Public has 'lost' confidence in Cork events centre project

The public has lost confidence in the Cork events centre project, it was suggested last night, after it emerged that it will be early in the new year before final designs on the stalled €53m scheme are finished.

The developers have now been given until January 31 next to finish the internal designs, finalise the costings, and brief councillors on a definitive timeline.

Council chief executive Ann Doherty moved to reassure councillors last night that the project is still on track despite the looming second anniversary of the sanctioning of €20m in state-aid to get the project off the ground.