Cork sets its course to host the 2024 America's Cup yacht race

Small international team assessed sites in Cork last weekend, in line with public health guidelines, for potential future events

Great Britain’s Land Rover BAR and Emirates Team New Zealand competing during America's Cup challenger semifinals on the Great Sound in Bermuda in June 2017. File Picture: Ricardo Pinto/ACEA via AP

Cork is lining up a bid for the rights to host the prestigious 2024 America’s Cup yacht race  — the massive global sporting event which could be worth over a billion euro to the economy.

A technical team from the event's organising authority visited Cork city and harbour over the weekend for a range of technical briefings and site assessments, including an aerial assessment conducted during a flight over the harbour.