From running venues to managing festivals, numerous women are front and centre in the cultural life of the Rebel county. Ellie O’Byrne spoke to some them about progress and challenges

Abigail Hennessy, one of the doyens of the cultural life of Cork, has died at St Luke’s Nursing Home in the city.

Cork Film Centre faces an uncertain future after losing its Arts Council funding, reports Colette Sheridan

NOW in its third year, the Dare Media Underground Short Film Festival, in Cork, runs from Aug 10-17.

The streets of Cork are increasingly popular with film crews looking for authenticity, says Colette Sheridan

Cork’s Underground Short Film Festival gives emerging talents a chance to show their work in public, says Colette Sheridan

THEIR last film, about old Irish telephone boxes, won a string of international awards — now two Dublin-based film-makers are making a movie about Kerry turf-cutters.

IF you spot what looks like the retreating arse of a shrieking madman dashing through the woods in hot pursuit of his prey, do not be alarmed.

HUNDREDS bid a fond farewell yesterday to a much-loved man who believed the arts and sport were the heartbeat of humanity.

THE death of Charlie Hennessy yesterday was described as “a tremendous loss to Cork city” by Cork film festival director Mick Hannigan.

AWARE that no major conference on short film has ever taken place, The Cork International Film Festival intends to make a major intervention into the international perception and understanding of short film as an art form.

The church is being asked to apologise to thousands of pregnant women who were forcibly housed in Magdalene laundries in various parts of Ireland following the premier of a new film, Magdalene Sisters.