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Irish Examiner
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'It's massive for me': Cillian Murphy thrilled new film will premiere in Cork at Safe Harbour fest
Cork actor Cillian Murphy has expressed his delight that his latest film will receive its European premiere in his home city. Steve, an adaptation of the novel Shy by Max Porter, will screen at the Arc Cinema as part of an expanded film strand at the Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival in September. The 49-year-old Oscar winner is one of the curators of the biennial festival which this year is marking 10 years since it was first launched. Murphy, who plays Steve's titular reform school headteacher, and English writer Porter, will be among those in attendance for the screening and post-film Q&A. The Cork event will take place just a week after Steve has its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and comes in advance of a select cinema release before it becomes available on Netflix in October. 'I'm really proud to be able to premiere the film in my hometown. It's massive for me. And a big shout out to Netflix for helping us to sort it,' Murphy told the Irish Examiner. Steve will only be the actor's second time being able to walk down the red carpet for a premiere in Cork, 19 years on from The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006). Murphy has been hands on with Safe Harbour since its inauguration in 2015, following an invitation to get involved by his friend, festival director Mary Hickson. 'Mary is one of my favourite people in the world - an extraordinary, dynamic producer and just a very special human being,' said Murphy of the Fermoy woman. As well as Murphy and Hickson, the curation team for this year's event also features Bryce Dessner of The National, author Max Porter, and folklorist Billy MagFhlionn. Max Porter, Cillian Murphy, and Mary Hickson at a previous Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival. Picture: Bríd O'Donovan Primarily a music festival that has hosted such acts as The National and Bon Iver, one of the unique aspects of Safe Harbour is the focus on a spirit of collaboration between the participating artists. 'Those collaborations, that's what it makes it special,' said Murphy. 'Many of the artists arrive on the Monday, and the festival doesn't open until Thursday. And much of the stuff that the audiences hear wouldn't have existed up until that point.' Indeed, the fruits of one of those collaborations have recently been heard with the release of an album by Ólafur Arnalds from Iceland and the late Cork musician Eoin French, aka Talos. Murphy had also worked with French on a short film project at the 2023 Safe Harbour festival, and was saddened by his death last year at the age of 37 after a short illness. This year's festival will open with a tribute concert to French. 'He was such a talented individual and such a gorgeous fella. It was so so sad. I think that'll be a very special concert,' said Murphy. Among the other music events on the 2025 roster that Murphy says he's looking forward to are the concert at Shandon by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Thomas Bartlett, and a concert entitled 'Sirens', featuring female artists Beth Orton, Lisa Hannigan, La Force, Amanda Bergman, Gemma Hayes, and Niamh Regan. Rhiannon Giddens and Beth Orton feature among the music headliners at Sounds From A Safe Harbour 2025 in Cork. Murphy said has also been impressed with what he's seen on YouTube of Bobby Fingers, the latest incarnation of the Limerick man formerly known as Mr Chrome in the Rubberbandits. 'It's so hard to make an impression nowadays and do something truly original. His prosthetics are absolutely genius. And the films are hilariously funny, and very dark. And then he does a music tune at the end! I think they're one of the most original things I've seen in years.' Murphy, a keen musician before he was an actor, is enthused to be involved in Safe Harbour, an event that gets its name from the Latin motto on Cork's coat of arms. 'I just feel the city is so profoundly musical, and Cork people have such an understanding and love for music,' he said. 'All my youth in the city was about playing music and going to pubs and going to clubs, so this feels like a natural extension of that.' Sounds From A Safe Harbour takes place at various venues in Cork on September 11-14. For details and tickets, see Films at Sounds From A Safe Harbour Steve The European premiere of the adaptation of Max Porter's book. As well as his own connection to the film, Cillian Murphy feels it is an ideal fit for the Safe Harbour festival. 'Max wrote the film listening to drum and bass. And the movie very much kind of has that rhythm of drum and bass. So it's very informed by 1990s music,' says the actor who plays the lead character in a film that will get a cinema release before appearing on Netflix. The Cork man also roped in Geoff Barrow, of one of his favourite bands, Portishead, who worked with composer Ben Salisbury on the soundtrack. It's Never Over: Jeff Buckley Jeff Buckley in 1994. (Photo by) A documentary on the American musician who drowned in 1997 at the age of 30. 