Spike to become island of culture with literary festival and series of gigs 

Authors Conal Creedon and Michelle Dunne along with Michelle Russell, Spike Island marketing manager, and Sinead Donnelly, Cork County Council tourism department, at the launch of the Spike Island literary festival due to take place on the island from August 18-20. Picture: David Keane

It's been a renowned prison island for hundreds of years, but now Spike Island in Cork Harbour looks set to become a cultural hub with a new concert series as well as the return of the Spike Island Literary Festival.

The ‘3 Nights On Spike’ concert series takes place just weeks after the annual Spike Island Literary Festival, which returns with a thrilling line-up of crime writers next month.