Gardaí may have to quit HQ in row over lease

Gardaí may have to move out of their central Dublin headquarters building if agreement cannot be reached over lease arrangements with a private company which bought the property, the Commercial Court has heard.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has leased four office blocks at the Harcourt Square site since 1980s, providing office space for the force.

It houses Garda Command and Control, is one of the force’s most important operational centres and is central to the State’s security and policing operations at national and regional level, according to the OPW. It also houses CAB and the emergency response unit, among other units.