Cork comedian Sinéad Quinlan is preparing to bring her first solo comedy show to the Dublin Fringe Festival

Matt Szczerek is the lead dancer and choreographer of a new show, Birds, by Kundle Cru, premiering at The Everyman for one night only next Wednesday.

Niamh Varian-Barry is back in Cork for the Masters of Tradition in Bantry next week. She tells us how she spends her weekend. 

Chef Epi Rogan has a keen interest in foraging. She tells us how she spends her weekend. 

Cork chef Pamela Kelly says the weekend really starts for her at 5pm on a Saturday. She tells us how she likes to spend it. 

Laura O’Mahony says work inevitably creeps into her weekend, but she always makes time for family.

Stage manager Aoife Byrne says she loves nothing more than curling up on the couch on a Friday night and winding down after the week.

Actor, writer, director, and producer Alice Barry tells us how she spends her weekend. 

Director, writer, and actor David O'Mahony moved to West Cork with his wife, Ali Bastian, their children and cavapoo last year. He tells us how he spends his weekend. 

Music producer Cian Sweeney says he’s definitely more of a night owl than an early bird when it comes to work. He makes sure to get his downtime in too.

Cork artist Michael Quane says lie-ins don't always happen at the weekend, but he is a fan of a "linger-in" when he read or write. 

Robert Barrett, co-founder and master distiller at Rebel City Distillery, tells us how he spends his weekend. 

TV chef, influencer, food stylist and supper club host, Erica Drum is in Cork this weekend for the Ballymaloe Festival of Food. 

Ciara Hunt is co-founder of the Fashion & Farming festival, a new event she runs with her mother. The festival takes place in Kinsale on May 10 and 11. 

Catherine Mahon Buckley from Cada Performing Arts and Board Member of the Cork International Choral Festival tells us how she spends her weekend. 

Actor, singer, and dancer Bláithín Mac Gabhann is currently taking part in a nationwide tour of ‘HOTHOUSE’. She takes time out to tell us how she spends her weekend

Actor Stephen O’Leary is back in Cork this month to play Harry Hoveden in Making History at The Everyman.

Emma Jacobs started an oil painting class for beginners in 2016 and last year, left her hospitality role to become a full-time visual artist. 

Pamela Kelly, Head Chef at Farmgate, is one of a number of chefs who have joined forces to create 'A Taste of Cork' at the Cork Business Association’s Presidents Dinner and Awards this weekend.

Cork artist and vocalist Laoise Leahy is preparing to perform at a gala event at Cork Opera House this weekend to marks its 170th anniversary. 

David Long has been serving the people of Cork since he was a young age- at his family business at the Lough, with his grandmother on the Coal Quay, and now managing a busy city retail store.

John Deery lives in West Cork and runs The Public Speaking Course. He is also a director, producer and screenwriter

Katie Power is vice-chair of the Marketing Institute Ireland, Cork branch and is currently preparing for their annual ball.

Emmet Kirwan’s show, Accents, which weaves his poetry with the music of his late friend, Eoin French, opens in Cork next week.

Norma Sheahan is preparing to bring a one-woman comedy, It’s Wine O’Clock, to Cork Opera House on Sunday, February 23.

Edel Carmody is Marketing Manager and Communication Officer with the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras. She is busily preparing for the IAYO Annual Festival which takes place at the National Concert Hall on February 8. 

Cork artist Emmet Brickley is taking part in an exhibition running at the Lord Mayor's Pavillion until February 22. 

Cork comedian Kyla Cobbler is returning Leeside next month where she'll be playing two nights at Cork Opera House. 

Karen Casey has been working as a singer for 35 years and is preparing for a new show, ‘The Women, We Will Rise’, at The Everyman next month

Susana Marambio is the former president of Network Ireland Cork. 

Graham McDermot-Wood is performing the role of Pana the Poodle at The Everyman Pantomime this year, Red Riding Hood –which continues until January 12. 

Cork man David O'Donnell is commercial director at Cool Running Events and says he's currently spending his time at the weekends at their Alpine Skate Trail at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Declan Wolfe is busy preparing for the Improv Panto which runs in the Opera House this December.

Fionula Linehan will be performing the role of Granny Peggy Twomey in The Everyman Christmas pantomime, ‘Red Riding Hood’ which opens on November 30. 

Here's a round up of gigs and events running in Cork this weekend (November 15 to 17). Or if you decide to stay in, here's what's on the box...

Ceramic artist Tracey Lilley will be taking part in the Ballymaloe Craft Fair taking place this weekend and from November 22-24.

Niamh Dalton is a member of band Ana Palindrome, alongside Ruairi de Burca & Sara Leslie. They perform at Quiet Lights festival, on Friday November 22 in Coughlan’s. 

Here's a round up of gigs and events running in Cork this weekend (November 1 to 3). Or if you decide to stay in, here's what's on the box...

John Kidney is general manager at Flynn Ballycotton, who are behind the Sea Church, Cush and Ballycotton Sea Adventures as well as a number of local festivals.

Pierce Lowney, Group Food and Beverage Manager at Trigon Hotels, chats to The Echo ahead of the busiest weekend of the year at The Metropole - the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. It’s also Pierce’s first year on the Festival Committee for The Big Fringe

Visual artist Éadaoin Glynn is part of the Backwater Artist Group Winter Salon where artworks by up-and-coming and well-established artists are sold at affordable prices

Eve Clague is set to release her debut album ‘Caught in Words’ on November 14, but her single ‘City Lights’ is out now

Cork-based film-maker Emma Bowell will be showcasing a documentary ‘Meitheal Mara — the Voyage’ as part of IndieCork Film Festival.

Patrick Lynch is a member of Bangers and Crash Percussion Group, a collective of Irish Percussions who regularly collaborate for a wide range of projects. They will perform a unique concert at The Everyman on Tuesday, October 1, which will also feature 50 young musicians recruited from Cork.

For Culture Night tonight, the Butter Museum will be open, beyond closing time. We chat to Dominic Moore, digital officer at the museum

Writer Oonagh Montague will be among those taking part in Cork City Culture Night on September 20.

John O'Keeffe, CEO of ePower tells us how he likes to spend his downtime

Chef Tania White, who works inThe Pavilion, Ballygarvan, tells us how she likes to spend her downtime

Andy McManagan and I’m the Programme Associate at Republic of Work and Regional Lead of the NDRC Programme tells us how he likes to spend his weekend

Finbarr Barry is giving a guided walking tour of St Joseph’s Cemetery on Tory Top Road with Liam Ó hÚigín, this weekend, on Cork Heritage Open Day, Saturday, August 17.