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John Blek’s creativity is in very good, possibly rude health
Songwriter Paul Linehan pays tribute to hit TV comedy The Young Offenders’ for giving song new lease of life
Daithí, Fontaines DC and Girl Band among artists listed for annual album award
Plus: Andrew Weatherall, The Coronas, and Club Comfort’s alternative birthday party
‘I used to joke that I was the only Irish person in Philly I knew that didn’t own a pub. It’s only a slight exaggeration’
The singer-songwriter on Mick Flannery’s musical, Damien Dempsey’s collaboration with Katie Tempest, classic film Il Postino and Cillian Murphy’s piercing eyes
The actor on her love for Barcelona, The Honest Actors’ Podcast and Mick Flannery
The Blarney native’s latest effort perfectly illustrates his strengths as a musician
Plays for an audience of one and a Mick Flannery musical are among this year’s ambitious programme
It’s the simplicity of the story that resonates in this musical based on Mick Flannery’s concept album
Theatre, music and literature galore is to be found across the city from the 13th June
The characters in Ursula Rani Sarma’s first musical, a collaboration with the Cork singer-songwriter called Evening Train, yearn to escape their small-town home
Scarlet Rivera’s violin on the album informed Mick Flannery’s approach to music
Series to screen performances and interviews from the maiden Ballina event
It’s hard not to be bamboozled by the choice on offer. Here’s a selection of the best bits
The second batch of set times for Cosby Tent, Jerry Fish, Trenchtown, Theatre of Food
From James Vincent McMorrow and Lisa Hannigan to Imelda May’s bid to out-Jools Jools
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Line-up also features Mick Flannery, Galway outfit We Banjo 3 and Roy Harper
Suede, a new work inspired by Eileen Gray and US model Cameron Russell are also on the July arts festival bill
They’ve attained success, adoring fans and sell-out shows across Europe, but few in Ireland want to know. Meet the exiles
Street processions, bodhrán sessions and fireworks displays help to announce 2016
All the best in shows and festive entertainment
Films such as ‘Gravity’, ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Captain Phillips’ to be screened over holiday period
Alumni of Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa’s music, management and sound course include Mick Flannery and the Frank and Walters
Cork’s ‘little hum’ of creative confidence is building to a crescendo, its artists say
Lisa Hannigan, Mick Flannery, Damien Dempsey featured on ‘A Murray Christmas 2’
The days are getting shorter – but that’s good news because the nights are longer. Between now and C****tmas, there are hundreds of bands heading your way – and our gig guide will help you plan your rest-of-the-year partying
This year’s Cork Midsummer Festival puts the city on stage. So who will be left to watch it, and will it amount to more than the sum of its parts?
About 200,000 Irish residents use Pirate Bay sites monthly
Bid to prevent illegal downloading of copyright material before Commercial Court
Macnas promises street spectacle later in year
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices