It’s the biggest, loudest, citywide party of the year.

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is about to kick off, but if you’re a newly minted mum or dad, you could be considering giving it a miss.

Happily, one Cork shop has a solution for parents who fancy catching some of the brilliant day time acts playing across city venues this weekend… without interrupting nap time.

Salinger’s Little is fully stocked with special ear defenders for babies, so you can stroll the streets without fearing your little jazz fan is about to be startled by the sudden honk of a trombone.

The ear defenders at the Drawbridge Street shop are made by Em for Bubs, the world’s first hearing defender designed specifically for babies.

Recommended for newborns and babies up to 18 months, the brand says the soft and stretchy adjustable headband makes them making ‘extremely comfortable for little heads and offer reassuring protection for small ears.’

You can nab a set in store for €26.50 – worth it for an extra coffee during the afternoon snooze.