Tripe+Drisheen: The Friday View 22/10
Music, theatre and boiling water. It's our weekly round-up of news and events across Cork
Boil Water notice in Macroom
4,200 people have been affected by the boil water notice issued in Macroom by Irish Water this Wednesday, in response to a reported problem with Macroom Water Treatment Plant. Failed filtration systems may mean contaminants are getting into the local drinking water supply, according to Irish Water.
We reported on Carrigadrohid locals’ concerns for water quality with a potential fish kill in July and have also been forwarded footage of what appears to be raw sewage flowing into the River Sullane. Both of these events are at locations downstream from the water treatment plant, which may be unconnected but which points to overall water quality issues for the area, which is part of the catchment for the reservoir which also supplies Cork City.
Last chance to see…Krapp’s Last Tape at Skibbereen Arts Festival
Multi-award-winning Cork actor Denis Conway stars in the new Geoff Gould directed production of Beckett’s one-man play Krapp’s Last Tape: the Blood in the Alley production played two nights in The Everyman this week and Cork audiences have one last chance to see it, as part of Skibbereen Arts Festival tonight, Friday 22, before the play moves on to theatres nationwide.
Writing Fighting Words
While we’re on the subject of theatre, Graffiti Theatre Company, longstanding champions of youth theatre in Cork, are on the hunt for young playwrights to work on developing plays to be performed in The Everyman next May: their Fighting Words programme aims to empower young people to find their voice and write about their own concerns, and then see their words brought to life on the stage. Workshops are also available trí Gaeilge. More info here.
Test Site nights
The editorial board of Tripe+Drisheen met this week in real life in town. En route to meet Ellie, JJ passed by Test Site, the City Council-owned derelict site on Kyrl’s Quay that’s been brought back to life with the addition of a simple but beautiful wooden pavilion. That night musicians from the local YMCA were performing. It’s a great example of meanwhile usage for a site that’s been an eyesore and an underutilised space for years. We’re looking forward to see what the crew of Test Site have in store for 2022. Bualadh bos go léir!
By the way about that top level meeting, it was convened for a project we’ve been working our arses off on for the past month and we’ll have details for you very soon.
City of music
This week there will be (should be?) music everywhere as the Jazz festival kicks off in the city. Down at Marina Commercial Park, Rebel Reads will be starting things up on Friday night (October 22) with Belleville Hot Club playing the music of the great jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt from 9 p.m. The following day (Saturday, October 22) Trá Pháidín will take to the floor from 2 p.m. There’s a suggested donation of €5 for each gig.
Arts + Culture
We have a cracker of a read for you tomorrow morning in our Arts + Culture newsletter featuring an artist you might have seen up a cherry picker inside in Bishop Lucey Park as part of the Ardú mural project. It’s Tripe + Drisheen meets Conor Harrington who was in Cork to paint his first mural in years and years. So look for that tomorrow in your inbox.
That’s it for this week’s round-up. Any tips, news or events you’d like to share with Tripe+Drisheen, you can contact either of us at jj.odonoghue@gmail.com or emailellieobyrne@gmail.com. We are always happy to speak to people off the record in the first instance, and we will treat your information with confidence and sensitivity. Get in touch.