Cork to host relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes for two days at the end of the month

A shrine to St Bernadette at Lourdes attracts huge numbers of pilgrims every year

The relics of St Bernadette on display in Galway Cathedral recently during their two-month pilgrimage of Ireland.

The relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes will arrive in Cork next week for two days of veneration by members of the public.

The relics are in Ireland on a two-month pilgrimage, taking in every diocese in the country. They will be brought to the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne in Cork City on Wednesday, October 30.