Simon Coveney warning on Cork events centre project

A senior government minister has warned that a €20m taxpayer-funded kickstart package for Cork’s proposed events centre will not be on the table forever.

Simon Coveney issued his strongest statement yet on the stalled project as protracted commercial negotiations continue between BAM contractors and entertainment giant and events centre operators, Live Nation, the two companies which partnered to win the competitive tender for the funding.

There is growing concern over delays advancing the €70m construction project on the former Beamish and Crawford site nine months since the funding deal was agreed.