Path clear for €150m concert venue

THE path looks clear for Cork’s new €150 million concert venue to proceed in the city centre as developer Owen O’Callaghan is ending his rival bid for a docklands venue.

An Bord Pleanála has granted permission to the joint venture between Heineken Ireland and builders BAM Property for the former Beamish & Crawford brewery site at South Main Street.

The appeals board upheld last July’s decision of Cork City Council to approve the 6,000-seat events centre at the 4.5-acre site, which also runs along the south channel of the River Lee overlooked by St Fin Barre’s Cathedral.