News

Keep up to date with our latest West Cork Music news and announcements here, including news from all our festivals, concert series and educational projects.

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Monday 19 April 2021

Queer Love: Paul McVeigh, James Hudson, Emer Lyons & Shannon Yee

This event will see Paul McVeigh in conversation with three of the contributors, James Hudson, Emer Lyons and Shannon Yee.

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Tributes paid to opera singer Veronica Dunne
Wednesday 7 April 2021

Tributes paid to opera singer Veronica Dunne

Tributes paid to opera singer Veronica Dunne. Renowned singer and pedagogue dies aged 93. President Michael D. Higgins pays tribute.

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Easter Greeting
Saturday 3 April 2021

Easter Greeting

The West Cork Festival will be visiting famous venues in Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Dublin, Toblach, Chicago and of course Bantry.

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Creative Writing Competition 2021
Thursday 25 March 2021

Creative Writing Competition 2021

If you are an inspiring young writer aged between 12-19, you are invited to enter a short piece of fiction

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Jan Carson in Conversation
Wednesday 24 March 2021

Jan Carson in Conversation

Join us for a celebration of the short story to mark the publication of Jan Carson’s The Last Resort. Jan is joined by fellow Irish short story writers whose new collections are published this year – Lucy Caldwell, Adrian Duncan, Louise Kennedy, and John Patrick McHugh.

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