John Daly: 'Artists show city's true colours'

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'With hundreds of volunteers bolstered by foreign nationals who now call the city home, Mad About Cork resembles a mini-UN with urban regeneration as its ethos.' Photo: Deposit

John Daly

When Picasso said painting is just another way of keeping a diary, it's doubtful he was talking about Cork. That said, the great surrealist would probably feel right at home in the city on the Lee, given the vibrant and creative colours splashed on every derelict gable and dilapidated wall.

Strolling around its lanes and squares last week, it seemed every plaza and quayside was jiving to a flamboyant array of tints and shades - courtesy of a community movement sketching new life on jaded frontage.