Gearing up for action-packed weekend

Cork is set to host thousands of visitors this weekend with a large number of events taking place across the city and county.

Tomorrow will see large crowds of participants and spectators take to the streets for the 2018 Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon, which has increased capacity to meet the growing demand.

There will be 3,000 people running the half marathon, 1,300 in the full marathon, and more than 650 relay teams, meaning a total participation of close to 8,000.