Events centre building unlikely to start in 2018

Building works on the stalled Cork events centre are unlikely to start this year, following confirmation that funding talks are continuing and a new planning process will not start for another two months.

While BAM boss Theo Cullinane admitted it will be “tight” to meet timelines outlined in February, he insisted the venue can still be delivered, and the process would have collapsed some time ago had it not been for his own personal commitment.

“I’m not losing confidence in it — we have driven the project,” he said.