Arts group gets own home in former cinema

One of Cork’s leading arts groups is set to get its first permanent home in a legendary former cinema.

Arts group gets own home in former cinema

City officials confirmed last night that they have bought the former Lido Cinema in Blackpool for €57,000 and plan to use it to house Cork Community Art Link (CCAL).

The group, the driving creative force behind the city’s hugely successful Dragon of Shandon Halloween festival, has been trying for almost 20 years to find a permanent base.

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