Plugd Records

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Plugd Records is an independent record shop and concert venue in Cork City, Ireland.

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Founded by Jim Horgan, and co-run until 2018 by Albert Twomey (co-founder of Out On A Limb Records), Plugd not only sells records, CDs, cassettes and printed matter like zines, but also acts as an intimate venue and an important hub for Cork's alternative music scene. [1]

Originally based on Washington Street, Plugd temporarily sold music from An Realt Dearg (local pub - now called The Gateway) before relocating to the former ESB substation on Caroline Street. In 2011, Plugd found a new home on the first floor of the Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street (Cork) with its sister café, Gulpd, located on the ground floor. [2]

The shop later relocated to the top floor of the Roundy bar in the Queen's Old Castle area of the city, where it continued to function as a venue in the evenings.

In 2022, after the pandemic-era closure of its Roundy operation, it opened a new record shop and café on the city's Coal Quay, which also continues to function as an intimate venue.

Past gigs

Past instore gigs held in Plugd Records include:

Official website: www.plugdrecords.com

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References

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  2. Barry, Aoife (4 May 2011). "Top Story: Triskel Arts Centre & Plugd Records…Cork's brave new dawn". State . Retrieved 22 November 2013.