'I'm a huge fan of Jeff Buckley – I remember having the Grace album on cassette,' says Murphy. 'This is a beautiful tribute to his brief life, and he was such a remarkable person. It's very delicate. It's very intimate. It's heartbreaking.' Brad Pitt is also a fan of Buckley, and served as executive producer on the documentary, as well as being directly involved in helping the Safe Harbour organisers to secure the film for the Cork screening. Train Dreams A drama about an American railroad labourer, the cast includes Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, and Irish actress Kerry Condon. The Irish premiere will include a post-show Q&A with Bryce Dessner, the Safe Harbour festival co-curator and member of The National who wrote the score for the film. In Time: Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny. Picture: Denis Minihane. A documentary on the Irish music legend will be followed by live music from his former collaborator Andy Irvine. 'I urge everybody to go and see it; it's a stunning piece of work by director Nuala O'Connor. When you see Lunny's influence on traditional music, it's just phenomenal,' says Murphy. It's All Gonna Break: Broken Social Scene A documentary on the Canadian music group that will be followed by a Q&A with founding member Charlie Spearin. Though the band haven't played in Cork, members and ex-members have performed at previous Safe Harbour festivals, including Feist and La Force. 'They're one of my favorite bands, and it's a beautiful documentary because it's made from a fan's perspective. And I know there's a lot of Broken Social Scene fans in Cork,' says Murphy. Conor Walsh: Selected Piano Works The minimalist work of the Mayo-born pianist was just beginning to become more widely known when he died of heart attack in 2016, aged 36. 'Again, it's so sad that he's not with us any more, but the music he's left is phenomenal. It's a very meditative, very thoughtful documentary. I highly recommend it,' says Murphy. Eno Brian Eno. (Photo by) Released to much acclaim last year, the documentary on Brian Eno delves into his work with the likes of Roxy Music, Bowie and U2. It is also fittingly innovative in that the film uses 'generative' computer technology to offer a slightly-different version every time it is shown. 'This an individual who's kind of had more influence, I'd say, in contemporary music, than anyone you're likely to mention. It's fascinating, because you get to see how he works in it. He kind of walks you through it,' says Murphy. Listen to the Land Speak Manchán Magan's film urges the need for a reconnection between the land and Irish culture, as well as weaving in the story of his personal battle with cancer. 'It's a very revealing, very honest film, beautifully photographed. I do think we all need a bit of that in our lives, a bit of reconnection with the land,' says Murphy.
USA Today
12-06-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Rents remain far above pre-COVID levels. Use this tool to check prices in your area
Rents remain far above pre-COVID levels. Use this tool to check prices in your area Show Caption Hide Caption Father's Day: Projects you can do with your kids It's never too early to share home skills with your little ones. These simple projects make it fun for kids to learn. After seven years of work and more than $18 million invested, Harbor Village, a new affordable housing development in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, officially opened its doors in January. The 40-unit rental development came together thanks to Safe Harbour, a housing nonprofit based in Carlisle. By the time Safe Harbour started screening prospective tenants, there were over 400 applications, said Scott Shewell, the group's long-time president and CEO. 'And I still get calls every day,' he told USA TODAY. The median apartment rent in Carlisle was $1,259 in May. It was one of the fastest-growing areas for rent prices that month, up 6% from a year ago, according to a USA TODAY analysis of Apartment List data. Shewell wasn't surprised. The area, he said, has seen blockbuster growth over the past several years and even well-meaning local governments committed to affordable housing haven't been able to keep up with the demand. Population in Carlisle borough has gone up nearly 12% since 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In May, Manhattan, Kansas, led other metros as the fastest-growing market in rental prices. The metro saw a 14% increase in rent prices from the same month last year. It was followed by Abilene, Texas; Grand Forks, North Dakota-Minnesota and Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana. Recent data shows that the rental prices in most metro areas have leveled off, but for millions of renters, the typical rent still remains dramatically higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The USA TODAY analysis of Apartment List data for 202 metro areas found that average monthly rent