The Taoiseach has been urged to keep the beleaguered Cork events centre project alive amid fears that fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic now threatens the entire scheme. Live Nation did not respond to repeated queries from the Irish Examiner asking if it was still committed to the long-mooted events centre on the old Beamish & Crawford site. Live Nation CEO, Michael Rapino, said he expected live events to "return at scale in the summer of 2021". BAM has not responded to requests for comment on the future of the events centre. Chief executive of Cork City Council, Ann Doherty, told city councillors last month that she will provide an update on where the project stands when public council meetings resume next month.

Source: Irish Examiner August 10, 2020 23:05 UTC