Michael Carr is originally from Dublin, but has lived in Cork for 16 years. He co-runs Blue Monkey PR agency, looking after a variety of clients, and also presents The Green Room on Cork’s 96FM on Saturdays at 6pm.

Cork composer Irene Buckley will have her score to a 1920s silent film performed in Bandon this week, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Radie Peat is a musician and singer from Artane, Dublin. 

Our pick of the best things happening in the cultural world this week.

Tonight will see the eighth annual Choice Music Prize awarded to one of ten Irish acts, half of whom have been nominated and/or won the gong before.

MUSIC NEWS: She’s conquered Britain, America and the world, now Adele is following in the footsteps of music legends Shirley Bassey, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner and, er, Sheena Easton.

MUSIC NEWS: Noel Gallagher managed to win his own gold medal for sibling wind-ups at last week’s Olympics closing ceremony.

MUSIC NEWS: Pete Doherty’s latest attempts to deal with his addiction issues have ended in failure after he departed a rehab centre in Thailand.

MUSIC NEWS:

Mike Scott refuses to tread softly when distilling the work of W B Yeats for a new 14-track album, says Richard Fitzpatrick.