Multi-functional events centre (Budget 2014)

calnand · 14-09-2015 4:49pm

Yeah the 3arena is 14,500 standing and seated, odyssey is 11,000 so two nights in the odyssey and 4 in the 3 arena is 80000 people or the equivalent of one concert in Croke Park. If Cork had an arena I say they would've had a concert or two down here.

CHealy · 14-09-2015 5:11pm

Thing is, the plans say 6000 seat capacity. If like most modern arena's they can remove ground level seats for concerts the capacity might bump up to 8 or 9 thousand easily.

KCAccidental · 14-09-2015 9:19pm

update on the centre. Certain parts of that letter give the impression that we will be waiting for a while...

lisasimpson · 14-09-2015 9:25pm

since the awarding of public funding in December 2015 ???????

namloc1980 · 15-09-2015 7:40am

KCAccidental wrote: »

update on the centre. Certain parts of that letter give the impression that we will be waiting for a while...

I get an underlying tone from that letter that this is far from a done deal. If there isn't good news on this by the election (i.e. construction actually staeted) then I reckon the public funding will be pulled and this project will die a death.

Pitcairn · 15-09-2015 10:57am

KCAccidental wrote: »

From what I hear it is the banks which are holding up issues now. They are seeking various guarantees and security for any money they put in hence the ongoing talks.

Rhys Essien · 15-09-2015 11:23am

Pitcairn wrote: »

From what I hear it is the banks which are holding up issues now. They are seeking various guarantees and security for any money they put in hence the ongoing talks.

Wha???.

Is there not €20m already available from the government and the owners will be Bam/Heineken,two companies who wouldnt be short a penny.

That does'nt make sense.