Cobh Edition July Events & Entertainment Guide

Ongoing Daily Events
Mon-Sun – Titanic Trail will Take place every day at 11am from in front of the Commodore Hotel. Learn all the real fascinating history of Cobh and its connections with Titanic. Afternoon tours arranged by request contact info@titanic.ie to book or Call 087 276 7218

Mon-Sun – The Queenstown Story New Titanic Exhibition – €7.10 Adults €4.00 Children – Cobh Heritage Centre    9.30 am – 5.00 pm – Contact Cobh Heritage Centre – 021 4813591

Mon-Sun – Fota Wildlife Park – Wildlife Talks Every Day – Every day from 11am till 5pm . Find out all you need to know about your favourite animals at the park with wildlife talks crew. All timetables are available at the park upon arrival. –  021 4812678

Mon – Sat – Cobh Museum Open from May to October – Mon – Sat 11.00 – 13.00; 14.00 – 17.30 Last Admittance 17.00 – Admission Charge – The exhibitions in the museum reflect the maritime and cultural history of the town, the Great Island on which the town stands, and Cork Harbour. – Old Scots Church, High Road, Cobh. Tel. 021 4814240

Bible Garden –  St. Benedict’s Priory, The Mount, Cobh open every day free to walk around or sit in beautiful surroundings. Tea rooms open Mon-Fri 10am – 4.30pm, home made scones, cakes, jams made from our own fruit and marmalade.

Ongoing Weekly Events
Jack Doyle Boxing Club Training Schedule – Monday 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Wednesday 7.00pm – 9.00pm. Friday 6.00pm – 8.00pm in the Convent for boxers aged 11 upwards. For our underage boxers, aged between 6 to 11, training is on at the Community Centre every Wednesday from 4.00pm – 6.00pm

Mondays – SWELS (Seniors With Energetic Lifestyles) – Great Island Community Centre 11.00 am – Contact Great Island Community Centre – 021 4815905

Weekly Weightwatchers meeting in the Commodore Hotel on Tuesday’s at 10.00am and Wedensday evenings at 6.00pm. Contact Ellen Brown.0861513371

Wednesdays – Cobh Table Tennis Club – Cobh Community College – 5.00pm – 7.00pm – Contact Phil Shaw – 0851441961 or 021 4814326 – Fee – €3.00 – Age 8 and up.

Fridays – Bingo with over €1500 to be won every week! – Great Island Community Centre – 8.00 pm – Contact Great Island Community Centre – 021 4815905

Cobh Farmers Market – Promenade from 10.00am to 2.00pm

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Spike Island Tours
Michael Martin’s hugely successful ‘Original‘ guided walking tours of Spike Island will operate on a daily basis from Monday, 27th June, departing at 2 p.m. from Kennedy Pier. This is a new arrangement in addition to the current weekend tours on Saturday’s and Sunday’s. Cobh.Contact 021 4815211
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COBH CARILLON RECITALS – JULY
The free Sunday summer recitals on the 49-bell Carillon of St Colman’s Cathedral continue in July. Cathedral Carillonneur Adrian Gebruers will play on the 10th and the 17th. This year the Cobh Carillon Committee is presenting guest recitals by up-and-coming carillonneurs and students from Ireland and abroad, and two of these young musicians will play this month, on the 24th Tiffany Ng from the U.S.A.  and on the 31st Lydia Zwart from The Netherlands. All recitals are from 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. The Cobh Carillon Summer Recital Season is grant aided by the Arts Council and the Cork County Council and Cobh Town Council.
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COBH CATHEDRAL TOURS – JULY
Guided tours of the Cathedral take place every Sunday afternoon meeting at the main door at 3.30PM.   Those wishing to book tours at other times for groups of 15 or more should contact the Parish Office (tel. 4813222) for details, giving as much notice as possible.
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COBH ROAD TRAIN
Cobh Road Train, Fun for all the family….Cobh Road Train provides a fun & informative trip around Cobh. Come and join us for some fun for young & old alike!Adult €8 or 2 for €15, Children €5 or Family Ticket €20, these prices are for the full Tour. We will also be doing shorter Trips for Less. Please enquire with the Train driver on the day that you travel. Many Thanks
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Summer Cookery and Baking Camp for Kids and Teenagers
Summer Cookery and Baking Camps for Kids and Teenagers, tutor is a qualified Failte Ireland Chef and Confectioner, course commencing from 11th July and runs throughout the Summer at Nyali Lodge Cookery School, Cobh.  For details and times contact Patricia (Pat) at: 021 48127217 or 0861925084.  Our website can also be visited: www.cobhsweetexpectations.com  (In our Gallery you will see previous class photos in the sections of Sugarcraft and Cookery).
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Friday 1st July – Liner Visit – Minerva – Arr 07.00

Friday 1st July – Festival On The Hill – Starts 7.00pm – Finishes Sunday 3rd July – Full events listings here: http://cobhedition.com/?p=13232

