All About Cork: Let the battles commence at Comic Con

1.Frank Kendziora, Ludmila Nagy and Daniel Bromand, at Cork Comic Con in Ballintemple. Picture: David Keane.

2.Aoife, Alyson and Sean O'Brien, enjoying the fun at the Cork Comic Con held at the Marina Market. Picture: David Keane.

3.Vlatka Semerad and Mya Basel as characters from Bayonetta at Cork Comic Con. Picture: Denis Boyle.

4.Aadan O'Flatharta and Emma King as Volt and Zelda at Cork Comic Con. Picture: Denis Boyle.

5.Adam O'Callaghan as Thor at Cork Comic Con. Picture: Denis Boyle.

Vandalism at Marina Park

Labour Party councillor for the Cork City South East ward, Peter Horgan, has called on members of the public, who may have witnessed acts of vandalism at Marina Park, to contact gardaí. In a post shared on social media, Mr Horgan circulated images of the Marina Park slides, where attachments on the climbing wall section are visibly missing.

Speaking to The Echo, Mr Horgan said that it is “absolutely disgraceful that such vandalism was carried out”.

“It robs joy from children and families who use the Marina slides and costs more public funding to try and repair them,” said Mr Horgan.

“Those who would carry out such wanton destruction of a piece of public play infrastructure are thugs, plain and simple. Anyone who might have seen something should report it to gardaí. I’ve spoken to engineers and they will come up with a solution.”

Wendy’s at Mahon Point

Ireland’s first iteration of the American fast food chain Wendy’s has opened to customers at Mahon Point Shopping Centre. Corrib Oil was announced last year as Wendy’s franchise partner in Ireland, with the new site creating more than 50 jobs in Cork.

Justin Young, of Mahon Point Shopping Centre, said bringing the first Wendy’s to Ireland is “great news for Mahon”.

“We are expecting a really busy time ahead with the new restaurant opening, and we are looking forward to supporting the teams at Corrib and Wendy’s as they bring the much-anticipated, high-quality food Wendy’s is famous for to the people of Cork,” said Mr Young. Wendy’s joins the suite of other food offerings at the centre’s food court, which opens from 9.30am to 7pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; from 9.30am to 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays; and from 10am to 6pm on Sundays.

Join Mahon Tidy Towns

Representatives of Mahon Tidy Towns are calling on members of the public to join their group. In a post shared on social media, a spokesperson for Mahon Tidy Towns called for interested people to join them on their mission to enhance the Mahon area by keeping it clean and tidy.

“Mahon Tidy Towns are looking for new members to join us,” the spokesperson said.

“We meet every Saturday morning at 11am at the Mahon Community Centre. We are a very welcoming group, with a social chat and light refreshments afterwards.”

Rainbow Club ball

Representatives from The Rainbow Club Cork Centre for Autism have announced a range of sponsored prizes for their upcoming masquerade ball. The annual event, taking place this Saturday at the Carrigaline Court Hotel, aims to raise funds for the organisation, which caters to more than 1,000 families.

On the night, attendees will have the chance to win spot prizes from a range of businesses including Keanes Jewellers, Blarney Woollen Mills, The Sauna Snugg, Airtastic, Sobe Brown, Leahy’s Open Farm, and more.

Tickets for the event, priced from €75, are still available for purchase.

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