THE ECHO FOR GRAINNE MCGUINNESS 02/12/2020. Robert McCarthy, general manager, Maldron Hotel, South Mall, Cork, with his children Clíona and Ronan on a 1937 Leyland Cub fire engine on which Santa Claus arrived for a brief stop on the street outside the hotel where he waved to staff members and their families as the hotel kicks off the festive season. Picture Denis Minihane.