Culture Night Passage West

26/09/2023

Playback for the kids in Marmullane Park was followed by Playback for grown-ups in Fr. O'Flynn Park. Such a laugh!!! Throwing wellies and horseshoes is a whole lot harder than it looks 😂 Huge thanks to all the helpers and to the beautiful dancers from the always-wonderful Attridge Academy of Irish Dance 😘🥳😅

Culture Night Passage West

26/09/2023

Nestling in the gallery at the back of Passage West Creates on Friday evening, budding creators craft under the watchful tutelage of Silverhaven Jewellery, surrounded by an exhibition of tremendous talent from the art students of St. Peter's Community School 👏👏👏

Thank you all 💖

Culture Night Cork County

24/09/2023

Culture Night Passage West on the Centre Block, 5-6pm.

A taste of our cultures with the glorious backdrop of Ryan Parsons and his exquisite violin 🥰🥰🥰

Thank you to you all 💖

Culture Night Cork County
Crayon Creative

24/09/2023

23/09/2023

Culture Night Passage West was AMAZING 💖💖💖 Thank you to all the extraordinary singers, dancers, musicians, chefs and artists who made our town come alive with their talent. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who helped especially with organising the games. What a laugh they were 😅 Thank you to the weather 🙏 What more can we say!!! Especial thanks to all of you who came to share any or all of the celebration. We hope you had as good a time as we did 😘 And big thanks to Cork County Council for choosing Passage West to be one of the Culture Night Cork County venues, for their funding support and for the magnificent organisational backup provided by Crayon Creative ☺️

There'll be lots of photos over the coming few days but just for now, here's something really special that happened quite spontaneously. Glúin Nua playing on the Centre Block and the Attridge Academy of Irish Dance in Fr. O'Flynn Park blended to become this extraordinarily powerful expression of Irish music and dance 💖💖💖

22/09/2023

Two much-loved favourites 🥰🥰 The Attridge Academy of Irish Dance, Cork's oldest dance school and Creative Faces By Dee, one of Cork's most talented face painters. Both neighbours in Fr. O'Flynn Park later today. Dee will be there at 5pm and the Attridge dancers at 6pm. Today is the day!!! See you later 😅🥳😘

Culture Night Cork County

21/09/2023

Isn't this simply stunning? A tiny selection from the exhibition of the wonderful art work from students of St. Peter's Community School. Open all day tomorrow in the workshop behind Passage West Creates 👏👏👏

Culture Night Passage West Culture Night Cork County

21/09/2023

Music - music - music ... it's what puts the rhythm into Culture Night. And we have some FANTASTIC live music in Passage West tomorrow evening.

Ryan Parsons whose violin and voice will literally sink into your soul. He's playing on the Centre Block, 4-5pm.
Glúin Nua, a trad band with a modern twist, will have your feet and fingers tapping. They are playing on the Centre Block, 6-7pm.
And The Dagenham Yanks, much loved who had young and old heaving in unison on the Centre Block last year! They're back by popular demand at 7.30pm.

IT'S GOING TO BE BRILLIANT 👏👏🥳🥳🥳

Culture Night Cork County

20/09/2023

Passage West Library has a big part in Culture Night 🥰 If Playback doesn't float your small one's boat and they prefer something a little quieter, there will be a range of board games available from 4-5pm. The at 5pm, the magical Eimear Burke arrives to weave mystical Irish stories for children of all ages 💖

Culture Night Cork County

19/09/2023

It’s all hotting up now ….. 😅🤣🥳

Culture Night Cork County

19/09/2023

19/09/2023

Just in case you thought Playback was only for kids ... 😉 PLAYBACK FOR GROWNUPS is in Fr. O'Flynn Park, 5-6pm. Welly throwing, horseshoe throwing and more that we used to play on the streets long ago😅 Join us for the laugh 🥳🥳🥳

Culture Night Passage West Friday 22nd September

Culture Night Cork County

17/09/2023

The super-popular Playback is back!!! Children's street games from the olden days. Skipping, hopscotch, marbles and many more 😘 Marmullane Park, 3.30-5pm. All children welcome 🥰

Thanks to Passage Soccer Club, Passage Baptist Church, Passage West Youth Cafe, Passage West Youth Club and the Ardmore Estate Residents for their help in putting this super event on again for Culture Night Passage West 2023 😘

Culture Night Cork County

15/09/2023

A special Silverhaven Jewellery workshop is being offered FREE OF CHARGE at Passage West Creates for Culture Night 👏👏👏 Silverhaven's jewellery is stunning and their workshops are always sell-out! Only 15 places so either email [email protected] or ring 087-2241540 to book 😅

Culture Night Cork County

12/09/2023

We're putting out a call!!!

Many of our friends in Passage West hail and Monkstown from other countries. Some have been here for only a small while; others are now more local than the locals themselves 😘😘😘 Whichever, we have all made this little part of Cork's Lower Harbour our home.

