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 Testament of Ann Lee
Family funThe Testament of Ann Lee The Testament of Ann Lee at Triskel Arts Centre, 19-22 Apr. Amanda Seyfried stars as Ann Lee, founder and leader of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality. The film reworks Shaker hymns into musical numbers.
- Dead Man's Wire
Family funDead Man's Wire Dead Man's Wire at Triskel Arts Centre, 19-22 April. Gus Van Sant directs this film about the fascinating true story of a 1977 kidnapping that turned aspiring Indianapolis entrepreneur Tony Kiritsis into an eccentric outlaw folk hero.
- Live 'n' Gigging Showcase 2026
Family funLive 'n' Gigging Showcase 2026 Live 'n' Gigging Showcase 2026 at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 23 Apr. Outstanding bands and solo artists make up this end-of-year showcase of students from Music, Management and Sound at Tramore Road Campus, featuring original material and covers.
- This Is Not a Cookbook: Cork World Book Fest 2026
Family funThis Is Not a Cookbook: Cork World Book Fest 2026 This Is Not a Cookbook at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 24 Apr. Roxana Manouchehri in conversation with Grace Neville. Roxana's book blends memoir, food writing and lithographic art, covering childhood in 80s Tehran, women she knew and war's legacy.
- Continental Riffs: Cork World Book Fest 2026
Family funContinental Riffs: Cork World Book Fest 2026 Continental Riffs at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 24 Apr. When Irish poet Louis de Pour met Ukrainian author, translator and literary critic Halyna Kruk, they began an ongoing dialogue about language, poetry and life. Recorded live for RTÉ Radio 1.
- Spoken Stories: Cork World Book Fest 2026
Family funSpoken Stories: Cork World Book Fest 2026 Spoken Stories at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, on 24 April. RTÉ Radio Producer and author Clíodhna Ní Anluain hosts newly commissioned SPOKEN STORIES authors Danielle McLaughlin and Cathy Sweeney for a talk on the series. Recorded live for RTÉ Radio 1.








