The proper recognition of the work of female composers has been exercising programmers in Irish concert venues recently.

Liam Heylin’s latest play revolves around four corvids on the streets of Cork, writes Colette Sheridan.

Danny Boy? Grace? Róisín Dubh?

Mary Hegarty cats to Des O'Driscoll about her favourite tastes

Multi-talented musician Kevin Jansson, hailed as one of the finest of his generation, is the January 2018 recipient of the Cork Person of the Month award.

Cork hit all the right notes with its unique music event, write Eoghan O’Sullivan and Des O’Driscoll

IN THE mood for cultural experience but not sure you’re up being confined to a concert hall seat for the duration? A Kaleidoscope night might be just the ticket for you, writes Cathy Desmond

All aboard! Culture vultures are set to roam the streets of Ireland tonight sampling some of the estimated 3,000 free events in museums, galleries, theatres, churches, historic houses, and studios for Culture Night — but in Cork, they’ll travel in style.

Popstar turned TV talent show judge Una Healy has announced details of her new music scholarship programme at Ireland’s ‘school of rock’.

A Cork artist has had a painting that includes a risqué image of former Taoiseach, Charlie Haughey, withdrawn from an exhibition opening tonight at the CIT Cork School of Music (CSM), according to Colette Sheridan of the Evening Echo.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

A Cork artist has had a painting that includes a risqué image of former Taoiseach, Charlie Haughey, withdrawn from an exhibition opening tonight at the CIT Cork School of Music (CSM), according to Colette Sheridan of the Evening Echo.

Stars of the future from CIT Cork School of Music will delight the audience with their performances in the inaugural Ballymaloe Young Musicians Concert this week.

PEADAR Ó RIADA is not a man likely to be haunted by thoughts of his own paucity of accomplishments.

THE newly formed Cork City Musical Society, in association with the Firkin Crane, is about to stage its debut production, Sweet Charity. 

Young musicians will be hoping to sail through the first auditions of their kind in Ireland today in the hope that their cruise ship comes in.

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With everything from karate for kids to computers for the silver surfer, this year’s Cork Lifelong Learning Festival is fun, fascinating and — best of all — free.

CIT Cork School Of Music

Cork composer Sam Perkin has created a tribute to two renowned educators, writes Colette Sheridan

For Cork Institute of Technology, Continuing Education and Continuing Professional Development are vital and growing areas of the total education provision. 

The Hungarian government has presented a bust of composer Franz Liszt to Cork to mark his historic connections to the city.

CIT Cork School Of Music

City Hall has defended the early switch-on of Cork’s Christmas lights this week.

Organisers of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival have described it as the most successful festival in a decade.

Jazz bars, rhythm rooms, the Festival Club at the Met — the unmistakable sound of the October bank holiday weekend wound down to its final few touts last night as the 37th Guinness Cork Jazz festival drew to a close.

Colette Sheridan reveals why you just can’t be late for East Cork’s Early Music Festival.

Tributes have been paid on the retirement of a respected academic administrator who helped deliver two of the State’s most critical pieces of educational infrastructure.

The wait for CAO offers is not a worry for a young woman who will soon be winging her way to Germany to further her career as a violinist.

The NCH hosts a concert by Jerry Creedon and Claire Adams, writes Jo Kerrigan.

Pharrell's song Happy has been embraced by the people of Cork who can now be found singing and dancing along to it on YouTube.

Classical: Wexford Sinforia

Cork French Film Festival celebrates its 25th birthday in style, writes Colette Sheridan

DEFENCE PLAN

By Eoin English

SINGER, songwriter and composer, Eamon Keane, is returning to Cork for his first concert in ten years at CIT School of Music this Friday, Dec 20.

Classical: Calefax Reed Quintet - CIT Cork School of Music

A teenage violin virtuoso has taken a huge step towards a career in music after winning the country’s largest classical music competition for second-level students.

THE renowned classical guitarist, John Williams, will perform a solo recital at the CIT Cork School of Music next Thursday, Nov 21. This is his third, and probably final concert in Ireland. He is retiring from concert recitals after June 2014.

One of Ireland’s greatest blues guitarists was remembered in Cork last night as the Guinness Jazz Festival also kicked off.

THE annual East Cork Early Music Festival is in its 10th year.

The East Cork Early Music Festival is a showcase of compositions pre-1750, says Declan Townsend

Legendary singer songwriter Paul Brady is set to make a triumphant return to one of the country’s longest running folk festivals for the first time in almost three decades.