For Culture Night 2022, we want you to prepare and share a food or dish typical of your home place. Whether that is vepřo knedlo zelo from Czechia, schabowy from Poland, paella from Spain, feijoada from Brazil, pavlova from New Zealand, nihari from Pakistan, fufu from Nigeria, bobotie from South Africa, couscous from Morocco or freshly boiled spuds from Passage West, whatever that food or dish may be, we would like to share a taste with you on Culture Night at the Centre Block, 4-6pm.

Get in touch! Email [email protected] or ring/text Assumpta at 087-2241540. We will provide forks, serviettes and all that is needed for tasting. We just need you to get cooking or baking the food which you best think represents your roots 🥳🥰😅

Culture Night Cork County Cork County Council

11/09/2023

We're on the countdown to Culture Night Passage West on Friday, 22nd September. Keep that day free in your diary because we'll have a whole LOT of free entertainment for young and old in Passage West from 4pm onwards. It was such a blast last year .... it will be an even BIGGER blast this year 😅👏👏 Something for everyone! BE PART OF THE PARTY 🥳🥳🥳

26/09/2022

The official photos! An amazing capture of the most magical evening by Ireland and Beyond: Photography by Shane Broderick 👏🥰👏🥰. You'll find some more on Shane's own page too. What an event! Thanks again to everyone 💖

24/09/2022

WOW WOW WOW 😅😅😅

What an AMAZING we had here in Passage West 🥳🥳🥳

HUGE thanks to so many for making this party such a massive success ....

To those who made PlayBack possible, including the volunteers from Passage Soccer Club, Passage West Youth Club, Passage West Youth Cafe, Passage Baptist Church and residents from Ardmore Estate. To TG4 for coming to Passage West and giving PlayBack such great publicity. And to Lucy and Andrew for representing Passage West so ably as Gaeilge 👏

To Dee O'Regan who appears to be the most popular facepainter in the whole of Munster! And the most tenacious: she turned out masterpiece after masterpiece in the face of rainshowers, breeze and endless queues 👏

To the wonderful Gill Room Painters and to the talented students from St. Peter's Community School for sharing their art. And to the teachers of 2nd class Star Of The Sea for enabling their younger students to enjoy the art trail 👏

To Francis, John and Rob for making the stage in Fr. O'Flynn Park and to Niamh Marie and her wonderful dancers from the Attridge Academy of Irish Dance who never ever fail to astound. The evening sun shining on the river behind them was a deservedly stunning backdrop 👏

To Passage West library who hosted over 40 for the storytelling session from the ever-magical Maria Gillen of Story Seeds. The library was quite the hub yesterday. Big and small gathered around in the car park outside with African Drumming Ireland. What a hoot! 👏

To those who made our market happen. To Passage West Creates Food for the yummy Steampackets, to Monika for the divine cakes and bread, to Sarah from Filleadh ón bPlaisteach and to Ethel, Eadaoin and Carlotta for running the old-fashioned sweet stall 👏

To Passage Point for arriving on the Centre Block with pizza! How thoughtful was that 👏

To Brendans Butchers, Passage West Pharmacy, Passage West Post Office and Akkaya Barbers for enabling our art trail and for their enthusiasm. To Passage West Creates for being our ever-reliable organisational, supportive hub. To PACE for lending us their hall which proved invaluable during rainshowers. And to Acme Blinds for fixing the Centre Block canopy in the nick of time. It made the evening 👏

To the musicians that have us still tapping our toes almost 24 hours later 😄 Harbour Keys, Sweet As and The Dagenham Yanks - you were on FIRE! What a buzz 👏

Most especially, to all of you who shared the experience and the fun - THANK YOU. Culture Night Passage West would not have happened without you 👏

And of course huge thanks to our funders, Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland.


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition

23/09/2022

The pace is massive down here in the town 😅 The sun is sparkling, market stalls are being set up, the Centre Block canopy is being fixed (thank you Acme Blinds!), the stage is being hammered together and we've just had 2nd class from Star Of The Sea Primary School visit the exhibition of extraordinarily talented art from St. Peter's Community School now open in Passage West Creates 😍🥰 Isn't it stunning? Thanks to all the amazing students and their teachers for being part of this magical day 😘💖

This event is supported by Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland.


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition
Passage West Maritime Museum
Passage West GAA
Passage Soccer Club
Passage West Rowing Club
Passage West Pharmacy
Brendans Butchers
Passage Point
Passage West Post Office

22/09/2022

A taste of tomorrow ... The Dagenham Yanks

Can't wait 🥳👏🥳👏

Three cheers for Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland for enabling tomorrow's Culture Night party 😄


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition
St. Peter's Community School
Star Of The Sea Primary School
Passage West Maritime Museum
Passage West GAA
Passage Soccer Club
Passage West Rowing Club
Passage West Pharmacy
Brendans Butchers
Passage Point
Passage West Post Office

22/09/2022

MUSIC MAKETH THE FESTIVAL 🎤😅🥳

And we're so lucky because have lots of the BEST music for your pleasure here in Passage West!

Harbour Keys at 4.45pm, Sweet As with Paul Murphy at 6pm and The Dagenham Yanks at 8pm 👏👏👏

We're going to be rocking and dancing ALL EVENING 🤩🥳🥳

This event is supported by Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland.


