Dave Mac's Local Legend

Since Emperor of Ice Cream announced their return from a twenty-five-year hiatus in May 2020 and with the release of their long-awaited debut album 'No Sound Ever Dies' last August, they have embarked on a chapter that very few, if any, expected would be written. The acclaimed debut long player entered the official Irish album charts upon release while also taking the No.1 spot in the indie album...

Cork's rapidly rising comedy star and face from the telly (RTÉ's The Den/Ray D'Arcy Show/Seriously Sinead?/Winner of Stand Up & Be Funny) is on a mission to keep people laughing while they #StayHome. Sinéad has been bringing laughs (and even some knowledge) to comedy fans at home through her private virtual quizzes - which are now available for bookings. Just because we're in lockdown doesn't...

This weekend Zoey and her teammate's are carrying out a socially distanced dribbleathon in aid of Mallow Search & Rescue. The total distance from Mallow to the national basketball arena in Tallaght is 210 KM and, whilst remaining in their own back garden's, they’ll dribble 10K each and would really appreciate your support. We wish the girls and their coach Niall O’Connell the best of luck Satu...

After releasing an EP at the end of 2020 Rowan made traction on Spotify, as a result of this success Beverly Martel a U.S. record label approached them looking to sign them for an EP and album, which will help the band gain international recognition. Rowan is made up of : Fionn Hennessy-Hayes on drums and Kevin Herron on Guitar and Dylan Howe on Vocals. To hear more of the bands music visit: https...

The Donkey's Ears was located on Union Quay just across from Cork City Hall. Starting as a pub with a morning licence they could see that there was something special happening in relation to the dance music scene in Cork in the late 80s/early 90s so they wanted in on the action and got Michelle's brother Mark (Donkeyman) to DJ reggae music in the pub and it became the pre-Sir Henry’s spot to go to...

Inspired by fleeting love amidst the chaos of lockdown, the Irish wordsmith paints the scene of being friend-zoned on his rooftop, comparing an unnamed lover to the stunning views of London at sunset​ ​from his lofty bedroom studio; “city sunset glittering red - how could I have ever impressed you?” Bold brass, luscious smooth strings, and mellow melodic wind textures, subtly create an orchestral...

Having already booked acts to perform in the Pub for when lockdown ends Corina is really looking forward to that day. Although Pubs are closed Guinness and Diageo have an initiative called raising the bar, where you can use the hashtag #bestofthepub in order to tell your stories about how central the Pubs are to Irish society. Be it meeting someone famous, Catchphrases from your favourite bartende...

The Barrack Street Band have been part of the St Patrick's Day Parade in Cork City every year since 1889 with the exception of 2011 when they were in Savannah, Georgia leading the out their St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The band hope to get back to practice as soon as possible as there is no practice going on at the moment, aside from those younger members of the band who are getting lessons online in...

Blood Bike South is a voluntary out of hours Motorcycle and Car courier service which helps with the transportation of Blood as well other medical materials to and from Hospitals and other Medical facilities. The origins of Blood Bike can be dated back to London in 1969, then in 2012 Ireland decided to follow suit with setting up 3 different groups: Blood Bike East, Blood Bike West and Blood Bike...

The new single from the girls 'Molly' is about loving someone who is struggling with addiction, it also addresses the risks and dangers involved with substance abuse. If you would like to hear more music by Kudos visit: https://www.facebook.com/kudosinfo/

IMBOLC was the ancient Celtic festival in honour of the pagan goddess Brigid, who was evoked in fertility rites and oversaw poetry, crafts and prophecy and a very special celebration of contemporary Irish female artists featuring Erica Cody, Emma Langford, Síomha, Ciara Meade, Dea Matrona, Wyvern Lingo and Lisa Lambe is on the RTE player now. After multiple reschedules and having evolved with the...

From Mexico City Tania says she loves the peace and tranquility of Ireland and more particularly Cork. AMDIE is a group based in Cork that was formed in 2014 to let people enjoy Mexican traditional dance and music. AMDIE are a wide varying community from different diverse cultures who come together to learn Latin American Choreography. This group is open to everyone with interest in dance. You don...

Soulé is one of Ireland's freshest young voices at the forefront of the new wave of Irish pop, boasting an impressive back catalogue in a relatively short space of time. For St Patrick's Festival 2021, in response to the festival's audio-visual SOLAS concept, Soulé will be pulling out all the stops to treat us to an incredible live performance bursting with colour, light, dance and theatre. In an...

