Call for emergency meeting on tender for Cork events centre

An independent councillor has called for an emergency council meeting to discuss the new tendering process designed to secure the development of a €50m events centre in Cork.

Cllr Kieran McCarthy branded it a “disgrace” that councillors have been left completely out of the loop on a decision to commit €4m of Cork City Council money to the project.

“Up to now, tentative figures have been bounced around but nothing set in stone,” he said.