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.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Red Hot Copy Peppers - Red Hot Chilli Peppers Tribute

Join us on 6th April 2024 for Red Hot Copy Peppers show the best red Hot Chilli Peppers tribute in Ireland!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

The Ballycotton Comedy Festival - The Main Show @ Sea Church

Prepare for an unforgettable night of laughter and entertainment at The Main Show, taking center stage at Sea Church on Saturday, September 30th, starting at 9:30 pm.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

The Ballycotton Comedy Festival - COCO Comedy Club @ THE BLACKBIRD

Join us for an unforgettable evening full of humor with COCO Comedy Club at THE BLACKBIRD on September 30th.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

The Ballycotton Comedy Festival - Alter Ego Comedy Club @ Sea Church

Get ready for an evening of side-splitting comedy at the Alter Ego show, featured as part of the Ballycotton Comedy Festival. Join us at Sea Church on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 at 7:00pm.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

The Ballycotton Comedy Festival - Closing Gala @ Sea Church

Get ready for an epic grand finale as The Ballycotton Comedy Festival concludes with the spectacular Closing Gala at Sea Church on Sunday, October 1st, starting at 8:30 pm.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Lisa Lambe Nightvisiting

NightVisiting’ is a celebration and a reimagining of those nights of sharing the old songs and stories, not to be missed! Join us next 6th October!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Tales From The Pitch - Ireland V. Scotland Event

Join us for an unforgettable evening of rugby and chat as we scrum down at Sea Church in Ballycotton for the crunch World Cup clash between Ireland and Scotland, live from Stade de France.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Reflected Light -

Join us on 12th October for an unforgettable night of music with Reflected Light – Grief Songs.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Reggie For President

Reggie is the richest man in Cork by a huge margin in fairness to him. Join us on 13th October for an incredible comedy night!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Miscellany Of Folk

Seated

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

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Aoife Scott

Join us on 19th October and enjoy the live concert of the award winning folk Irish singer and songwriter Aoife Scott.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Rob Strong & Band

The 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!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

The Beatlebums

Join us on 21st October and enjoy an amazing night of music with the Beatlebums, the best tribute band in Ireland!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Hank Wedel and Declan Sinnott

Cork City based singer songwriter Hank Wedel teams up with well known Irish record producer and guitarist Declan Sinnott for a special Autumnal Concert at The Sea Church, Ballycotton on October 27th.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

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.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

The Grave Rave 2023

Celebrate Halloween in style, at The Grave Rave – Sea Church’s answer to a monstrous night out.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Bagatelle

Join us on 3rd November for an unforgettable night of Irish music!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Paddy Casey - Living Tour

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

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Chris Kent ‘Back At it”

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

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Mundy

Join us on November 12th 2023 at Sea Church for an unforgettable night of music with Mundy!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

CHRIS KENT ‘BACK AT IT' 16th November

Due to popular demand, Cork man Chris Kent returns with his brand new show “Back At It” on 16th November.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Red Hurley

Seated

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. 

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

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!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Gina & The Champions 1st Date

Don’t miss your chance to witness Gina & The Champions! Join us at Sea Church on November 24th for a night that will leave you breathless and inspired.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Gina & The Champions 2nd Date

Don’t miss your chance to witness Gina & The Champions! Join us at Sea Church on November 25th for a night that will leave you breathless and inspired.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Curtis Stigers

Join us on 3rd of December at Sea Church Ballycotton and enjoy an unforgettable night of jazz with Curtis Stigers.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Karma Police - A Tribute to Radiohead

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

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Garth Brookes - Tribute Band

Join us on 9th December to enjoy an unforgettable night of music with the best Garth Brooks Tribute Band at Sea Church!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

In Tua Nua

2023 will be In Tua Nua’s 40thanniversary year and plans are afoot to celebrate with their fans. Join us on 10th December for celebrating together!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Straif

Cork band Straif are the worlds first “New Frock” group. Formed in 2019, Straif mix their major influences of Nu metal, Folk & Alt Rock to create this genre bending group with years of performance .

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

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

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Jack O'Rourke

Jack O’Rourke has been described as “one of Ireland’s most gifted songwriters”.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

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.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Jack Lukeman 22nd Dec

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Jack Lukeman brings his seasonal performance, “Northern Lights – Songs of the Winter Solstice”, to an eager audience this winter.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Jack Lukeman 23rd Dec

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Jack Lukeman brings his seasonal performance, “Northern Lights – Songs of the Winter Solstice”, to an eager audience this winter.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

The Year Grunge Broke

on December 26th at Sea Church Ballycotton to celebrate the very best of Grunge and ’90s Alternative Rock with The Year Grunge Broke.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Karl Spain

is new show ‘Well, What Did You Expect?’ Karl talks about how we are where we are and how to solve all the world’s problems.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Celine Byrne

Celine Byrne is a lyric soprano from Kildare, Ireland. She is now recognised nationally and internationally as one of opera’s great stars.

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow: NYE

Join Us for a Night of Whimsy and Wonders at Cirque Du Sea Church – New Year’s Eve 2023!

Upcoming
Events

Gold-Wavey-Line

Moving Hearts 13th January

Join us on January 13th 2024 at Sea Church for an unforgettable night of music with Moving Hearts!

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