Cherrypicker gives altar heavenly lift

PARISHIONERS at a Cork city church are usually used to seeking a heavenly lift whilst attending Mass, but last weekend they were confronted by a much more earthly means of raising the human form on the altar.

Mass-goers at St Michael’s Church in Blackrock would have been forgiven for being distracted from the Liturgy of the Word by the not-insignificant presence of a large red cherrypicker metres from the priest at the altar.

For the last four years with the aid of concerted fundraising, the 1964 building has been given a much needed facelift at a cost of €1.5 million.