'Management bid' to be offered to Villa and Gaiety staff

Saturday, 14 May 2016 00:00

Staff at the Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre will be given the opportunity to make a 'management bid' to operate the entertainment venues.

That's according to the Economic Development Minister - this week he revealed plans to outsource the complex have been "stalled".

Laurence Skelly says the process won't be completed ahead of the General Election in September:

He says the tender process will be carried out through the summer with a recommendation on how to proceed brought before the new administration:

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