€830k spent on Cork events centre without a brick laid

Consultants and lawyers have been paid almost €700,000 for work on the Cork events centre project.

Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show the taxpayer spend on the stalled project has risen to over €830,000, even before a brick is laid.

The figures show for the first time the breakdown of the spend, to date, of the €1m which was allocated by central government to Cork City Council for the project.