Lunchtime on Saturday will see a unique concert at Triskel Christchurch in Cork as part of the city’s choral festival.

Carmina Burana promises to be a highlight of the choral festival in Cork, writes Jo Kerrigan.

For Cork violinist Marja Gaynor, originally from Finland, the East Cork Early Music Festival has been a big part of her life for 10 years.

You can have apps, ipps, opps, and maybe even oops this Christmas but when it comes to getting Santa’s attention, there’s nothing like getting out the pen or pencil, writing a letter, licking a stamp, and sending it off to the North Pole.

All set up for decades (if not centuries more) of occupation, is No 6 St Luke’s Place — it has almost 200 years of residential history already.