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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).
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  • 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).
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We encourage everyone to purchase tickets online in advance but, if you’d prefer to purchase in person, check out this week’s Box Office Opening Hours. We would appreciate contactless payment where possible.

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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, check out this week’s Box Office Opening Hours. We would appreciate contactless payment where possible.

*Triskel may adjust these prices in special circumstances

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  • Reduced standard ticket prices
  • No fees on non-cert titles
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  • Treat one guest per screening to your membership rates (full annual membership only)
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  • 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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Poison Ivy
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Four Films by Katt Shea

88 mins – United States 1992
Director: Katt Shea
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert and Tom Skerritt


Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert) is an awkward outsider who has a fraught relationship with her mother (Cheryl Ladd), who is remote, and father (Tom Skerritt), who is going through a mid-life crisis. She befriends a fellow teenager who calls herself ‘Ivy’ (Drew Barrymore) and these two loners become close. Soon, Ivy moves into Cooper’s home and becomes part of her family, but this young woman is manipulative and quickly wreaks havoc within the troubled Cooper household. POISON IVY is part coming-of-age drama and part wickedly dark thriller. It polarised viewers when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and sparked much debate. It’s a challenging film with contentious subject matter but also a thoughtful one with all the characters, even the villainous Ivy, being well-rounded and surprisingly sympathetic. The performances are uniformly excellent, with Gilbert and Barrymore being particularly impressive as the teenagers at the centre of the story.

Shooting at the Speed of Thought – Four Films by Katt Shea

A pioneering female director who started out working on low budget productions for the king of the B’s Roger Corman, Katt Shea made films in this male-dominated world with taut screenplays (which she often co-wrote), snappy dialogue, innovative visuals, thoughtful characterisations and great performances. See more »
Tue 21 Oct 2025
18:00

88 mins – United States 1992
Director: Katt Shea
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert and Tom Skerritt


Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert) is an awkward outsider who has a fraught relationship with her mother (Cheryl Ladd), who is remote, and father (Tom Skerritt), who is going through a mid-life crisis. She befriends a fellow teenager who calls herself ‘Ivy’ (Drew Barrymore) and these two loners become close. Soon, Ivy moves into Cooper’s home and becomes part of her family, but this young woman is manipulative and quickly wreaks havoc within the troubled Cooper household. POISON IVY is part coming-of-age drama and part wickedly dark thriller. It polarised viewers when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and sparked much debate. It’s a challenging film with contentious subject matter but also a thoughtful one with all the characters, even the villainous Ivy, being well-rounded and surprisingly sympathetic. The performances are uniformly excellent, with Gilbert and Barrymore being particularly impressive as the teenagers at the centre of the story.

One of the most unusual and painful stories of young female bonding of its era.
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