Ghosts, ghouls and witches will be making their way from home to home with bags and buckets in search of sweet treats this evening.

Debbie Kelleher, care co-ordinator at Field of Dreams, told The Echo the festival was a great fundraiser for the charity, and she said she was hoping the public would it as much as possible again this year.

Scenic Cinema is returning to Cork City Gaol on Sunday 30 October, as the inside of the old prison will be transformed into Cork’s scariest cinema.

RESIDENTS in age West ed forces over Halloween to raise funds for Marymount University Hospital and Hospice. Sightings of an alligator, a swamp, and a bayou shack were met with universal acclaim by locals and tourists alike.

Gardaí have been dealing with a record number of incidents involving fireworks while crews from Cork City Fire Brigade are already battling bonfires

EMERGENCY services have urged the Cork public to keep safety to the forefront of their mind whilst celebrating Halloween.

A GROUP of Cork pals, who are believed to be the world’s oldest trick or treaters, are back with a vengeance with a promise to visit as many homes as possible this Halloween.

The Dragon of Shandon festival is to take place this weekend on Halloween in a new Covid friendly format with a number of installations, performances and even a treasure trail organised.

FIREWORKS have been thrown in the letter boxes of two homes in Cork city. The incidents happened in Togher and in Knocknaheeny over the weekend.

A PLASTIC surgeon has said she has treated toddlers left with horrific injuries after being handed sparklers by adults at Halloween parties.