New planning permission may be needed for Cork events centre

The developers of Cork’s stalled event centre may have to apply for new planning permission after it emerged that they need to build a bigger venue, writes Eoin English of the Irish Examiner

The latest twist in the saga comes less than 24-hours after BAM told city councillors the project needs an extra €12m in public funding - double the amount already committed by Government - to ensure the 6,000-seat facility is built on the former Beamish and Crawford site.