Cork Week sets sail for annual nautical festival

A positive forecast for at least the first three days of Cork Week is set to draw a bumper crowd to the annual sailing extravaganza.

Clearing cloud cover might offer relief from the rainfall of recent weeks though hopes of quality sailing and clear skies may be a more remote possibility.

However, a new low-pressure system arriving on Wednesday could round off the regatta with more blustery conditions and onshore winds.