News

Keep up to date with our latest West Cork Literary Festival news and announcements here.

Our news is organised in categories to help you focus on what you are interested in. Simply select a category to get a listing of articles in that area – for example, all our Literary Festival news items are listed both here, and under our Literary Festival category.

Books for Christmas
Monday 16 December 2019

Books for Christmas

Our director, Eimear, was on The Arts House on Cork’s 96FM and C103FM on Sunday 15 December chatting about books published this year that she would recommend as Christmas presents. Here’s a list of all the books she mentioned.

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We're Recruiting - Update
Thursday 5 December 2019

We're Recruiting - Update

Our Literary Festival and Masters of Tradition volunteer positions have been filled. Our West Cork Chamber Music Festival positions are still welcoming applicants.

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The Perfect Festive Gift
Monday 25 November 2019

The Perfect Festive Gift

What better gift this festive season than one of our Festival gift vouchers? Any amount, any festival! The perfect gift for chamber music, literary or traditional music aficionados.

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We're Recruiting - Festival Volunteering
Tuesday 5 November 2019

We're Recruiting - Festival Volunteering

Volunteers form an essential cornerstone of the West Cork Music Festivals. The high quality performances and events at each festival are possible only with the active participation of dedicated volunteers in a variety of essential roles.

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We're Recruiting - Festival Intern
Tuesday 5 November 2019

We're Recruiting - Festival Intern

West Cork Music is looking for a resident intern to work at two of our festivals in Bantry – the Chamber Music Festival and the Literary Festival.

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Arts Council - funding literature
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
Maritime Hotel