Madra Salach release debut single ‘Blue & Gold’ nialler9.com/madra-salach...

An independent UN commission has concluded that Israel has committed and continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

What will it take? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

DUG - DeBarra’s Folk Club - Sun 14th December 2025 <<Onsale 10am Thurs 11th September>> #DeBarras #FolkClub #Dug #claddaghrecords #clonakilty #westcork #bestcork #purecork #folk #grassrootsvenue

Solidarity with Forsa and all our school secretaries and caretakers in their fight for respect and fair conditions. These people play pivotal roles in all our schools and communities and as such should be treated with far more dignity and equity. ✊ #community #clonakilty

Studies on the Cailleach: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin DeBarra’s Folk Club - Tuesday 28 October 2025 onsale Fri 5th Sept <<Link in Bio>> #DeBarras #FolkClub #Clonakilty #doireannníghlacáin #thecailleach #tradition #westcork #bestcork #purecork #community #grassrootsvenue

Mick Flannery & Susan O Neill w/ support Mon 20th October 2025 <<link in bio>> supported by the ‘Night-Time Economy Grassroots Music Venues Support Scheme’ & the Department of Culture, Communication and Sport #DeBarras #folkclub #Clonakilty #mickflannery #susanoNeill #grassrootsvenue

Saoirse don Phalaistín #freepalesti̇ne

Chicago keeping art alive:

School secretaries and caretakers say their strike for public sector pension rights will intensify next week. Hundreds staged a protest today outside the Taoiseach’s office in Cork. #VMNews

SAMHAIN: Junior Brother - DeBarras’s Folk Club Sun 9 Nov - Matinee Junior Brother much-anticipated third album, The End, is officially announced and due to arrive on September 5th via Strap Originals, a label forged with love by Pete Doherty of The Libertines. #DeBarras #FolkClub #tradition

Oh noble beast…. Christopher Luke session tonight Fáilte roimh cách All welcome. #DeBarras #FolkClub #Clonakilty #westcork #bestcork #purecork #tradition #grassrootsvenue #irishpub

This story is somehow even worse than you think it’s going to be. Insane @davidgilbert.bsky.social scoop:

We’re bringing out the big dogs tonight for the acoustic session… Eugene Brosnan & Jeff Ward in the corner of the front bar at 9pm Fáilte roimh cách All welcome! #DeBarras #FolkClub #EugeneBrosnan #JeffWard #clonakilty #grassroots #clonakilty #westcork #bestcork #purecork #grassrootsvenue

COMEDY: West Cork Stew 2! Back w/ the freshest comedians, tastiest bits and belly busting laughs… Fri 22nd August - 8:30pm Host Donal McSweeney w/ Hugh Peacocke, Seheed00 & Aaron McCarthy Put on a bib, grab a spoon! Link in bio #DeBarras #FolkClub #JokeClub #comedy

Our Lady of Sorrows Hand embroidery, based on the Seven Swords Piercing the Sorrowful Heart of Mary figure as seen in the Church of the Holy Cross, Spain. Custom order.

Ahead of the release of his new album David Keenan is taking to the road this October to play hidden gems & hallowed rooms. Onsale 22nd August #DeBarras #FolkClub #DavidKeenan #ChasingMyth #Clonakilty #troubadour #westcork #bestcork #purecork #folklore #community #tradition #grassrootsvenue

Happy 80th Birthday to #SteveMartin 🎂 #filmsky #moviesky youtu.be/_BmzSQhQzsk?... Fucking LEGEND!

I spoke to @pbsnews.org about the rise of Laura Loomer and the power she now wields in the Trump administration You can watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oow_...

The White Horse Guitar Club announce new album ‘Sos Beag’ for Oct 3rd & 2 nights at DeBarras Folk Club as part of their launch tour! Sat 18th October - 8pm Sun 19th October - 7pm <<link in bio>> #DeBarras #folkclub #Clonakilty #westcork #bestCork #purecork #guitartown #guitar #folk #tradition

Trump's embrace of racist ideologies like remigration has emboldened extremists so they think building a whites-only enclave is possible. "Right now we have the most favorable judiciary, cultural climate and administration that we're going to get," Eric Orwoll www.wired.com/story/whites...

Scientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross between tomatoes and a plant known as Etuberosum.

Tomorrow is the celebration of this humble and talented banjoist. Please wish Steve Martin a happy birthday @stevemartinreally.bsky.social

woo hoo!! well deserved....

