The Arts House

Joy in the Park

21 Jun 2024

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Joy in the Park takes place on July 21st in Fitzgerad’s Park.Linda Plover has been chatting to Mairead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Cork Proms: Molly Lynch

10 Jun 2024

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The Cork Proms are at Cork Opera House this month.There’s No Place Like Home (19th&20th) will celebrate the very best of Musical Theatre and wil...

Mel Mercier

10 Jun 2024

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Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2024 is on from June 28th - July 7th. The programme includes a concert celebrating the work of Micheal O Suilleabhain.M...

Helen Dawson

10 Jun 2024

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Helen Dawson from West Cork Music on the Arts House ahead of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Cruinniú na nÓg: Cork County

10 Jun 2024

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Cruinniú na nÓg - Ireland’s National Day of Creativity is Saturday June 15th.There’s events in the City and County.Grace Mitchell is Creative Co...

Cruinniú na nÓg: Cork City

10 Jun 2024

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Cruinniú na nÓg - Ireland’s National Day of Creativity is Saturday June 15th.There’s events in the City and County.Louise Tangney is Creative Co...

The Music Capital Scheme

10 Jun 2024

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The Music Capital Scheme is open for applications! Since it was established in 2008, the scheme has made 544 awards to individual musicians and organi...

Bualadh Bass

10 Jun 2024

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Bualadh Bass is a music and art festival in Glanmire on June 21st & 22nd.Dan Jo and Miko tell us all about it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

World Ocean Day at Nano Nagle Place

05 Jun 2024

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Nano Nagle Place is marking World Ocean Day with a series of ocean-themed events.As part of the Cork Harbour Festival, Nano Nagle Place will host a va...

Emily Terndrup - The Summer I Robbed a Bank

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Everyman’s Summer Show ‘The Summer I Robbed a Bank’ is the stage adaptation of the children’s book by Irish comedian and author, David O’...

Jim Murray

05 Jun 2024

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2014 was the last time Jim Murray, Mike McGolderick, and Dezi Donnolly performed in Clonakilty as part of the 2014 Clonakilty International Guitar Fes...

Cork Midsummer Festival 2024

05 Jun 2024

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Cork Midsummer Festival runs from June 12th - 25th.Acting Director Rose-Anne Kidney looks ahead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Barry Murphy - Hermitage Green

05 Jun 2024

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Macroom Music Festival is taking place over the weekend of June 21/22/23. The Stunning, Hermitage Green and The White Horse Guitar Club are headline a...

Steve Wall - The Stunning

05 Jun 2024

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Macroom Music Festival is taking place over the weekend of June 21/22/23. The Stunning, Hermitage Green and The White Horse Guitar Club are headline a...

Joe Carey - White Horse Guitar Club

05 Jun 2024

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Macroom Music Festival is taking place over the weekend of June 21/22/23. The Stunning, Hermitage Green and The White Horse Guitar Club are headline a...

Cork Harbour Festival: Cork Ghost Tour

05 Jun 2024

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Over 80 events across the city and county are in the programme for this year’s Cork Harbour Festival.One of the many events is a Cork Ghost Tour - D...

Jack O'Rourke Cork Proms Rock

26 May 2024

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Cork Opera House continues its Proms series again this year with 3 fantastic themes. There's 2 nights of Musical Theatre on June 19th&20th. A subl...

The Summer I robbed a Bank

26 May 2024

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What a wild journey to captivate the whole family in store at The Everyman! David O'Doherty's "The Summer I Robbed a Bank" is being directed by Sophie...

Hysterical Histories Cork

26 May 2024

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Angela Newman joined Elmarie Mawe in studio to chat about this fantastic Cork show which will amaze audiences whether their from Cork or abroad! Host...

Educating Rita

26 May 2024

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Actors Jim O'Mahony and Karen Ray came in to studio to chat to Elmarie Mawe about their production of Willy Russell's "Educating Rita" which runs at t...

