OPW takes in over €7m from   national monuments this year

Bedford Tower at Dublin Castle. The historic building managed to remain the highest grossing monument post pandemic. Picture: iStock

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has collected more than €7m in entrance fees from visitors to national monuments since charges were reintroduced this year, having been waived for much of the pandemic.

Dublin Castle, where adults are charged €8 to experience the historic building, has been the biggest earner in 2022, generating over €1.2m in the first eight months of the year.