Fianna Fail leader says Cork people have been "hood-winked" by the Governement
The Fianna Fail leader claims the Government "hood-winked" people into believing that work would begin on the Events Centre this year.
Micheal Martin was speaking after it emerged that it will be nearly the end of January before final designs on the highly anticipated Events Centre are finished.
It follows concerns by traders in the city in recent weeks about a lack of progress on the €53 million facility after a sod turning ceremony almost nine months ago.
The 6,000 seat venue was due to be completed by December 2017 however it emerged last night that developers have been given until January 31st to finalise all elements of the project.
Speaking on the Neil Prendeville Show on Cork's RedFM Micheal Martin described the sod turning ceremony as a "cynical exercise" by the Taoiseach:
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