between January and May was significantly higher in 94% of the metros, compared with the same period in 2019. Excluding the handful that stayed about the same as pre-pandemic levels, the data showed that prices were up by an average of 31%. The pandemic supercharged the rental market, breaking old patterns of steady growth as the population shuffled, cities closed, and people started working from home. After a short drop in rental prices, prices rebounded aggressively, hitting record highs before flattening in the latter half of 2022. The impact has been felt across the board, from Manhattan in New York City to Manhattan in Kansas. The Apartment List data shows that the new level remained steady in May 2025, which, although a relief, does not do away with the rent burden the already high prices have put on families. According to census data, about 25% of renters in America are so rent-burdened that they spent more than half of their income on rent in 2023. That figure was 22% in 2019. A three-percentage point difference means millions more Americans are spending a substantial chunk of their paycheck in rent. When these high prices were accompanied by broader inflation in groceries, gas and energy, the strain was felt by families – charting up as a top issue in the 2024 presidential election, in which Americans elected President Donald Trump who centered his campaign on bringing down prices. Housing market experts say that the rental market might have settled on a new baseline, which means prices might not go back down to what they were in 2019. Read more: Work from home is reshaping the housing market 5 years after COVID Rob Warnock, a senior research associate at Apartment List, said a reversal to pre-pandemic prices is unlikely, as we're now at a level for how much housing costs. 'More realistic than rent prices coming down is rent prices stabilizing at a place where incomes can catch up,' Warnock said. For now, two trends in the market have emerged to keep the rental prices at a stable level: slowed rental demand and a recent construction frenzy. 'The past year has been really defined by a lot of new housing construction that was built over the previous three years, coupled with fairly low demand in the rental market,' Warnock said. 'As a result, what we see is that prices are largely flat, if not down.' A race to build There are only a handful of metros where rent prices have decreased over the past year. Notable among them is Bozeman, Montana, where people flocked during the pandemic for lower costs and outdoor spaces while working remotely. '(It) expedited everyone's decision-making to move to a town like Bozeman. There's a lot of fantasy around it,' said Casey Rose, an adviser at Sterling Commercial Real Estate Advisors. Amid the increased demand in the Montana mountain metro, developers started to build apartments. Many of the projects were delivered at the same time, which resulted in very low vacancy rates, Rose said. Compared with last year, rents in Bozeman are down roughly 10%, the second largest decline, according to the Apartment List data. But the actual prices, Rose said, can be masked by incentives like offering two months of free rent, or even a free iPad, TV, or ski pass. A similar pattern has played out in Austin, where rental prices are down 6.4% compared with a year ago. Stacey Auzanne, a property manager and a third-generation Austin resident, watched pandemic digital nomads flood into the city, while builders kept erecting new developments, creating a supply glut that kept rental prices suppressed. Auzanne, who manages dozens of properties, said the landlords she works with are holding rents steady, with one even dropping the price $50 a month. It's worth it to keep good tenants in place, she said – particularly in a market where there's more supply than demand. 'The market just kept accelerating and the bubble burst,' Auzanne said. 'This year, we're really feeling it.' Experts raised concerns that prices could go up because of the changing political landscape that has seen a stringent tariff policy and crackdown on immigrants who form a large part of the construction workforce. While housing inflation has dropped from its peak of over 8% in early 2023, costs have not fallen as quickly as overall inflation. According to consumer price index data released by the Labor Department on Wednesday, rent inflation was at 3.8% in May, the smallest annual increase since January 2022. This slowdown reflects lower rents for new leases finally filtering into rates for existing tenants. While the overall rise in consumer prices was modest in May, housing costs remained the largest contributor to inflation, accounting for 35% of all price increases. More: CPI report reveals inflation crept higher in May as tariff impact was tamer than expected
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rents remain far above pre-COVID levels. Use this tool to check prices in your area
