Organisation: Office of Public Works

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Ten closed garda stations on list of empty state-owned properties across Ireland
Ten closed garda stations on list of empty state-owned properties across Ireland
The stations are among around 50 around the country that have either been shut since 2001 or closed following a policing review more than a decade ago

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

'Victorian' garda station in Macroom to be replaced after four decades of campaigning
'Victorian' garda station in Macroom to be replaced after four decades of campaigning
Tender is out to build modern divisional headquarters to replace the 'not fit for purpose' station built for the RIC in the 1850s

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

OPW spends almost €500k on art, antiques and redecorating Farmleigh since 2022
OPW spends almost €500k on art, antiques and redecorating Farmleigh since 2022
The main costs were incurred buying antique items for the State guesthouse with €99,000 spent on some of the original furniture

Mon, 08 Jul, 2024

Obligation to build children’s science museum shows charity has its 'foot on the throat' of OPW
Obligation to build children’s science museum shows charity has its 'foot on the throat' of OPW
The OPW is legally obligated to build the second museum, despite the fact a privately-owned interactive children’s science museum has existed in the south of the city since 2019

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Flood warning systems should be further developed, report warns
Flood warning systems should be further developed, report warns
Storm Babet saw significant flooding in Cork in late October, and weather stations in the area recorded a month's rainfall over a period of 24 hours

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

East Cork group protests at Dáil over lack of action following flood devastation
East Cork group protests at Dáil over lack of action following flood devastation
A 15,000-signature petition has been delivered to the Dáil from protestors angry at what they claim is a lack of urgency to protect East Cork from future flood devastation.

Tue, 20 Feb, 2024

FILE PHOTO Dublin Zoo is under threat of permanently closing down due to massive financial losses caused by Covid-19 lockdown re
Confusion surrounds source of funds for electrical works on hot tub and sauna at Dublin Zoo
Though Dublin Zoo has affirmed its director paid for his own luxury items, the source of paymentfor their installation remains uncertain

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Ossian Smyth press conference
Groups hit out at delay in public consultation for Blackpool flood relief scheme
According to plans outlined on the OPW's national flood information portal, the planning process for both the Glanmire and Midleton schemes have taken between 8 and 10 years

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Humanist weddings and civil ceremonies at ancient Clare abbey damaging grave slabs
Humanist weddings and civil ceremonies at ancient Clare abbey damaging grave slabs
Also, Carrowkeel passage tombs in Co. Sligo were vandalised extensively over the weekend

Mon, 16 Oct, 2023

OPW spends €35k to rent toilet on Great Blasket Island
OPW spends €35k to rent toilet on Great Blasket Island
Also, tender documents for a feasibility study of pier facilities are to be published shortly

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Two-day literary festival launched on Garnish Island
Two-day literary festival launched on Garnish Island
The festival will mark the 70th anniversary of Garnish Island being bequeathed over to the Irish State

Wed, 02 Aug, 2023

Peadar Toibin10
Eighteen OPW residential staff properties lying empty for up to seven years 
Properties previously used for staff accommodation in State-owned parks are in Cork, Dublin, Laois and Wexford

Thu, 15 Jun, 2023

Work to begin when contract signed on long-awaited Glanmire flood relief scheme
Work to begin when contract signed on long-awaited Glanmire flood relief scheme
The construction works are expected to continue for 32 months and will cost in the region of €14m.

Thu, 01 Jun, 2023

Still no reopening date for Cork's historic Barryscourt Castle
Still no reopening date for Cork's historic Barryscourt Castle
Barryscourt Castle in Carrigtwohill has been closed to the public since safety works began seven years ago

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

OPW claims it took all necessary precautions in setting up live crib at centre of controversy
OPW claims it took all necessary precautions in setting up live crib at centre of controversy
However, Sinn Féin senator Lynn Boylan said: "It's the principle here. It doesn't seem like the OPW ever thought to ask."

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Kilcrea Friary: Rogue treasure hunters with metal detectors disturb human remains
Kilcrea Friary: Rogue treasure hunters with metal detectors disturb human remains
Metal detectors and shovels used during latest in spate of illegal excavations at protected sites in Co Cork

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023

No decision yet to erect modular homes for Ukrainians in Mallow
No decision yet to erect modular homes for Ukrainians in Mallow
Residents believed a modular development was imminent but Department of Integration says the site's viability is still being assessed 

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Mallow locals begin protesting at modular home site
Mallow locals begin protesting at modular home site
Local woman Annette Nagle said of the prospective development of houses in the town: 'Let us be a part of it, but let us feel like we are actually going to be listened to and that we’re not going to be passed off with lip service.'

Wed, 25 Jan, 2023

Ardmore's Cliff House Hotel to convert former Waterford barracks into 'fishing lodge'
Ardmore's Cliff House Hotel to convert former Waterford barracks into 'fishing lodge'
Guests who “wish to fish, kayak or otherwise enjoy the River Blackwater”, may book at the hotel to stay in the facility during May to August

Fri, 13 Jan, 2023

OPW refuses to clarify how it miscalculated capacity needed for new Garda facility
OPW refuses to clarify how it miscalculated capacity needed for new Garda facility
The build at Military Road has only space for 880 personnel, while the number of gardaí has risen to "something in the region of 1,400"

Tue, 27 Dec, 2022

OPW accused of 'wanton waste' for not imposing penalties on Convention Centre
OPW accused of 'wanton waste' for not imposing penalties on Convention Centre
The Office of Public Works has been accused of “wanton waste” after it emerged that it did not impose financial penalties on Dublin’s Convention Centre for failing to meet footfall targets.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022

