Michael Moynihan: Look at the big picture as Cork City is left without a cinema temporarily

The temporary closure of Cork city’s Gate Cinema on North Main St removes another reason to go into town and a lessening of the likelihood of interesting encounters once you get in there

The temporary closure of the Gate Cinema in Cork removes another reason for people to go into town.

To start off, an apology.

A couple of weeks ago I complained at length in these pages about people using their smartphones in the cinema, thus interfering with the experience of others at the 7pm show.