Kabin Crew, are back on stage for a reprise of their ‘Sound of the Northside’ show this Friday - with a full orchestral accompaniment, in the intimate surrounds of the Cork School of Music’s Curtis Auditorium. In his final Echo piece for the foreseeable future, Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with singer/poet Rosaleen Brady and rapper/poet Luke Martin, as well as Kabin mentors Garry MacCarthy and Rory McGovern.

What's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Directed by Irish film-maker David Freyne and co-written by Freyne and Pat Cunnane, Eternity is joyful, funny, and moving as it takes a brilliantly inventive approach to the after-life, says CARA O'DOHERTY. 

Kids from my generation would have grown up in an era where CDs were coming in, vinyl was being pushed out, and the digital age of streaming was still a bit away, says STEVIE G. 

Here's some of the events and shows happening in Cork city and county on Saturday and Sunday - plus some cinema recommendations and TV picks.

He began his regular country music columns for this newspaper’s entertainment supplement in 1987. Now ROGER RYAN, of Ballinlough, says it’s time to hang up his quill, and reflects on his 38-year stint

What's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Film-maker Adam O’Keeffe tells CARA O’DOHERTY how he drew humour from the subject of death in his new drama

From dark to light, from chainsaws to, er, lawnmowers.... the annual Spook Screen Festival has a film to suit every taste this year, says CARA O’DOHERTY, who talks to one of the organisers about the varied and balanced programme for 2025 in Cork

Here's some of the events and shows happening in Cork city and county on Saturday and Sunday - plus some cinema recommendations and TV picks.

Aladdin opened at the Opera House last night, and we are certain it was a huge success with first night audiences. Cinderalla opens at the Everyman this Saturday. 

Here's some of the events and shows happening in Cork city and county on Saturday and Sunday - plus some cinema recommendations and TV picks.

Documentary-maker Aoife Keller tells CARA O’DOHERTY about her film laying bare the suffering in Cork’s Magdalene Laundries

What's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Wicked: For Good hits screens this Friday. CARA O'DOHERTY says the film is 'imperfect, but wonderful'. 

One of the most popular groups in hip-hop history, Outkast are almost universally loved, and they remain adored on a street level as well as commercially, even many years after their last proper record together, writes STEVIE G. 

Here's some of the events and shows happening in Cork city and county on Saturday and Sunday - plus some cinema recommendations and TV picks.

Ways of Seeing frontman and songwriter James O’Donnell has been looking inward for the inspiration for second LP ‘The Inheritance of Fear’, and on how songwriting gives voice to seldom-heard parts of the self. Ahead of their Cork launch gig tomorrow night at the Kino, Mike McGrath-Bryan sits down to interrogate.

Director Éamon Little and West Cork filmmaker Adrian McCarthy tell CARA O’DOHERTY about their new documentary.

What's on Cork's stages over the next seven days? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her Theatre Nights column.

Here's some of the events and shows happening in Cork city and county on Saturday and Sunday - plus some cinema recommendations and TV picks.

Is this the best it’s ever been? In my opinion, yes, says STEVIE G. 

What's on Cork's stages this week? Jo Kerrigan tells us in her weekly Theatre Nights column.

Film-maker Brendan Canty tells CARA O’DOHERTY about his new documentary, about the Kabin Studio in Cork city

As with any Lanthimos film, you never really know which direction it will go, and this is no exception, writes CARA O'DOHERTY.