Friday 1st July – Ryans Bar – Blues Night

Friday 1st July – Kellys Bar – Dr. Dec and the side Effects

Friday 1st July – Rob Roy – Aces Wild

Friday 1st July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – James Gornall

Friday 1st July – BellaVista Hotel – “Skirmish”

Saturday 2nd July – Fota Wildlife Park – Tweet Fest July 2nd and 3rd – Join us in our attempt to get Fota Wildlife Park trending on twitter, join in on the action with our tweet talks, tweet pics, tweet comps, tweet hunts, tweets of prey and many more plus win some fantastic prizes. Check out our twitter page http://twitter.com/#!/fotawildlife, and our facebook page www.facebook.com/fotawildlife for more details

Saturday 2nd July – Cobh Ramblers v Galway United – 7.45pm

Saturday 2nd July – Cobh GAA – Music by Unity

Saturday 2nd July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – No Frontiers

Sunday 3rd July – Jack Gilmartin’s next free tour of the Old Church Cemetery will take place on Sunday 3rd July. This tour gives a fascinating insight into the history of the graveyard and is delivered in Jack’s witty and engaging style. Meet at the gate to the cemetery at 2.30 pm

Sunday 3rd July – High Chaperal – Sapphire

Sunday 3rd July – Kellys Bar – Back on Track

Sunday 3rd July – Tarrants Bar – Karl Long & Son – 9.00pm

Monday 4th July – Cobh GAA – Cúl Camp: Remember  this years Gaa summer camp runs from July 4th to 8th (incl.), 10am til 2:30pm each day. Registration from 9:30am on the first morning.

Tuesday 5th July – Coral Leisure – Coffee morning in aid of belarus orphanage project – 11.00am – 1.00pm

Tuesday 5th July – Cobh Peoples Regatta Fundraiser – Bingo in the Commodore Hotel starts at 8pm all welcome

Wednesday 6th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – No Frontiers

Thursday 7th July – Liner Visit – Aurora – Arr 11.30am – Dep 11.00pm

Thursday 7th July – Crows Nest – Student Night from 8.30pm

Thursday 7th July – Tarrants Bar – Trad Music with Racan le Cheile – 4.00pm – 6.00pm

Friday 8th July – Cobh Tourism Race Night – Commodore Hotel at 9.00pm – Free Admission

Friday 8th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – Caroline Spillane

Friday 8th July – Kellys Bar – The Vipers

Friday 8th July – BellaVista Hotel – T.B.C

Saturday 9th July – Fota Wildlife Park – Teddy Bear weekend July 9th and 10th – A very popular weekend and possibly a favourite among some of the kids. Come along and have a teddy bear picnic with the family or if you have a sick teddy at home bring them to our special teddy bear hospital. There will also be special discounts on selected teddy bears in the shop.

Saturday 9th July – FOSNIC ( Friends Of Special Needs In Cobh) Annual Flag Day – Community Centre

Saturday 9th July – Cobh Camera Club – Next Outing: Carrigtwohill Medieval Festival, on Sat 9th and Sunday 10th July

Saturday 9th July – Commodore Hotel – An Audience with Ben Hurley and Jimmy Crowley – As a thank you to all who supported the first season of our concerts and helped us to raise the funds needed to re-illuminate St. Colman’s Cathedral, admission to this concert is FREE of charge but by ticket only. Tickets are available from the Commodore Hotel and the Great Island Community Centre on a first come first served basis and may be available at the door on the night.

Friday 9th July – Rob Roy -Jamie Stanton

Saturday 9th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – Andrew Foley

Sunday 10th July – Promenade – Cobh & Harbour Chamber’s Summer Swing 2.30 – 4.30pm – Fermoy Concert Band

Sunday 10th July – High Chaperal – Con Twomey

Sunday 10th July – Kellys Bar – Live Music

Sunday 10th July – Tarrants Bar – Abenazer Jones – 9.00pm

Monday 11th July – A ceremony will be held in the Promenade in Cobh on Monday 11th July to commemorate the first time that the Irish Tricolour was raised on Spike Island in 1938 as a result of the Treaty Ports handover. The Irish flags will be raised simultaneouly in Cobh and on Spike Island as the bells of St. Colman’s Cathedral ring at 8.00pm

Tuesday 12th July – Cobh Camera Club – Meeting at 8.00pm, upstairs at Chill on the Hill. Voting for our competition entries will take place on this night.

Tuesday 12th July – Cobh Golf Club – President’s Prize (Noreen Kelly) takes place on Tuesday 12 July (Ladies) and Sat/Sun 16/17th Jul (Men)!

