Ireland withdraws from bidding process for America's Cup
Ireland has withdrawn from the bidding process to host the 37th America's Cup sailing competition in 2024.
In a statement, the Department of Tourism and Sport said it had spent the last six months assessing the feasibility of Ireland hosting the event.
"However, the Ministers have, following consultation with party leaders and colleagues across Government, accepted the recommendation from their officials not to proceed with a bid."
The Department said that while Cork harbour is "potentially a great venue for the event", based on the technical assessment carried out the "necessary infrastructural and planning arrangements would not be in place to host the event in 2024".
https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2022/0328/1288988-americas-cup-munster/