Almost six years since the sod-turning ceremony, detailed design work on the Cork Event Centre project has finally begun.
It will however be autumn next year before that design work is complete.
The Irish Examiner reports that there is still no indication of when construction work on the proposed 6,000 capacity venue on South Main St will get underway. .
City Council is expected to publish a tender within days advertising for consultants to complete a business case plan for the project, in line with the public spending code requirements.
The news emerged at last nights’s council meeting.