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Jim McBride: Great Balls of Fire plus Filmmaker Q&A - Triskel Cork

At Triskel Christchurch · Tobin Street, Cork City, Co. Cork

Jim McBride Great Balls of Fire screening and Q&A at Triskel Arts Centre Cork

What to Expect

Great Balls of Fire (1989), Jim McBride’s wildly energetic biopic of rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis starring Dennis Quaid, closes the three-night Jim McBride retrospective at Triskel. The screening is followed by a live Q&A with director Jim McBride. The event is part of the Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 programme.

Good to Know

  • Wednesday 24 June 2026, Triskel Christchurch, Cork City
  • Followed by a live Q&A with director Jim McBride
  • Third night of a retrospective; also see Breathless (Mon 22) and The Big Easy (Tue 23)

Getting There

Triskel Christchurch is in Cork City centre on Tobin Street, close to Patrick Street.

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