Lauded Irish singer-songwriter Roesy returns to DeBarras after a 10 year absence from the Irish music scene. Fri 5th Sept 8pm #DeBarras #FolkClub #Roesy #Folk #Clonakilty #westcork #bestcork #purecork #bestPub #lonelyplanet #grassrootsvenue #independentmusic

Delighted to be included in the Sunday Times 50 best Irish pubs! We’re among some esteemed company along with our pals Fiddlers Green Clonakilty. Cloich na coillte Abú! #DeBarras #IrishPub #clonakilty #folkclub #community #westcork #bestcork #purecork #failteireland

Lisa Richards Presents Peter McGann: ah no DeBarra’s - Fri 12th Dec The Great Lad is back! Join Peter McGann (Good Boy; Small Town, Big Story) on a deeply stupid time-jumping journey as he brushes shoulders with the Chicago mafia, a flying column from Cork and D-list Irish content creators.

We like to follow other #FolkClubs in the #BritishIsles and we've found a few on @bsky.app. If you know of others please share them in the comments. @everymanfolkclub.bsky.social @runnymedefolkclub.bsky.social @bsfolkclub.bsky.social @debarrasfolkclub.bsky.social

Folking things up since 1982!

'These are nights I dreamed of as a kid' - Katie Taylor reflects on her victory over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Jack Lukeman w/ Support Rebecca Mack This performance is supported by the ‘Night-Time Economy Grassroots Music Venues Support Scheme’ made possible by Minister for Culture, Patrick O Donovan and the Department of Culture, Communication and Sport @deptcultureirl.bsky.social #grassrootsvenue

Raised in Cork, Ireland, James Keegan returns to DeBarras to launch his debut EP! This performance is supported by the Night-Time Economy ‘GMVSS’ made possible by Minister for Culture, Patrick O Donovan & @deptcultureirl.bsky.social #DeBarras #FolkClub #purecork #grassrootsvenue

One of our Italian exchange students @teo._.florescu._ joins the session… Teo is looking to borrow a classical guitar to practice if there’s any guitar genies out there… #DeBarras #FolkClub #forzaazzurri #italy #ireland #irishpub #grassrootsvenue #session #caruso

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A UN climate spokesperson has warned that everyone in Europe is at risk from extreme heat, as temperatures topped 46°C in Spain. Heat alerts are in place across France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and the UK. Experts say summers will only get hotter. More on #VMNews

The Qualiphaunt continues its temporal migration across the liminal savannah of The Folk Club , connecting the past to the present to the future to the past…. Fri 4th July DeBarra’s Folk Club FEAT: Hannah Brosnan, Mia Brophy, James Carey & Seamus Poillot, with a guest or two. #DeBarras #Community

Minutes after we published this article, Sean Hannity removed a video from his Instagram account that falsely claimed to show an explosion at the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran. The post had been up since Saturday night and viewed over 5 million times www.wired.com/story/donald...

We’re delighted to be included in @hotpressmagazine ‘Best of Ireland’ edition! We’re among some esteemed colleagues which is always lovely. Please continue to support fixed premise businesses! It’s bloody tough out there. #DeBarras #folkClub #clonakilty #westcork #bestcork #purecork #hotpress

DOD returns to DBs with his new show this Nov 29th - tickets onsale 10am Wed 25th June Star of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Live At The Apollo (BBC) and host of the ‘What Did You Do Yesterday?’ podcast. #DeBarras #FolkClub #JokeClub #Comedy #DavidODoherty #clonakilty

Former Banshee John McKay, who reinvented post punk guitar, is back playing gigs and with an album of brilliant lost demos that would have been his third Siouxsie album and more. The John Robb interview www.youtube.com/watch?v=npqe...

HUP! The Mary Wallopers announce intimate DeBarra’s show. Tickets on sale 10am Friday 20th June from www.debarra.ie #DeBarras #FolkClub #TheMaryWallopers #irishMusic #westCork #BestCork #pureCork #tradition #Clonakilty #grassrootsVenue #Dundalk #JinxLennon

#freeMoChara #FreePalestine

Did you wash your hair this morning? Then you've Dean Mahomed, the "Shampooing Surgeon" to thank. Born in India in the 18th century, he fought in the British army under an Irish man, Captain Baker, who encouraged him to move to Cork, where he fell in love with an Irish woman, Jane...

Join The Cope Foundation Clonakilty & Philip Joyce, grand-nephew of James Joyce as we celebrate Bloomsday in Clonakilty at DeBarra’s Folk Club this Monday 16th of June at 12 noonish! All welcome, to read, spin a yarn or just listen. #DeBarras #FolkClub #Bloomsday #Clonakilty

A good father, whether by blood, circumstance, or choice—past, present, or future—will always be looked up to no matter how tall we grow. Happy Father’s Day.

A day for the high stool or the quiet corner… #DeBarras #FolkClub #irishpub #grassrootsvenue #clonakilty #westcork #bestcork #purecork

Junior Brother is away with the fairies on ‘Welcome To My Mountain’ nialler9.com/junior-broth...

What a magical, brimful evening of music, connection and community we all shared last night. Barth Harrington’s first #DeBarras headline show Intro by our incoming mayor Conan O Donovan & Mrs Moynihan closed out the night with ‘Fernando’ #FolkClub #Clonakilty #westCork #community #purecork