OPW spends almost €500k on art, antiques and redecorating Farmleigh since 2022

Farmleigh House was bought by the State in 1999 for €29.2 million to serve as accommodation for visiting heads of state and other dignitaries.

Almost half a million euro has been spent on redecoration, antique furniture, and artworks for the State guesthouse Farmleigh over the past three years.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has paid out €491,000 for new items and repair with almost €260,000 of that paid for historic furniture that was on loan from the Guinness family, the original owners of the mansion in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.