Midleton Arts Festival 2024

19 May 2024

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Belinda Walsh and Alice Barry joined Elmarie Mawe in studio to celebrate a fantastic upcoming festival with film, music, spoken word, theatre, talks w...

Greenshine CORK

19 May 2024

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What a joy to have Greenshine (Noel Shine, Mary Greene and Ellie Shine) live in studio to sing and chat, about their new single "Cork" and lots of oth...

The Woman Who Shot Mussolini!

19 May 2024

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Author and actress Alice Barry spoke to Elmarie Mawe about thetrue story of the most fascinating Irish woman, Violet Gibson, who actually shot Mussoli...

Views from a Lamppost

19 May 2024

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Continuing their series of selecting brand new plays from authors, and involving a host of directors and actors, go see 10 new plays EVERY NIGHT at th...

You Tell We Show!

19 May 2024

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This is it folks! Your chance to choose works from the Crawford Gallery Collection for a very special exhibition this summer. Conor Tallon spoke to Mi...

You Tell We Show!

19 May 2024

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This is it folks! Your chance to choose works from the Crawford Gallery Collection for a very special exhibition this summer. Conor Tallon spoke to Mi...

Ger Wolfe live in studio

12 May 2024

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Creedon's in Inchigeela on Friday May 17th and L'Attitude 51 on Wednesday May 22nd are dates for the diary depending on what part of Cork you're in, a...

Songs for a Burning City

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cork City was burned down on the night of December 11th 1920. It's hard to fathom that now. It's only by seeing the scale of the disaster in photos of...

Fauré's Requiem

12 May 2024

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The Choir of St Mary's and The Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra combine in yet another spectacular concert in St Mary's on Pope's Quay in the city,...

A Safe Passage Irene Kelleher

12 May 2024

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Wouldn't it be so romantic to stay in a Lighthouse?! Well, wouldn't it??!!! Listen to Irene Kelleher tell Conor Tallon what it inspired in her for thi...

STAMP Festival 2024

12 May 2024

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What a festival is ahead for STAMP 2024 in Triskel this year! Aoibhie McCarthy chatted to Elmarie Mawe all about it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Cork Poetry Festival 2024

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Love poems, war poems, poems about grief, joy, rage, loss, despair................ Poems about nature, historical figures, missing home, loneliness, ...

Ireland’s Hidden Treasures

06 May 2024

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Camilla Griehsel: Mamasongue at Cork Opera House

06 May 2024

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Camilla Griehsel’s Mamasongue is at Cork Opera House on May 12th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fastnet Film Festival 2024

06 May 2024

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The Fastnet Film Festival is on from May 22nd - 26th in Schull. Hilary McCarthy looks after Marketing and Programming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Regina Mundi College presents Conversations in Creativity

06 May 2024

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Visual Art teacher, Niamh Porter and students at Regina Mundi College chatting to Mairead ahead of Conversations in Creativity: An Exhibition of St...

25 years of Drama at Studio Wolfe

06 May 2024

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Declan Wolfe was live in studio chatting to Mairead ahead of Drama Jubilee: A 25-Year Celebration of Drama at Studio Wolfe at the Everyman on May 12th...

Cork Stories - a new anthology

28 Apr 2024

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Madeleine D'Arcy, co-editor of this collection of Cork short stories, published by Doire Press, joined Elmarie Mawe and Conor Tallon in studio, to ce...

Work of the week: The Heart of a Tree - Clare Langan

21 Apr 2024

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Cork Proms: Jack O'Rourke

21 Apr 2024

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The Cork Proms are at Cork Opera House on June 12th and 13th.Heyday - A mixtape of Irish Rock and Pop - features Jack O’Rourke who joined us on the ...

Kilmeen Drama Group at the Everyman

21 Apr 2024

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Kilmeen Drama Group will bring their production of Martin McDonagh’s The Lonesome West to the Everyman on Wednesday.Nora Scannell is here to tell us...

