Much-loved funfair to stay in heart of Cork town after council 'change of heart'

Piper's funfair to be staged in its traditional quayside location in Kinsale next summer under new deal with Cork County Council

Brendan Piper in his showman's wagon: 'I appreciate that the council has had a change of heart. This was never about fighting with the council. We wanted to negotiate with the council.'
Picture: David Forsythe

A deal is on the cards to keep one of Ireland’s last surviving traditional family funfairs in the Cork town where it has been based for almost a century.

Funfair showman Brendan Piper confirmed he now hopes to stage his family’s much-loved funfair in its traditional quayside location in the heart of Kinsale again next summer under the terms of a new deal on offer from Cork County Council. However, he accepts he will have to find a new home for the funfair's landmark showman's wagon.