Five things to do this week

Are you looking for something to do this week? Let us make your job a little easier with our top five suggestions.

1|Cinema|

A DOCTOR’S SWORD

The 70-minute documentary on the amazing life of Castletownbere doctor Aidan MacCarthy — he was in Nagasaki for the dropping of the atomic bomb — gets a limited cinema release.

• Omniplex in Mahon, Cork; IFI in Dublin

2|TV|

TRUE DETECTIVE

No, it hasn’t had the impact of the first series, but season two with Colin Farrell and co reaches its finale with a moderate rating as a decent cop drama.

• Tonight, Sky Atlantic, 9pm

3|theatre|

BY THE BOG OF CATS

Marina Carr has reimagined the Greek tragedy Medea and given a modern setting to its tale of a woman haunted by her past. At the Abbey in Dublin from Friday.

Take a stroll over lunch & get some fresh air (waves) with Marina Carr in our latest Abbey Talks Podcast http://t.co/afYarWIH6R

— Abbey Theatre (@AbbeyTheatre) August 6, 2015

• www.abbeytheatre.ie

4|art|

UILINN

The West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen is hosting a new exhibition of paintings from Meath-born artist Charles Tyrrell.

Charles Tyrrell at Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre - http://t.co/u3UMGMcflG

— VisualArtistsIreland (@VisArtsIreland) August 5, 2015

5|gig|

LIVE AT ST LUKE’S

Mick Flannery’s appearance on Friday is next for the series of gigs at the former church on the north side of Cork city.

Here it is, the full line up, all in one place! Tickets flying for all shows http://t.co/4qZVxNL5cx to book!! #LASL pic.twitter.com/0WlCEeSa4K

— Live At St. Luke's (@LiveAtStLukes) July 7, 2015

Des O’Driscoll