Cork's events centre to start in 2018, developers insist

The developers of Cork’s proposed €73m events centre have again insisted work will begin on site by the end of this year, despite no agreement yet on a funding deal.

It emerged at this week’s meeting of Cork City Council that a deal to get the events centre built on part of the old Beamish & Crawford brewery site has yet to be finalised with the developers BAM Property Ltd and its partners, Live Nation.

In February, BAM and Tánaiste Simon Coveney — a Cork South Central TD — insisted a deal to secure the funding was imminent. But councillors bemoaned ongoing delays when officials told them on Monday that there is still no agreement on what share of the cost is to be paid from public or private sources.