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Stephen Donnelly says Cabinet will sanction more money for national children's hospital
Stephen Donnelly says Cabinet will sanction more money for national children's hospital
Further funding comes on top of recent €40m cashflow memo, as health minister describes relationship between the NPHDB and BAM as 'very difficult'

Mon, 01 Jan, 2024

Cork docklands' first large-scale apartment scheme to go ahead
Cork docklands' first large-scale apartment scheme to go ahead
The majority of the apartments will be made available at cost-rental, at least 25% below the regular local market rate

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

Taxpayers will have to cough up more funding to deliver elusive Cork event centre project
Taxpayers will have to cough up more funding to deliver elusive Cork event centre project
€57m in state aid has been pledged already

Tue, 12 Dec, 2023

Hotel may be added to Cork's iconic Roches Stores/Debenhams store by new owners
Hotel may be added to Cork's iconic Roches Stores/Debenhams store by new owners
Sports chain Intersport Elverys to anchor three stores facing onto St Patrick Street, with hopes for a mid-2024 opening after four years vacant 

Sun, 10 Dec, 2023

In pictures: We look inside the new children's hospital as it begins to take shape
In pictures: We look inside the new children's hospital as it begins to take shape
Is the finish line finally coming into focus for the National Children's Hospital? Health Correspondent Niamh Griffin reports from the beleaguered site

Tue, 28 Nov, 2023

An Bord Pleanála gives green light to 700 homes in Carrigtwohill
An Bord Pleanála gives green light to 700 homes in Carrigtwohill
The development consists of 224 houses and 282 duplex units and 208 apartments

Sat, 25 Nov, 2023

Tesco Express first tenant at €30m Beamish Counting House Development, creating 17 jobs
Tesco Express first tenant at €30m Beamish Counting House Development, creating 17 jobs
A party is currently interested in buying the entire Counting House building, owned by developers BAM

Wed, 01 Nov, 2023

BAM ‘cannot facilitate’ temporary use of vacant Cork City site on Sullivan's Quay
BAM ‘cannot facilitate’ temporary use of vacant Cork City site on Sullivan's Quay
The site will be subject to the new Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) which will apply annually at a rate of 3% of the market value

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023

New National Children's Hospital Site
National Children’s Hospital to cost 'substantially' more than €2bn 
Dáil committee hears a new timeline for substantial completion of the project of end October 2024 is 'achievable'

Thu, 19 Oct, 2023

New National Children’s Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro
Children's hospital 92% done with completion expected in October 2024, PAC to hear
It means the go-live date for the hospital may be the start of May 2025

Wed, 18 Oct, 2023

New National Children's Hospital Site
National Children's Hospital board to give 'guidance' on its completion date this week
Minutes of special board meetings held over the summer will not be released due to 'commercially sensitive reasons'

Mon, 16 Oct, 2023

New National Children’s Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro
Assessment of new Children’s Hospital plan 'could take up to three months'
The continued uncertainty comes against a backdrop of serious safety concerns around some spinal surgery for children with spina bifida at Temple St.

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

Cost of Cork's €85m event centre expected to soar further
Cost of Cork's €85m event centre expected to soar further
Overall costs have soared to some €85m, with State investment in the project increasing to €57m — more than the entire original cost estimate.

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

Cork event centre at a 'crucial point', Coveney says
Cork event centre at a 'crucial point', Coveney says
Enterprise Minister said process of agreeing a cost had to be finalised 'in the coming weeks' but declined to give a timeline

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

Final designs for Cork event centre raise hopes the project will be completed
Final designs for Cork event centre raise hopes the project will be completed
The development has been beset by delays caused by planning, redesigns, requests for further state funding, and the pandemic

Thu, 24 Aug, 2023

New National Children's Hospital Site
Board won't reveal new BAM timeline for children's hospital
The board has been at loggerheads with BAM over the delivery of the hospital, with ballooning costs set to push the total final cost to over €2bn.

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

New National Children’s Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro
Irish Examiner view: €2bn children's hospital project is all but out of control
Wrangling and complications are to be expected on major projects. The wider the scope of that project, the greater the risk of complication and overrun

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

D-day looming for beleaguered Cork event centre project
D-day looming for beleaguered Cork event centre project
Construction inflation biggest threat to future of venture

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

Bam ‘is not giving sufficient resources’ to deliver children's hospital 
Bam ‘is not giving sufficient resources’ to deliver children's hospital 
Claims submitted by Bam for the development of the new national children’s hospital have risen by €110m

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

€1.5m of public money spent on Cork event centre without a single brick being laid
€1.5m of public money spent on Cork event centre without a single brick being laid
Most of the money spent on legal and management consultancy fees, with two firms alone accounting for almost €1m.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

Leo Varadkar visit to Limerick
Taoiseach insists Cork, Limerick health projects will not be cancelled over children's hospital overrun
HSE acknowledged lack of clarity over costs of new hospital could impact on health construction plans for rest of the country

Tue, 30 May, 2023

Beamish & Crawford plaza to remain off-limits to Cork public
Beamish & Crawford plaza to remain off-limits to Cork public
BAM has also confirmed that it is still progressing with the detailed design and 'up-to-date costings' for the long-stalled events centre project

Tue, 23 May, 2023

Public to get first look inside the restored Beamish & Crawford Counting House in Cork
Public to get first look inside the restored Beamish & Crawford Counting House in Cork
Exclusive new pictures give a glimpse of what awaits the public when the STAMP festival throws open the doors of the iconic 1792 building

