173 items missing from State art collection include some from Oireachtas

The Comptroller and Auditor General has found 173 items from the State’s art collection have been identified as missing — including 44 from the Houses of the Oireachtas.

The C&AG annual report also revealed gardai are investigating the disappearance of dozens of artworks worth over €500,000 from Killarney House, after two paintings were put up for sale in an art auction.

The paintings had reportedly been locked away in private storage.