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition
St. Peter's Community School
Star Of The Sea Primary School
Passage West Maritime Museum
Passage West GAA
Passage Soccer Club
Passage West Rowing Club
Passage West Pharmacy
Brendans Butchers
Passage Point
Passage West Post Office
Akkaya Barbershop

21/09/2022

Don't you just love when art and community become one 🥰🥰🥰
Some of the Gill Room Painters from are exhibiting beautiful art in our businesses over the next few days in the build-up to . When you're doing your bits in the town centre, take time to admire them 😍 Thanks to the Gill Room Painters for lending your wonderful talent to our celebration of culture. Big thanks too to our town centre businesses for their involvement and enthusiasm 👏💖 👏💖

Passage West Pharmacy
Passage West Post Office
Brendans Butchers
Akkaya Barbershop

This event is supported by Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland.


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition
St. Peter's Community School
Star Of The Sea Primary School

20/09/2022

Remember that magical storyteller from Passage West Creates??? Maria Gillen of Story Seeds has promised to spend one wonderful hour with us in Passage West Library on Friday afternoon at 4pm, weaving her captivating tales 💖 Smallies, you are in for a real treat. Be at the library at 4pm! And when you are finished, the incredibly talented face painter, Deirdre, will be in the park outside. She will transform you into whatever you wish to become 🐯🐼🧜‍♀️. See you there 🥰🥰🥰

This event is supported by Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland.


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition
St. Peter's Community School
Star Of The Sea Primary School

19/09/2022

Another biggie that will be a WHOLE lot of fun 😅 African Drumming Ireland will be in Fr. O'Flynn Park on Friday afternoon to teach us how to play the African drums. Patrick Naughton, our facilitator, has spent a great deal of time in Africa learning how to master these class instruments. We mightn't achieve quite his degree of expertise on Culture Night but knowing us here in , we'll sure give it our best shot 😂

Patrick will host two workshops, one from 4-5pm and a second from 5-6pm. Spaces are limited so please email [email protected] so we can hold one for you. And yes, if you and a friend want to book a session together, that's no problem. Just email both names! Kids, teens and adults of all ages all welcome 😄

This event is supported by Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland.


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition
Passage West Creates
St. Peter's Community School
Star Of The Sea Primary School

18/09/2022

This week they're dancing at the Qala International Folk Festival in 👏 This coming Friday at 6pm, they'll be dancing in Fr. O'Flynn Park in their native 🥰

The Attridge Academy of Irish Dance is the longest established Irish dance group in Cork. We're so proud that this group who showcases the best of Irish dance and culture all over the world calls our lovely harbourside town their home. From the youngest to the oldest dancer, they're a WOW every time they perform. Not to be missed 💖💖💖

This event is supported by Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland.


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition
Passage West Creates

16/09/2022

This is a biggie and as far as we know, the only event of its kind anywhere. This is PLAYBACK 😅 Do you remember those street games of old? The ones we'd play for endless hours until it got dark or it was time for tea, whichever came first 🥰 Thanks to help from Passage Soccer Club, Passage West Youth Cafe, Passagewest Youthclub, the Passage Baptist Church, and the Ardmore residents, a whole selection of the best of those games will be organised in Marmullane Park and on the Ardmore Estate green at 4pm on Friday 23rd September. For children of any age and ability with a wee treat for all who take part 😘 Did you know that long ago the big green in Ardmore Estate was the Cornfield and the very first soccer pitch in . So this special event is part of Passage Soccer Club's 50th anniversary celebration ❤️

This event is supported by Cork County Council, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Arts Council Ireland


Culture Night Cork County
The Douglas Post
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
Cobh Edition

14/09/2022

Drum roll .... the build-up is about to kick off 🥳🥳🥳
As long as Assumpta doesn't stumble off that ladder 😅😂🤣


Cork County Council
Culture Night Cork County

01/09/2022

Welcome to Culture Night Passage West 🙌 On the afternoon and evening of 23rd September, Passage West will rock with games, music and dance. Our wonderful town's first official designation as a destination as part of this one night national celebration of all things cultural 👏 A fantastic line-up of events from 4pm until late. We'll introduce them to you one by one as the big night approaches and in the meantime, take a look at the programme below ⬇️. Proudly supported by Cork County Council, all events are free of charge. Something for everyone - a night for all 🥰 Come, enjoy, be part of it 🥳🥳🥳

Passage West Creates
Attridge Academy of Irish Dance
The Dagenham Yanks
Harbour Keys
Passage West Post Office
Passage West Pharmacy
Passage West Youth Cafe
Passage West Youth Club
Neighbourfood Passage West
African Drumming Ireland
St. Peter's Community School
Scoil Barra Naofa, Monkstown
Star Of The Sea Primary School
Story Seeds
Culture Night Cork County
Creative Crayon
The Carrigdhoun Newspaper
The Douglas Post
Passage West GAA
Passage Soccer Club
Passage West Rowing Club
Passage West Karate Club
Passage West School of Taekwon Do
Positive Passage People
Passage West Tidy Towns
St Theresa's Passage West - CGI- Girl Guides
41st Cork, Passage West Scouts

01/09/2022