Archive - Arts + Culture of Tripe + Drisheen

On a bus that connects

What can a sightseeing bus tour of your own city teach you? Pádraig O'Connor took the red double decker bus to find out.

May 29 •

Pádraig O' Connor

On the eve of Cork's first Fringe Festival

It's curtains up for Cork's first Fringe Festival which takes place this weekend. "The root of it all for us is trying to create more jobs for people…

May 8 •

Pádraig O' Connor

April 2025

Depicting the horror in Gaza from a child's perspective

"HOME – the HeART of Gaza" is an exhibition of kid's drawings living through the destruction of their homeland, now showing in Shandon.

Apr 9 •

Éist is a new Cork-city based community radio station with over 250 members. It's worth a listen.

Apr 3 •

Pádraig O' Connor

February 2025

Hot to go, from Togher's School of Rock

The guitar has been a constant in Adam Walsh's life. Now, as the frontman of the Cutouts, he's just released 'Scraps' the three-piece's first EP.

Feb 26 •

Pádraig O' Connor

Cork is funny. No, really. Really funny.

For the past 7 years, comedian Chris O’Leary has been running Comedy Cavern in what he calls ‘the nicest room in the country to do comedy.’ He makes the…

Feb 5 •

Pádraig O' Connor

January 2025

At Open Walls, it's art for all

For one night each month, Open Walls offers artists a chance to showcase and sell their work in a setting as democratic as it is laid-back.

Jan 28 •

Creating a home for crafters in the Winthrop Arcade

Crafter Jolanta Katke opened Artisana in the heart of the city last summer with a mission to give local crafters an outlet to sell their handmade goods…

Jan 21 •

Pádraig O' Connor

December 2024

Crafting a career in gold

A series of serendipitous encounters set Róisín McCabe on the path to becoming a goldsmith. This weekend Róisín will be exhibiting at the Benchspace…

Dec 4, 2024 •

Pádraig O' Connor

November 2024

Musician and producer Cian Sweeney is going back to his roots with a project he always knew he should do. It's just taken him some time to get to that…

Nov 28, 2024 •

Making music under the Goldie Fish

Shannon Bowman, co-founder of Studio 23, a newly opened recording studio on Shandon Street, is upbeat about the music scene in Cork and the studios…

Nov 21, 2024 •

Pádraig O' Connor

Cork's new theatre collective kicks off

Cork Theatre Collective is the new kid on the block, based in the hallowed space at the Triskel where Corcadorca once reigned. This weekend, four…

Nov 7, 2024 •

Pádraig O' Connor

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