Questions over site selection of new garda HQ site

The current €86.3m location, on a State-owned site at Military Rd in south Dublin, was not included on that initial shortlist. Pictures: Moya Nolan

The site of the new Dublin garda HQ was not included on an initial shortlist agreed by the various stakeholders.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) and An Garda Síochána ran a site evaluation project, lasting more than a year, for the building of the new command centre, which ended in early 2015, according to multiple sources.