Cork people being treated 'like a bunch of fools' over delayed event centre, says TD

Solidarity TD Mick Barry criticised the city’s senior politicians for the latest delay

An initial €20m State aid package to develop the former Beamish and Crawford land on South Main Street was on offer, but that increased over the years to €57m by last year.

Senior Cork politicians are "treating the people of the city like a bunch of fools" a TD has said following confirmation of yet another delay on a decision on additional state funding for the long-awaited event centre.

Despite assurances in recent weeks from Taoiseach Simon Harris, Tánaiste Micheál Martin, former finance minister Michael McGrath, and former Tánaiste Simon Coveney that they hoped a funding decision would be made before the end of July, it has emerged that a decision has been postponed until the autumn.