Gavin: Opera House must be left alone to deal with crisis

THE board of Cork Opera House should be left alone to sort out its financial crisis, city manager Joe Gavin said last night.

He said it would not be helpful if councillors were to get involved at this stage while negotiations between the board and unions are ongoing.

He was speaking after Councillor Kenneth O’Flynn (FF), who last week called for the board to be suspended, called for a special council debate on the crisis facing the venue.