Culture-shy Katy Harrington decides to try out Cork Midsummer Festival to see if a little arts can be a good experience.

WHILE attention has been given by the media to Cork’s Midsummer Festival, I have not read anything about a beautiful concert at Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral on June 22.

CORK’s Midsummer Festival, which was officially launched last night, is set to be the biggest to date, attracting an estimated 90,000 visitors who will have the pleasure of viewing more than 700 diverse acts from all over the world.

AN internationally acclaimed director who trained in Moscow was appointed the head of Cork’s Midsummer Festival yesterday.