Fake drone light show in Cork prompts council warning over online ticket sales

Council says no permission granted for advertised drone show as scam page circulates offering tickets and event packages

A security man on patrol in a near deserted Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

Cork City Council has told people to exercise caution before paying for ticketed events after a scam page advertising a drone light show in Fitzgerald’s Park circulated on social media.

A Facebook post advertising the event says: “Limerick, Galway, Cork, Dublin — the Irish sky is about to light up!