The Stables Café announces a new Breakfast Menu

Garden juices using vegetables from the kitchen gardens, selections of fresh fruit and a host of beautifully cooked-to-order dishes have been announced as part of the brand-new Stables Café breakfast menu by The Pantry at CLIFF where the ingredients are local or hyperlocal – being directly from the kitchen gardens. Visitors can now enjoy local eggs…

The Purty Kitchen launches year round Al-Fresco Dinning

Renowned Dun Laoghaire bar and gastropub, The Purty Kitchen, is thrilled to announce the official opening of a new, year round al-fresco dining area. ‘The Courtyard’ at The Purty Kitchen will allow customers to enjoy all the benefits of eating outdoors, while remaining protected from the often-unreliable Irish weather. Combining good, hearty and delicious food…

Winterval Festival Programme announced for 2023

Waterford will host its 11th annual Winterval Festival from November 17th to December 23rd. Today (October 11th) festival organisers unveil a programme of over 40 events with the festivities set to officially begin with a gigantic Christmas Parade rolling through Waterford city on a 1km route from its Quayside to the top of John Robert’s…

Cork gears up for 45th Jazz Festival

The Pharcyde x Souls of Mischief, Mr. Scruff and Vieux Farka Touré, Soft Boy Records presents Yenkee, Kean Kavanagh & Five to Two and many more just added to the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival line-up which includes Macy Gray, Corinne Bailey Rae, Morcheeba, Matthew Halsall, Gilles Peterson, Kurt Elling, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Fred Wesley &…

With 2 weeks to go, Sounds from a Safe Harbour announce additional guests – Dermot Kennedy, Cillian Murphy, Olafur Arnold’s, The Staves, Niamh Regan

37d03d Residency artists announced today include Alexi Murdoch, Dermot Kennedy, Paddy Keenan, Bryce Dessner (The National), Ólafur Arnaulds, Cillian Murphy, Niamh Regan, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Anna Mullarkey, Christof van der Ven, David Kitt, Dustin O’Halloran, Eoin French (Talos), The Staves, PLUS an Ireland x Iceland food collaboration, and more. www.soundsfromasafeharbour.com   Sounds from…

Two local companies announced as sponsors of Cork Oyster Shucking Championship

Staff at the Metropole Hotel are putting final preparations in place for this weekend’s Cork Oyster Shucking Championship, which will include a demonstration from world record oyster shucker Paddy McMurray. Local drinks distributor Barry & Fitzwilliam and Murphy’s Irish Stout have come on board and are sponsoring the event, which is part of the Cork…

Opening night street feast added to Cork on a Fork Fest Programme

Cork on a Fork Festival has announced an opening night street feast on Princes Street.  The ticket only outdoor event, ‘A Flavour of Princes Street’, takes place at 6pm on Wednesday 16th August and will celebrate the tapestry of flavours and experiences found on the vibrant street. There will be drinks on arrival, live music, great…

TRIGON HOTELS TO HOST FUNDRAISING DINNER IN AID OF COPE FOUNDATION

Trigon Hotels is to celebrate its ongoing partnership with Cope Foundation at a gala event where guests can sample local and artisan dishes created by Trigon chefs.  ‘The Garden Table’ is a fundraising dinner taking place at the Beech Hill Garden Centre in Montenotte on the evening of August 24th. Cope Foundation is a not-for-profit…

Flowers.ie host Mindful Yoga and Flower Arranging in Cork City

Flowers.ie, Ireland’s leading flower delivery service, hosted its second Mindful Yoga and Flower Arranging workshop in the beautiful surroundings of The Dean Hotel, Horgan’s Quay in Cork City on Wednesday the 26th of July. Guests, from Cork and surrounding counties, were guided through the power of flower arranging as a mindful way to relax. To get guests…

Sample-Studios, One of Ireland’s Largest Artist Studios, Launch Strategic Plan

Sample-Studios have launched a new 5-year Strategic Plan 2023-2027 which sets out an ambitious roadmap for the development of one of Ireland’s largest artist studios. Sample-Studios was established in 2011 as an artist-led voluntary organisation, based in the former tax office on Sullivan’s Quay, to provide affordable studio spaces to artists in Cork City Centre.…