Garda HQ mystery raises further questions about litany of OPW overspending

Its absence from the shortlist is just one of the issues around the development of the garda HQ on Military Rd in Kilmainham, Dublin: It'll also be too small to accommodate the staff, and the OPW may incur a penalty payout if gardaí can't move out of Harcourt Square in time. Picture: Moya Nolan

Cianan Brennan looks at the extraordinary saga of the new HQ — and eight further cases where the Office of Public Works has not delivered value for taxpayers' money

The gardaí will soon have a new Dublin HQ — but the circumstances leading to its location remain something of a mystery.