London Olympics projects chief Sir John Armitt sees lessons for Ireland

The backers of large capital projects need to work much harder to gain the backing of the public, according to the man who spearheaded the delivery of the London Olympics in 2012.

Sir John Armitt, president of the UK Institution of Civil Engineers, was the guest speaker at a forum on infrastructure hosted by Engineers Ireland.

People have to be persuaded about the need for investments in water or energy capacity, for example.