Card spending jumps 18% over Cork's Guinness Jazz Festival 

Adrian Younge and the Adrian Younge Orchestra performing at The Everyman Theatre during the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. The festival concludes on Monday. Picture: Darragh Kane

Spending on this year's Guinness Jazz Festival is up by around 18%, according to card data from Revolut, while the success of this year's festival will deliver a €45m injection into the local economy. 

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival closes on Monday after another successful event. The festival celebrated its 47th year bringing more than 500 musicians and 100,000 revellers to Cork city.