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The 1970s oil shocks increased interest rates and the Cork County Board was unable to repay the loan on stadium's building cost. [16] Local promoter Oliver Barry instigated the Siamsa Cois Laoi (Irish for 'Fun by the [River] Lee'), a weekend festival of country, folk, and Irish traditional music held annually in the stadium from 1977 to 1987.
Through its partnership with the Evening Echo, [16] an award-winning regional newspaper in Cork, [17] Feis Maitiú Corcaigh has garnered a media profile that few other festivals in the Federation enjoy. The newspaper carries daily reports from the festival, and prints an annual supplement containing photographs from throughout the event.
Cork International Film Festival (CIFF), also known the Cork Film Festival (Irish: Féile Scannán Chorcaí), [3] is a film festival held annually in Cork City, Ireland. It was established in 1956 as part of An Tóstal, and is Ireland's oldest and largest film festival. [4] It is typically held in November. [2]
Live at the Marquee is a season of music concerts and other live performance events organised by Aiken Promotions in a large marquee in Cork, Ireland, every summer since 2005. A concert is held most evenings with the festival usually running from the end of May to late June/early July; tickets for each night are sold separately, with varying ...
Cork was founded in the 6th century as a monastic settlement, and was expanded by Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets.
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The Cork Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held in Cork City, Ireland, in late October. [1] The first festival began on Friday 27 October 1978, and has been held every year (except in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). [2] [3]
The park is approximately 12 acres in size and contains a pond, the Cork Public Museum, sculpture trail, bandstand, a café and a large children's play area. [5] [6] The area of the park is joined to Sunday's Well across the River Lee by Daly's bridge (a pedestrian suspension bridge known locally as the "Shakey Bridge").