Crunch talks on funding for Cork Events Centre

Crunch talks are set to take place this week in a bid to save the controversial Cork events centre project, writes Eoin English.

The Irish Examiner has learned that legal advisers on the stalled 6,000-seat venue, where costs have soared to almost €73m, have prepared advice on how much extra funding the State can commit to the project before the entire process is open to legal challenge.