Vivaldi’s "L’Olimpiade" at the Everyman

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Irish National Opera presents Vivaldi’s L’Olimpiade at the Everyman this Tuesday night.Fergus Shiel is director of the Irish National Opera Hosted...

Cork Shakespearean Company: "Romeo and Juliet"

21 Apr 2024

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As part of their centenary celebrations, The Cork Shakespearean Company is presenting the famous and tragic love story "Romeo and Juliet".It opens at ...

Cork World Book Fest

21 Apr 2024

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The 20th Cork World Book Fest gets underway on April 23rd.The programme is packed with something for everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...

Paradise Cabaret: “Cabin Fever” at Connollys of Leap

21 Apr 2024

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Paradise Cabaret, “Cabin Fever” is coming to Connollys of Leap next Saturday night, April 27th.It’s presented by Lords of Strut and Ping Pong Di...

Music of... Faith and Doubt: Karen Underwood

21 Apr 2024

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The grand finale of Music of… is happening Sunday April 28th at the Everyman.Music of… Faith and Doubt features Karen Underwood who spoke to Maire...

Work of the week - Doug Dubois - Sweeny Jumps Into Cork Harbour

15 Apr 2024

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Crawford Art Gallery collection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa O'Connor

15 Apr 2024

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Lisa O'Connor is an actor / writer originally from Clare.Lisa is a graduate of the Cork School of Music.Lisa has written and starred in a short film w...

'Loop Love' at Cork Opera House

15 Apr 2024

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Loop Love is a voice and art experience for people with mild to moderate learning disabilityIt's at Cork Opera House on the morning of Saturday April ...

Italian Film Festival

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Italian Film Festival runs from April 26th - 28th.This is the third year of the festival in Cork and it is also taking place in Galway and Dublin....

Michael Gallen’s opera 'Elsewhere'

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Following its successful run on the Abbey Theatre stage in 2021, Elsewhere, an opera by Michael Gallen, is on tour and is to visit Cork Opera House on...

Baltic Film Festival at the Triskel

15 Apr 2024

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The first Baltic Film Festival in Ireland takes place next weekend at the Triskel.There will be screenings of three specially selected films from Esto...

West Cork Literary Festival 2024

15 Apr 2024

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The West Cork Literary Festival takes place around the town of Bantry from July 12th-19th.Festival Director Eimear O'Herlihy tells us more Hosted on A...

Rebel City Drama Club: ‘A Doll’s House’

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mairead popped out to a Rebel City Drama Club rehearsal.’A Doll’s House’ is at Nano Nagle Theatre, Lower Friars Walk on April 19th, 20th & 2...

Cork Lifelong Learning Festival

07 Apr 2024

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The 19th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival takes place from April 10th - 17th.Over 400 events will take place throughout the city.Festival chair Willie ...

Vicky Langan

07 Apr 2024

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Vicky Langan is Music Network RESONATE Artist in Residence 2023 at the Triskel Arts Centre.Mairead met Vicky Langan in Triskel Christchurch to chat ab...

Cork International Choral Festival

07 Apr 2024

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The 69th Cork International Choral Festival runs from May 1st-5th.Artistic Director Peter Stobart spoke to Mairead at the recent launch Hosted on Acas...

UCC Musical Theatre Society presents ‘Grease’

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

UCC Musical Theatre Society are busy preparing for their upcoming production of Grease.It runs from April 11th - 13th at Dance Cork Firkin Crane.Direc...

The Echo Boys

07 Apr 2024

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The Echo Boys is at Cork Arts Theatre from April 17th.Director / Playwright Marion Wyatt and Con Hurley, an original Echo Boy, joined Mairead in studi...

DeZiah and Date Cork Concerts

31 Mar 2024

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A match made in love and music, Ian Date and Ilse DeZiah return to Cork to play a number of gigs celebrating their debut album together! Conor Tallon ...

CurrentLee Arts Festival

31 Mar 2024

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Cork Opera House and Emmet Place will host CurrentLee, the one-day festival curated and run in partnership with UCC's Masters Course in Arts Managemen...

