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World premiers, comedy, music, and plays will dominate the summer/autumn programme at the Everyman Theatre in Cork.

More than 55,000 people are expected to attend a 10-day festival in Cork which will feature theatre, dance, music and family-friendly events at several venues around the city.

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Camille O’Sullivan returns in Shakespeare’s poem of rape and its aftermath, writes Esther McCarthy

A raucous atmosphere filled the National Concert Hall last night as some of rock ‘n roll’s greatest rebels gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan.

Kerry’s Gemma Sugrue is ready to take the spotlight and is writing the authentic music she wants to express, she tells Ellie O’Byrne.

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Camille O’Sullivan is looking forward to starring in a piece forged from the works of Schubert and Buchner, writes Padraic Killeen.

From U2 to The Waterboys, the ace fiddler has played on some iconic tracks. Now settled in Sligo, he’s named his new album after his beekeeping hobby, writes Ed Power.

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SINGER and musician Camille O’Sullivan goes all out on make-up and costumes for her exotic stage shows, but she wants her three-year-old daughter to have a different focus.

Weekend number 2 of Cork Midsummer Festival features a tour of local homes to view their art, dancing with buckets, and more, says Ellie O’Byrne

We look at five big events going on around the country.

The Everyman Theatre has announced its summer programme, featuring a fantastic mix of classic and contemporary theatre, music, comedy and much more.

A New Orleans funeral parade with a multi-coloured coffin, a 20-piece brass band, and a 10ft “widow” puppet complete with trailing black veil is among the eye-catching attractions planned for the 10th anniversary of the renowned Ballydehob Jazz festival.

Five things from the worlds of arts, culture and film to keep you occupied this week

Derval McGovern’s house features in Home of the Year on RTÉ One on Thursday at 8.30pm.

RTÉ’s new Easter Rising drama, Rebellion, has three of the most talented actresses of their generation, writes Ed Power

He’s an obscenely talented chef that unusually also has a great head for business. Roz Crowley finds Mark Hix has lots of advice for people dreaming of opening a food business.

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Acrobatic circus performers Circa will be one of the highlights of Cork Midsummer Festival, writes Colette Sheridan

Here’s a quick look at the latest music, gig, film and entertainment news.

CATHAL Coughlan has never been one for tiptoeing gently into the night, writes Ed Power

MUSIC NEWS: Neil Young’s new album, Storytone, is currently streaming online, and the presence of a 92-piece orchestra and choir is an indication it’s quite a different affair than his other recent material. 

Camille O’Sullivan tells Jo Kerrigan about the intense experience of ’The Rape of Lucrece’.

It was almost lost due to a lack of funding and resources but, in a triumph of people-power, the eighth edition of the Ballydehob Jazz Festival will be launched this week.

Agnes Bernelle is remembered in Ireland as an artistic director of the Project Arts Centre, in its early days, but she played many more parts in an extraordinary life.

HAVING served as director of Project Arts Centre for ten years, Willie White took the reins of the Dublin Theatre Festival in late 2011. He didn’t have to travel very far. The festival offices are located just a few yards from the Project in Temple Bar. But conceptually, the distance between the two jobs is more of a jump.

Live Music: Philip Chevron Testimonial, The Olympia, Dublin

This month, O’Sullivan will act in Rape of Lucrece at the International Festival, and perform her album at the Fringe, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Cork City is alive to the sound of music this weekend but there are dozens of other events throughout the South-West to whet the appetite of bank holiday visitors and revellers.

Camille O’Sullivan performs contemporary songs with emotional depth on her new CD, Changeling, writes Carl Dixon.

THE lazy, hazy days of summer are on their way – and what better way to spend a summer’s evening than stretched out on the Co Cork coast listening to a mini funk orchestra that counts President Barack Obama, David Byrne and Q-Tip among its fans.

The Cork Midsummer Festival launches today with more than 20,000 visitors due to attend over 55 events.

A touch of glamour is being added to the Hennessy Gold Cup race, it was disclosed today.