This opener to the White Horse Guitar Club’s sold-out Cork Opera House concert set the high-tempo tone from which there was no going back.

From rock ’n’ roll kids to real-life guitar heroes, dads who reignited their love of music in the corner of their local pub are set to perform the biggest gig of their lives tonight in one of Ireland’s most historic venues.

A pioneering music out-reach project is expanding into a free family festival on the banks of the River Lee.

One of the country’s top musicians will bring music into healthcare settings as part of a major music festival in Cork next week.