The golden age of Cork cinema has ended as Capitol is knocked

For 60 of my 75 years I was a film buff. A few words could be said with regard to the last of the old Cork cinemas, ie the Capitol which is nearly all knocked at present.

There was a time when if a person decided to head in to town to see a film, you would have, depending on the year in question, a choice of perhaps 12 cinemas.

For a person who may not recall all of those cinemas they were: