Renewed calls to scrap €72m stalled events centre in Cork

There have been renewed calls for Cork’s stalled €72m events centre project to be scrapped following confirmation that an alternative could be built within weeks for a fraction of the cost.

A city councillor also claimed last night that a consortium is poised to invest in the development of the ‘rapid-build 5,000-capacity modular facility’ as the second anniversary of the sod turning on the stalled project nears with no sign of construction starting.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney insists that intense efforts are under way to resolve the extra funding impasse blighting the BAM/Live Nation venue earmarked for the former Beamish and Crawford site.