Rory Gallagher fans far and wide. "Far among the stars and still so close."
Gerry Cinnamon, Independent Park, Cork, 23/06/2019. T'was a bit of a wet day...
Patti Smith Quartet, King John's Castle, Limerick, 14/07/2026. Patti has the power!!
Nice surprise to see this in Limerick (ignore the foliage photobombing the pic, dumb reason). Saw The Cranberries in the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Cork, 04/06/1995, they cancelled the Cork City Hall gig on the 27/12/1994. Cork City Hall tickets were still valid for Green Glens gig.
Lewis Capaldi, Indiependence, Cork, 02/08/2019. Due to contracts signed, before he blew up, he was one below Bastille the headline act of the night. Of note, he played Glastonbury -Other Stage- in June in front of 60,000. Two months later in Cork, around 15,000.
Only Love Can Break Your Heart: Saint Etienne. The Breakfast Club. Cry: Godley and Creme. As for where I am? Way in the distance, to the right of the horizon, Cork city. Picture of Cork found on Reddit, taken by u/Full_Exercise.
Gregory Porter, Cork Opera House, Cork, 25/10/2024. Mr. Porter told the audience that he likes butter, and that he visited The Cork Butter Museum (yes, Cork has a butter museum). Of course it is hard not to be impressed, as Cork "...was once the center of the global butter trade."
Just Mustard going from Whenyoung special guests in Cyprus Avenue, Cork, 04/11/18, to special guests for The Cure at Marlay Park, Dublin, 26/06/26.
The Cure, Marlay Park, Dublin, 26/06/26. Of course, one needed to get a picture of Reeves Gabrel,who was at one time the lead guitarist in Tin Machine with David Bowie.
Performing in Coughlans Bar, Cork, A Lazarus Soul and Patrick M. Barrett, 16/02/22 @alazarussoul.bsky.social @arrivalists.bsky.social
Rory Gallagher (02/03/1948 – 14/06/1995), signing autographs 1976, Mardyke, Cork. With his dog, apparently named Muddy.
For €15, two outstanding bands! Irvine (as guests) and I Dreamed I Dream, Coughlans, Cork, 29/05/2026.
Random internet find (from a few years ago),of a guy jumping from St Patrick’s Church, Lower Glanmire Re,Cork (I think), to a neighbouring building.Jesus was definitely watching him that day!
The Stairway to Heaven,Cuilcagh Mountain,Fermanagh,Northern Ireland. Picture courtesy of @JamesCarlislef1 / Twitter
U2, on the roof the Country Club Hotel (now known as the Montenotte Hotel), Cork, 04/02/1980.