People deserve update on €53m event centre, says ex-brewery chief

The former head of Beamish and Crawford has become the latest person to voice public fears about the future of the stalled €53m Cork event centre project on the former brewery site.

Business consultant Alf Smiddy, who was chairman and managing director of Beamish and Crawford plc from 1998 and 2008, said he fears the ongoing delays and uncertainty could threaten the availability of some €20m in state aid to get the project off the ground.

And he said it was “high time” that the owners of the historic South Main St site, in conjunction with the Government, make a “full statement about where things stand on the development”.