The Crawford Art Gallery in Cork has appointed Mary McCarthy as its new director. 

And after 115 features, 34 documentaries and 116 shorts, the panel of esteemed judges had their work cut out for them.

The design brief was to reimagine and renew the public space at Fr Matthew and Morrison’s Quay — the historic centre of Cork, but also one of the most flood prone areas of the city.

The main opponents of the largest flood defence scheme in the history of the State have backed a €10,000 international architectural competition for one of Cork City’s most flood-prone zones.

The Lusitania tragedy has been commemorated in a stunning 20m bronze sculpture which will be unveiled as part of a new memorial garden on the Cork coast.

As darkness fell Friday night in Cork city, the countdown began to the much anticipated Cork Ignite outdoor live art event.

Culture Night offers a myriad of options for free entertainment and enlightenment this evening. Alan O’Riordan selects some of the highlights

Legendary GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh has been appointed cultural ambassador for Cork Culture Night, which unveiled its largest-ever programme yesterday.

CORK CITY will have a new landmark design building later this year, in one of it most prominent settings - half way up the vertiginous St Patrick’s Hill. A school redevelopment there has been designed by the winners of the 2015 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey.

Cash allocated to Irish arts organisations from the Arts Council remains relatively similar to 2014 — satisfying the majority of groups.

Mary McCarthy is from Whitehall, near Skibbereen, Co Cork. She is director of the National Sculpture Factory in Cork and also chair of Culture Ireland.

To coincide with the Crawford’s new book showcasing its collection, Alan O’Riordan asked a number of art lovers to select their most cherished work from the Cork gallery

Triskel Christchurch is preparing for a temporary takeover of its visual art offerings by John P Quinlan, the figure behind the establishment of the Vangard Gallery in Macroom in 1991.

A sharp increase in arts funding from Cork City Council is good news for individuals and groups, says Colette Sheridan

MUSIC NEWS: It’s become as regular as Christmas, so start your Facebook campaign to keep the X Factor winner off the seasonal number one slot.

Maud Cotter is one of Ireland’s most accomplished artists.

MUSIC NEWS: Arcade Fire have exploded back on to the music scene with a promotional blitz for their forthcoming album Reflektor, due out on Oct 29. Last Monday, the band released the single ‘Reflektor’, complete with backing vocals from David Bowie.

Education correspondent Niall Murray reports on the plan to move the Children of Lir statue to make way for a memorial to victims of residential child abuse

United States of Europe exhibition explores notions of citizenship and the freedom of expression, says Tina Darb O’Sullivan

A special ceremony of light in the heart of what was once one of Ireland’s largest Jewish communities was beamed live to New Zealand at the weekend.

MUSIC NEWS: Bruce Springsteen has sold out all his summer gigs in Ireland, and will spend some of the next few months helping on a documentary on himself.

Culture Ireland’s new CEO Christine Sisk relishes the opportunity to promote Irish artists abroad, says Richard Fitzpatrick

The work of 23 emerging experimental composers from Ireland is showcased on an album released this month, writes Don O’Mahony

THE 56th Corona Cork Film Festival closed last night with the Gala Screening of Ivan Sen’s Australian film Toomelah, set among the indigenous population of New South Wales.

PIGS in space is a concept we’re familiar with, but a Cow Up A Tree is a new one on me.

THE ‘R-word’ has been banned in Ireland’s second city today in an effort to lift the public spirit.

Tommy Barker finds an artist’s ‘quarters’ hidden in a large period house.

THE nation’s obsession with property and home improvement will be incorporated into a conference on domestic architecture and the built environment in Cork this month.

FORGET Brendan Behan’s and Dublin’s ballad about the Auld Triangle and the banks of the Royal Canal.

THERE have been calls for a complete overhaul of the mechanisms used to distribute over €350,000 of public money to fund the arts in Cork.

A CITY quay is to be transformed into a unique monument of sound honouring a generation of Cork emigrants.

BUNGALOWS don’t normally have much in common with burial tombs!

THE post of director for the Cork 2005 European City of Culture was filled last night, just four days after the incumbent quit in controversial circumstances.

HUNDREDS of people packed a church last night to pay their respects to one of Cork's most innovative city managers.