Late bar · DJ set
at Sin É · Coburg Street, Co. Cork
Wednesdays til 02:00. Indie / alt set, no cover before 23:00. Cork's late-night scene in a room that takes it seriously.
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What's the sesh in Cork?
Ireland's biggest county has the sessions to match — from Sin É on Coburg Street to De Barra's Folk Club in Clonakilty, right down to the Beara Peninsula.
Cork city's trad scene centres on the Coburg Street area and a handful of pubs that have kept the music alive through every music trend. But the county's real session jewels are outside the city: Clonakilty has De Barra's, a national institution since 1975, and the West Cork coast has the kind of isolated pubs where sessions run all night because there's nowhere else to go.
Thursday trad session
at Sin É · Coburg Street, Co. Cork
Coburg Street institution. Thursday trad is the one locals defend — better crowd than the weekend, more serious playing.
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Live folk + trad
at De Barra's Folk Club · Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Clonakilty institution since 1975. Friday and Saturday nights. Noel Redding played here; the sign's still on the wall. One of the best rooms in Munster.
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Pub quiz · captain's call
at MacCarthy's Bar · Castletownbere, Co. Cork
Wednesdays. Six rounds, captain rules at the bar. Bring four — a fifth costs you a pint.
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Trad session — city centre
at An Bodhrán · Oliver Plunkett Street, Co. Cork
Oliver Plunkett Street staple. Friday and Saturday trad in the heart of Cork city — walk out from the English Market and arrive before the queue.
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