Donal Hickey: Cork's Atlantic Pond due to reopen in November

The elevated tree walkway, woodland paths, and Barrington’s Folly section of the 32-hectare Marina Park are all open now.

New pedestrian walkway, part of the new woodland walk, at Marina Park, Cork city. The Atlantic Pond section is due to re-open shortly.  Pictures: Larry Cummins

Poets, not least Patrick Kavanagh, have long been inspired by the serene beauty of autumn when trees change colour, with gold, brown and red creating an enchanting mosaic in the countryside.

Little wonder that Kavanagh chose an autumn day as the setting for his love poem, Raglan Road— also one of our most popular and widely-sung ballads.