Welcome

Sea Church is a casual dining restaurant and event space, situated just outside the seaside village of Ballycotton in beautiful East Cork.

Boasting a dramatic coastal location, Sea Church plays host to Ireland’s musical heavyweights as well as emerging artists in its magical, restored church while inviting patrons to meet, eat, drink and relax in its ocean-inspired renovated schoolhouse.

With breath-taking surroundings and a wealth of rugged scenery at its doorstep, Sea Church is available for private hire, ceremonies, special events, exhibitions and functions.

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The Frank & Walters

The Frank & Walters make their Sea Church return on June 3rd 2023.

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Where is my Mind - Live Podcast

With Niall Breslin

Join us at the beautiful Sea Church Ballycotton on June 4th for an unforgettable evening of live podcast recording with the one and only Niall Breslin, also known as Bressie.

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Alter Egos @ Chris Kent & John Meagher

Alter Egos Comedy Club is back on June 6th hosted by by Corks own Chris Kent and with new headliner, John Meagher

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The Naildrivers

Formed in 1999 in Cork, Ireland, Pontious Pilate & The Naildrivers came about because of their love of the energy, message and fun of ska and punk music.

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Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band

Standing Show

For the first time, the great Bruce Springsteen tribute band Glory Days will be coming to County Cork. The repertoire spans the many decades of Springsteen classic songs. Expect a great atmosphere.

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Jack O'Rourke

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Since Jack’s acclaimed debut, Dreamcatcher, which entered the Irish Top 5, In the intervening years, Jack has established himself as one of Ireland’s finest songsmiths and a live favourite.

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Freddie White

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Freddie White has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. He busked in subways, and developed his unique voice and guitar style — HUGELY popular among his loyal fan base.

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John Blek & The Broken Strings

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John Blek & The Broken Strings will be embarking on their first tour of Europe. There is a sense of freedom and joy in the playing of this group. True synergy is achieved when they perform together.

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Strictly Cash

Celebrate Independence Day AT Sea Church with a southern style bbq and with entertainment from Strictly Cash  followed by Classic American Rock tunes

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Barry McGivern Band

Rory Gallagher Tribute

The Barry McGivern Band travel the length and breadth of the country playing Rory Gallagher’s music the way it should be played. They deliver an authentic Rory Gallagher performance.

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Cry Before Dawn

Standing

Cry Before Dawn first formed in 1982, and fuse guitar-driven rock with traditional Irish pipes and whistles to create a uniquely powerful and dynamic sound.

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The Riptide Movement

The Riptide Movement are a Gold selling, Choice nominated, Number 1 rock band from Dublin, Ireland. With five studio albums to their name and a string of hit songs including “All Works Out”, “You & I”

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Slippery When Wet

The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute Band

Slippery When Wet are widely recognised as Irelands foremost Bon Jovi Tribute band, playing all the hits including, Livin’ on a Prayer, It’s My Life, Always and Wanted Dead or Alive.

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80s vs 90s Night

A trip down memory lane, with music from all your favourite artists during the 80’s and 90’s who dominated the charts of those decades!

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Talos

Talos makes his Seachurch debut with a special full band show

Talos makes his Seachurch debut with a special full band show ahead of an appearance at All Together Now. Fresh off the back of his Artist of the Year nomination at the recent Choice Awards

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IE/DC

AC/DC Tribute Band

Their high-energy show promises to rock your foundations to the core and leave you shakin’ all night long.

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Trevor & Ger

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They play a mixture of their own versions of traditional and classic folk songs and their own compositions which have received international acclaim.

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The Pale

Standing Gig

Constantly perfecting their energetic live show… while they continued to release a string of albums that effortlessly skip between style and genres, all the while retaining a strong lyrical focus.

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Live Lizzy

Thin Lizzy Tribute Band

hey have designed their set to cover every era of Lizzy’s musical catalog stretching from the classic line-up in the early 70’s right through to the last incarnation in the early ’80s.

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George Murphy and The Rising Sons

Seated

Join George Murphy and The Rising Sons as they take to the stage at Sea Church, Saturday 9th of September.

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Rob Strong & Band

e legendary Blues/ Soul singer, Rob Strong, may be 73 years old this year but as the title of his forthcoming Biography suggests, Rob is STILL GOING STRONG!

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Miscellany Of Folk

Seated

Their acoustic sound blends the tone of Accordion, Fiddle, Guitar, Bodhran, Mandola balanced with resonant vocals and sweet harmonies.

