Geoff Travis may have had a hand in the rise of bands such as The Smiths, but it’s his new crop of Irish acts that has him excited in advance of his visit to Cork, writes Ed Power

Although hyped as a 'Dublin band' after the city in which they were formed, both the singer and guitarist of the Murder Capital are from Cork, writes Ed Power.

An ode to Mattie Kiely’s chipshop and a poke at the city’s main drainage scheme form part of a new show inspired by the words of the late Mick Lynch, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Des O'Driscoll attended the Microdisney farewell gig at Cyprus Avenue in Cork

As the legendary Cork band get ready for their ‘last ever’ gig, Ed Power discusses their short-lived reunion with guitarist Sean O’Hagan.

Aidan Vaughan dancing a reel in the flickering light of a crackling fire; the nimble fingers of US piano virtuoso David Syme cascading over the notes of Moonlight Sonata under the night sky; the gossamer voices of Cork sean nós-singer Máire Ní Chéileachair and Anna Mhoireach from the Isle of Lewis floating through the ether.

Cypress Mine have some epic memories, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Here’s your weekly entertainment guide and news round-up with Des O’Driscoll.

When Sean O’Hagan returns to Cork this week he hopes to visit the Apple complex in Hollyhill.

When Cork hurlers win the All-Ireland, next year or the year after, they will have Michael Moynihan to thank.

CATHAL Coughlan has never been one for tiptoeing gently into the night, writes Ed Power

Brasil Bam Bam

Ireland was a very different place in the 1980s. From Sir Henrys in Cork to The Afro Spot in Dublin, Suzanne Harrington recalls the decade that changed everything

ONE day you’re a rock ‘head’, the next you’re a chippie in a hard hat.