This Is Cork Tours

15/11/2024

FREE FAMILY WALKING TOURS !

- Thurs 21, Fri 22 & Sat November 23 18.15 to 19.30
- Fri 6 & Sat 7 Decembwr 18.30 to 19.45

I'm delighted to be able to announce a pilot project in conjunction with Night-Time Economy initiative.

It's an evening walking tour & conversation for families about how we mark Cork’s cultural history.

Starting with the two sculptures of Tomás Mac Curtain and Terence MacSwiney outside Cork City Hall and finishing on Kyle Street - where there are two modern murals of the same men - we discuss how a city commemorates history; from what kind of material (statues, murals, banners & books) to who makes it (from highly trained artists to students to children) and why?

Along the way we will look at public art such as the street art (and guerrilla gardening group) Mad About Cork; Island City - Cork's Urban Sculpture Trail and Ardú (Cork's Contemporary Street Art Project.)

We will discuss what is being a citizen of ?

What do we celebrate, why and how do we do it?

History and interesting details such as where libraries were (and who started them); where operas were performed; where films were shown and where parades go.

It is a stimulating walk for all, and an introduction to city for some younger minds who might know individual places but not the streets connecting it.

"a warmth and ease that feels like you’ve bumped into a knowledgable friend on the street who happens to be walking the same direction as you." - Echo Live

Each free ticket covers a family group of 4, with a recommended minimum age of 7.

(This will be an outdoor walking tour at a moderate pace, please wear appropriate shoes and clothing)

Thanks to Cork City Council and The Night-Time Economy initiative for it's support.

Free Ticket Link in my bio

26/10/2024

This mornings tour was full so I'd advise getting tickets for tomorrow if yer looking - a walking tour centering around

Link in el bio and story

24/10/2024

Putting together a Guinness Cork Jazz focussed This Is Cork Tours Walking Tour - tickets still available for Sat, Sun & Mon at 10am

Info ->

A walking tour which uses the creation of Cork's Jazz Festival in 1978 as its starting point, and charts the development of both since then

13/08/2024

On the streets, in asylum seekers' centres, in care and nursing homes, on planes or in prison... The Ricciotti Ensemble play symphonic music everywhere and for everyone.

The orchestra consists of 43 young professional and amateur musicians, and play for people who, for whatever reason, have little or no contact with live symphonic music."

The Ricciotti Ensemble play a whistlestop tour of Cork this week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buLEmMld4vg
.. the free public concerts are as follows ...

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Wednesday 14 August
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11.15am - St Marys Church, Mallow

6pm - Fitzgerald Park

7.45pm - The White Horse, Ballincollig

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Thursday 15 August
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1.30pm Blackpool Community Centre

3.30pm Marina Park

6pm Marina Market

- please spread the word and hopefully see you there!

We are the Ricciotti ensemble! A Dutch symphonic streetorchestra on a social mission. Our orchestra consists of 43 young enthusiastic musicians who play symp...

28/06/2024

Happy Summer Holidays,

I'm going daily at 11am in July & August - a perfect activity with those kids on their holidays!

*book here via this link -> https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/corks-many-childhoods-a-family-tour-tickets-813863436447

"a warmth and ease that feels like you’ve bumped into a knowledgable friend on the street who happens to be walking the same direction as you." - Echo Live

A walking tour of Cork, specifically looking at the treats and games that children (7 to 13ish year olds ) would have had and played in different times of Cork's History.

There a few things to taste, photos to see and facts to hear along the way.

*fully certified and insured*

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"Do yourself a favour and do this. It's absolutely brilliant." - Alun, aged Grown Up.

"It was amazing, I don't think Ronan should change a thing about the tour." - Jack, aged 11

"It was so interesting. I loved trying the honeycomb" - Freya, aged 9

"I learnt a lot from the tour. I'm not from Cork so it was very interesting to learn so much about the city. Ronan was really interactive with his audience" - Sarah, aged Grown Up!
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Total: Steps: Around 2200 steps / 1.6km

Time: 70-80 Minutes

Terrain: Pavements & Streets, Moderate tempo. Some Hills.

Participants: Please no children below 7ish years old.

(A guardian over 18+ must be at least one of the tickets booked)

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In case you see events are sold out it is because you can contact me to book the entire tour and tailored to your families interests get in touch at [email protected]

24/06/2024

I'm back in Callanan's Bar tomorrow evening with a quiz for Save Cork City / Love The Lee

starts at 8pm, ends by 10pm

suggested donation €40 per table

25/05/2024

I got asked to put together a new walking tour for Cruinniú na nÓg - it will last an hour on Sat 15 June at 1.30 and 3pm.

Looking at creativity and celebrating Cork's culture and citizens.

For kids who are 8 and over.
It's free but advance booking is required.