The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey

31 Mar 2024

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Loco & Reckless Productions presents The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey, Written and directed by Mikel Murfi, on Thursday 18th and Friday 19...

CYO and Rebecca Storm

31 Mar 2024

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With Rebecca Storm headlining in Cork's City Hall with the CYO this April, it's no wonder tickets are like hen's teeth, such is the demand to hear thi...

Concert for Pieta with Aine Whelan

31 Mar 2024

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A FEAST for music lovers as Freddie White joins Aine Whelan and the White Horse Gospel Choir and White Horse Guitar Club, to raise funds for Pieta and...

The Everyman Sunday Songbook Burt Bacharach Celebration

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What a phenomenal musical output Bur Bacharach had! Over 1,000 songs, countless number 1s and top Billboard hits for artists from Tom Jones to Cilla B...

Carrigaline Men's Shed Variety Show

24 Mar 2024

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Something for everyone! A night in Carrigaline celebrating so much home-grown talent, and raising funds for a great cause. Barry Cogan chatted to Cono...

West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2024

24 Mar 2024

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Right now is a great time to steal a march on the summer tourists and book some tickets for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival. With almost 3 months...

There's Something About George

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cork Opera House March 28th is a big night for fans of The Beatles and George Harrison, as Daniel Taylor and his band bring a big celebration of the w...

KIERAN GOSS AND ANNIE KINSELLA TRACTON ARTS CENTRE

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Renowned singer songwriter Kieran Goss plays Tracton Arts Centre with Annie Kinsella on Saturday March 30th, and he spole with Conor Tallon for The A...

JD Kelleher Dance on Your Own Two Feet

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elmarie was delighted to catch up with Cork's JD Kelleher in London, and play his latest single which is such a vibe of joy and happiness! Dance On Yo...

Hanley introduces Pinnochio

17 Mar 2024

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What an incredibly talented artist is Hanley! Elmarie was delighted to bring him on to introduce his brand new single Pinnochio which will hopefully g...

Muirgen O Mahony Celtic Woman

17 Mar 2024

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Cork's Muirgen O'Mahony is currently on tour in the USA with Celtic Woman, who also celebrate the release of their 20th Anniversary album on vinyl thi...

WORK OF THE WEEK SPECIAL ST PATRICKS WEEKEND FEATURING NIAMH SWANTON

17 Mar 2024

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Conor Tallon once again met Michael Waldron as they explore the National Collection held in the Crawford Art Gallery and the final week of the hugely ...

The Glen Theatre Group with John B Keane

17 Mar 2024

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Elmarie chatted to Maureen O'Brien from The Glen Theatre Group in Banteer about their run of a play of John B Keane's which hasn't been seen in Cork i...

St Patrick's Day

17 Mar 2024

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Celebrating some great new music from Cork artists at home and around the world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Cork Drama Festival

10 Mar 2024

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The West Cork Drama Festival has opened in Rossmore.Christy O’Sullivan of Kilmeen Drama Group is director of this year’s festival production ‘Th...

Carol and Eoghan Corrigan - ‘My Irish Adventure’

10 Mar 2024

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Carol and five year old Eoghan have written a book called ‘My Irish Adventure’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork’s West End musical sensation Molly Lynch

10 Mar 2024

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Cork-born West End musical sensation Molly Lynch is back Leeside for a show at the Everyman tonight. It’s part of John O’Brien’s ‘Music Of’ ...

Notre Dame de Paris at Dance Cork Firkin Crane

10 Mar 2024

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Cork Youth Ballet Company, Artistic Director Sinead Murphy presents Notre Dame de Paris at Dance Cork Firkin Crane on March 22nd and 23rd. Tickets are...

Oscars 2024: Red carpet, goody bags and more

10 Mar 2024

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Crossy from FM104 joined Mairead to chat all things Oscars! The red carpet style, the goody bags and of course Cork’s own Cillian Murphy Hosted on A...

