City flash mob sings loud and proud

IT was a moment to savour. At 1.30pm on Saturday, up to 800 people of all ages gathered on St Patrick’s Street in Cork. Whether what followed constituted a “flash mob” has since been a matter of some debate, but it was certainly the most joyous public event the city centre has seen in some time.

As The Electric Light Orchestra’s 1978 top ten hit Mr Blue Sky blasted out above their heads, the crowd began to dance.

Passersby seemed bewildered at first, but as they stopped to watch, it soon became apparent that the dance moves – part school disco, part Tai Chi – were entirely synchronised.