Plugd Records

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

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.

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.

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:


 * Sam Amidon
 * Seamus Fogarty (Fence Records) in February 2013
 * Richard Dawson
 * Bouts
 * September Girls