Pres: ‘Arts Week’ and past pupil Cillian Murphy

10 Mar 2024

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Mairead called to Presentation Brothers College in Cork city during the week where she met with Art teacher Nora Walsh and Principal David Barry. ‘A...

Ricky Tomlinson - Irish Annie’s

05 Mar 2024

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Ricky Tomlinson is returning to the stage in a brand new version of Irish Annie’s, a musical play celebrating the best of Irish culture and it’s t...

Cork French Film Festival

05 Mar 2024

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The Cork French Film Festival is underway.Festival co-directors Valerie David McGonnell and Josselin le Gall are here to tell us more.. Hosted on Acas...

First Cut Film Festival

05 Mar 2024

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The First Cut Film Festival, now in its 15th year, runs until Saturday. Assistant director Jessica Bonenfant is here to tell us about this year’s f...

Maureen Kennelly - ‘Show Up’

05 Mar 2024

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The Arts Council is running a campaign called Show Up to encourage young people to ‘Show Up’ for the art that connects them to the community. Maur...

Roisin Maher - Finding a Voice

05 Mar 2024

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Finding a Voice runs from March 7th-10th. It’s Europe’s leading women in music festival and is back in Clonmel for a seventh year with what is pro...

Seachtain na Gaeilge in Cork

05 Mar 2024

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Aileen Loughrey, Irish Officer with Cork County Council and Chris Dorgan, Irish Language Development Officer for Cork City Council, tell us about plan...

Scór Chorcaí

05 Mar 2024

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Tony McAulliffe, Chair of the Cork Scor Committee, joins Mairead to chat about how Scor is going this year..Scor is a GAA competition that was establi...

Percussionist Alex Petcu

28 Feb 2024

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Percussionist Alex Petcu joined us on the show ahead of the Ortus Chamber Music Festival which runs from March 1st - 3rd and Finding a Voice which run...

North Cork Drama Festival

28 Feb 2024

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The North Cork Drama Festival is on from March 1st - 9th at the Community Hall, Chapel Street, Charleville. Dermot J. Cregg, Festival Director and Mar...

Bandon Grammar School presents 'Grease'

28 Feb 2024

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Mairead visitied Bandon Grammar School to see how preparations for their production of 'Grease' were going! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Summer Revels at Cork Opera House

28 Feb 2024

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Cork Opera House CEO, Eibhlín Gleeson joined Mairead in studio to chat about Summer Revels 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Fiona Kennedy, Gillian Hennessy and Thérese O'Sullivan

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elmarie's guests in studio on Sunday were Fiona Kennedy who was describing her show "Natural Woman" which has had an extra date added to its run in th...

WORK OF THE WEEK VALENTINES SPECIAL VENUS DE MILO TOUR

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Conor Tallon and Michael Waldron take a themed-look at some of the treasures in The Crawford Art Gallery! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes

19 Feb 2024

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Conor caught up with Cork author Eleanor O'Kelly Lynch to chat about her latest book "The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

The Kates

16 Feb 2024

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The Kates are Liz Clark, Mide Houlihan, Eve Clague, MaryBeth O Mahony and Paula K O Brien.They all joined Mairead live in studio! Hosted on Acast. See...

'The Art of the Unspoken'

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

‘The Art of the Unspoken: Rhetorical Devices, Linguistic Parallels and the Influence of the Singing Voice in Classical and Romantic Piano Literature...

Pedal steel guitarist David Murphy

16 Feb 2024

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Cork-based David Murphy is a multi-instrumentalist and is well-known for his work with the pedal steel guitar.David's album, ‘Cuimhne Ghlinn: Explor...

Sandy Kelly

16 Feb 2024

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Sandy Kelly has released her first solo album in thirty years, in tandem with her self-penned life story, ‘In My Own Words’. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Feis Maitiu 2024

16 Feb 2024

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Feis Maitiu Director Timothy McCarthy is on the Arts House to chat all about the year's event.Mairead enjoyed a visit to Father Matthew Hall to soak u...