A skeleton-laden trail through Shandon for Halloween

While the Dragon of Shandon herself has been delayed for another year, a treasure trail will wind along its usual route, say organisers

Skeletons on the march in the 2017 Dragon of Shandon parade - while Covid has put paid to the usual proceedings, a special trail will wind through Cork's northside. Pic: Loris Francoletti

In another time, all manner of apparitions, demons, and unsavoury creatures would begin to convene around Cork's northside in preparation for the emergence of the Dragon of Shandon.

But not even this colossal skeletal monstrosity is safe from the threat of Covid-19, and in the best interests of humans, she must hang out in the underworld for another year.