Let party begin - Jazz festival opens

Cork has, rightly, for many years styled itself as a City of Festivals. Many, many other cites; many, many other communities, host many and varied festivals but not that many do so with such natural, unfettered gusto and enthusiasm.

The Cork Film Festival, and its increasingly popular offspring, the IndieCork Film Festival, punch above their weight. The Folk Festival has just marked its 40th anniversary.