Cork musician to 'bring the craic back' with portable gig venue

Renovating a van which can be used by musicians for both accommodation and transport when touring

Cork musician Áine Duffy in her converted donkey box. Picture: Emma Olivia Dorman

A Cork musician plans to “bring the craic back” across Ireland helping musicians tour again by converting a van into accommodation and an outdoor gig venue.

Áine Duffy, who previously created the Duffbox by turning an old donkey box into a mobile gig venue so she could continue to tour her music safely during pandemic restrictions, said that the housing crisis and cost of living is now stopping many musicians from touring.