Lovers of craft brews will be saying cheers to a new festival in Cork this Easter which will also feature locally produced artisan food and toe-tapping live music.

The Oktoberfest taste of Bavarian culture, which has proved so popular in Cork in the past couple of years, is about to hit Waterford.

Oktoberfest Beag, a celebration of everything Bavarian, makes a triumphant return to Cork this September.

Still buoyed by World Cup success, hundreds of Germans are expected to descend on Cork to join an estimated 10,000 visitors for the Oktoberfest Beag.