The Cork Film Festival is known for championing short films. We chat to six emerging film-makers who are showing their work over the next few days

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No denying it, Hozier has that air of thoroughbred greatness about him.

Mary McGrath is from Ballybrannigan near Cloyne, Co Cork, and is the artistic director of the First Cut Youth Film Festival.

GIG WISE: Coldplay is the biggie this weekend as Chris Martin and co perform at Croke Park tomorrow.

TTHE annual First Cut! Youth Film Festival in Youghal celebrates the work of Irish filmmakers aged 12-24, writes Ellie O’Bryne

After projects with Hozier and Conor McGregor, Brendan Canty’s focus is on mentoring at a youth film festival, writes Don O’Mahony

The video for Hozier’s Take Me To Church, which was filmed in Cork, is up for two awards in tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles - and now a timely behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning video has been released.

Deirdre Waldron shows us around her Fiat 500 Vintage ’57.

Young Wonder credit the internet for ensuring they can remain in Cork, writes Ed Power

The young Irish filmmaker behind Hozier’s controversial Take Me to Church video – which has been viewed over 150m times on YouTube – will open one of the country’s top youth film festivals in Cork tomorrow.

As the Irish singer gets ready for the Grammys, Eoin Edwards hears the story of the €1,500 promo film that helped bring him to an audience of millions.

An anti-homophobia music video shot in Cork depicting the violence experienced by gay people in Russia has been watched more than 175,000 times since it was posted on the internet six days ago.