The composer spends his free time watching sport on television or walking the beach with family

Tadhg Coakley, whose latest book of nonfiction, The Game, has just been published, will be at the West Cork Literary Festival for an Evening of Sporting Fiction and Nonfiction alongside Ashley Hickson-Lovence, author of Your Show, in the Maritime Hotel on Tuesday, July 12, at 8.30pm. See www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie

Megan Chan will be appearing as part of the Allora Quartet in the Young Musicians Series at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, which runs in Bantry from June 24 to July 3.

Emma Bowell of Framework Films will be running a free film-making workshop tomorrow in Blackpool library as part of Cruinniú na nÓg.

An Rás Mór — the Ocean to City race — takes place tomorrow as part of Cork Harbour Festival. Eddie English will be among the volunteers involved in running the event, which features up to 500 rowers and paddlers.

Weekends are busy for singer songwriter Fiona Kennedy, who tells us about her upcoming gigs and how she spends her downtime

Ted Berner, Manager Ballymaloe Grainstore, tells us about his work, family and downtime and the venue’s upcoming May Fair

Fancy winning a fossil hunting trip with real palaeontologists? Prof Maria McNamara, Professor of Palaeontology, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, tells us more — and also shares how she likes to spend her downtime

Cork-based singer/songwriter SAL has a new single out. Here she tells us about her love of music and how she spends her downtime.

Republic of Work, a flexible innovation hub in the heart of Cork city, is celebrating its fifth birthday. We catch up with Nnenna Claire Akamnonu Senior Marketing Executive at Republic of Work

French/Irish Ballydehob duo Les SalAmandas, Julie O’Sullivan and Colyne Laverriere, had songs feature in the TV adaption of Graham Norton’s best-selling novel ‘Holding’.

Alan Kingston owns and operates Glenilen Farm in Drimoleague with his wife Valerie, they make fresh dairy products using local milk

Daphne Roche, of O’Sullivan’s Poultry and Game at The English Market, is looking forward to celebrating spring events like Mother’s Day and Easter with family, friends... and great food.

Julia Cahill will be among 50 students from Cork School of Music, in association with LUXe (Landscape Theatre and Professional Spectacle) taking part in this year’s Cork St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Sarah Hickey fills her days performing, teaching and writing music but when the weekend comes round she loves a night in with family or friends

Sinéad O’Donovan who lives in Cork city to study at Cork School of Music will be performing at the upcoming concert series, Finding A Voice in her hometown on March 4.

John Ryan, aka Stuck on Repeat, is turning off-the-wall pandemic ideas into creative realities with new music and concept videos on the horizon

Karen O’Reilly, founder of Employflex, spent 12 years in France before settling down in Clonakilty

Ceramic artist Charlie Mahon enjoys sharing good food in great company, both in his work and on his weekend.

She first appeared on our TV screens back in 2016 on ‘Painting the Nation’, which catapulted her into working as a full-time artist. Now Sinead McCarthy works with Paintclub, which organises private and corporate painting tutorials, in person or online

We met Sean Taylor and Marilyn Lennon of the Tramore Valley KinShip Project to find out more about their weekends

Artist Eileen Healy tells us how she likes to spend her weekends

Fr James McSweeney tells us how he spends his weekends - in particular this Christmas weekend 

Claire Layton O’Brien, co-ordinator of Music Generation Cork City, is involved in GLOW on the GO — a day ofmusic-making around the city as part of GLOW, A Cork Christmas Celebration, today. Music Generation carollers and musicians will be performing impromptu concerts all around the city to spread festive cheer.

Elaine O’ Sullivan is the owner of Panama and Pearl millinery. She designs and creates individually handcrafted headpieces

Konrad Im talks about his busy schedule as LGBTI+ community activist, part time worker in Sexual Health Centre, part time Masters student and Tidy Towns volunteer, in our My Weekend feature

Kim McNamara is manager at the West Cork Model Railway Village. She features in our My Weekend

Singer, nanny, and psychotherapist Muireann Holly talks about gigging, weekends in Kerry and power of music

Fionnuala McDermott features in our My Weekend to talk about work, her downtime and taking part in the upcoming Cork Science Festival

In our weekly My Weekend feature, Kieran O'Byrne tells us how he likes to spend his time-off - including a highlight of 2020

‘Here’s to Ireland’s first big festival in more than 18 months’ — Guinness Cork Jazz Festival chairwoman Fiona Collins is getting ready for a busy weekend ahead

The X Collective perform at The Everyman as part of the Cork Jazz Festival next weekend. Here singer and pianist Síofra Nolan talks to us about her typical weekend

Well known to TV audiences for his starring role in ‘Young Offenders’, Alex Murphy plays Gar Private in Brian Friel’s ‘Philadelphia Here I Come!’ running at Cork Opera House this month. He features in our My Weekend

Renowned actor, Catherine Walsh, plays the role of Madge in Brian Friel’s Philadelphia Here I Come! directed by Geoff Gould which will open at the Cork Opera House on October 5. Produced by Patrick Talbot Productions, it also stars Alex Murphy as Gar Private. Full information on www.corkoperahouse.ie

Multi-award winning emerging artist, Deirdre Frost currently has two exhibitions running in different venues across Cork city

Circus performer and filmmaker Ken Fanning tells us about how work often creeps into his weekends

Clodagh O’Donovan runs AdvanceHR and lives in Midleton with her husband, Joe, and two children

Sculptor Anne Campbell, a graduate of Cork’s Crawford Art College, is one of 19 artists showcasing their work at the ‘Reawakening’ outdoor sculpture exhibition at the Montenotte Hotel until September 26

Olive Murphy of Olive Murphy Design tells The Echo about her craft business

Artist Sheena Yolzari up-cycles vinyl records and cassettes into bespoke art.  She is taking part in Cork Craft Month.

For Julie Forrester, satisfaction can be found from the simple things in life

Cork comedian Tadhg Hickey showcases his show In One Eye, Out the Other as part of The Everyman Outdoors @ Elizabeth Fort Summer Season.

Rachel Croash is one of the artists taking part in Cork Opera House’s Cara O’Sullivan associate artists programme, performing at venues around Cork during July

Sarah Byrne, Writer and Artistic Director of The Well Review takes part in the West Cork Literary Festival this month

Cork singer songwriter Stephanie Rainey tells us how she likes to spend the weekends

Cork soprano Emma Nash takes part in the Cork Midsummer Festival

Lisa Cliffe is part of the dance collective Cork Dance Initiative, who take part in the Cork Midsummer Festival this month

Cork Community Artlink and the Traveller Visibility Group (TVG) are creating a street artwork as part of Cruinniú na nÓg this month. We catch up with Breda O’Donoghue from TVG

Cork band We March release a new single, ‘Wake’, from their critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Fight or Flight’, today, Friday, May 28. We catch up with band members Debora Calzacia and John Paul FitzGerald

Ellen Martin of Fab Fillies and Wedding Belles says she loves a family roast on a Sunday and to be entertained