Following sold out concerts over the last four years, our annual Christmas Concert will be hosted online this December 19th-21st, ensuring one of Cork’s most recent festive traditions can continue in the comfort of your home.Always a highlight of our Winter Programme at Cork Opera House, the Christmas Concert will take a different format as the best in local Cork and national talent come together to sing a range of festive classics, streamed online with the usual mix of musical and artistic talent.Accompanied by the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra and conducted by John O'Brien, a variety of artists will take to the stage to perform a range of seasonal classics. Those performing across the three evenings will include renowned Irish tenor Gavan Ring and one of the country’s most celebrated sopranos, Majella Cullagh. They will be joined by the mother and daughter duo of Karen and Christiana Underwood along with rising star Emma Sophia of The Emma Sophia Show. All will be performing seasonal festive favourites, along with a spoken word performance by Ciarán Bermingham.Gather your holly, your ivy and sit down with the whole family to join us from afar for a special night of seasonal music this Christmas - we promise this magical evening will leave you brimming over with festive cheer.Get your tickets for the concert at: https://www.corkoperahouse.ie/en-GB/shows/cork%20opera%20house%20christmas%20concert%202020/infohttps://dice.fm/event/xmg2k-cork-opera-house-christmas-concert-21st-dec-stream-via-cork-opera-house-dublin-tickets

The song was Wrote by Katrina last year and Recorded in Rusheen's "Tribarac Recording studio", with Adrian and the 6th Class students recording the vocals as early as last March, whilst it was touch and go as to whether it would be released in time it was, and the whole school was involved in the music video.To Check out the video or donate to Cork Penny dinners and the Children’s Unit at CUH visit: https://youtu.be/_YN-YaqbVcg https://www.gofundme.com/f/rusheenns-christmas-appeal?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all

The West Cork musicians have a CD out for Christmas, on the back of the successful Facebook live gigs they have been carrying out all year.Ella has also experienced success having performed on the Sea Princess cruise ship.Pick up the CD in the following locations: Scannell's Pharmacy, Ballineen.O'Farrell's Newsagents, Bandon As well as numerous other places through out West Cork and I-Tunes.

Filmed in the Metropole Hotel with plenty of performers including: Tracie Keenan, Mikey O'Donovan, Lorna Moore, Orla Hill, The Loungeman, Gill McGee, Mary Norberg O'Neill, Kayla Meaghair, Timothy O'Sullivan, Marie Bradfield, The Jazz Dude and of course Marguerite O'Connor The Songstress herself. Also contributing is Cork singer songwriter Mick Flannery. The annual event was founded in 2017 by Marguerite and Mary O'Connor with the aim of raising much needed funds for local charities. The enable Ireland centre in Curragheen are currently short a million in funding, the event is going to be streamed Sunday coming at 6 pm. Get your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-christmas-jingle-2020-in-aid-of-enable-ireland-tickets-130448794857 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christmasjinglecork/

Affinití, Celtic inspired classical crossover group, announce a very special Christmas concert filmed in the wonderfully atmospheric surroundings of Powerscourt House. Classically trained musicians Emer Barry (Soprano), Aisling Ennis (Harp) and Mary Mc Cague (Violin) have brought their Christmas show to the USA each year and are delighted to share ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with Irish music lovers for the first time. Highlights will include:l Affiniti’s chart topping version of O Holy Night - over 3 million views on YouTubel An opportunity to see Powerscourt House and Gardens, which will be beautifully decorated for this one-offevent by Miller & Lambe Events & Design, from the safety and comfort of your home. l A special virtual guest appearance by Bing Crosby’s nephew, Howard Crosby, who will tell one of his manypersonal stories about his famous uncleTICKETS available from Affinití’s online shop on www.affinitimusic.com Enter ‘RedFM’ to avail of a 15% discount“Full of soul, sass and sophistication, as well as exquisite technique." – The Boston Globe.

The Chattyboo Productions team should have been embarking on their 12th year of the show, another 6 week run all the way through til mid-January. However, due to the restrictions governinglive shows they are out of work this Christmas. Instead of doing nothing, the gang made this sketch show between the lockdowns. It’s a collection of sketches, animation and songs; a mix of favourites from past years as well as new sketches too. As they say: It’s rude, it’s crude… but never nude! Book the Adult Panto sketch show on TakeYourSeats.ieCast and crew includes: Adrian Scanlon, Leah woods, Darragh Keating, Pearse O' Donoghue, Dave Peer, Anne Marie O'Donovan, Angela Newman, the sketch show was filmed and directed by RedFM’s Kilian Pettit,

The song has over half a million views, the writing of the song started in 2017 and was finished last September just before the news about the sealing of the documents in relation to the mother and Baby home broke.You can hear the single at: Aine O'Gorman - YouTube

Local historian Colm Cronin of the Coppeen Historical, Archaeological and Cultural society chats about not wanting the opportunity to commemorate the Kilmichael ambush to pass, especially when it was an event which held such significance.Colm's son Shane came on board with his skills from working in digital media and research with E-learning in CIT, with Colm writing a script and presenting the piece. Expect an un-biased account of the event and never-before-heard audio from those who were there on the day.View the film at :https://www.coppeenheritage.com/kilmichael-ambush

The 50 volunteers who spent weeks on zoom meetings whilst working from home produced the book in aid of Make A Wish Ireland, to help children like their inspiration Molly Daly a 9 year old Cork girl living with Kabuki syndrome.The book is titled 'Molly the Mouse' a play on words down to the fact that Logitech makes Mice (for computers).The book is available on https://highstreetbooks.ie/Molly-The-Mouse-By-Logitech-Cork-Care-Team-For-Make-A-Wish-Ireland who are distributingthe books free of charge, as well as a number of Ryan's Supervalu stores in Togher, Glanmire and Grange

A virtual online Santa calling service for the smallies with pre recorded video messages also possible. Dave also heard from the main man himself too!To book your chance to talk to Santa calling visit: https://www.santacalling.ie/