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27 Apr
Over 150 performers are set to tread the boards at the Cork Opera House for an unforgettable concert in aid of Ukraine on Friday the 13th of May.
The concert will feature well-known acts from across the County including Rubyhorse, The White Horse Guitar Club, Karen Underwood, Carrigtwohill Gospel Choir, The White Horse Gospel Choir and Citadel, a band comprised of asylum seekers and refugees.
Proceeds will go towards the Irish Red Cross Ukraine appeal, and the funds will help to provide provisions for Ukrainian refugees fleeing for their lives as Russia's invasion of their home country continues.
The Lord Mayor, Cllr Colm Burke, congratulated everyone who is involved and getting the big show ready, he said: here is an amazing line up of talent so please buy a ticket to show your solidarity with a people who have had their lives upended. I have to commend the many groups involved the Ukraine Community Response Forum."
“Much needed wraparound services are being provided by our interagency partners and the community and voluntary every day to ensure hundreds of displaced Ukrainians can find their feet and settle in Cork," he added.
The CEO of the Cork Opera House, Eibhlin Gleeson, said that this concert provides the opportunity for one community to reach out towards another.
“The Ukraine appeal concert represents an opportunity for one community to reach out to another; a gesture of love, compassion, humanity and solidarity in a time of dire need. We’re very pleased at Cork Opera House to be able to host this benefit event and hope that the people of Cork join us for what promises to be a very worthwhile and memorable evening," she said.
Declan Lucey of one of Cork's favourite homegrown bands, Rubyhorse, said that he is really looking forward to headlining this night of diverse entertainment.
“It’s been hard to watch the unfolding horror being inflicted upon our Ukrainian brothers and sisters. I cannot imagine how hard it must be to step on a train and say goodbye to your husband, your brother, your son or maybe your father, wondering if you will ever see them again. To step on a train and arrive in a strange country with only the clothes on your back.," he said.
“As a local and diverse Cork community of artists, musicians and local business people and including some refugees, we wanted to do something to show our love and solidarity and to welcome our friends from the Ukraine and show them we stand with them. A Night Out for Ukraine will be a night of music and joy from musicians of all walks of life," he added.