Cork Cultural Companions: January 2025

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Cork City Age Friendly Forum - You are invited! Wednesday 12th Feb 11am

Karan Casey: The Women We Will Rise at the Everyman Feb 1st

Karan Casey and The Everyman present

Karan Casey: The Women, We Will Rise
Written by Karan Casey
Directed by Tom Creed

SAT 1 FEB, 8PM
Live at The Everyman

After captivating audiences in 2023, The Women, We Will Rise returns to The Everyman for one night only.

The Women, We Will Rise is a theatrical song cycle that highlights the role of defiant Irish women during the revolutionary period and beyond.

Presented by folk-singer Karan Casey and The Everyman and directed by Tom Creed, this project places women centre stage and shares through song and story the experiences of gallant women from Ireland’s past, whilst singing into being a vision for the women of the future.

The production brings to fruition songs and stories about Karan’s great grandmother Agnes Ryan of the hotel, a mother of 12 children and a Cumann na mBan

More info >

Ticket €28

Running time 70 min | No Interval

Age recommendation All

Trigger Warnings None

Book Tickets Here

Ortus Chamber Music Festival 26 Feb to 2nd March 2025

Ortús Chamber Music Festival Celebrates 10 Years!

It’s a milestone year for Cork’s own Ortús Chamber Music Festival, which marks its 10th anniversary with an exciting programme from 27th February to 2nd March.
Venues across Cork city and county will come alive with world-class classical and traditional music, featuring performances at:

Blackrock Castle, Dripsey Castle Estate, Sirius Arts Centre Cobh, Aula Maxima (UCC), MTU Cork School of Music, and St Peter’s Cork.

Festival co-founder Sinéad O’Halloran (cello) will be joined by fellow members of the Marmen Quartet—Johannes Marmén (violin), Laia Valentin Braun (violin), and Bryony Gibson-Cornish (viola)—alongside acclaimed Slovenian clarinettist Aliaž Beguš.
Audiences can look forward to a rich and varied programme, spanning works by Mozart, Brahms, Bartók, and Dvořák, as well as contemporary pieces from Irish composers Sam Perkin and Ben Dwyer. This year also marks the release of the Marmen Quartet’s debut album with BIS.
Founded in 2016 by childhood friends Sinéad O’Halloran and Mairéad Hickey, the festival continues its mission to bring the world’s finest musicians to Cork.
For full programme details, visit ortusfestival.ie

If you are interested in attending any of the concerts with other Cultural Companions please do let us know. culture@muintircork.com

Fuaim Lunchtime Concerts at UCC Spring Programme 2025

Visit music.ucc.ie for more information

Blackwater Valley Fit Up Theatre Festival February 2025

Monday, 6 January 2025

New Years Dinner Youghal January 12th

Youghal Community Health Project will be hosting its annual senior citizens and retired persons New Years celebratory dinner on Sunday the 12^th of January at the Walter Raleigh Hotel Youghal at 2pm. This is a great way to start the New Year. Doors open at 1:30pm with drinks reception, dinner at 2pm, free entry into Raffle with fabulous prizes from local businesses, music and dance following the meal. Cost is €30 per person and booking details included on the poster.