Oh yes they can - the panto with a special cast

Five of the children taking part in Cork’s Everyman Theatre pantomine have special needs. They love singing and dancing says Áilín Quinlan and it does wonders for their sel esteem.

Why on earth, says the expression on the face of seven-year-old Siún Marron, is she sitting here talking to the lady from the newspaper?

There are clearly more pressing matters to attend to – such as rehearsals for the Everyman Cinderella Christmas Pantomime now in full swing down the hall.