Cork City Council spent over €130k to buy and store music exhibition which never opened to the public

A council meeting on Monday night heard that the electrical equipment and computers from the exhibition were 'obsolete and/or unsalvageable'

Cork City Council bought the collection in 2007 for €75,000, in the hope that it might be housed or exhibited in the Shandon area, but despite efforts, a permanent home was never secured. File picture: Denis Minihane

Cork City Council spent more than €136,000 to buy and store a traditional Irish music collection almost 20 years ago, but it has now been deemed obsolete.

The details emerged during the council’s May meeting on Monday night in response to questions from Independent Cllr Ken O’Flynn about the prestigious Ceol traditional music and culture exhibition, which was bought by the city in 2007.