Simon Coveney pleas for ‘patience’ over funds for Cork events centre

The Tánaiste has asked people to be patient as work continues to resolve complex legal issues linked to extra Government funding for the stalled €80m Cork events centre.

Simon Coveney said he understands the frustration over the chronic delays blighting the project for the last four years but he said people should “take encouragement” at the thorough examination of the requests for additional State funding.

“If this wasn’t going to work out, I think it would have collapsed by now,” he said.