Aisling Bea’s Older Than Jesus review: Siobhán McSweeney surprise delights Cork crowd

The Kildare comic found a very Cork way to break the ice and instantly endear herself to the local audience.

Aisling Bea performed at Cork Opera House on Friday night. Picture: Damien Eagers Photography

★★★★☆

As Siobhán McSweeney floats onto the stage, a paragon of Rebel County pride in a retro Cork jersey, singing The Banks, and toting a cardboard Roy Keane mask, you might be forgiven for wondering if you’re in some kind of Corkonian fever dream, or perhaps an astoundingly niche Midsummer Festival production.