Government to demand Cork event centre goes back out to tender

Former taoiseach Enda Kenny turned the sod on the project in 2016 ahead of a general election

Taoiseach Enda Kenny turning the sod on the  Cork event centre. File picture: Daragh McSweeney/Provision

The Government is to demand that the long-delayed Cork event centre goes back out to tender before any more State funding is provided.

A memo ready to go to Cabinet says the project now needs to be retendered, representing a further blow to the controversial project which has been dogged by price overruns and delays.