Files detail project’s growing problems

THE idea for a contemporary garden in Cork was the brainchild of William Gallinsky, the former director of the Cork Midsummer Festival.

His original dream in 2009 was to see 10 show gardens dotted around the city in time for the 2010 festival.

But over time, the idea was refined down to just one iconic garden — an international attraction upon which a horticultural tourism product could be based.