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Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Weekend fun in Cork: five fun things to do across the Rebel County
Here are five things to do across the Rebel county over the coming days: Cars and Coffee event in aid of Slí Eile at Burton Park, Mallow on Saturday June 28 All roads lead to Mallow this weekend for petrol heads as Cars and Coffee North Cork will hold a morning of coffee, baked goods and live music. Vintage, classic and modern cars will be on show at the event, organised to raise funds for mental health charity Slí Eile. For more information on the event, call 089 233 2492. West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Bantry, June 27 – July 6 Bantry's renowned West Cork Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year with a line-up of stunning string quartets. Five international quartets are set to be the star acts of the festival. These include the Doric Quartet from the UK, the Ardeo Quartet comprised of musicians from Japan, France and South Korea, Ukraine's Tchalik Quartet, the Marmen Quartet and the Chiaroscuro Quartet. Throughout the week-long event, there will be free, family-friendly concerts on the islands of Whiddy, Sherkin, Bere and Heir, as well as at unusual venues across the region. The full festival programme can be viewed here. Jake Carter with special guest Aimee Twomey at the Briery Gap in Macroom, Sunday June 29 The Briery Gap will host the final leg of Jake Carter's Point of View tour with local woman Aimee Twomey taking to the stage as a special guest on the night. The concert promises to be a great night, which will delight country fans. Jake Carter will bring a star quality to Macroom, while Aimee Twomey will have the backing of her hometown. Marketing manager at the Briery Gap Doireann Fitzgerald said supporting emerging talent is the venue's 'goal'. 'In our goal of supporting national and also emerging talent, we have Macroom's own Aimee Twomey as support act on the night,' Ms Fitzgerald said. 'Aimee will be performing a mix of covers as well as some of her own writing.' Tickets for the concert are €22 each and are available at Ballinagree Vintage and Family Fun Day on Sunday, June 29 Locals and visitors are invited to a day of live music and competitive and non-competitive races, including the crowd favourite dog show, at Ballinagree. The day will also offer mini digger challenges, a penalty shootout, the dreaded 'hold tough' contest and an egg throwing competition. A raffle will take place on the day with proceeds raised to go to local charities. Organisers have recommended that people come armed with a picnic blanket and wear their biggest smiles to soak up the great community spirit promised on the day. Dara O'Briain at Live at the Marquee on Sunday, June 29 One of Ireland's most loved comedians Dara O'Briain will bring his Re:Creation tour to the Marquee on Sunday night. The Wicklow man is back on the touring scene after a hugely successful 2023 tour titled So, Where Were We? – which sold out 173 shows across 20 countries. The advert for the show says 'Dara is back doing his favourite thing: telling stories and creating madness'. Tickets for the event can be purchased from Ticketmaster for €45 each.
Irish Independent
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Macroom's Briery Gap aims to become the music hub of Midwest Cork
Located in the heart of Macroom, the Briery Gap is working on establishing itself as one of the major spots for live music, and their goal is to become the 'key destination point' for live music in Ireland. Corkman Macroom's Briery Gap has relaunched itself as a hub for both local and international artists to entertain the masses as one of the top spots for live music and become the 'key destination point' for live music in Ireland. A Briery Gap representative said: "We look forward to welcoming audiences to our venue, to see our beautiful renovation and experience all things Briery Gap with us. 'When you will come to see us you will experience the very best of Irish culture through live music, theatre and comedy. 'One of our key strategic goals is to become leaders in the field of live music, once you come to a Briery Gap gig you will return time and time again and we are quickly becoming a performers favourite,' they said. Briery Gap will host New York songwriter Paul Spring on Friday, May 2. Spring is known extensively in the music industry in the States has appeared as a session guitarist and also as a co- writer for on Glorious Game from Black Thought (The Roots) and El Michels Affair His guitar playing has been sampled by Kenny Beats, Vic Mensa, TOBi, Lecrae, Kirby and Thundercat. The New Yorker has dedicated his song 'The Banks of Sullane' to the people of Macroom in preparation for his trip to Midwest Cork. The Briery Gap has served Midwest Cork as a hub for various forms of entertainment since it opened in 1953. The building was purchased by Cork County Council in 1977 and a major refurbishment project took place in 1997 to provide a library and theatre. A fire destroyed the building in 2016, and it remained closed for nearly a decade. ADVERTISEMENT In 2022, thanks to substantial support from Cork County Council, the construction of the new building began, which was completed in June last year. Briery Gap reopened in January this year, and one of the notable events the took place since was the Woodland String Band's performance during their stay in March. Mundy will play at the Briery Gap on Saturday, April 12. Tickets are still available via Other upcoming shows include: Niall 'Bressie' Breslin, Where Is My Mind Tour, May 17 Scullion, May 31 Anne Gildea: Further Adventures in Womaning, June 7
