Cobh Edition December 2013 Events & Entertainment Guide

Musical Entertainment (Family Guide Below)

Wednesday 4th December
Kellys Bar – Paul and Hugh

Thursday 5th December
Kellys Bar – Live Music

Friday 6th December
Kellys Bar – Rock Lobster
O’Sheas Bar – Andrew Foley
Ryans Bar – Stone Blues

Saturday 7th December
Kellys Bar – DJ
Well House – The Hitmen
Cobh GAA – Noel. Furlong
O’Sheas Bar – Jamie Stanton
Ryans Bar – Money for Drink

Sunnday 8th December
Kellys Bar – Brian McGovern

Tuesday 10th December
Ryans Bar – Trad/Folk Night

Wednesday 11th December
Kellys Bar – Paul and Hugh

Thursday 12th December
Kellys Bar – Live Music

Friday 13th December
Kellys Bar – 3 piece
O’Sheas Bar – Sean O’Mahony
Ryans Bar – Sweet As

Saturday 14th December
Kellys Bar – DJ
Well House – Live Music
Cobh GAA – Johnny & Pat (XMas Party)
O’Sheas Bar – Andrew Foley    
Jack Doyle Room – Ben Hurley
Ryans Bar – Jamie Stanton

Sunday 15th December
Kellys Bar – Back On Track

Wednesday 18th December
Kellys Bar – Paul and Hugh

Thursday 19th December
Kellys Bar – Live Music
Ryans Bar – Dermie o Rourke & Xmas draw

Friday 20th December
Kellys Bar – All Rights Reserved
Well House – The Urge
O’Sheas Bar – Billy & Rod- Aslan
Ryans Bar – Brian O Glanby & James McLoughlin

Saturday 21st December
Kellys Bar – DJ
Well House – The 4 Of Us (Ticket Only)
Cobh GAA – Derek Veale
O’Sheas Bar – M.I.B.
Ryans Bar – The Hitmen

Sunday 22nd December
Kellys Bar – Back On Track
Well House  – Aces Wild
O’Sheas Bar – An Gluain Nua
Ryans Bar – Jamie Stanton

Monday 23rd December
Kellys Bar – Live Music
Well House – Big Guns
O’Sheas Bar – Andrew Foley

Tuesday 24th
Well House – Live Music
O’Sheas Bar – Gaelic Brew
Ryans Bar – Brian o Glanby & James McLaughlin

Thursday 26th December
Well House – Slam
Cobh GAA – Anna & Pure. Gold
O’Sheas Bar – Breaking Dawn
Ryans Bar – Karl & Sean Long

Friday 27th December
Kellys Bar – All Rights Reserved
Well House – Phoenix
O’Sheas Bar – Andrew Foley
Ryans Bar – McGill

Saturday 28th December
Kellys Bar – DJ
Well House – Rock Lobster
Cobh GAA – (Club Function)
O’Sheas Bar – Pat Foley & Peter
Ryans Bar – Sweet As

Sunday 29th December
Kellys Bar – Back On Track
Well House – Live Music
O’Sheas Bar – Ben Hurley
Ryans Bar – An Gluin Nua

Monnday 30th December
Kellys Bar – Live Music
Well House – Dr Dec & Side Effects
O’Sheas Bar – Billy & Rod- Aslan
Ryans Bar – Dermie & Vince O Rourke

New Year’s Eve December
Kellys Bar – Jamie S
Well House – The Full Irish
Cobh GAA – Dick. Cashmam
O’Sheas Bar – D.J.Lorcan Murray
Ryans Bar – Jimmy and Bunker

New Year’s Day December
Kellys Bar – Live Music
O’Sheas Bar – Gaelic Brew 6pm>8pm    
O’Sheas Bar – Gaelic Brew 9.30pm>11.30pm
Ryans Bar – Evening session with Buster

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2013 Christmas In Cobh Family Events Guide

THURSDAY 28th NOVEMBER
Christmas Open Evening – Tregan Craft Centre 5.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Christmas Gift Fayre in aid of Cobh Lions Club at Rushbrooke Tennis Club 7 pm – 10  pm. Admission €5 includes mulled wine and a free raffle ticket

SATURDAY 30th  NOVEMBER
SANTA ARRIVES  From Top of the Hill via Ryng’s corner to the Town Centre, 12 noon.
Visit Santa in his Grotto Cobh Heritage Centre, 12.15 pm – 4.30 pm  €5 incl. parcel. Accompanying adults free. Professional photos printed on the spot €5. Free Arts and Crafts activities all afternoon

ARC Santa Paws fundraising events and Christmas Cheer all day in town   Cobh YMCA Christmas Family Fun Day  West Beach 2 – 5 pm.
Children’s Torch Lit Procession led by St. Colman’s Pipe Band and Cobh Animation Team and featuring Cobh Children’s Theatre and Sinéad Sheppard’s dancers from Cobh Heritage Centre to the Christmas Tree, 5.00 pm. Bring a torch, glow stick or a night light in a jam jar. All welcome.