Tickets -> https://bit.ly/TICTog

Produced in association with Cork City Council and CreativeIrl

10/05/2024

my tours for kids are all booke dup today and tomorrow, a few slots left for Sunday at 11am

A walking tour of Cork, specifically looking at the treats and games that young people (7ish to 13ish year olds ) enjoyed.

22/04/2024

So I did something new on Friday, a natural 'experiment' continuation of my walking tours for children. This time I did an entire class for a school tour. It was a brilliant eye-opener for them and me, so many of them had never looked around like that before. I don't remember doing it myself until I was 14ish myself, and this was a 6th class group.

One of the underlining themes I try to get across with the young people on my tour is that 'history happens forwards' and 'we aren't the last bit of Cork's history really landed' with some of them I think.

It was also invigorating to be around people who have a bigger age difference from them to me (30ish years), than from me to my presumably retirement phase of life (25ish years time, I'll be 70). You need your weetabix and coffee to deal with their energy!

TLDR: This Is Cork Tours does walking tours as school tours now, and it's very good!

Drop me a message if yer looking!

16/04/2024

I'm starting the This Is Cork podcast from scratch, and the first episode is online now.

It's between me, Frank O’Connor, one half of Derelict Ireland, and Michael O’Sullivan, the instigator of a Meanwhile Use survey, which is running until end of April, the survey is here -> https://bit.ly/MeanwhileUse

We discuss how stopping vacancy stops dereliction, upcoming elections and policies and cover a lot of ground in between.

You can definitely find it here -> https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/661d4a86a66b730016d1a2f5 and it's up on Spotify too, it might take a while to get on all the directories.

There's also a bonus at the end, an exclusive listen to 'Aisling Gheal', the opening track of David Murphy's incredible album which gets released this Thursday.

09/04/2024

So I made 2 quizzes for EchoLive.ie for Easter... and look at me posting them now! but the competition is still open

A 30 euro prize up for grabs, and a bit of post holidays fun!

this is for under 8 year olds -> https://bit.ly/49vQWKb

this is for 8 to 12 years olds -> https://bit.ly/3VWHAUF

07/04/2024

The tours over Easter went great, 3 slots every weekend for the foreseeable. Link in Bio!

"It was amazing, I don't think Ronan should change a thing about the tour." - Jack, aged 11

"I learnt a lot from the tour. I'm not from Cork so it was very interesting to learn so much about the city. Ronan was really interactive with his audience" - Sarah, aged Grown Up!

" a warmth and ease that feels like you’ve bumped into a knowledgable friend on the street who happens to be walking the same direction as you." - .ie

03/04/2024

Another great stroll around the City today with my Corks Many Childhoods walking tour

19/03/2024

sound the rarely used word klaxon.. a slew

That's right a SLEW of my This Is Cork Tours walking tours for kids (7ish to 12ish) have gone up for booking over the upcoming Easter Holidays...

Some are fully booked by private groups already so get cracking.

A walking tour of Cork, specifically looking at the treats and games that young people (7ish to 13ish year olds ) enjoyed.

14/03/2024

23/02/2024

So my children's/family walking tours are running pretty much every Saturday at 11am for the forseeable

Tickets -> https://bit.ly/TICTC

" Do yourself a favour and do this. It's absolutely brilliant." - Alun, aged Grown Up.

"It was amazing, I don't think Ronan should change a thing about the tour." - Jack, aged 11

"It was so interesting. I loved trying the honeycomb" - Freya, aged 9

"I learnt a lot from the tour. I'm not from Cork so it was very interesting to learn so much about the city. Ronan was really interactive with his audience" - Sarah, aged Grown Up!

" a warmth and ease that feels like you’ve bumped into a knowledgable friend on the street who happens to be walking the same direction as you." - EchoLive.ie

A walking tour of Cork, specifically looking at the treats and games that young people (7ish to 13ish year olds ) enjoyed.

21/02/2024

The Childrens/Family Walking Tours will continue for foreseeable on Saturdays at 11am

A walking tour of Cork, specifically looking at the treats and games that young people (7ish to 13ish year olds ) enjoyed.

14/02/2024

Tours have been going great for mid term.

halfway through midterm here

a few spots left at 11am tomorrow till Sunday.

I've children's/family walking tours available every day during the Midterms

Tickets -> https://bit.ly/TICTC

at 11am from Sat 10 Feb to Sun 18 Feb

" Do yourself a favour and do this. It's absolutely brilliant." - Alun, aged Grown Up.

"It was amazing, I don't think Ronan should change a thing about the tour." - Jack, aged 11

"It was so interesting. I loved trying the honeycomb" - Freya, aged 9

"I learnt a lot from the tour. I'm not from Cork so it was very interesting to learn so much about the city. Ronan was really interactive with his audience" - Sarah, aged Grown Up!

" a warmth and ease that feels like you’ve bumped into a knowledgable friend on the street who happens to be walking the same direction as you." - EchoLive.ie