Triskel Arts Centre in Cork City, is a venue programmed with a rich bill of live music with a focus on classical and jazz concerts, cultural cinema, visual art exhibitions and literary events. Triskel Arts Centre run a second contemporary art room Triskel Gallery Space.
The Paperboys Café and Garden is open at Triskel from Wed to Sun 09:00 to 17:00. It brings a café experience to the people of Cork serving coffee, wine, beers, all day brunch and delicious hoagies.
Triskel Gallery Space is a dedicated exhibition room on the first floor of Triskel Arts Centre where a diverse exhibition programme features contemporary artists. The Collective Cork, is also based on the top floor at the Triskel Arts Centre, it is a yoga and dance school. Cork Traveller Women’s Network, working for traveller rights in Cork has a base at the Triskel Arts Centre.
- Elinor O’Donovan: Winter Sun
Family funElinor O’Donovan: Winter Sun Elinor O’Donovan: Winter Sun at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 14 November 2025 - 30 April 2026. A projection on Triskel Christchurch's façade on South Main St, preserving Cork's summer sun. Part of Island City – Cork’s Urban Sculpture Trail.
- Kim Crowley: Residency & Exhibition
Family funKim Crowley: Residency & Exhibition Kim Crowley: Residency & Exhibition at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 5 Mar-3 May. This artist will establish a research 'office' (the Office of Work) in Triskel Sample Project Space, where she'll investigate ideas around art making and labour.
- The President's Cake
Family funThe President's Cake The President's Cake at Triskel Arts Centre, 29 Mar-1 Apr. While 90s Iraq endures food shortages, Saddam Hussein decrees that every school make a cake to celebrate his birthday. Lamia, aged 9, is chosen, beginning a daunting quest for ingredients.
- The Secret Agent
Family funThe Secret Agent The Secret Agent at Triskel Arts Centre, 29 March-1 April. A father on the run from a mysterious past is swept into a dizzying world of intrigue, colour, noise, and unforgettable characters on the streets of Recife during Carnival.
- Ecce Homo by Titian, National Gallery Dublin
Family funEcce Homo by Titian, National Gallery Dublin Ecce Homo by Titian at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on Tue 31 March. Part of Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories – Spring 2026 with artist and art teacher Áine Andrews.
- Nils Petter Molvær Group
Family funNils Petter Molvær Group Nils Petter Molvær Group at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 3 Apr. Prominent in an electroacoustic, improvised/composed musical hybrid genre, Molvaer's group have made an atmospheric album with powerful beats. Triskel International Jazz Programme 2026.
- Self Portrait by Gwen John, National Portrait Gallery London
Family funSelf Portrait by Gwen John, National Portrait Gallery London Self Portrait by Gwen John at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 7 April. Part of Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories – Spring 2026 with artist and art teacher Áine Andrews.
- Solas Quartet: Spring String Quartet Series 2026
Family funSolas Quartet: Spring String Quartet Series 2026 Solas Quartet at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 11 Apr. An NSQF concert with Lombardini's String Quartet No.2 in B flat, McCarthy's String Quartet Sí an Bhrú, Purcell's – Fantasia No.4 in F major and Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E flat major Op.12.
