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WHATS ON IN CORK
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Cinema |
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Cork Cinema is a great night out and can
be found at the
Cinemax, The
Quay, Bantry,
Co. Cork, The Gate Cinemas in
Douglas and North Main Street, Mallow
and Midleton and the Omniplex at Mahon
Shopping Centre in Co Cork. |
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Theatre |
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Theatre in Cork is a treat whether it is
Ballet at Christmas In Cork Opera House,
or a pantomime at the Everyman Theatre
it makes for a great nights
entertainment in Cork City. Live music
sessions and much more can be seen at
The Half Moon Theatre, enjoy a visit
also to Cork Arts Theatre in Cork City.
The Glen Theatre in Banteer a community
development. Theatre by the Lake can be
enjoyed at Gougane Barra Hotel which
often plays host to a number of
theatrical performances. Rossmore a town
between Clonakility and Dunmanway offers
St Marys Theatre Rossmore which hosts a
number of live shows, concerts, plays
and musicals. |
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Festivals |
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Cork Festivals range from the Cork
International Choral Festival, Cork Folk
Festival, Cork Jazz Festival to West
Cork Rally Festival and Ballydehob Jazz
Festival. Also to be enjoyed are
Skibbereen Arts Festival and West Cork
Chamber Music Festival. Cobh
People's Regatta offers a maritime
flavour during the Summer and for the
fitness enthusiast there is Cork City
Marathon. The beautiful town of
Kinsale has the Kinsale Fringe Jazz
Festival along with the Kinsale Gourmet
Festival.
Buttevent hosts it annual
Cahirmee Horse Fair in Buttevent and Rosscarbery also has a Horse Fair
in August. Carrigtwohill has a Medievel
two day festival 'Carrigfest' in the
grounds next to Barryscourt Castle.
Maureen O'Hara Classic Film Festival Beara Peninsula takes place in June. Baltimore Wooden Boat Building Festival
is held May.
The Dragon of Shandon Halloween Dragon Lantern Parade Cork is held in October
under Shandon Bells, Cork City. The Wren
Boys Carnaval held in Carrigaline Main
street on St Stephen's Day in
December. Nearly every town in Cork has
some festival or other to entertain the
visitor during the Summer months. |
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Pubs |
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The Irish are know for their love of
music and craic and Cork people know how
to enjoy both of these. Enjoy the
atmosphere and character of the local
Cork pub, long outstanding pubs in Cork
City include The Long Valley, Le
Chateau, The Hi B Bar and An Bodhran.
Other pubs of interest are Canty's,
Counihan's, Clancy's and the Rob Roy and
the Ovens Tavern and An Spailpin Fanach,
The Old Oak, Jim Cashmans and Larry
Tompkins , Dan Lowrey's and the Flying
Enterprise. New pubs in Cork City are
Scotts, Door 51, Newport, the Woodford,
the Roundy House, The Bodega. McDaids in
Midleton, The Session in Ballydehob,
Cronin's Pub in Crosshaven, De Barra's
of Clonakilty and An Teach Beag of
Clonakilty along with the pub in
O'Donovans Hotel steeped in history and
character. Hackets Bar and The Black
Sheep Bar is Schull, The Bulman, The
Speckled Door, The Spaniard in Kinsale,
Mary Anne' Bar Castletownsend, Auntie
Mae's in Mitchelstown, Connolly's of
Leap, Bob's Bar in Kanturk to name but a
few. |
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Restaurants |
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Restaurants in Cork are plentiful so
enjoy the experience. West Cork has many
fine restaurants just starting in
Kinsale it is too hard to pick one in
particular just a sample would include
Spinnaker Restaurant, Man Fridays,
Captains Table Restaurant in Actons
Hotel, Fishy Fishy Cafe. Enjoy the food
at The Pink Elephant Restaurant in
Kilbrittain and Dillions in Timoleague.
Island Cottage Restaurant in Skibbereen,
An Sugan in Clonakility, The Herons Cove
Restaurant in Goleen, Seaview House
Hotel Restaurant in Ballylickey. The
Snug in Bantry offers wholesome food at
reasonable prices. Good Things Cafe in
Durrus, Glandore Inn with its wonderful
view. East Cork offers restaurants such
as Finins of Midleton, and the Farmgate
(also located in the English Market
upstairs) Youghal is well know for
Aherne's Seafood Restaurant, Ballymaloe
House Restaurant in Shanagarry. Fota
Island Resort and Castlemartyr Resorts
both have very good restaurants for the
tourist to experience. Cronins Pub in
Crosshaven offers good food and a chance
to soak up the craic in the pub. The
Bosun in Monkstown, O'Callaghan's Cafe
in Mitchelstown with its wonderful
homemade breads and jams and lots more.
The Mills Inn in Ballyvourney, Macroom,
established in 1755 a wonderful stop off
point. Cork City restaurants include
Augustines in the Clarion Hotel.
Wagamama noodle bar offers a taste of
the Orient. The Cornstore Restaurant
located in Cork's famous Coal Quay area
of the city. Clancy's Cork City, Clint
Restaurant at Macau Sporting Club. The Boardwalk Bar &
Restaurant and Greenes Restaurant on
McCurtain Street and Market Lane on
Oliver Plunkett Street, just some of the
many restaurants to be found in the city
centre of Cork. |
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Nightclubs and Late Bars |
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Cork night club spots include Reardens
on Washington Street and Cubins and
Havana Browns and the Bodega. The
Pavilion located in the Huguenot
Quarter, off Patrick Street in Cork
city. The Oliver Plunkett (previously Scotts) and Soho are late night
bars. Cyprus Avenue good venue for Live
Bands as is The Savoy. The Quay Bar and
Nightclub in Youghal. Chasers Nightclub
in Skibbereen is funky, modern setting
for this West Cork night club offering
popular music. The Venue Nightclub in
O'Donovan Hotel in Clonakilty. O'Riada's
in Macroom and The Briery Gap, SG1 in Fermoy and Safari's
in Newmarket and Club Paradise in
Casey's Ballincollig.. |
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Last modified:
Tuesday April 03, 2012
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