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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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Unlaunched: Martina Evans, Victoria Kennefick and Aoife Lyall
Monday 19 April 2021

Unlaunched: Martina Evans, Victoria Kennefick and Aoife Lyall

Join us for a special event with poets Martina Evans, Victoria Kennefick and Aoife Lyall in conversation with Séan Hewitt and John McAuliffe.

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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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