Drag pioneer Mr Pussy has fond memories of performing in Cork

From his first gigs in Moore’s Hotel to his friendship with Danny La Rue, entertainer Mr Pussy, aka Alan Amsby, has fond memories of Cork and its people

“If you can crack a Cork audience, you can make it anywhere”

I’VE always remembered that advice, although I can’t remember who said it. It was 1970 and I had been living in Dublin for a year, having moved from England via Belfast. I was ‘trapped’ in the Pale bubble and knew nothing about life in the rest of the country.