Taoiseach hits out at State agencies for being 'possessive' of land that could be used for housing
Taoiseach hits out at State agencies for being 'possessive' of land that could be used for housing
Micheál Martin said vacant State-owned sites must now be used to provide housing for young people looking for a first home

Fri, 02 Dec, 2022

'Miracle' that people in Cork not drowned in beds, says minister
'Miracle' that people in Cork not drowned in beds, says minister
Minister of State warns that some Irish people 'will become migrants' due to the effects of climate change

Thu, 10 Nov, 2022

James Fort. Kinsale, Ireland
'Large drinking parties' and antisocial behaviour reported at historic Kinsale fort
More than sixty cases of damage to national monuments were reported over the past year with grave slabs broken, medieval churches graffitied, and an air rifle believed to have been shot through the windows of another historic site.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2022

'Living on the island forces you to relax': Couple reflects on six months on Blasket Island
'Living on the island forces you to relax': Couple reflects on six months on Blasket Island
Brock Montgomery and Claire de Haas have spent the past six months as holiday home caretakers on the island

Fri, 07 Oct, 2022

Home of Peig Sayers on Blasket Island 'used as a toilet by day trippers' 
Home of Peig Sayers on Blasket Island 'used as a toilet by day trippers' 
One of two homes Peig Sayers lived in on the Great Blasket Island off the Kerry coast is among a number of ruins on the island being used as a toilet, according to caretakers who lived there.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

Modular homes will house up to 250 Ukrainian refugees in Mahon
Modular homes will house up to 250 Ukrainian refugees in Mahon
Mahon in Cork, along with Thurles and Cavan Town, are earmarked for new housing for people fleeing Russia's war on Ukraine

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

No date for reopening Barryscourt Castle six years after works commenced
The castle in Carrigtwohill remains closed for the foreseeable future, despite works beginning in 2016, the Office of Public Works confirmed

Sun, 21 Aug, 2022

Tender process for Macroom's new Garda station set for two years after planning permission
Tender process for Macroom's new Garda station set for two years after planning permission
The construction of the new Cork regional headquarters in Macroom had planning permission approved in March last year

Tue, 07 Jun, 2022

Soaring construction costs may sink Cork flood defence scheme
Soaring construction costs may sink Cork flood defence scheme
The original bid about a year ago for the Glashaboy river flood relief scheme in Glanmire was €14m. Now it could cost €17m to deliver

Thu, 02 Jun, 2022

OPW awards €2m contract for energy savings project to firm with Direct Provision contracts
OPW awards €2m contract for energy savings project to firm with Direct Provision contracts
Aramark is a large multinational corporation that makes several million euro each year from its contracts at Direct Provision centres

Thu, 14 Apr, 2022

Once-famous Cork 'gig' castle closed to public 'for too long'
Once-famous Cork 'gig' castle closed to public 'for too long'
The OPW closed the castle for work in 2015

Sun, 27 Mar, 2022

Department of Health hit by Legionnaires outbreak
Department of Health hit by Legionnaires outbreak
Bacteria which causes severe type of pneumonia detected in shower-room

Wed, 16 Feb, 2022

Environmentalists horrified over spraying of herbicide along Cork riverbank
Environmentalists horrified over spraying of herbicide along Cork riverbank
The OPW  confirmed that the treatment of the invasive Japanese knotweed is linked to the controversial proposed Blackpool flood relief scheme, which is the subject of a legal challenge

Wed, 06 Oct, 2021

OPW could have prevented Garda HQ mess 
OPW could have prevented Garda HQ mess 
State agency passed up three opportunities to prevent the loss of the police command centre to private interests

Mon, 23 Aug, 2021

Historic North Cork landmark to open to the public in 2022
Historic North Cork landmark to open to the public in 2022
Annes Grove Gardens in Castletownroche has been described a "wild romantic glen", with a 30 acre garden thriving with plant life.

Sat, 29 May, 2021

Garda HQ mystery raises further questions about litany of OPW overspending
Garda HQ mystery raises further questions about litany of OPW overspending
Cianan Brennan looks at the extraordinary saga of the new HQ — and eight further cases where the Office of Public Works has not delivered value for taxpayers' money The gardaí will soon have a new Dublin HQ — but the ...

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Ofsted inspection report
Irish Examiner view: Wanton waste
€10m posting pay slips

Fri, 09 Apr, 2021

Gardaí starting to count cost of building conundrum
Gardaí starting to count cost of building conundrum
Plans for a new Garda centre in Dublin were based on the numbers of personnel which existed years ago. It may well be too small by the time it is built

Fri, 02 Apr, 2021

Minister urges Save Cork City to withdraw flood defence scheme objections
Minister urges Save Cork City to withdraw flood defence scheme objections
However, the campaigners are pleading with councillors to abandon the OPW plans

Mon, 02 Nov, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Yeats memorial fitting for current times
Irish Examiner View: Yeats memorial fitting for current times
Henry Moore's iconic 'Knife Edge' bronze sculpture was unveiled to the public in 1967 by the then Taoiseach Jack Lynch.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Phoenix Park should close to traffic - Green Party
Phoenix Park should close to traffic - Green Party
Motor traffic going through the Phoenix Park should be stopped, according to the Green Party.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Independent specialists appointed to review proposed Glanmire flood relief
Independent specialists appointed to review proposed Glanmire flood relief
Independent specialists have been appointed by the Government to carry out a review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted for the proposed €8.5m Glanmire Flood Relief scheme.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Submission date for feedback on Midleton flood relief scheme extended
Submission date for feedback on Midleton flood relief scheme extended
Due to the Covid-19 emergency and to ensure all opinions are heard, the period for feedback on the Midleton flood relief scheme has been extended to Monday, April 20.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

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