Who we are

Cork Cultural Companions is an Age & Opportunity Arts initiative, delivered by Muintir Cork and supported by the HSE and Cork City and County Councils. Cork Cultural Companions has local networks of members who attend events together regularly in Cork City, Mallow, Bantry and East Cork.

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Cork Cultural Companions update for Members


We regret to announce that Barbara is no longer with the organisation. We look forward to introducing you to her replacement as soon as possible. We will continue to work tirelessly in the background to fulfil the aims and objectives of Cork Cultural Companions and we are hoping to reconnect with all our partners and members in the very near future to discuss moving the project forward.

Easing of restrictions has allowed us to get back to the people and things we love, but adjusting has brought challenges too.

You might be worried about the pace of the changes or what the future may bring but it's important to be patient with yourself and with your feelings.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been hard for us all, and we have all experienced the effects differently.

Even positive change can lead to anxiety, and it can take time to readjust to things we have not done for a while.

As venues start to open up and people start to get back out there, we are hoping to kick start Cork Cultural Companions again.

Please be patient with us as we try to get you back to the things you love and enjoy.

1.                   We will plan Cork Cultural Companions Events in Cork City and County in the coming 12 months. These events will be selected from list of events organised and run at the Venues based in the existing ‘Hubs’ (Cork City, Bantry, Bandon, Mallow, Mitchelstown, Cobh, Youghal and Midleton).  Venues will include libraries and other cultural centres /settings.

2.                   We will aim to have our members at the events who will meet up before the event and be greeted by local ‘meet and greeters’.

3.                   Members will be advised as to how to sign up for events and where people will be meeting prior to the events.

4.                   To facilitate this we are re-engaging with the local committees in ‘hubs’ around Cork City and County as Covid 19 guidelines allow. This we hope will allow for more ‘meet and greeters at local venues. If you are interested in getting involved as a meet and greeter please let us know.

                We will send a regular Cultural Companions Newsletter with upcoming cultural events via email/text and ordinary mail. 

The Newsletter will inform our members of upcoming Cork Cultural Companions Events and invite you  to attend these.

For those of you  who have not filled in our sign up form on line  please do so here so we can update our database with your preferences 

We appreciate your patience 





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