Irish Examiner view: Welcome return to the Cork Film Festival

Organisers persevere to get 66th event up and running

A film about Lyra McKee is being premiered at the Cork and Belfast Film Festivals.

Before the pandemic hit, Irish and European cinema goers couldn’t get enough of the big screen.

Irish film lovers visited cinemas an average of 3.3 times per capita in 2018 compared with the EU average of 1.6. In 2019, EU cinemas recorded their best year at the tills for 15 years.