Fresh legal issues threaten further delays to Cork event centre 

With some €57m in state aid already pledged for a project construction has yet to start

The proposed 6,000-capacity venue was estimated to cost around €50m when its sod was turned in 2016, but the price tag has at least doubled to over €100m. Picture: Populous

The controversial Cork event centre project has been hit with fresh legal issues fuelling fears of even more delays.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin confirmed the Government is grappling with new legal complications linked to the substantial additional state funding required for the proposed 6,000-capacity venue which was estimated to cost around €50m when its sod was turned in 2016 but which has seen the price tag at least double to over €100m.