The OPW has been called on to end a "nod-and-a-wink" practice of renting homes in Dublin’s Phoenix Park to civil servants for little rent. It has emerged that former and current civil servants renting ...

The Office of Public Works paid nearly €4m more than the price suggested in a valuation for lands at Castletown House. A price of €11.25m was agreed for the lands in Kildare following what the OPW ...

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has spent nearly €180,000 on consultancy advice in relation to the potential impact of the planned Dublin metro system on its properties in the capital. OPW is not ...

The Office of Public Works (OPW) had no authority to approve the construction of a €71m National Children’s Science Museum but proceeded regardless, exposing the State to “unnecessary risk”. The OPW, ...

A review of State spending for last year has found the Office of Public Works (OPW) paid around €20 million to lease two buildings that remained unoccupied afterwards. In its report covering 2024, the ...

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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced an exciting programme of events taking place at heritage sites across Ireland for Heritage Week 2025, which runs from Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 August.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced free admission for all individuals under 18 to heritage sites across the country for the month of August 2025. This pilot initiative allows visitors ...

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has banned tour guides from wearing green or orange clothing at the site in Meath where the Protestant King William III defeated the Catholic King James II in the ...

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has paid more than €700,000 in legal fees for two arbitration cases taken by a private charity to compel it to construct a national children’s science museum. The OPW ...