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Drainage system under security hut to be dug up

Part of the drainage system beneath the €1.4m security hut at Government Buildings is to be dug up because it is causing a stink for occupants and passers-by.

Business • 08 Sep

Construction on Leinster House's controversial €336,000 bicycle shelter had to be halted after a large manhole was 'discovered' on the site

Discovery of manhole halted work on Dáil bike shelter

Construction on Leinster House's controversial €336,000 bicycle shelter had to be halted after a large manhole was "discovered" on site that was not spotted when drawing up site plans.

Business • 12 Jun

One email called for the resignation of Fine Gael Minister Kieran O'Donnell, who has oversight of the Office of Public Works.

OPW flooded with emails about €336,000 bike shelter

The Office of Public Works was flooded with furious emails and messages about the €336,000 cost of a bike shelter at Leinster House.

Business • 06 Dec 24

The chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW) John Conlon

OPW pulls tender for €600,000 PR contract

The State agency embroiled in controversy concerning the taxpayers' spend of €335,000 on a bike shelter for Leinster House has pulled a tender process for a new €600,000 PR contract - only hours after advertising it.

Business • 26 Sep 24

The OPW has obtained planning permission for what it claims is 'a once in a multi-generational opportunity to provide a vital, world-class, cultural destination for music lovers, artists and visitors to Ireland'

City Council approves National Concert Hall redevelopment

Dublin City Council has given the green light to plans for a multi-million euro redevelopment of the National Concert Hall (NCH) in Dublin that will double "the home of Irish music's" economic contribution.

Business • 20 Sep 24

The OPW spent €71m on 29 Brexit-related projects

PAC hears OPW contract almost seven times overbudget

The cost of a multi-million euro contract signed by the Office for Public Works (OPW) has grown to almost seven times its original estimate, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.

Politics • 16 Dec 22

Minister Patrick O'Donovan urged people to respect the 'historic important site'

Minister appeals to people to respect 'historic' site

Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan has appealed to people visiting St Stephen's Green in Dublin to respect the site.

Dublin • 04 Jun 21

Land set aside for a new customs facility at Rosslare Europort

Concerns over Brexit preparations at Rosslare Europort

There are concerns that one of the country's main ports is not prepared for Brexit, despite Government plans for a €45 million improvement scheme.

Brexit • 15 Jan 19

Property is occupied by staff from the Department of Health

C&AG critical of OPW leasing of Dublin property

Comptroller and Auditor General Seamus McCarthy has strongly criticised the leasing of a Dublin property for €300 million over the next 25 years by the Office of Public Works.

Politics • 11 Oct 18

There was no evidence that the full costs of leasing Miesian Plaza were identified and evaluated

€15.8m paid in rent for vacant Dept of Health building

The State paid €15.8m in rent and service costs for the new headquarters for the Department of Health from December 2016, but the building remained unoccupied up to April 2018, according to the latest report of the State's financial watchdog.

Comptroller And Auditor General • 28 Sep 18

Sources suggest that the figure may have been between 150,000-200,000

OPW and gardaí decline to put figure on Mass attendance

Two official bodies have declined to put an exact figure on the number of people who attended the mass by Pope Francis in the Phoenix Park yesterday.

Pope Francis In Ireland • 27 Aug 18

The plan was approved by the council in May by 22 votes to six

Court grants leave for review of Morrison's Island plan

The High Court has granted leave for a judicial review of the decision of Cork City Council to proceed with the development of flood relief works at Morrison's Island in Cork city.

Munster • 09 Jul 18

OPW managed attractions include two world heritage sites – Brú na Bóinne and Skellig Michael.

Free admission to OPW heritage sites scheme expanded

People with disabilities and their carers are to be allowed free access to all Office of Public Works managed heritage sites nationwide from 1 May.

Regional • 22 Feb 18

Water levels are just below that which prompted Westmeath County Council to issue a flood alert in 2015

Flood control measures in place along the River Shannon

The Office of Public Works and the ESB are continuing to monitor water levels on the River Shannon after a sharp rise in the levels on the river in the last seven days.

Environment • 25 Jan 18

Average relocation grant paid out by the OPW is expected to be in the region of €200,000

€2m allocated for flood relocation scheme

The Government has allocated €2 million for a voluntary relocation scheme for people whose homes were flooded between December 2015 and mid-January 2016 and who are at risk of flooding again in the future.

News • 11 Apr 17

The measures are being described as a 'sticking plaster'

Criticism over lack of flood plans in midlands

Communities in the midlands have accused the Government and the OPW of completely ignoring the imminent threat to their land and homes in the new flood prevention plan.

News • 12 Sep 16