The comedian prefers hilarious narratives to jokey punchlines, and regaled us with funny tales of losing and gaining weight, ordering dog food in a five-star hotel, and his recent wincingly painful battle with kidney stones.

Cian Ducrot played the second of two sold-out dates at the Marquee, which was also the start of his latest world tour. 

What started as a trio singing at a weekly ballad night in a bar in Dundalk has become an almost constantly touring full band. 

More than 4,500 revellers posted themselves up at the Marquee on Centre Park Road on Saturday night, a mix of still-hardened clubbers, suburban semi-retirees and even clutches of much younger heads.

Mike Scott and the band were in top form as they mixed classic tracks with numbers from their most recent album 'Life, Death and Denis Hopper.' 

At eighty years of age, and in the nineteenth year of his residency at Cork’s Live at the Marquee festival - an unbroken twenty denied to him only by a global pandemic - Moore gave a sold-out Saturday crowd a sharp reminder of his powers.

The trio talk all things Cork, pre gig rituals and role models with The Echo's Chani Anderson as they get ready for their Cork show.

The Dundalk band has been hailed for their punk rock approach to Irish traditional music, and likened to The Pogues in their heyday.

Their latest album, 'Parked Car Conversations, soared to number two on the Irish album charts.

The lyrics of Christy Moore's new song references iconic Cork locations and name checks some well-known Cork faces. 

Joe Bonamassa made his comments as it was announced he and his band will play two Live at the Marquee gigs next July celebrating Rory Gallagher's musical legacy. 

The veteran singer/songwriter is the only artist to have played every edition of Live at the Marquee. 

The icing on the cake was the live vocals from Gemma Sugrue and Cork's own Jack O'Rourke. 

Canadian rocker belted out a string of hits as he held the audience in the palm of his hand. 

The comedian made the evening feel more like a good catch-up than a professional show, with the audience giving him a standing ovation.

The band was bang on form with their classic hits performed live sounding better than any recording. 

Acts to have played the Leeside venue since 2005 include Elton John, Kanye West, Jay Z, Lady Ga Ga, Aslan, Paul Weller and The Specials. 

The girl group composed of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhán Donaghy, was met by an enthusiastic crowd of all ages.

Acts lined up to play the venue over the coming weeks include Sugababes, Van Morrison, The Coronas, Lyra and Bryan Adams. 

She will take to the stage on June 14.

It will take place at a new venue.

The first of his two nights in Cork, the intro music as his band entered the stage was 'Just Can't Get Enough', perhaps a nod to his career of nearly 60 years

We saw the whole of the gig!

Whether a friend of a friend or a trusted confidant, it seems we all know someone like Amelia, or indeed, someone like Mimi Webb.

Each year, the event promises an eclectic lineup, inviting thousands of fans to Cork city, providing a welcome boost for local businesses.

No subject is off limits with the 53-year-old Navan comic.

Glen Hansard and the band played a set largely drawn from the first half of their career,

Cork is hosting a number of events throughout the Bank Holiday weekend including The Cork Harbour Festival, Live at the Marquee and the Cork City Marathon

The decision to go cashless at this year’s series was announced along with other guidelines by organisers ahead of the kick-off of this year’s Live at the Marquee series on May 27

Co-founder of Bingo Loco, William Meara, said the show will be the "most memorable Bingo Loco show yet". 

The Dublin-based rock band are widely considered to be one of Ireland’s most successful music acts of their generation, spanning over three decades.

Rod Stewart will be back in Ireland this summer to play Live At The Marquee in Cork on June 20, his first return to perform at the popular Marquee series by the River Lee in 14 years.

Inspired by the likes of Amy Winehouse, Emelie Sandé, and Sam Smith, Mimi started writing songs of her own at 13-years-old in diaries before eventually learning guitar.

Six concerts were held at the venue between June 15 and June 26, with Gerry Cinnamon, Picture This, Lewis Capaldi, and Dermot Kennedy all taking to the stage

Opening with 'Ordinary Man', Moore proceeded through a selection of perennial crowdpleasers

Ó Briain tweeted to say it was the longest show he’d performed on the tour

“I’ve been coming here since 1965, and I’m going to be coming here for a lot longer, if I get my way, anyway,” he told the already roaring crowd.

The show kicked off with Gerry Ryan introducing Riverdance for the first time on a backdrop to the stage along with newscasters and TV hosts from around the globe praising Riverdance, a fantastic prologue to the show

The events taking place include the Cork City Marathon, Live at the Marquee, Cork Harbour Festival and the start of the International Mixed Ability Rugby World Cup.

From impending soccer stardom to touring the world after realising his calling toward music, singer-songwriter Tom Grennan is on the cusp of mainstream, household-name success. His upcoming Live at the Marquee show allows him to see the end result of years of hard work, he tells Mike McGrath-Bryan.

Ronan Leonard talks to Corkman John Lonergan, from Ballyphehane, who will be the principal dancer for Riverdance’s 25th anniversary show at his hometown show at Live At The Marquee

As we enter the final Live at the Marquee season, DJ Jenny Greene is getting ready for her last set of ‘90s dance floor-fillers in the company of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and vocalist Gemma Sugrue. Mike McGrath-Bryan chats to the 2FM DJ as she gets ready for a late-evening broadcast.