Developers to contact woman who lodged last-minute appeal against Cork event centre

The developers of the beleaguered €80m Cork event centre hope to contact the woman who lodged a last-minute appeal with An Bórd Pleanála to see if her concerns can be addressed. The news emerged as the Minister now overseeing the near €40m in state-aid for the project confirmed that talks about the financing are ongoing.

The Irish Examiner revealed in September how after months of negotiations, a new process to “provide funding certainty” for the 6,000-capacity venue had been agreed. It will see the Department of Local Government assume oversight for all the state funding to be channeled directly to the city council over a number of years to help deliver the venue.