Wednesday 13th July – Promenade – The Dawson Creek Kiwanis Community Band will give a lunchtime recital on the Victorian Bandstand in Cobh’s promenade on the 13th of July.  Dawson Creek (not to be confused with the TV show) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. The Kiwanis Community Band is a marching/concert band incorporating the full range of concert band instruments from flutes, clarinets, saxophones, bassoon to trumpets, trombones, baritones, tuba and percussion.  The ages of their players ranges from 11 to 75 years. The band’s visit to Cobh is being facilitated by Cobh Tourism

Wednesday 13th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – No Frontiers

Thursday 14th-July – Cobh Golf Club – Senior Men’s Open, 18 Hole Stableford Competition

Thursday 14th July – Crows Nest – Student Night from 8.30pm

Friday 15th July – Liner Visit – Athena – Arr 8.00am – Dep 5.00pm

Friday 15th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – Steve Rocks

Friday 15th July – Kellys Bar – All Rights Reserved

Friday 15th July – Rob Roy – Trad Music

Friday 15th July – Tarrants Bar – Trad Music with Racan le Cheile – 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Friday 15th July – BellaVista Hotel – T.B.C

Saturday 16th July – Fota Wildlife Park – Carnival Weekend July 16th & 17th – This weekend is all about the magic of fun. We have our top magician Tony Baloney back in the park to amaze both kids and adults alike with his magic and humour. There will also be extra special acts over this weekend. Check out our facebook page for more details

Saturday 16th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – Brian McGovern

Saturday 16th July – Cobh Tiday Towns Fundraiser at the Crows Nest – 9.00pm to late – €5.00 – Lots of Spots on the night – Dj Mike Bardsley

Sunday 17th July – Kellys Bar – Karl Long

Sunday 17th July – High Chaperal – Jimmy McCarthy

Sunday 17th July – Tarrants Bar – Ben Hurley – 9.00pm

Monday 18th July – Liner Visit – Silver Cloud – Arr 7.00am – Dep 7.00pm

Tuesday 19th July – Cobh Golf Club – Ladies Open Day, 3-person Team Event

Tuesday 19th July – Liner Visit – Azura – Arr 8.00am to Ringaskiddy

Tuesday 19th July – Liner Visit – Rotterdam – Arr 8.00am – Dep 5.00pm

Tuesday 19th July – Tarrants Bar – Trad Music with Racan le Cheile – 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Wednesday 20th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – No Frontiers

Thursday 21st July – Reverb@TheRob – The second installment of Reverb@TheRob… Still places left for those who want to play… Genre busting original music…

Thursday 21st July – Crows Nest – Student Night from 8.30pm

Friday 22nd July – Kellys Bar – The Urge

Friday 22nd July – Rob Roy – Dermot & Walt

Friday 22nd July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – Shaun O’Connor

Friday 22nd July – BellaVista Hotel – “Tommy Stephans & friends”

Saturday 23rd July – Fota Wildlife Park – Madagascar Weekend July 23rd & 24th – A very popular weekend for the families and this year is a very special one for us as its Larry the Lemurs 4th birthday. Larry has many friends from home here at the park to help him celebrate so come along and meet them. There will also be all the kids favourite activities on this day

Saturday 23rd July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – Only Me!

Sunday 24th July – Liner Visit – Dawn Princess – Arr 6.00am – Dep 5.00pm

Sunday 24th July – will see 1500 Australians on a World Cruise aboard the Cruise liner Dawn Princess step foot on Irish soil. To celebrate, Cobh Tourism and See You present “Australia Day” in Cobh.

Sunday 24th July – Kellys Bar – Brian McGovern

Sunday 24th July – High Chaperal – Pete Duffy

Sunday 24th July – Tarrants Bar – Trad Music with Racan le Cheile2.00pm – 4.00pm

Monday 25th – Friday 29th July – Springfield Ramblers FAI Soccer camp at Pat O’Brien Park – More Infor here: http://cobhedition.com/?p=13060

Tuesday 26th July – Liner Visit – Crown Princess – Arr 7.00pm – Dep 5.00pm

Tuesday 26th July – Tarrants Bar – Trad Music with Racan le Cheile – 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Wednesday 27th July – Liner Visit – Marina – Arr 7.00am – Dep 6.00pm

Wednesday 27th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – No Frontiers

Thursday 27th July – Crows Nest – Student Night from 8.30pm

Friday 29th July – Cobh Ramblers Table Quiz – Clubhouse at 8.30pm. €20.00 per table of four

Friday 29th – BellaVista Hotel – “Sioda” 9 till late

Friday 29th July – Kellys Bar – Christy Moore Tribute

Friday 29th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – Craig O’Neill

Sat/Sun 30th/31st July – Cobh Golf Club – Ladies & Gents Singles Stableford Competition (George Doherty Memorial)

Saturday 30th July – BellaVista Hotel – “Sioda” 7- 9.30 & 11 till late

Saturday 30th July – Rob Roy – Headshave in aid of Breaking The Silence with Dj Flea

Saturday 30th July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – John O’Connor

Sunday 31st July – High Chaperal – Barry Ahern

Sunday 31st July– BellaVista Hotel – “Sioda” 5-8

Sunday 31st July – O’Sheas Bar – Commodore Hotel – Darren Andrews