Going out or staying in? Your weekend guide for Cork
Deirdre O'Kane is at The Everyman on Sunday, October 13.
- Katherine Ryan: BattleAxe, Cork Opera House, 8pm: Award-winning comedian, writer, presenter, and actress Ryan makes a welcome return to the Opere House stage with her brand-new live show. Tickets €32.95, corkoperahouse.ie
- After Luke, by Cónal Creedon, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm: Darkly comic exploration of a father and his son’s relationship, set against the social background of Ireland’s second city during the Celtic Tiger. Tickets: €18, Corkartstheatre.com
- Deirdre O’Kane: O’Kaning It, The Everyman, 8pm: The comedic fireball mercilessly mines hilarity from the human condition. If you miss her this weekend, catch the show on January 5, 2025. Tickets €28, everymancork.com
- Susan O’Neill, Live At St Luke’s, 7.30pm: Hailing from Clare, a songwriter of hidden depths, with a timeless voice, O’Neill performs her new record Now In A Minute. Tickets €26.50, liveatstlukes.com.
- Emer Barry In Concert, St George’s Arts and Heritage Centre, Mitchelstown, 8pm: Opera singer Barry has performed as a guest soloist with both the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra on Lyric FM and RTÉ One. She will be joined by Mary McCague on violin and Teresa O’Donnell on harp. Tickets €25, see Eventbrite.ie
- Odhran Murphy, Winthrop Avenue @ The Old Oak, 7pm: Murphy is a 25-year-old singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Armagh with a passion for indie/folk music
- A Scare At Samhain 2024, Leap Scarecrow Festival: For the 2024 festival, the Scare at Samhain walking tour has been completely reimagined. Step into the authentic origins of the ancient festival that gave rise to Halloween.
- Clonakilty Taste and Tipple Tour - The Dining Experience, 3pm: Taste the very best of what Clonakilty has to offer, with each course highlighting the finest local produce and the warm hospitality the town is renowned for. Tickets €70.
- Cork Vintage Kilo Sale, Clayton Hotel, Lapp’s Quay, 10am: Attention Cork fashionistas, prepare to peruse 5,000 unique vintage and pre-loved garments, and pay by weight at only €35 per kilo.
- 2. The Substance: A slick, shocking body horror with an incredible Demi Moore.
- 3. A Different Man: A man with facial deformities learns some harsh truths in this offbeat comedy.
- 4. Transformers One: Chris Hemsworth leads a starry voice cast in this Transformers origin story.
- 5. Buffalo Kids: Gorgeous animation about Irish siblings in 1800s America. Perfect family viewing.
- URC Rugby Live, RTÉ2, 5pm: Clare MacNamara is joined by Donncha O’Callaghan, Fiona Coghlan and Jamie Heaslip for live coverage of Leinster v Munster from Croke Park, Kick-off 5.45pm.
- Meanwhile, Ireland’s UEFA Nations League soccer trip to Greece is on RTÉ2 tomorrow at 7.45pm.
- Creedon’s Musical Atlas Of Ireland, RTÉ1, 7.30pm: In episode two, John explores the creation of national anthems, highlighting the emotional impact of composers like his fellow Corkonian Seán Ó Riada, whose anthem Mise Éire resonates with pride. Creedon also chats to Riverdance composer Bill Whelan, and Christy Moore shares a heartfelt story about Bobby Sands’ prison anthem.
- Disclaimer, Apple TV+: New seven-part tale with Cate Blanchett as a journalist who has dedicated her career to exposing misdeeds. When she is sent a mysterious book, she realises someone knows a dark secret she’s been hiding for 20 years.
- In Her Place, Netflix: True story about writer Maria Carolina Geel who, in 1955, killed her lover and was put on trial for murder.