After seven years of work and more than $18 million invested, Harbor Village, a new affordable housing development in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, officially opened its doors in January. The 40-unit rental development came together thanks to Safe Harbour, a housing nonprofit based in Carlisle. By the time Safe Harbour started screening prospective tenants, there were over 400 applications, said Scott Shewell, the group's long-time president and CEO. 'And I still get calls every day,' he told USA TODAY. The median apartment rent in Carlisle was $1,259 in May. It was one of the fastest-growing areas for rent prices that month, up 6% from a year ago, according to a USA TODAY analysis of Apartment List data. Shewell wasn't surprised. The area, he said, has seen blockbuster growth over the past several years and even well-meaning local governments committed to affordable housing haven't been able to keep up with the demand. Population in Carlisle borough has gone up nearly 12% since 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In May, Manhattan, Kansas, led other metros as the fastest-growing market in rental prices. The metro saw a 14% increase in rent prices from the same month last year. It was followed by Abilene, Texas; Grand Forks, North Dakota-Minnesota and Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana. Recent data shows that the rental prices in most metro areas have leveled off, but for millions of renters, the typical rent still remains dramatically higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The USA TODAY analysis of Apartment List data for 202 metro areas found that average monthly rent between January and May was significantly higher in 94% of the metros, compared with the same period in 2019. Excluding the handful that stayed about the same as pre-pandemic levels, the data showed that prices were up by an average of 31%. The pandemic supercharged the rental market, breaking old patterns of steady growth as the population shuffled, cities closed, and people started working from home. After a short drop in rental prices, prices rebounded aggressively, hitting record highs before flattening in the latter half of 2022. The impact has been felt across the board, from Manhattan in New York City to Manhattan in Kansas. The Apartment List data shows that the new level remained steady in May 2025, which, although a relief, does not do away with the rent burden the already high prices have put on families. According to census data, about 25% of renters in America are so rent-burdened that they spent more than half of their income on rent in 2023. That figure was 22% in 2019. A three-percentage point difference means millions more Americans are spending a substantial chunk of their paycheck in rent. When these high prices were accompanied by broader inflation in groceries, gas and energy, the strain was felt by families – charting up as a top issue in the 2024 presidential election, in which Americans elected President Donald Trump who centered his campaign on bringing down prices. Housing market experts say that the rental market might have settled on a new baseline, which means prices might not go back down to what they were in 2019. Read more: Work from home is reshaping the housing market 5 years after COVID Rob Warnock, a senior research associate at Apartment List, said a reversal to pre-pandemic prices is unlikely, as we're now at a level for how much housing costs. 'More realistic than rent prices coming down is rent prices stabilizing at a place where incomes can catch up,' Warnock said. For now, two trends in the market have emerged to keep the rental prices at a stable level: slowed rental demand and a recent construction frenzy. 'The past year has been really defined by a lot of new housing construction that was built over the previous three years, coupled with fairly low demand in the rental market,' Warnock said. 'As a result, what we see is that prices are largely flat, if not down.' There are only a handful of metros where rent prices have decreased over the past year. Notable among them is Bozeman, Montana, where people flocked during the pandemic for lower costs and outdoor spaces while working remotely. '(It) expedited everyone's decision-making to move to a town like Bozeman. There's a lot of fantasy around it,' said Casey Rose, an adviser at Sterling Commercial Real Estate Advisors. Amid the increased demand in the Montana mountain metro, developers started to build apartments. Many of the projects were delivered at the same time, which resulted in very low vacancy rates, Rose said. Compared with last year, rents in Bozeman are down roughly 10%, the second largest decline, according to the Apartment List data. But the actual prices, Rose said, can be masked by incentives like offering two months of free rent, or even a free iPad, TV, or ski pass. A similar pattern has played out in Austin, where rental prices are down 6.4% compared with a year ago. Stacey Auzanne, a property manager and a third-generation Austin resident, watched pandemic digital nomads flood into the city, while builders kept erecting new developments, creating a supply glut that kept rental prices suppressed. Auzanne, who manages dozens of properties, said the landlords she works with are holding rents steady, with one even dropping the price $50 a month. It's worth it to keep good tenants in place, she said – particularly in a market where there's more supply than demand. 