Theatre gearing up for challenge from planned events centre

Cork Opera House is gearing up to meet the challenges it will face from the city’s proposed events and conference centre.

Damian Wallace, the chairman of the board of management, said theatre bosses were working on a three-year strategic plan.

He urged City Hall, which is overseeing the event centre selection process, and which is also the largest shareholder in the Opera House, to be mindful of the impact the events centre would have on the theatre when it is making a decision on who should build it.