State may have to pay extra €10m to save Cork event centre

The Government could be asked to cough up another €10m in State funding to save the stalled Cork event centre project from collapse.

More than two years after the Government sanctioned a €20m funding package to kickstart construction of the proposed 6,000-seat venue, and almost a year after the sod-turning ceremony, Housing Minister Simon Coveney conceded more state funding will be needed before a brick is laid.

“I think this will require an increase in state support, and within reason, that can be forthcoming,” he said.