'I'll remember to bring my runners next time': Cork City traffic stops for pancake race

The Shrove Tuesday tradition dates back to 1826

Azim Ali (left) from The Address and Robert Bejanishvili (right) of The Metropole Hotel were joint winners of the Metropole Hotel’s annual pancake race on MacCurtain Street today. Picture: Brian Lougheed

It was a pan-tastic case of batter and banter in Cork City as traders stopped traffic to recreate a once-famous pancake racing tradition.

Armed with frying pans and pre-made pancakes, dozens of traders sprinted down MacCurtain Street in the hopes of being crowned the “Pancake Race Champion".