The Arts House

Kinsale Literary Festival, called "Words by Water" takes place from October 2nd to 5th in various venues around the town. Elmarie Mawe went to one of the venues for the launch, the spectacularly restored Kinsale Library, to find out more and chat to festival chairperson Ruth McDonnell.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Linda Kenny and Mark O’Shaughnessy join Mairead live in studio to chat all about We’ll Meet Again: The Vera Lynn story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kilmeen Drama Group presents The Weir by Conor McPherson at the Everyman on October 7th. Nora Scannell chats to Mairead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renata Lima and Silvio Severino co-directed ‘The Peculiar Saga of Gubu Man’. It will have its premiere at Indie Cork on October 8th, as part of the Made in Cork programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IndieCork runs this year from October 5th to 12th at the Arc Cinema in Cork City. Peter Zemek looks after International features and shorts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sea Church in Ballycotton has launched an initiative to support local artists and allow them showcase their work free of charge. Oliver Falter, General Manager of The Flynn Cush Hospitality Group, and curator of Art at Sea Church chats to Mairead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mairead chats to artist John Adams at the opening of his latest exhibition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fiona Kennedy joins Mairead in studio ahead of her upcoming show at the Briery Gap in Macroom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mairead chats to William Hammond about Cork Folk Festival Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor Tallon chats to Tom Spalding Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Edel Curtin chats to Mairead about Coughlan's Live Music Festival Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie Monaghan from Cork Cine Club joined Mairead for a chat ahead of their 28th season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a fascinating autumn series is ahead in Triskel once again. A packed programme of music and concerts, and a superb Autumn Series of lectures with Dr Matthew Whyte on Art History! He chatted to Conor Tallon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So many libraries around Cork city and county have events for Culture Night. Elmarie Mawe chatted to Patricia Looney of Cork City Library to find out what's happening in the city centre in Cork! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork is in a golden time for cinema right now. And Indie Cork celebrates independent filmmakers, not just from Cork, but from all over the world. Conor Tallon spoke to Mick Hannigan about what to expect at this year's festival! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland's largest county celebrates Culture Night in style with another tapestry of riches from almost every town across Cork. Elmarie Mawe spoke to Emma Dwyer of Cork County Council Arts Office to get a flavour of what's on offer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Run. Don't Walk. The Paul Dunlea Big Band returns to the stage of Cork Opera House as part of the 170th Anniversary Celebrations for an incredible night of Big Band music and some world-class singers and special guests. Paul joined Elmarie Mawe and Conor Tallon in studio to chat about it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One Night........... One INCREDIBLE night....... Culture Night never fails to blow our minds every year, and Marcela Whelan, of Cork City Council, joined Elmarie Mawe to look at some of the events taking place in Cork City on September 19th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a landmark for UCC and Cork University Press to mark this year - 100 years of publishing! It's being celebrated with a one-day Symposium looking back at the various books which have been released in that century of print, and a whole day of amazing speakers and guests coming together in UCC. Elmarie Mawe spoke to Head of Publishing, Sinéad Neville. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

The Glen Theatre group continue their celebration of Seán Buckley’s comedy "Roger's Final Farewell", at the Everyman Theatre. Conor Tallon spoke to Maureen O'Brien. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Honestly, September is an embarrassment of riches in Cork when it comes to the Arts. And one of the undisputed jewels in the crown is SFSH, a festival with so much spirit and creativity concentrated in a few packed days. Elmarie Mawe chatted to Mary Hickson ahead of this year's celebration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who doesn't love Legally Blonde!?! Well the Montfort College students have been rehearsing all summer to bring a huge show to the Cork Opera House at the start of September, and performers Leah Sweeney and Ella O’Shea, and Laurie O’Driscoll and her daughter Sive all called in to studio to chat to Elmarie on Sunday. With no chance to rehearse, Leah and Ella also sang live, which absolutely was outs...

As if you needed another reason to go to Spike Island, how about the incredible Literary Festival held there every year!?! This year's programme is once again a fantastic celebration of crime writing and superb authors! Conor Tallon spoke to the acclaimed writer behind the festival, Michelle Dunne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's always fun to chat to Claudia Carroll, one of Ireland's best known actresses from her iconic role as Nicola in Fair City. But her career as an author has taken her on to even greater heights with over 20 books to her name to date. One of them, "The Secrets of Primrose Square" opens as a stage play (her first) in the Everyman Theatre, and also stars Clelia Murphy, one of Claudia's lifelong fri...

The buzz of anticipation ahead of the opening of the film "Christy" has been building all summer, and now it's finally in screens all over the country. Already teh reviews have been fantastic for the plot, the characters and the Director Brendan Canty. He called in to studio to chat to Elmarie Mawe and Conor Tallon ahead of the film's opening night in Belfast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...