Staff at Cork Institute of Technology yesterday continued their opposition to management’s plan to hire a student counsellor by protesting at the job interviews for the post.

Japanese and Scandi style have come together in the latest limited edition collection from Tiger which arrives in stores today. 

Music is certainly the food of love for one couple — they attended the Cork School of Music together as children and enjoyed a teenage romance before carving out successful careers in one of Europe’s most respected string quartets.

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

The magic of ‘the night before Christmas’ will come to life for children visiting the festive wonderland at Cork’s Bishop Lucey park this winter.

Making classical music fun for children is the aim of a show called The Music Factory, which will be performed at Cork’s Everyman on Saturday.

Music fans are lined up for a real treat with loads of gigs, many of them free, as part of the annual Cork Folk Festival which kicks off on Oct 10.

President Michael D Higgins will officially open the country's first academy of pop music tomorrow.

A young Irish musician who developed a hit fiddle app has won a prestigious international violin competition.

The stage musical adaptation of a German coming-of-age saga retains its power to unsettle, says Colette Sheridan

Tommy Barker reports on the booming City of Culture with lots of developments to come.