Cinema Info
Experience the best in Independent and world film in a fully digital cinema based in the unique surroundings of a stunningly refurbished 1700s neo-classical church. Triskel Arts Centre in the heart of Cork city screens two titles each week with additional special events, film strands such as Experimental Film, Horror and monthly Shorts.
- Tickets for films rated ’12A’ and ’15A’ can be purchased for persons under the ages of 12 and 15 only if accompanied by an adult guardian (of 18 years or older).
- Tickets for films rated ’16’ can be purchased by and for persons of 16 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
- Tickets for films rated ’18’ can be purchased by and for persons of 18 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
- Tickets for films rated ‘NC’ can be purchased by members only, of 18 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required). Members must be over 18 years of age to attend films rated ‘NC’.
We encourage everyone to purchase tickets online in advance but, if you’d prefer to purchase in person, click here for this week’s Box Office Opening Hours. We would appreciate contactless payment where possible.
Are you a cinema member? If not, why not?! Click on the Cinema Membership tab above for more information or click here to purchase.
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Ticket prices before 5pm*:
Full: €7.50
With Annual Membership: €6.50
Child (under 14): €6.50
Ticket prices 5pm and after:
Full: €10.50
With Annual Membership: €8
Child (under 14): €8
We encourage everyone to purchase tickets online in advance but, if you’d prefer to purchase in person, click here for this week’s Box Office Opening Hours. We would appreciate contactless payment where possible.
*Triskel may adjust these prices in special circumstances
Are you a cinema member? If not, why not?! Click on the Cinema Membership tab above for more information or purchase directly.
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If you love films, then Triskel Cinema Membership is a must for you. Members benefits include:
- Reduced standard ticket prices
- No fees on non-cert titles
- Invitation to special screenings and events
- Exclusive membership newsletter
- A free screening after every eight attended (full annual membership only)
- Treat one guest per screening to your membership rates (full annual membership only)
- Free 90-day subscription to MUBI
Full: €15 – click HERE to purchase
Student*: Free (sign up with valid student ID)
Silver*: Free (for over 65s)
Unwaged*: Free (for jobseekers)
* Sign up in person at Triskel Box Office
Terms and conditions
- Card is valid for 12 months from date of purchase.
- Titles, times, dates and prices subject to change.
- Management reserves the right to refuse admission.
- Membership can be revoked if not used in line with our terms and conditions.
- Membership is non-transferrable.
- Full Membership can be purchased online. All other memberships need to be obtained at our Box Office. Please note, we do not process memberships in the 30 minutes prior to a screening.
- Presentation of membership card and valid ID needed to purchase tickets and enter auditorium.
- Membership prices does not extend to satellite broadcasting events.
- Membership price can be extended to one guest per screening (full annual membership only).
- One free ticket earned for every eight (full annual membership only).
- Use of recording devices is forbidden.
- Tickets for films rated ’12A’ and ’15A’ can be purchased for persons under the ages of 12 and 15 only if accompanied by an adult guardian (of 18 years or older).
- Tickets for films rated ’16’ can be purchased by and for persons of 16 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
- Tickets for films rated ’18’ can be purchased by and for persons of 18 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
- Tickets for films rated ‘NC’ can be purchased by members only, of 18 years of age and over only (valid ID may be required).
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Paul Verhoeven - The Hollywood Years
128 mins | United States 1992
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone and Jeanne Tripplehorn
There is a crime scene with an ice pick stained with blood, a silk scarf tied to a bedpost and a fading rock star brutally slain. But who is the killer? For San Francisco Detective Nick Curran, what begins as a routine investigation becomes something much more when he meets Catherine Tramell. She is a novelist whose bizarre, fictional crimes have a nasty habit of coming true. She quickly becomes the prime suspect but Curran cannot help but be drawn to the flirtatious and irresistible Tramell.
After two science fiction movies, Verhoeven changed tack with this steamy, Hitchcockian neo noir thriller. One of the most financially successful films of 1992, BASIC INSTINCT is a melodramatic crime thriller with everyone in top form – including Jan de Bont’s stylish cinematography, a rousing music score by Jerry Goldsmith, and the central performances of Michael Douglas as Nick Curran, and Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell – who overnight became an international movie star.
Paul Verhoeven – The Hollywood Years
This summer Triskel Arts Centre presents a season of films dedicated to one of the most divisive, controversial and successful directors who worked in American cinema during the late 20th century: Paul Verhoeven. See more »
128 mins | United States 1992
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone and Jeanne Tripplehorn
There is a crime scene with an ice pick stained with blood, a silk scarf tied to a bedpost and a fading rock star brutally slain. But who is the killer? For San Francisco Detective Nick Curran, what begins as a routine investigation becomes something much more when he meets Catherine Tramell. She is a novelist whose bizarre, fictional crimes have a nasty habit of coming true. She quickly becomes the prime suspect but Curran cannot help but be drawn to the flirtatious and irresistible Tramell.
After two science fiction movies, Verhoeven changed tack with this steamy, Hitchcockian neo noir thriller. One of the most financially successful films of 1992, BASIC INSTINCT is a melodramatic crime thriller with everyone in top form – including Jan de Bont’s stylish cinematography, a rousing music score by Jerry Goldsmith, and the central performances of Michael Douglas as Nick Curran, and Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell – who overnight became an international movie star.
Flashy, raunchy and schlocky, BASIC INSTINCT is classic nineties noir. 
Triskel Arts Centre is proud to announce its association with The F-Rating initiative. Developed in the Bath Film Festival in 2014, the F-Rating is a new film rating which will highlight those with a strong female voice.