Classical music lovers on Leeside are in for a treat this summer with the announcement that Cork Opera House is taking us to the Proms.

The concerts were announced after Ms O'Sullivan was diagnosed with what friends have described as a 'life-changing illness'.

World premieres and prestigious touring productions will feature in the Everyman Theatre’s spring/summer season.

UCC’s Main Quad hosted the 12th A Summer’s Evening on the Quad open-air charity concert last night. 

‘At this stage, we can’t remember how many times we’ve played, and we have to go home tomorrow… if we make our flight!”

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

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

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The torrential rain drove the remaining die-hard jazz fans indoors, with Chicago-born Karen Underwood bringing her renditions of Jazz classics to the Met Bar, while The New York Brass Band delighted junior members of the audience at The River Lee Hotel with its version of ‘Let It Go’ from hit Disney movie Frozen.

An African-American singer who has lived in Cork for more than 17 years has urged the Rebel County’s GAA fans to stop flying the Confederate flag at football and hurling matches.

Here’s a quick recap of all the weeks entertainment news.

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

RUNNING an arts centre in these difficult economic times is a challenge, and it’s more challenging in a regional location.

CORK DJ Stephen Grainger (aka Stevie G) is launching his own record label, Soul Jamz Records, with its maiden release being a double A-side 7” vinyl single.

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As well as "the bubblegum-style sixties fun of the show," Hairspray, the musical, has a strong anti-racist message, says director, Joseph Walsh, who is delighted to be working on the show for the Cork Opera House. The Boston native directed The King and I at the Cork Opera House seven years ago

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.

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.

Comedian Tommy Tiernan has a great skit about NASA, and about the space race that culminated in the moon landing in 1969.

MUSIC NEWS: Lupe Fiasco is a brave man.

After Erbie Underwood overdosed last month at 18, his mum was determined his story would have a positive outcome, says Joe McNamee