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.

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Classical Music Concerts in Cork City and County

The following may be of interest to members 

Tickets for events below may be booked via www.nsqf.ie( National Strings Quartet Foundation) or event organisers.

Cork City: Triskel Arts Centre, Saturday 7th March 1pm.

Banbha Quartet performing.

Tickets can be booked through Triskel Arts Centre Website.


Vanbrugh & Friends performing in 3 events across Cork City & County in March;

(1) Cork City:

Friday 27th March 1.10pm

UCC Cork.
O'Riada Hall,Music Building ,Sundays Well Cork .

(2) West Cork Friday 27th March 8pm.

 St.Fachtnas Cathedral Roscarberry.
Presented by Barrahane Music.

East Cork:

(3) Fota:
Vanbrugh & Friends;

Sunday 29th March 3pm.

Fota House Cork. Presented by Irish Heritage Trust.

April:

Saturday 11th April Triskel Arts Centre 1pm

Solas Quartet performing.

Tickets can be booked via Triskel Arts Centre Website.

Special Event:

 National Strings Quartet Foundation Summer Gala Concert Saturday 13th June @7.30pm Aula Maxima,UCC.


National Community Safety Survey

 The Cork County Local Community Safety Partnership is currently being established. This will bring together state services, community representatives and stakeholders in order to identify local safety concerns, develop local community safety plans and coordinate multi-agency efforts to address them.

 

The National Strategy for Improving Community Safety aims to help public services and communities work together to make communities safer and in this regard, the National Community Safety Survey is now open for submissions. This enables members of the public to provide their views on community safety and is open to anyone living in the Republic of Ireland and will run until the 27th of February.

By completing this survey at https://eu.smartsurvey.com/t/J62C7V/ we can learn what makes you feel safe or unsafe which will help create public policy about community safety.

 

Please feel free to participate in this consultation survey if you wish, however, there is no obligation to participate.

 

Cupán Tae agus Comhrá le Cultural Companions

 

Cupán Tae agus Comhrá: Fáilte roimh Chách! ☕💬

Chun Seachtain na Gaeilge a cheiliúradh, táimid ag bualadh le chéile le haghaidh cupán tae agus comhrá – agus tá fáilte mhór roimh chách!
Cibé an bhfuil cúpla focal agat, Gaeilge mheasartha, nó líofa go leor, níl aon bhrú anseo – díreach comhrá cairdiúil agus dea-chuideachta.

Beidh muid ag casadh le chéile i gCafé Dunnes ar Shráid Phádraig ar an gCéadaoin, an 11ú Márta ag 11.30 r.n.
Tabhair faoi deara le do thoil go gceannóidh gach duine a thae nó caife féin. 

Bígí linn agus bain sult as Seachtain na Gaeilge! 😊


Cup of Tea and Chat: Everyone Welcome! ☕💬

To celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, we’re getting together for a cup of tea and a chat - and all levels of Irish are very welcome!
Whether you have a few words, some Irish, or are quite fluent, there’s no pressure here - just friendly conversation and good company.

We’ll be meeting in Dunnes Café on Patrick Street on Wednesday, 11th March at 11.30am.
Please note that tea and coffee should be purchased individually, and then we can sit down and enjoy the chats together.

Come along and enjoy Seachtain na Gaeilge in a relaxed and fun way! 😊




The Armed Men performance in Killeagh Church

 


The Voices Choir perform Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace Sunday 8th March at 5pm in Killeagh Church


This moving work blends music and words from many cultures to explore war, loss, and the hope for peace. It moves from dramatic, powerful passages that evoke conflict, to gentle, reflective moments of prayer and remembrance. Performed in Killeagh Church , it invites us to reflect, remember, and leave with a sense of compassion and hope. 

Cultural Companions meet up in The Thatch bar in Killeagh at 4pm before the performance