The inaugural Cork Proms will be staged at Cork Opera House during the Midsummer Festival, in June, and will, hopefully, become an annual event, says Siobhan Howe.

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.

Kerry’s Gemma Sugrue is ready to take the spotlight and is writing the authentic music she wants to express, she tells Ellie O’Byrne.