Retendering of Cork event centre project described as 'utter farce'

Industry sources say a retendering process could take between a year and 18 months, but Government sources hope the process can be expedited

The site of the proposed Cork event centre on South Main St. The €100m project has to be retendered on legal advice. Picture: Larry Cummins

The retendering of the entire Cork event centre project has been branded “an utter farce” despite assurances from the Tánaiste that it can and will happen.

It follows revelations in the Irish Examiner on Monday that the near €100m project, which had its sod turned in 2016 but where construction has yet to start, has to be retendered on legal advice almost a decade after the initial tender for state aid was awarded.