Choreographer swaps panto stage for Olympics opening ceremony

An Irish choreographer who first trod the boards in pantomimes in Cork will play a key role in Friday’s Olympics opening ceremony in London.

The event will be beamed to a worldwide television audience of more than 1bn people.

Darragh O’Leary from Mayfield is part of a vast team which will oversee the mass movement element, involving more than 15,000 performers.