Thu, 11 May, 2023

Firm hopes to start building long-stalled Cork event centre this autumn
Firm hopes to start building long-stalled Cork event centre this autumn
BAM also confirmed it intends to progress its plans for a hotel and offices on the site of the former tax office in Cork City

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

Taoiseach cannot say when Cork Event Centre build will start
Taoiseach cannot say when Cork Event Centre build will start
The Taoiseach cannot make any promises on when construction of Cork's much-delayed Event Centre will begin.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022

Cork event centre construction will not start before year end
Cork event centre construction will not start before year end
The delay is also expected to push back the projected 2024 completion date

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022

Almost 1,000 claims have been lodged by BAM over construction of Children's Hospital
Almost 1,000 claims have been lodged by BAM over construction of Children's Hospital
Despite a moratorium being in place on new claims since last May, new figures show that an additional 78 actions have been lodged by contractor BAM since July

Sat, 12 Feb, 2022

Cabinet to approve 2024 completion date for Cork Event Centre
Cabinet to approve 2024 completion date for Cork Event Centre
Building work is expected to start on the project some time in the last three months of this year

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

Board of Children's Hospital 'very satisfied' with its own work
Board of Children's Hospital 'very satisfied' with its own work
It comes as the timelines and budget of the new hospital have gone a great deal beyond what was originally envisaged

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022

Minutes of hospital board meeting reveal grave reservations on €1.7bn project
Minutes of hospital board meeting reveal grave reservations on €1.7bn project
Minutes of the meetings of the National Paediatric Health Development Board detail concerns about rising costs and completion dates, with the facility unlikely to open until 2024

Mon, 31 Jan, 2022

Children's Hospital: 'Fair assumption' that project will exceed €1.7bn budget
Children's Hospital: 'Fair assumption' that project will exceed €1.7bn budget
Robert Watt told the PAC that while the hospital is expected to be delivered in 2024, he could not give a precise time for its delivery in that year

Thu, 16 Dec, 2021

Fate of Cork Event Centre to be decided in an LA boardroom
Fate of Cork Event Centre to be decided in an LA boardroom
Deal to go ahead with 6,000-seater venue has been agreed 'in principle' — but it's unlikely that construction will start in 2022

Tue, 14 Sep, 2021

Facilitating change: Ensuring safe work structures in post-Covid environment
Facilitating change: Ensuring safe work structures in post-Covid environment
Air quality, occupancy level and ventilation rates are all a key focus for clients and building users

Mon, 14 Jun, 2021

Key parties 'remain committed' to Cork event centre, but still no timeline
Key parties 'remain committed' to Cork event centre, but still no timeline
'Sod was turned on the planned 6,000-capacity venue in 2016

Thu, 13 May, 2021

Children's Hospital contractor rejects accusations it is 'underperforming' on project
Children's Hospital contractor rejects accusations it is 'underperforming' on project
BAM said  the “main driver” for the delays and €300m in claims the company had made to date “continues to be the lack of a fully complete, co-ordinated design for the project”

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Irish Examiner view: What a fiasco
Irish Examiner view: What a fiasco
Those young teenagers who might have benefitted from the services offered by a national children’s hospital when the idea was first discussed almost a quarter of a century ago are now approaching the foothills of middle age.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Children's Hospital won't be ready until May 2024
Children's Hospital won't be ready until May 2024
The €1.7bn project is already ten months behind schedule, and the situation is worsening, the chair of its development board has said.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2021

Tortuous Cork event centre saga still needs more time
Tortuous Cork event centre saga still needs more time
Beset for years by chronic delays, redesigns and soaring costs, stalled by funding issues, planning appeals and potential High Court challenges, the Covid-19 pandemic was the next thing to hit the beleaguered project

Tue, 29 Dec, 2020

Apple seeking office space in Cork City for up to 1,000 staff
Apple seeking office space in Cork City for up to 1,000 staff
Cork City's 'AA' rating as Apple may join Amazon in seeking Dockland offices 

Thu, 17 Dec, 2020

Children's Hospital contractor submits 600 claims for extra costs totalling more than €200m
Children's Hospital contractor submits 600 claims for extra costs totalling more than €200m
The project, now delayed for at least nine months, is facing additional costs of more than €200m

Wed, 18 Nov, 2020

Beleaguered Cork event centre still viable, insists Tánaiste
Beleaguered Cork event centre still viable, insists Tánaiste
The beleaguered Cork event centre project is still viable, the Tánaiste has insisted, despite the Covid-19 pandemic forcing its proposed operators to slash global expenditure by $500m.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Row over National Children's Hospital contract admitted to Commercial Court
Row over National Children's Hospital contract admitted to Commercial Court
The development board of the new National Children’s Hospital earlier this month initiated legal proceedings against the main contractor on the project, BAM Building Ltd.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2020

Cork centre may be overtaken by events
Cork centre may be overtaken by events
The withdrawal of a challenge to State funding for the Cork events centre clears the path for the project to proceed — but utterly changed circumstances mean it’s not going to be that simple, writes Kevin O’Neill

Sat, 18 Apr, 2020

Cork Event Centre granted planning permission but legal challenge to State funding remains
Cork Event Centre granted planning permission but legal challenge to State funding remains

The €80m concert and event centre proposed for Cork has cleared its final planning hurdle following the rejection of an appeal.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

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