40,000 people expected to descend on the city for the annual Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
The festival is worth over €15 million to the local economy across the weekend alone
Cork is gearing up for the annual Guinness Jazz Festival at the end of the month
Over 40,000 people are expected to flock into the city for the 34th annual festival which is worth over €15 million to the local economy across the weekend alone
Organisers say they aim to keep Jazz at the heart of the festival but stress the importance of good cross over acts with a broad appeal so this year Picture This and Brian Deady have been added to the line-up...
Diageo has also teamed up with taxi drivers across Cork in an effort to make the Jazz Festival more accessible to people
Jemma Bell from Diageo told RedFM News that as taxi drivers are the first point of contact for visitors to the city it's important that they are well-briefed on the Festival
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