Last year 10 students from Cork won prizes in the competition. 

Yesterday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was hopeful Covid restrictions could be removed at the end of the month.

Other attractions listed in the article included a new cultural centre in Helsinki, Finland and a museum complex in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Council architects have designed an outline scheme, which has been informed by engagement with arts professionals as well as conservation and archaeology staff.

The Everyman spokesperson appealed to the public to be patient when dealing with box office staff.

The heritage building 'has complex and extensive needs' a meeting heard last night. 

The classical music festival, now in its seventh year, was set up by artistic directors Mairéad Hickey and Sinéad O’Halloran.

From New Zealand to Siberia, from the White House to under the Sea of Cortez, Cónal Creedon’s readers have taken to posting photographs of his books in exotic locations. The Cork author talks to Donal O’Keeffe about becoming an internet phenomenon.

Cork remembered panto legend Billa O’Connell this week, with the Lord Mayor leading the tributes at a special performance of Cork Opera House’s panto, Nanny Nellie’s Adventures in Pantoland.

The theatre said performances of Aladdin would begin again on Sunday 9 January at 1.30pm.

The theatre made the announcement today.

The film will tell the story of Cheryl, a woman living in emergency accommodation with her young daughter. 

In a year where international visitors were virtually non-existent, the Crawford "continued to thrive".

Cork city is to be illuminated tomorrow night with a public fireworks display.The Good Room, in association with Cork City Council, has announced that a public fireworks display will take place in the city at 8.30pm on Thursday as part of the ...

To meet the 8pm curfew for theatres, The Everyman announced they are bringing forward all evening performances of Aladdin to 6pm from Tuesday 21 December.

CORK County Council’s Library and Arts Service has initiated the JAM Card initiative, a system that allows people with learning difficulties and communication barriers to ask for a minute of patience when they need it.

The song ‘Santa’s Still Coming To Town’ will feature in Home School Hub: A Christmas Cracker which will be broadcast on Christmas Day on RTÉ2.

A number of new restrictions will come into effect this weekend. 

The crash occurred just four days after the Cork singer came second on the Last Singer Standing show. 

His latest show, described as a “high energy mix of outrageous idea’s and whimsical flights of fancy” follows the success of his very popular improvised chat show on RTÉ 1 and chart-topping podcast along with Laurita Blewitt and Hector Ó hEochagáin: ‘The Tommy, Hector and Laurita Podcast’.

The ‘Mock the Week’ host will be playing at Live At The Marquee on June 23 next year.

Both won Special Merit Awards in the 2021 competition

The Government yesterday announced an additional €50m in funding to support the live performance sector.

Preparations are under way for Cork Life Centre’s Christmas festivities, and some of those working at the centre tell Donal O’Keeffe about what they have planned. 

GAVIN JAMES — whose songs have been streamed 1. 5bn times, with 6m monthly listeners on Spotify, and 32 platinum and gold records across the globe — has announced two Cork concerts to coincide with the release of his third studio album.

IT wasn’t quite a record launch for Jack O’Rourke’s new album Wild Place – that had already happened in the Triskel Arts Centre – but the gig in the Music Zone record shop in the Deanrock industrial estate last week was special nonetheless, as Ovens ...

"Everybody who bought a ticket will get to come and see the panto." 

The Taoiseach last night announced a number of restrictions will be in effect from December 7 to January 9. 

“I did a little show on the balcony of Bewleys Café recently and hundreds of people stopped to watch.” 

KIDS at a school in North Cork are hoping for a number one hit from Santa this year. Pupils from Charleville CBS Primary School have already racked up almost 11,000 views on YouTube with their recent music video.

In her artist’s statement, Mia Buckley said, “With lockdown closing hairdressers, unexpectedly, Tudor ended up with long, gorgeous curls that I wanted to capture in a portrait. I loved investigating the colour, light and shadow that was portrayed across the skin of my model and the autumnal tones within his curls.”

New series of live outdoor music, comedy and entertainment shows taking place in Cork’s Fitzgerald’s Park ahead of Christmas from December 21st - 23rd

A Hug for You by David King, inspired by his son Adam and his virtual hug gesture that captured the hearts of the nation, was one of the books to win an award.

Roisin Burke speaks to Sweden’s Nicklas Lundberg, who is creating art from space waste as part of a unique project in Midleton.

Róisín Burke talks to American Heather McDougall about what first drew her to Cork and what holds her in her adopted home county. 

"All the wood I use is local timber and trees that fall in storms because they have reached the end of their life." 

“An incredible honour” is how Clonakilty native Louise O’Neill described the Honorary Doctorate in Law she was awarded in UCC on Friday.

The latest piece completed by street artist Jamie Howard aka “Raok1” is a large-scale mural on the gable end of the three-storey iconic Shamrock Stores inspired by Cork Harbour and the rich seafaring history of Passage West.

As we continue our series on small businesses ahead of Christmas, MARTINA O’DONOGHUE talks to Emma O’Donnell, from Kinsale, the woman behind Wacki ceramics

TWO Cork photographers were selected from over 1,000 entries to the 12th Clean Coast ‘Love Your Coast’ Photography competition to collect accolades at a virtual awards ceremony held last Friday.

A COMMUNITY group of artists from Kinsale have launched their latest exhibition this week. Kinsale Atlantic Artists are a group of “like-minded friends” who live locally and meet up weekly to paint together and share thoughts and ideas.

“ALWAYS remember to hug the people you love the most. ” So said Adam King at a launch event yesterday evening in the River Lee Hotel for the new book which tells the story of his virtual hug.

LEARNING to ride a bike is an important milestone for any child. For adults, however, it can be a significantly more challenging hurdle. Ronan Burke has captured the highs and lows of such an experience in his upcoming short film.

CORK is celebrating the return of Christmas following the announcement that the Everyman Theatre's production of Aladdin is now set to go ahead.

COINCIDING with COP26, the global climate change summit, University College Cork has unveiled a new mural on its campus which “represents a positive vision of a sustainable city”.

Sibling actors, Catherine and Eileen Walsh, have been named as Cork Persons of the Month for November to mark their acting career achievements to date.

FURTHER acts have been announced for Cork’s Right Here Right Now Festival this month.

Beautifully crafted fairy doors are being made and brought to life by a mum and daughter team. MARY HASSETT chats to the duo about their creations

Lyra will be joining Mrs Brown’s Boys, Pádraig Harrington, Noel Fitzpatrick and Christy Dignam on the show.

Over 140lt of paint, tinted in more than 22 colours, was used for the mural, which was sponsored by Pat McDonnell Paints.