Total spend on Four Courts dome will reach €5.8m

Scaffolding on the dome of the Four Courts. The Office of Public Works is expected to spend €5.8m on works on the dome of the Four Courts in Dublin this year, with almost a third of the spending going on scaffolding.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) is expected to have spent €5.8m on works on the dome of the Four Courts in Dublin by the end of this year, with almost a third of the spending going on scaffolding

In 2011, a section of one of the stone capitals, which support the dome, fell onto the roof of the Four Courts below, requiring catch netting to mitigate the risk.