Elaine Loughlin: Frustration as Cork Events Centre hit by further delays
No solid or convincing reason for pushing out the Cabinet’s decision on funding has yet been provided
One of the concept designs for the Cork Events Centre. The project has not been without strong backers, with three Cork ministers fighting for a facility that will provide jobs and boost tourism. However, with Simon Coveney leaving politics at the next election and Michael McGrath off to Europe, just Michéal Martin remains. Picture: Populous
It’s now more than seven years since the sod was officially turned on the Cork Events Centre, but not a single shovel has touched ground on the site in the intervening time.
The latest delay, in what itself has become a multi-act saga, is perhaps the most curious and certainly unexplained.
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