Cobh Confraternity Band and Carol singers adding Festive Cheer in the square, 4.30 pm
Switching on of the Christmas lights at 5.15 pm

SUNDAY 1st  DECEMBER
Christmas Arts and Craft Fair at Cobh Community Centre. Doors open 11 am. Admission to public is Free!
Christmas Arts and Craft Workshop for 5 – 12 year olds in aid of Katie’s Dream to Walk
Cobh Family Resource Centre €5. Booking essential on 4816103

WEDNESDAY 4th DECEMBER
Rushbrooke Rowing Club Bingo at Commodore Hotel. 8.00 pm sharp

THURSDAY 5th DECEMBER
Indoor Christmas Market Cobh Heritage Centre 6 pm. Free entry with complimentary mulled wine and mince pies. Supper available; book in advance on 4813591

FRIDAY 6th DECEMBER
Farmers’ Market – Promenade, 10 am – 1pm

SATURDAY 7th DECEMBER
Christmas Craft Fair at St. Benedict’s Priory, The Mount, 2.30 pm – 5 pm
Declan Sinnott  in Concert at the Sirius Arts Centre 8 pm  €15
Muldowney Christmas Lights Show Nightly until New Year’s Eve. A Christmas Musical Light show for all the family! An amazing lights display that dances and flashes in time to music from 8.15 – 8.35pm nightly! 94 Norwood Park, Cobh, Cork! (all lights on static from 5pm-10pm nightly, apart from the 20 minute Musical Sequence at 8.15)

THURSDAY 12th December
A performance of Christmas Favourites (hosted by Cobh Lions Club) by the Carrigtwohill Go pel Choir and Cobh School Choirs
Cobh Heritage Centre 6.30 pm

Trio in Concert – Sirius Arts Centre 8 pm €15

FRIDAY 13th DECEMBER
Farmers’ Market Promenade, 10am- 1pm
Trio in Concert –  Sirius Arts Centre 8pm SOLD OUT!

SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER
Cork Harbour Tragedy Commemoration  Memorial near the Old Town Hall, Lynch’s Quay 11.30 am Christmas Gift Giving Mass  St. Colman’s Cathedral 6 pm

SUNDAY 15th DECEMBER
Christmas Craft Fayre St Mary’s National School 2 pm Santa will arrive on the Fun Fire Engine

TUESDAY  17th DECEMBER
Parish Carol Service  St. Colman’s Cathedral 7.30 pm

FRIDAY 20th DECEMBER
Farmers’ Market Promenade, 10 am – 1 pm
Christmas Penitential Service  St. Colman’s Cathedral 7.30 pm

SUNDAY 22nd  DECEMBER
Confessions After all Masses
Family Carol Service at Christchurch, Rushbrooke 8.00 pm Everyone welcome!

TUESDAY 24th DECEMBER
Christmas Eve Masses – Cathedral: 6.00 pm, 8.00 pm and 12.00 Midnight Mass
Rushbrooke: 9.00 pm, Ballymore: 12.00 Midnight Mass
Caroling on the Carillon – The traditional Christmas Eve recital of seasonal music on the carillon of St Colman’s Cathedral 4.30 – 5.30 pm Carillonneur: Adrian Gebruers

WEDNESDAY 25TH DECEMBER
Christmas Day Masses – Cathedral: 8.30 am, 10.00 am and 12 noon., Rushbrooke: 11.00 am.
Ballymore: 9.30 am, NB No Evening Masses!
Family Communion for Christmas Day Christchurch Rushbrooke, 10 am
Charity Swim in aid of Cobh Hospital Cuskinny, 11.30 am.Sponsorship cards and details from John Lynch Tel: 021 4812484

THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER
Cobh GAA Club Puc Fada
Carthy’s Cross (near Ballymore), 11 am
Tel: 021 4811416 www.cobhgaa.com

26th DECEMBER – 4th JANUARY 2014
Weekday Mass Times
Cathedral: 11.00 am
Rushbrooke: 10.00 am Mon/Tue/Thu. 7.30 pm Wed/Fri

FRIDAY 27th DECEMBER
Free Guided Tour of Cuskinny Marsh Nature Reserve
led by wildlife photographer and bird expert Mark Carmody
Meet at the car park, 11 am

TUESDAY 31st DECEMBER
Carillon at Midnight
The ringing out the old and in the new like no where else in Ireland.
The New Year’s Eve recital will commence at 11.50 and conclude
at midnight with the playing of “Auld Lang Syne”.   
Carillonneur: Adrian Gebruers.

SATURDAY 4th and SUNDAY 5th JANUARY 2014
Cobh and District Showbird Society Open Show
Cobh Community College
Open 4  pm -7  pm Saturday
Open 10 am – 1 pm Sunday

MONDAY 6th JANUARY 2013
Feast of the Epiphany
Mass Times
Cathedral 8 am, 10 am and 7.30 pm – No 12 noon Mass
Rushbrooke 11 am
Ballymore 9.30 am