All About Cork: Family fun day enjoyed by all at the Plaza in Blackpool

1.Hamid and Shoaib Muhammad enjoying the face-painting and balloon animals at the family fun day at the Plaza, Blackpool.

2.Catherine, Cadhla and Fiadh Dineen joining in on the craic at the family fun day that was held in the Plaza, Blackpool.

3.Mark O’Brien, Brian Hurley, and Eleanor Mustard enjoying the family fun day that was held in the Plaza, Blackpool.

4.Ruby O’Connor has fun chalking the path at the family fun day that was held in the Plaza, Blackpool.

Directors sought by Cork Arts Theatre for 10 x 10 event

Cork Arts Theatre on Carroll’s Quay is seeking directors for its 10 x 10 play event.

A spokesperson for the venue said: “It’s that time of year again and we’re doing another call-out for people interested in directing for our upcoming 10 x 10 Minute Play Event.

“The shortlisted plays should be available by mid-October and the performances will take place from Tuesday 2 to Saturday December 6.

“If you are interested in being part of this exciting, annual fundraising event for the Cork Arts Theatre, please contact the event co-ordinator, Jim Horgan, by email at: theatre@corkartstheatre.com with a brief outline of your theatre experience.”

Dragon of Shandon help out

Blackpool’s Cork Community Art Link is busy readying some fantastical creations ahead of the Dragon of Shandon on October 31.

Volunteers are four weeks into their work but can always do with more help.

The organisation said on its Facebook page: “CCAL volunteers have been busy bringing the dragons legion of loyal ghouls, beasts, misfits and demons to life. We can’t thank them enough. So, if you want to jump in and help them wake up the dead, then drop by from Tuesday to Thursday, 2pm to 5pm at The Lido in Blackpool. “

Acclaimed show at Firkin

Shandon’s Dance Cork Firkin Crane will welcome an award-winning First Nations choreographer and dancer to Cork with a critically acclaimed show on Friday and Saturday October 10 and 11.

Rinse is a solo dance work by Bundjalung and Ngapuhi choreographer and dancer Amrita Hepi, co-written and directed by Mish Grigor. The work, called ‘a standout performance’ by Dance Australia, explores the concept of ‘beginnings’ through a critical lens, the work deconstructs the over-emphasis Western culture places on beginnings and linear time.

Instead, using a highly physical and striking dance vocabulary, alongside a twisting and evocative text monologue, Hepi argues all events, projects, relationships, moments and environments exist together as part of a vast continuum to which we constantly contribute; a body of knowledge and care to which everything is inextricably linked.

With costuming, and live sound by composer Daniel Jenatsch, Rinse unfolds on a stark and simple set.

This radical and decolonial work originated as a short piece which took out the People’s Choice Award as part of the Keir Choreographic Awards and has subsequently been developed into a full length production.

See Rinse at Dance Cork Firkin Crane on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 October at 7:30pm. Tickets €15/€12 from https://dancecorkfirkincrane.ie.

Parish lotto at €20,000

The parish lotto jackpot this week has risen to the very round and tantalising sum of €20,000

The parish said the lotto has become vital for the running of the parish over the past five years since it was established.

Tickets may not be purchased by persons who are under 18 years of age and any winnings will only be paid to persons who are over 18 years of age.

It can be played online at www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Cork%20Cathedral/lotto.

During the week, offline tickets are available in our parish offices at The Cathedral and Blackpool.

Tickets are also available in local shops.

Watch the draw today on the Cathedral Facebook page at facebook.com/corkcathedral.

Cathedral Credit Union award

Cathedral Credit Union on Shandon Street are seeking nominations from the public for their Joe Sheehan Community Award for 2025.

The Award, is open to anybody living in the North Cathedral, Middle Parish, Sacred Heart, Sunday’s Well, St Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, and Blarney Street communities.

Manager of the credit union Eoin Newman said: “We are looking for ordinary people who, by their voluntary efforts, have made a difference in either a community, sporting, educational or indeed any field of endeavour.

“As a community and voluntary organisation, we understand and appreciate the sometimes thankless efforts that many people put into various community-based organisations”.

Nomination Forms, which are available in the Credit Union office, must be returned to Cathedral Credit Union on or before October 25.

You can also email your nomination to info@cathedralcu.ie.