Fate of Cork Event Centre to be decided in an LA boardroom

Deal to go ahead with 6,000-seater venue has been agreed 'in principle' — but it's unlikely that construction will start in 2022

An artist's impressions of the Cork Event Centre, and a bridge to French's Quay, as of October 2019. In a written reply to councillor Mick Finn, Cork City Council CEO Ann Doherty outlined the agreement in principle for the project. Picture: gnet.ie

The fate of the long-stalled Cork event centre project now rests on a boardroom decision in Los Angeles.

It was confirmed last night that after months of engagement between all the key parties, there is now an “agreement in principle on all the substantive issues” linked to the complex funding agreement designed to deliver the venue on South Main St.