Missing out on Ed Sheeran in Páirc Uí Chaoimh? Not to worry, Ciara McDonnell has plenty of options for the May bank holiday weekend.

A former army officer who set up a music school with the aim of promoting music as a tool for social inclusion is the winner of Cork Person of the Year Award.

Michelle O’Brien, mezzo-soprano, was born and raised under the magic of the Shandon bells in Cork (hence her nickname ‘Shellybelles’).

Cara O’Sullivan and Majella Cullagh have joined forces for a touring show of favourite tunes, writes Jo Kerrigan.

Music, comedy, drama and the annual Christmas panto will bring the Everyman Theatre’s 120th anniversary celebrations to a close, the venue’s autumn/winter programme launch has revealed.

Ronan O’Gara’s eldest kids almost stole the show after watching their father receive the Freedom of Cork.

Rugby legend Ronan O’Gara will be conferred with the Freedom of Cork City today during a ceremony which will be streamed live to the world.

The Cork International Choral Festival kicks off today with plenty of events lined up to keep everyone entertained. Check out some of the highlights here. 

1. Funny Side Up

Cara O’Sullivan has started exercising in Educo gym in Ballincollig in the last few months. 

Acclaimed soprano Cara O’Sullivan has revealed that a leg wax led to a cancer diagnosis.

Roinn Urban GF2

4/5

Despite success with previous productions, John O’Brien’s new opera wasn’t granted the funding for an extended run, writes Cathy Desmond

Cathy Desmond rounds up the best opera and classical events coming up in Ireland and further afield

When Cara O’Sullivan was diagnosed with nodes on her vocal cords, she knew that the slightest slip during the operation would end her singing career, writes Jo Kerrigan

Soprano Cara O’Sullivan keeps a family tradition alive by singing with a church choir every Christmas Eve, writes Liz O’Brien.

We bring you a round up of all the latest news and reviews from the world of entertainment. 

Tommy Barker says this four bedroomed period home has city centre convenience and plenty of character.

MUSIC NEWS: Is it really eight years since the last New Order album? The Manc electronica outfit have announced a new release, Music Complete, for September 25, complete with keyboard player Gillian Gilbert, albeit without bass player Bernard Sumner who has been estranged from the band since 2007.

It was built in the 1870s, but St Luke’s Church in Cork became the city’s newest venue Friday night when it hosted the first of its series of August gigs.

We bring you a round up of all the latest news and reviews from the world of entertainment.

4/5

All the entertainment news you need

Would You Believe? The Tuam Babies, Sunday, RTÉ One.

Everyman Theatre Cork.

After previous triumphs, expectations are high for this year’s opera at the Everyman. The team behind Faust are confident they can fulfill them, writes Jo Kerrigan

Get your weekend sorted with everything that’s happening in thw world of entertainment

Opera will be to the fore in the list of top-class entertainment by the Everyman after the Cork theatre unveiled its spring and early summer schedule.

Des O’Driscoll reveals what he expects will be the arts and entertainment  highlights of spring 2015.

MUSIC NEWS: U2 caught us all by surprise earlier this week with the release of their new album, Songs Of Innocence, as part of a tie-in with Apple.

On Sunday night, operatic star Cara O’Sullivan graces the stage of Cork Opera House in what has been promised as a unique solo performance.

St Columba’s, Ennis

Colette Sheridan pays tribute to the late musical director and legend of Irish theatre, Bryan Flynn.

Theatre: Twelfth Night

They were singing on the banks of the Lee last night as Cork’s longest-running festival kicked off its diamond jubilee event on a high note.

A sell-out concert at Cork’s City Hall has helped to raise vital funds towards the recovery from a stroke of Evening Echo reporter Deirdre O’Reilly, herself a champion fundraiser for charity.

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

Cork is set to become the choral capital of Europe next month as one of the city’s longest- running festivals celebrates its diamond jubilee.

Last Monday, Nate Silver re-launched his website, fivethirtyeight.com, writing a lengthy manifesto to accompany the new-look site, which features an equally lengthy list of new writers.

A major fundraising concert is to be held for a mother of two children who helped collect €1m for various charities but who now needs help herself after suffering a debilitating stroke.