Archive - Tripe + Drisheen

☕️The Friday View 13/02

Rain, rain, go away. Elsewhere, City Council approves plans for apartments and a refuge centre. The Savoy is back. Plus, our round-up of what's on.

Feb 13 • JJ O'Donoghue and Kilian McCann

Cllr describes green-lit 150-apartment complex as 'pro-poverty', 'black boxes'

Cllr Albert Deasy said that the 147 new cost rental and social apartments would be stacked on top of each other and deprived of sunlight. He also said…

Feb 12 • JJ O'Donoghue

Theatre review: the confines of Infinity

"Infinity" is the first of three plays celebrating a major milestone: the CAT Club's 50th year as a cornerstone of the city's theatre scene.

Feb 7 • Pádraig O' Connor

☕️The Friday View 06/02

Another Friday, another city centre plan from BAM. Elsewhere, public transport plans remain in the planning phase, an Epstein files link to Cork…

Feb 6 • JJ O'Donoghue

Goll in the Gap

Strive Theatre have teamed up with Cork folk band MacBόchra for an experimental folk opera based on the legend of Fintan MacBόchra. It opens in the…

Feb 5 • Pádraig O' Connor

January 2026

☕️The Friday View 30/01

And that's almost a wrap on what was not a very dry January. It's a loooooooooong weekend and we've a few recommendations.

Jan 30 • JJ O'Donoghue and Kilian McCann

☕️The Friday View 23/01

While The Skibbereen Eagle keeps a watchful eye on despots and their expansionist plans abroad, Tripe + Drisheen casts a keen eye over news and events…

Jan 23 • JJ O'Donoghue

☕️The Friday View 16/01

BAM has a new plan for its city-centre 'dust bowl' site; are the Marina public toilets nearly there now? Plus, our regular round-up of what's on for the…

Jan 16 • JJ O'Donoghue

☕️The Friday View 9/01

Homes and train stations for the Northside, the Taoiseach’s Beijing book club, problems with the 220 bus, bridges need names, and our round-up of what’s…

Jan 9 • JJ O'Donoghue

December 2025

Film review: Saipan - too soon? No

Go see Saipan for Éanna Hardwicke's singular portrayal of Roy Keane. The football is incidental to the epic fallout.

Dec 28, 2025 • JJ O'Donoghue

City Council seeks names for two new bridges

"Lambley's Lane" bridge is open, while work is ongoing on the "Proby's Quay" bridge. Submissions are now being sought for permanent names.

Dec 22, 2025 • JJ O'Donoghue

☕️The Friday View 19/12

It's the last Friday View of the year, but there's still time for a look at public toilets, vacancy and dereliction and city centre plans. Plus, our…

Dec 19, 2025 • JJ O'Donoghue

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