Uproar over Abbey revamp delay

ARTS MINISTER John O’Donoghue was yesterday accused of foot-dragging in relation to the redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre.

Uproar over Abbey revamp delay

In the Dáil yesterday, the Minister admitted that the international design competition for the new Abbey had yet to be launched, six months after the project on George’s Dock on the north quays in Dublin was given the green light.

He defended the delay on the basis that competitions of this nature were complex and took time to perfect.

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