Michael Moynihan: Penny Dinners to the Panto — Seven Days of a Cork Christmas

Billa O'Connell as Dame Dolly with Jack and Jill (Ian McGuirk and Karen Hackett) in a scene from 'Jack and the Beanstalk' at Cork Opera House. Picture: Dan Linehan

I was going to hold this one until Christmas Eve, but then I realised that would be too late for a Christmas column of this type.

I have my reasons. For a more colourful explanation of my logic, see under heading no. 7 below.