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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).
  • 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.

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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.

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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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

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Silver*: Free (for over 65s)
Unwaged*: Free (for jobseekers)

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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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Ransom '79
PG

85 mins – Ireland 2024 – Documentary
Director: Colm Quinn
Featuring: Charlie Bird, Paul Murphy and Bertie Ahern


Legendary Irish reporter Charlie Bird is determined to break one final story before his life is cut short by Motor Neurone Disease. Charlie’s sources have given him an extraordinary true crime story, one that had remained secret for decades – the attempt by a criminal gang to extort millions from the Irish government. The disease has already taken Charlie’s voice. But clever use of technology means he can still do interviews – using a voice app on his ipad – and, even as his strength falters, he keeps chasing the story.

RANSOM ‘79 charts Charlie’s investigation and reconstructs a scarcely-believable sequence of events that led from farce to tragedy, in a very different Ireland. But beneath it all, the film is an exploration of how one man confronting his own mortality can find respite in doing the thing he loves, even in the most terrible of circumstances.

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85 mins – Ireland 2024 – Documentary
Director: Colm Quinn
Featuring: Charlie Bird, Paul Murphy and Bertie Ahern


Legendary Irish reporter Charlie Bird is determined to break one final story before his life is cut short by Motor Neurone Disease. Charlie’s sources have given him an extraordinary true crime story, one that had remained secret for decades – the attempt by a criminal gang to extort millions from the Irish government. The disease has already taken Charlie’s voice. But clever use of technology means he can still do interviews – using a voice app on his ipad – and, even as his strength falters, he keeps chasing the story.

RANSOM ‘79 charts Charlie’s investigation and reconstructs a scarcely-believable sequence of events that led from farce to tragedy, in a very different Ireland. But beneath it all, the film is an exploration of how one man confronting his own mortality can find respite in doing the thing he loves, even in the most terrible of circumstances.

A thrilling yarn and a moving biopic all in one.
Entertainment.ie