Gavan Ring: From Cork to Cahersiveen with a love of opera 

Born on Leeside, but raised in the Kingdom, tenor Gavan Ring is delighted to be part of a series of free opera concerts in Cork, and to be part of a programmed named in honour of his late mentor, Cara O'Sullivan 

Gavan Ring, opera singer. Picture: Frances Marshall

“Some of the greatest people from Cahersiveen were born in Cork.” Kerry opera star Gavan Ring is keen to highlight his bona fides as a Corkonian despite his “green and gold blood”.

He rattles off other notable sons of his hometown with a similar provenance - CNN reporter, Donie O’Sullivan and the poet Sigerson Clifford - to support his claim. Ring has recently been announced as one of four ‘Cara O’Sullivan Associate Artists’ at the Cork Opera House.