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.
The Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) certifies each film according to the following system, and Triskel Arts Centre is obliged by law to only admit customers who meet the age criteria set by the classification of each film. Valid ID may be required.
- G: Suitable for all, including children of a school going age.
- PG: Generally suitable for children aged 8 and over.
- 12A: Suitable for people aged 12 and over, or for younger people if accompanied by a responsible adult.
- 15A: Suitable for people aged 15 and over, or for younger people if accompanied by a responsible adult.
- 16: Suitable only for people aged 16 and above. Younger people may not be admitted by law.
- 18: Suitable only for persons aged 18 and above. Younger people may not be admitted by law.
- NC: Films marked “NC” (Not Certified) have not been granted certification by the Irish Film Classification Office. Ticket buyers must be 18 years of age or older and they require a Triskel Cinema Membership, which may be purchased on an annual or per film basis.
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.
Are you a cinema member? If not, why not?! Click on the Cinema Membership tab above for more information or buy now.
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Ticket prices before 5pm*:
Full: €8.00
With Annual Membership: €7.00
Child (under 14): €7.00
Ticket prices 5pm and after*:
Full: €11.00
With Annual Membership: €8.50
Child (under 14): €8.50
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
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 annual membership only & first time MUBI subscribers only)
Full: €20 – purchase now
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).
Triskel Cinema Recommends
Close‘Róisín’ – Elinor O’Donovan, Sample-Studios Spike Island Summer Resident Film Screening
Sample-Studios and Triskel Arts Centre host a preview of a new film by Elinor O’Donovan, Róisín, on 6 October 2026 at 2pm. This preview takes place in advance of O’Donovan’s exhibition of the same name, which opens in Sample-Studios Gallery: The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion on 10 October 2026, following the Sample-Studios Spike Island Summer Residency 2026.
Róisín explores the life of Charlotte Grace O’Brien (1845–1909), O’Donovan’s great-great-great-great aunt. O’Brien was a writer, activist and plant collector who worked on behalf of Irish women emigrating to the United States in the late nineteenth century, campaigning against the conditions they experienced in Queenstown, now Cobh, aboard ships and upon their arrival in New York. O’Donovan’s enquiry took her from Cobh to Dublin, Limerick and New York through archives, libraries, botanical collections and places connected to O’Brien.
Róisín takes the form of a ‘desktop documentary’. The film evolves through a voice-over based on a script written by O’Donovan, illustrated by browser windows showing archival materials and photographs, digital drawings and footage shot in Cobh and New York. It recreates fragments of O’Brien’s story through O’Donovan’s research and personal insights into her journey.
This screening is followed by a Q&A between O’Donovan and Miguel Amado, Director of Sirius Arts Centre and the exhibition’s curator.
The Sample-Studios Spike Island Summer Residency is delivered in partnership with Spike Island and Sirius Arts Centre. This initiative is supported by the Arts Council.
Culture Night 2026 at Triskel
Sample-Studios and Triskel Arts Centre host a preview of a new film by Elinor O’Donovan, Róisín, on 6 October 2026 at 2pm. This preview takes place in advance of O’Donovan’s exhibition of the same name, which opens in Sample-Studios Gallery: The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion on 10 October 2026, following the Sample-Studios Spike Island Summer Residency 2026.
Róisín explores the life of Charlotte Grace O’Brien (1845–1909), O’Donovan’s great-great-great-great aunt. O’Brien was a writer, activist and plant collector who worked on behalf of Irish women emigrating to the United States in the late nineteenth century, campaigning against the conditions they experienced in Queenstown, now Cobh, aboard ships and upon their arrival in New York. O’Donovan’s enquiry took her from Cobh to Dublin, Limerick and New York through archives, libraries, botanical collections and places connected to O’Brien.
Róisín takes the form of a ‘desktop documentary’. The film evolves through a voice-over based on a script written by O’Donovan, illustrated by browser windows showing archival materials and photographs, digital drawings and footage shot in Cobh and New York. It recreates fragments of O’Brien’s story through O’Donovan’s research and personal insights into her journey.
This screening is followed by a Q&A between O’Donovan and Miguel Amado, Director of Sirius Arts Centre and the exhibition’s curator.
The Sample-Studios Spike Island Summer Residency is delivered in partnership with Spike Island and Sirius Arts Centre. This initiative is supported by the Arts Council.
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.