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Irene Kellegher brings two solo shows to Cork Midsummer (Pics: Marcin Lewandowski)

Theatremaker Irene Kelleher does the double at Cork Midsummer

'Am I mad? Probably, but don't we have to be do what we do?' As part of this year's Cork Midsummer Festival, actor and playwright Irene Kelleher has written and will perform in a pair of solo shows - Footnote and Stitch. On one performance day, she'll per

Theatre • 05 Jun

Eileen Walsh stars in The Second Woman at Cork Midsummer

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with a cultural lark by the Lee

Festival Director Lorraine Maye previews the 2025 Cork Midsummer Festival programme, bringing an eclectic array of cultural activity to the banks of the river Lee this June.

Festivals • 01 May

Actor Eileen Walsh will star in The Second Woman.

Eileen Walsh to star in marathon 24-hour play at Cork festival

Cork Midsummer Festival has announced the first production for their 2025 event, bringing one of the city's most acclaimed actors back to the city for a 24-hour long play that has won acclaim worldwide.

Theatre • 30 Jan

Listen to RTÉ Arena's Cork Midsummer Festival special

Guests included a number of Cork Midsummer participants, including artist Amanda Coogan, choreographer Philip Connaughton and theatremaker Aideen Wylde.

RTÉ Arena • 26 Jun 23

Camilla George tours nationwide with Music Network

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Culture 5 • 10 Jun 22

Irene Kelleher's new play A Safe Passage premieres at Cork Midsummer

Let's go! The big bold return of the Cork Midsummer Festival

Festivals • 27 May 22

'Growhouse' by Marie Brett (Pic: Jed Niezgoda)

The Day-Crossing Farm - Marie Brett on her stunning new art event

visual arts • 21 Jun 21

Cork Midsummer Festival: Marie Mullen stars in the world premiere of The Saviour by Deirdre Kinahan

Cork Midsummer Festival - the city reopens with a cultural bang

Festivals • 14 May 21

Day of the Straws explores how social history surrounding the 1832 Cholera epidemic relates to Covid-19 events

Cork's Midsummer Moments - a festival for the new reality

Lorraine Maye, Director of Cork Midsummer Festival, writes for Culture about Midsummer Moments, a series of events and experiences to celebrate the arts this June, 'born of the new and the now'.

Festivals • 09 Jun 20

John O'Brien conducts the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra

The Cork Proms - a celebration of music, of Summer and of Cork

Eibhlín Gleeson, CEO of Cork Opera House, writes for Culture about the inaugural Cork Proms event, which takes place from June 21st– 23rd as part of this year's Cork Midsummer Festival.

Music • 21 Jun 19

A Different Wolf: 'What is the wolf at your door? What are you trying to escape? What does the wolf mean to you?'

A Different Wolf - Junk Ensemble on their new dance opera

A Different Wolf, the new dance opera by multi-award winning Junk Ensemble and innovative music-theatre company Dumbworld, receives its world premiere at Cork Opera House as part of this year's Cork Midsummer Festival.

Dance • 17 Jun 19

Pauline McLynn and Peter Gowen in The Small Things

All The Small Things - how to act in an Enda Walsh play

Actor Peter Gowen writes for Culture about his working relationship with Enda Walsh, and how being in one of his plays feels 'a bit like doing a bungee jump'.

Theatre • 17 Jun 19

From Pilgrimage, by Liz Roche (Photo: Luca Truffarelli)

Pilgrimage to West Cork - where art and dance collide

Miranda Driscoll, Director of the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, Co Cork, writes for Culture about a unique collaborative project involving a pair of unique Irish talents.

Dance • 08 Jun 18

In Clouds - dreaming up an immersive musical experience

Led by director and co-composer Peter Power, In Clouds sees an award-winning group of artists come together to create a unique site-specific piece in Triskel Christchurch this June.

Music • 28 May 18

Irish summer arts festivals 2018 - your one-stop guide

With summer stretching out tantalisingly in front of us, it's not just music fans who'll have calendars with dates circled in red over the course of the next few months.

Festivals • 19 May 18

Cork Midsummer Festival art preview - nuthin' but a Lee thing

CristÍn Leach previews a quartet of must-see art events at this weekend's Cork Midsummer Festival.

visual arts • 21 Jun 17

Cork Midsummer Festival