Special show of solidarity with Paris in Cork event

French civic leaders and senior Muslim clerics in Cork will unite with French citizens living in the region for a special show of solidarity tonight in the wake of the Paris attacks.

As Paris marked the one week anniversary of the horrific attacks last night, the French honorary consul to Cork, Patricia Mallon, issued an open invitation to members of the public to attend tonight’s event in City Hall at 6pm.

The hour-long event is designed to show solidarity from the people of Cork, a city which has deep historic connections to France, with the people of France and Paris, and in particular, with Cork’s large French population, estimated at some 8,000.