What's in store this weekend for Sounds of a Safe Harbour in Cork

As Cork gears up for a feast of music over the next few days, Ed Power spent the weekend in Lismore with some of the stars to get a taste of what’s in store for Leeside

BEFORE a crackling fire in a castle antechamber straight out of Game of Thrones, Aaron Dessner is explaining why his band, The National, probably aren’t breaking up.

“Our next record really could be our best record — or we may not make any records again,” muses the guitarist, dressed head to toe in tweed.