'The market just kept accelerating and the bubble burst,' Auzanne said. 'This year, we're really feeling it.' Experts raised concerns that prices could go up because of the changing political landscape that has seen a stringent tariff policy and crackdown on immigrants who form a large part of the construction workforce. While housing inflation has dropped from its peak of over 8% in early 2023, costs have not fallen as quickly as overall inflation. According to consumer price index data released by the Labor Department on Wednesday, rent inflation was at 3.8% in May, the smallest annual increase since January 2022. This slowdown reflects lower rents for new leases finally filtering into rates for existing tenants. While the overall rise in consumer prices was modest in May, housing costs remained the largest contributor to inflation, accounting for 35% of all price increases. More: CPI report reveals inflation crept higher in May as tariff impact was tamer than expected This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Rents remain far above pre-COVID levels. Check prices in your area
Irish Independent
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Notions and Necessities: From creative and restorative escapes to literary festivals and museums, it's all here
Summer in the second city One of the nicest spots for a Cork city summer cocktail is The River Lee Hotel's River Club. In collaboration with The Boatyard Distillery, the popular terrace is decked out in foliage from west Cork, courtesy of Fox Flowers, and has a new cocktail menu to boot. A Safe Harbour (spiced rum, lime, sugar and ginger beer with a Beamish float) is the recommendation from Derry Girls star and soon to be Traitors Ireland host Siobhán McSweeney, who the hotel has teamed up with to create a Curated Weekend itinerary. SC See NECESSITY Your cosmetic clean sweep Formulated with eyecare specialists, Optase Life Sensitive Eye Makeup Remover is ophthalmologist-approved and capable of removing even waterproof cosmetics without any stinging or oily residue. No rubbing and no waking up with panda eyes. SC Optase Life Sensitive Eye Makeup Remove, €9.98, selected pharmacies and opticians NOTION Pinball wizard Specsavers has launched an Elton John Eyewear collection inspired by the Rocket Man himself. The selection, which includes 12 frames and two limited-edition sunglasses, is a mixture of the out there, and some more subtle options. LH Priced from €190, available in Specsavers nationwide, see NECESSITY Midweek switch off The Station House Hotel in Meath is running Midweek Departures, a series of creative and restorative escapes throughout the summer on Wednesdays. The line-up includes pilates, sauna and stretch on July 9; a landscaping and gardening workshop on July 2 and August 6; Swainstown farm to fork experience with Arthur Preston, seen above, and Station House head chef, Gordon Mooney on July 16; and wine tasting on August 13. LH For information on the full overnight package see NOTION Dublin can be heaven Following a €4.3m transformation, The Little Museum of Dublin has reopened in its St Stephen's Green home. Even when in its temporary location, the popular museum had remained the No 1 thing to do in Dublin according to TripAdvisor, and it is likely to stay on top now it is back permanently on The Green, with a newly expanded exhibition space and many recently donated Dublin artefacts, a sunny patio space and a lift to improve accessibility. SC See NECESSITY Turn on the water works We all know to ramp up electrolytes after a workout or an upset tummy, but ORS Hydration Tablets are also worth adding to holiday packing, as hot weather can dehydrate and deplete essential minerals. Available in a variety of flavours with Sports, Immune and Kids options. SC ORS Hydration Tablets, 24 soluble-tablet tube, €9.95, pharmacies nationwide NOTION Afternoon delight The Galmont Hotel in Galway has launched a new Afternoon Tea taking place in their Coopers Lounge, with views of Lough Atalia. Alongside your meal, the hotel is now playing host to a live pianist on Saturdays, adding to the generally chilled-out vibe. LH Thursday-Sunday 2.30pm to 5pm. The Galmont's Afternoon Tea in the City costs €46pp (€39pp without prosecco or cocktail), see NECESSITY Go West The week-long West Cork Literary Festival is taking place in Bantry from July 11-18, with a programme that includes master classes, readings, workshops, interviews and book launches. Authors with events include Eimear McBride, Katherine May, Seán Ronayne (pictured) and Wendy Erskine. LH For tickets and further information, see
CTV News
07-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Six new transitional housing beds in Sudbury
Northern Ontario Watch Greater Sudbury is funding six new transitional beds, which have been added to the Safe Harbour House on Cedar Street.