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Niall Teague & Padraic Joyce

Seated

Their collective influences have developed into a folk style blended with Americana, country and blues and they have proven to be a growing talent in the Irish music scene.

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A Foo Good Men

Foo Fighters Tribute Band

Expect back to back classics including Everlong, Best of You, Learn to Fly, The Pretender, Times Like These and All My Life carried out in true Foo fashion.

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Paddy Casey - Living Tour

Don’t miss out on Paddy Casey’s Living Tour, coming to Sea Church on November 4th!

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Chris Kent ‘Back At it”

Cork man Chris Kent returns with his brand new show “Back At It”

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Red Hurley

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Red Hurley famous as the lead singer of the Irish pop group The Nevada will be singing all hits from over the last 50 years! It promises to be a great night. 

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Guns Reloaded

Come and join us at Sea Church Ballycotton on the 18th November for an unforgettable night of rock ‘n’ roll with Guns Reloaded!

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Karma Police - A Tribute to Radiohead

Covering the band’s entire career, from 1993’s “Pablo Honey” up to and including 2016s classics

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Don Baker

Seated

The legendary performances by this consummate entertainer that have engaged, enchanted and charmed audiences for more than 55 years.

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Lisa Canny

Kick off her Christmas celebrations this year with Lisa Canny and her band. They return home to …. this Dec …, rounding off a massive year of touring, having done 85 shows across European and the

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Super Troupers

Standing

Performing all the classic hits, and fan favourites of ABBA, The Super Troupers are a fully live professional band celebrating the music of one of the world’s greatest bands.

Restaurant

A modern Irish restaurant, food is locally sourced as much as possible, be it land or sea, before being expertly cooked.

Situated beside the beautifully renovated St Colman’s Church of Ireland, the space maintains the schoolhouse’s architectural structure while inviting the contemporary styling of a modern restaurant.

Reviews

Lilly Fox

5/5

Had a lovely family meal here recently….food was absolutely delicious and the staff were amazing. 💕

We’ll be back! 🙏

Sarah Frankham

5/5

We booked the restaurant for a family celebration. We were very impressed by the friendly and efficient staff, the wonderful atmosphere and the exceptional food. There was great choice on the menu and something to accommodate everyone. We will definitely be returning and recommending to friends and family.

Dylan Fogarty

5/5

Beautiful restaurant with amazing food and a very warm and welcoming environment. Staff are very friendly and accommodating. I hope to return here soon for live music and more great food!

Gary Meyler

5/5

Really good, warm service from the staff. Not too many veggie options here but the pizza and falafel burger were absolutely delicious so we’ll be back for them again. Restaurant tastefully connects to an old renovated church used for events so can’t wait to see a first gig there. Great spot altogether.

Donal Behan

5/5

Great location, view, service and food plus excellent acoustics for concerts.

Came here for dinner and will be calling in again. Some of the best fish I had served in the last few years and nice to see a local microbrewery on tap too.

Mark Grace

5/5

Stunning venue. The staff where excellent and couldn’t do enough for you.

The food is 10/10 and would highly recommend.

Charles McGann

5/5

A absolutely beautiful spot for a relaxing bite to eat or a casual pint. A very impressive set up, lovely food, great staff in a lovely part of the world. Can’t wait to get back to see a gig in the church.

I can only suggest to any persons passing, pop in and take an hour to indulge in great food, a nice drink and relax in a most beautiful spot. Till the next time. Thank you for a wonderful experience .

Barry Caulfield

5/5

A stunning church converted to a restaurant right by the sea. We sat outdoors as the weather was good. The food was amazing and the service was good. Its a very popular place so it was very busy at lunch time when we were there. Be sure to book in advance as not to be disappointed. I really enjoyed the charcuterie board we got as a starter. I had the meat pizza for main course and the eaten mess as dessert! All food was very tasty 🙂👏

Olivia O'Mahoney

5/5

Had a great birthday meal here last night. The place is beautiful, the staff, although all very young, were so lovely and polite and efficient and the service was faultless. The food was delicious, I had Scampi for starters and baked salmon for mains, both were fabulous. The fish and chips with tartar sauce was amazing, portion was huge! The two steaks were a little bit on the tough side and slightly overcooked but were nevertheless very tasty. Would highly recommend this place and will definitely go back soon!

Private
Hire

The Chapel

for the Perfect intimate experience for weddings AND functions