Whist in Varanasi in India Paddy saw a child dying of malnutrition. Off the back of that he set up a charity called 'Mother's First' with the aim of helping malnourished pregnant mothers and children in Varanasi. Recently he conducted a ‘Barefoot Paddy’ walk, which was to mark an event that happened in 1850 during the famine when 124 starving people set off from Tracton to the workhouse in Kinsale...

The music collective is back raising funds for a worthy cause the frontline workers of Blood Bike South, following up from their previous cover of what's up by 4 non blondes with David Bowie's Heroes. The collective features musicians playing instruments that include: Guitars,Drums,Bass,Slide Guitar,Keyboards and of course vocals from fantastic Cork singers. The line up of the collective includes:...

Alan from Buttevant is band leader with Shandrum Céili band operating from the Newtownshandrum Parish. Resurrected in 2015 as part of the All Ireland competition, Alan suggested that they use the name that the original band would have used, he then got the go ahead from Michael O' Mahony the old band leader. The band will be given the opportunity to perform on St. Patrick's Day with the scenic bac...

17 year old Michael Walsh is a student at Clonakilty Community College, who took part in the Young Mariner programme at Kinsale Outdoor Education Centre. Whilst out for a walk with his mother at a deserted Dunworley beach. Or at least what appeared to be deserted, until they came across a Towel, Keys and Phone. Thinking it was suspicious Michael climbed up high to try and get a better view of the...

Whilst Stateside in Martha's Vineyard he met a lawer who encouraged him to make the move to LA and even gave him a spin to LA in his Jet. Then when he moved to LA he put up an instagram post looking for somewhere to stay and Ryan O'Shaughnessy guided him in the direction of both a manager and accommodation. This then led to an internship with Crush music management. Who represent such high profile...

Chatting about the band's love for grunge and the fact that they weren't old enough to see Nirvana play Sir Henry's. Happy Alone is made up of: Baxter, Slee and Jay. To hear more of the band's music visit: https://www.facebook.com/happyalonehappy/https://open.spotify.com/artist/07cGsRL23DtuPJnawMKACY?si=IXeQmlQYS7qQrqvuMJHpyw&nd=1

Aoife was a tour manager to such artists as; Mumford and Sons, Tame Impala and former first lady Michelle Obama. Other artists that Aoife would have formed relationships with from working with MCD would be; Madonna, Prince, Jay Z, Beyonce, Arcade Fire and Daft Punk. Like all good stories Aoife's career as a tour manager started in Cork, where she was involved in a Hip Hop night with Fresh and Funk...

Míde who was working in a Pub and as a musician in her spare time now has plenty of time on her hands to focus on her music, as a result of having time to dwell on her thoughts more she was able to generate more ideas. Her song 'Without Me' which was written before lockdown is even more relevant now as it’s about missing someone you haven't seen in a while. With the help of Unemployable Records' P...

Jennifer is a Coordinator for Refill Ireland which is a Cork based company. Founded by Gary Fitzpatrick who is also the lead coordinator. They have now set up a competition for a Cork business to win the title of Cork's First hydration hub. In order to win the title the business would need to be green and considerate of the environment. The winner will receive a contactless water dispenser to the...

Cormac tells us about how Cork Circus Factory have received funding from the Arts Council. The Circus Factory is located in a warehouse down by the marina and has equipment such as a trapeze and stilts, tight wires and street performance would also come under the banner of Circus. If you fancy trying to learn to juggle via zoom Comac is now giving online classes, a skill he says teaches resilience...

A Mayfield Art Punk/Post Punk trio: Guitarist and Vocalist Abbey Blake, Bassist Arann Blake, Drummer Andy Killian In terms of their approach to songwriting it takes shape from the band being spontaneous and deciding afterwords what music they want to keep. We hear the last song that the band wrote before lockdown called Salami. Which Abbey describes as her tribute to Cork, which was written after...

Working as a freelance professional musician since completing his masters two years ago, Brendan has been playing the Violin since the age of 7 and began to take it very very seriously from age 16.This Saturday (20/02) at 6 PM Brendan on violin accompanied by Gary Beecher on piano will stream an ‘as live’ recorded concert from The Curtis Auditorium. It is the 2nd in a six part series by Cork Orche...