Cork events centre: Legal advice being sought over request for extra €18m state aid

Fresh concerns have been raised about Cork’s stalled events centre following confirmation that legal advice, linked to a request for an extra €18m in state aid, has been sought.

It is the latest snag in the long-running saga over the 6,000-seat venue which was sanctioned for an initial €20m in state funding support in December 2014.

Former taoiseach Enda Kenny turned the sod 19 months ago on the project, earmarked for the former Beamish and Crawford site.