Ice rink set to attract 40,000

UP TO 40,000 skaters are expected to enjoy a massive ice rink which will be set up on the outskirts of Cork city next week.

Cork On Ice promoter Bill Cremin, who has set up dozens of ice rinks across Europe, will unveil the 450 square metre rink in Eastgate Retail Park in Little Island on November 16.

It will be the fourth anniversary of the death of his mother Sheila from cancer and he has decided to donate all the proceeds of opening night to the Marymount Hospice.