Bank holiday race to highlight city’s maritime heritage

A FLOTILLA of hundreds of currachs and rowing boats will come right into the heart of Cork city on the June bank holiday weekend.

The organisers of the Ocean to City race confirmed yesterday that the event will take place on a weekend which will also see the inaugural runningof the MontenotteHotel-sponsored marathon.

Ocean To City director Donagh McArtain said the chance for rowers to make their way right up the heart of Cork city shouldencourage more entrants and cements the race on the rowing calendar.