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.
- Chris Finnegan: Residency & Exhibition
Family funChris Finnegan: Residency & Exhibition Chris Finnegan: Residency & Exhibition at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 7 May-28 Jun. This artist will use Triskel Sample Project Space to combine visual art and collaborating with young people through a series of workshops and studio production.
- Rose of Nevada
Family funRose of Nevada Rose of Nevada at Triskel Arts Centre, 10-13 May. When a fishing boat that vanished 30 years ago reappears, three men decide to use it. When they return, they find themselves back in time, being greeted as if they were the original crew.
- Broken English
Family funBroken English Broken English at Triskel Arts Centre, 10-13 May. An intimate portrait of singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull, set within the imagined ‘Ministry of Not Forgetting’, where memory and mythology collide. This film was made with her full involvement.
- The Mattachine Family: LGBTI+ Awareness Week
Arts and cultureThe Mattachine Family: LGBTI+ Awareness Week The Mattachine Family at Triskel Arts Centre, on 14 May. When their foster child reunites with his birth mother, husbands Thomas and Oscar’s paths begin to diverge. Preceded by a wine reception. Tickets are free. Part of LGBTI+ Awareness Week.
- Highlander: 40th Anniversary
Arts and cultureHighlander: 40th Anniversary Highlander at Triskel Arts Centre, on 14 May. Immortal Scottish swordsman Connor Macleod, born in 1518 must fight the remaining opponent immortals in the present time to win the fabled prize against the evil Kurgan. A 40th Anniversary screening.
- Aimez-vous Brahms?: Cork PianoFest 2026
Family funAimez-vous Brahms?: Cork PianoFest 2026 Aimez-vous Brahms? at Triskel Arts Centre, on 22 May. A Brahms themed concert featuring his Rhapsody op 79 no. 1, Hungarian Dance No 1 and Sonata for clarinet and piano in E flat major op.120 no.2, and pieces by Debussy, Schuman, Chopin and Liszt.
- Dances in the Gallery: Cork PianoFest 2026
Family funDances in the Gallery: Cork PianoFest 2026 Dances in the Gallery at Triskel Arts Centre, on 29 May. This programme alternates between music inspired by dances and by paintings. From the artworks of de Goya, Simberg and Holmberg, to the dance music of Prokofiev, Rachmaninov and Chopin.
- A Brief History of Song: Cork PianoFest 2026
Family funA Brief History of Song: Cork PianoFest 2026 A Brief History of Song at Triskel Arts Centre, on 5 Jun. A journey across the musical world. From Norwegian folk and, Parisian art songs, to the Great American Songbook of jazz standards and a popular classic by The Beatles.








