Vintners group rejects bias claim over event centre

A vintners lobby group has been criticised for urging Cork members to attend a briefing on a multi-million events centre project — backed by a brewery.

The Vintner’s Federation of Ireland was accused of pushing one of the front-running proposals which is competing with another for a €16m tax-payer funded kick-start package.

Earlier this week, the VFI send out a text to its members in Cork City informing them about an information briefing session to be held in the city next week on the Heineken Ireland/BAM Contractors proposal.