The curious case of the children's science museum

The State is legally committed to building the museum, despite the fact that support for the project seems very limited

In October 2003, the OPW signed a lease with Ireland's Children’s Museum Limited, a charity incorporated in 1998, committing the OPW to construct the planned building, which would then be operated by ICML itself.

In recent weeks, plans to build a children's science museum in the centre of Dublin at a cost of €70m once again became the subject of scrutiny.

They were raised at a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and discussed with the Office of Public Works (OPW) before an incredulous room of TDs.