Irish Examiner view: Loss leaves an empty space

Corcadorca’s final act
Irish Examiner view: Loss leaves an empty space

Corcadorca: from left, Enda Walsh and Pat Kiernan; Eileen Walsh and Cillian Murphy; a scene from 'The Trial of Jesus'.

When referring to the artistic institutions of a city, it’s easy to default to a museum or art gallery — an identifiable physical presence. Not all institutions are made of plaster and concrete, however.

Theatre company Corcadorca, which announced yesterday that it is to shut down, was one such institution in Cork — one which derived much of its stellar reputation from some imaginative use of locations on Leeside.

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