Big weekend for cultural pursuits

AS we stand on the cusp of weeks 29 and 30 of 2017, it is sobering to realise that we are already nearly two thirds of the way through the year, but uplifting to know that the best is still to come, starting with this weekend.

In Cork, the long-awaited opening of Páirc Uí Chaoimh, and its riverside location, is upon us.

It has a 45,000-people match capacity (47,000 when the music heads are in). The city looks forward to providing a Leeside welcome to friends and rivals from Clare, Galway, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Wexford, and Waterford.