Developers for Cork events centre want €18m as costs soar

The developers of Cork’s stalled events centre have asked for an extra €18m in state aid, with claims that costs were now “spiralling out of control”.

Some €20m in State funding was sanctioned for the project just over two years ago, and Taoiseach Enda Kenny turned the sod ahead of the 2016 general election.

However, the project has stalled over internal design issues, and become mired in controversy over the delays and associated rising costs.