Cork City Council spent €343,000 on Christmas events

Income from the Ferris wheel and Christmas markets brought the net cost to Cork City Council to just under €269,000.

Roisín McHugh enjoying the festivities at Cork City Council's Corkmas celebrations on Grand Parade. Picture: Darragh Kane

Nearly €350,000 was spent on Cork city centre’s Christmas events last year, with just under €75,000 in income received from the Ferris wheel and markets.

Corkmas took place from November 14 to December 31, with over six weeks of sustained Christmas activity in the city centre.