Cork Arts

06/10/2026

This is an amazing opportunity for the right person working in events and festivals. Read more by following the link below or contact Meitheal Mara

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 & 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿
Meitheal Mara is looking for an experienced event professional to lead the planning and delivery of Ocean to City – An Rás Mór, while overseeing our coordination of Cork Harbour Festival.

The role involves managing events of significant scale:
- 600+ Ocean to City participants
- Ireland’s largest multi-craft rowing and paddling race
- 100+ Cork Harbour Festival events
- 50+ festival partners across Cork City and Harbour
- 30,000 festival visitors
- From across Ireland and overseas

This is a hands-on management role covering event planning and delivery, staff and volunteers, partnerships, suppliers, budgets, funding and reporting.

The successful candidate will work year-round with Meitheal Mara staff, volunteers and a wide range of partners across Cork’s maritime, sporting, cultural and community sectors.

Cork City | 32 hours per week
Applications close 18 October 2026.
Full job description and application details are on https://corkharbourfestival.com/recruiting-festival-events-manager/

t h a n k s - f o r - s h a r i n g

26/09/2026

Would additional access funding be helpful to your arts application for 2027? If so, reserve a place on our webinar on Tuesday 29th September from 10am.

Siobhan Clancy, Assistant Arts Officer - Community Arts, will talk applicants through the steps involved in requesting access funding to support proposals to the Cork City Council 2027 Artist and the Community Award, Artist Bursary and Project Scheme. She will also talk about the value of access, provide tips on form filling and answer questions.

This event is highly recommended for Cork-based practitioners that are themselves, or supporting others who are, disabled or neurodivergent. Follow this Eventbrite link for booking https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/personal-disability-access-budgeting-for-the-arts-tickets-1999778716975

Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided. Please get in touch if you have any other access requirements.

More information on available funding and an FAQ on access funding can be found here https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/services/arts-culture-heritage/arts-office/arts-funding/

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Access in the Arts. FREE Webinar with Cork City Council Arts Office 29th September 2026.
Personal Disability Acess Funding for 2027 with Siobhan Clancy, Cork City Council Arts Office 10am-11am 29.09.26 MS Teams
Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided
Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/personal-disability-access-budgeting-for-the-arts-tickets-1999778716975
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24/09/2026

📣Funding Opportunity
Cork City Council's 2027 Arts Grants and Schemes are now open for applications!

🔵 Arts Grants - Professional Arts Organisations 2027
🔴 Arts Grants - Community and Voluntary Organisations 2027
🟡 Artist and the Community Award 2027
🟣 Artist Bursary 2027
🟢 Cow House Artist Bursary 2027
🟤 Project Scheme 2027

Apply Online by 4pm Thursday 19th November 2026

For more information, go to https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/services/arts-culture-heritage/arts-office/arts-funding/

23/09/2026

Some more snapshots of one of our best Culture Nights yet ✨

A huge thank you to our media partners Cork's Red FM and EchoLive.ie for supporting us so brilliantly in the run up to the night, and to Bus Éireann for connecting up so many of our amazing venues, with the added bonus of incredible music onboard from Electronic Music Council 🎶

And, of course, the biggest thank you again to the 100+ venues who brought Cork city alive with such an amazing range of events. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Cork City Council Culture Night The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

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1, 3, 6, 10: Clare Keogh
2, 5, 8, 11: Joleen Cronin
4, 7, 9, 12-15: Darragh Kane

21/09/2026

Just a small glimpse into how magic Culture Night Cork City 2026 was 🤍

The streets were brought to life and there were smiles all around. Truly something for everyone with such a diverse, vibrant programme of events by the most incredible venues and volunteers 🌱

Roll on 2027…⏳

Culture Night Cork City Council EchoLive.ie Cork's Red FM

21/09/2026

19/09/2026

Culture Night Cork City 2026 💥

We want to give a HUGE thank you to all the venues, artists, musicians, volunteers and absolutely everyone who came in to the City and got involved last night 🤍

We had it all…music, exhibitions, circus, open buildings, history, culture buses, workshops, dancing and SO much more.

The city came alive and was bursting with energy ✨



📸: 1, 2, 4 ,6 ,8 Clare Keogh
📸: 3, 5, 7, 9 Darragh Kane

Culture Night Cork City Council Cork's Red FM EchoLive.ie

18/09/2026

The Devil is officially in the Dancehall 🎶

Once vibrant hubs of music, community and freedom, our dance halls came under fierce attack in the 1930s from church and state, who labelled them dangerous, immoral and “the devil’s work.”

Now, 90 years on, the dancers rebel again!

Culture Night Cork City Council Cork's Red FM EchoLive.ie

18/09/2026

Culture Night has officially kicked off! Here’s just a little taster for you so far…

Come out and join us for a night of amazing free events all around the city ✨

Cork City Council Culture Night EchoLive.ie Cork's Red FM

18/09/2026

Take some time out after Culture Night to join us in looking at how we can support disability access in the arts at two upcoming events.

On Tuesday 22nd September from 10am, we will look at how advocacy tools like Access Riders can support inclusion in the arts and ensure that greater numbers of artists can avail of opportunities such as arts funding for practice development and projects. We will hear from Emma Klemencic, and artist Moss Russell. This will event is one of our regular I.D.E.A. Exchanges, a relaxed informal gathering of arts workers with an interest in peer learning on best practice in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access.

On Tuesday 29th September from 10am, Siobhan Clancy, Assistant Arts Officer - Community Arts, will demonstrate how to apply for access fundings for applicants to the Cork City Council 2027 Artist and the Community Award, Artist Bursary and Project Scheme.

Both events are highly recommended for Cork-based practitioners that are themselves, or supporting others who are, disabled or neurodivergent. Follow this Eventbrite link for booking https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/cork-city-arts-office-40351989423

Elements of both events will be recording and made available as resources here https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/services/arts-culture-heritage/arts-office/arts-funding/

Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided at both events. Please get in touch if you have any other access requirements.

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Access in the Arts. FREE Info Events with Cork City Council Arts Office 22nd & 29th September 2026.

I.D.E.A. Exchange - In-person Peer Learning on Disability Access with Emma Klemencic, Crawford Supported Studios & artist Moss Russell. 10am-12pm 22.09.26 Cork City Council Chamber

Webinar - Personal Disability Acess Funding for 2027 with Siobhan Clancy, Cork City Council Arts Office 10am-11am 29.09.26 MS Teams

Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided at both events

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/cork-city-arts-office-40351989423

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