# opw - Wednesday 4 May, 2022
# Russian Rally
# Russian Rally
The organisers of the rally sought permission for it in January, before the war with Ukraine began.
# opw - Sunday 20 February, 2022
# Investigation
While the Office of Public Works (OPW) says it is reducing the impact of arterial drainage work, waterways and their habitats “are still suffering”, reports Anthea Lacchia This investigation by Noteworthy reveals recent OPW maintenance work occurred outside tree cutting season A quarter of audits of these OPW works last year failed to obtain a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ score
# opw - Tuesday 21 December, 2021
# Grand Stretch
# Grand Stretch
For the second year in a row, the chamber itself remains closed due to Covid-19.
# opw - Monday 6 December, 2021
# Passports
# Passports
The number of passports has never even reached 1 million in a year before.
# opw - Thursday 4 November, 2021
# OPW
# OPW
The animals – 22 females and 12 males – were culled on Tuesday.
# opw - Thursday 7 October, 2021
# Newgrange
# Newgrange
The solstice sunrise event will once again be livestreamed from within the chamber.
# opw - Thursday 3 June, 2021
# Banned Stand
# Banned Stand
There were large crowds of people in the park and on Grafton Street this evening.
# opw - Friday 14 May, 2021
# Heritage Sites
# Heritage Sites
This measure is effective immediately.
# opw - Friday 16 April, 2021
# Dublin
# Dublin
The OPW ’s chairman confirmed the move to Dublin City Council.
# opw - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
The OPW said it was hopeful the €800,000 plus refurbishment would be completed by the end of July.
# opw - Saturday 27 February, 2021
# Major Operation
A number of gardaí have been injured in the wake of the clashes, which saw fireworks aimed at officers. The Taoiseach has condemned today's events as posing an "unacceptable risk" to the public and gardaí. A special court sitting is being convened and several fixed charge notices have been issued.
# opw - Tuesday 22 December, 2020
# Grand Stretch
# Grand Stretch
Weather conditions were better this morning as thousands of viewers tuned in from around the world.
# opw - Friday 30 October, 2020
# Phoenix Park
# Phoenix Park
The gates will close as normal at 11pm on Fridays and reopen at 7am on Mondays.
# opw - Friday 24 July, 2020
# Tourism
# Tourism
The government hopes this will help to encourage people to take trips within Ireland.
# opw - Sunday 21 June, 2020
# Phoenix Park
# Phoenix Park
There are plans for 33 semi-detached houses and a four-storey apartment block near the Phoenix Park.
# opw - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
# Banks Of The Lee
# Banks Of The Lee
Cork controversy throws up major questions about how Ireland approaches flooding relief in the face of growing climate change threat.
# opw - Friday 5 June, 2020
# Dublin
# Dublin
Many gates in the park were closed in March following the introduction of Covid-19 restrictions.
# opw - Tuesday 19 May, 2020
# OPW
# OPW
The OPW closed most of its sites to the public following public health advice as Ireland worked to limit the spread of Covid-19.
# opw - Friday 14 February, 2020
# Billed Gates
# Billed Gates
The Office of Public Works hopes the gates will be rehung by the end of this year.
# opw - Thursday 13 February, 2020
# Under Control
# Under Control
Companies were called more than 50 times by the OPW over a two-year period.
# opw - Wednesday 25 December, 2019
# Charlie Flanagan
# Charlie Flanagan
The minister wanted to have the deer relocated to a 250-acre estate in Laois.
# opw - Thursday 21 November, 2019
# OPW
# OPW
There are currently around 600 fallow deer in Phoenix Park.
# opw - Monday 30 September, 2019
# Finances
# Finances
This follows the publication of the 2018 annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) today.
# opw - Saturday 28 September, 2019
# Pulling In The Crowds
# Pulling In The Crowds
Kilkenny, Dublin and Wicklow had the top three most visited attractions last year.
# opw - Saturday 21 September, 2019
# OPW
# OPW
We toured what was once a British ammunitions store, and which since the 1980s has fallen into disrepair.
# opw - Saturday 7 September, 2019
# OPW
# OPW
The gates were taken down in August 2018 ahead of Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland.
# opw - Monday 2 September, 2019
# Noteworthy
# Noteworthy
Ten sites purchased as part of the doomed decentralisation plan of 2003 remain in state hands more than a decade later.
# opw - Friday 23 August, 2019
# Noteworthy
# Noteworthy
Just over two-thirds of the buildings are former garda stations that were shut as part of a policing plan in 2012 and 2013.
# opw - Friday 26 July, 2019
# In Rude Health
# In Rude Health
The OPW said the piece has been moved into an individual office now after “an objection” to the artwork.
# opw - Friday 31 May, 2019
# Dublin's Green Lung
# Dublin's Green Lung
planned, designated parking areas could improve congestion when huge events like Bloom are held in the park, the summary said.
# opw - Wednesday 8 May, 2019
# Dublin 9
# Dublin 9
The OPW brought up issues with the scale of the proposed development at the site of a former car dealership on Glasnevin Hill.
# opw - Monday 8 April, 2019
# Too Expensive
# Too Expensive
The watch, believed to be worth close to €8,000, may be sold and the money used for charitable purposes.
# opw - Sunday 3 February, 2019
# Deery Me
# Deery Me
Annual culls are carried out by the OPW to manage the number of wild deer in the park.
# opw - Thursday 22 November, 2018
# Breakdown
# Breakdown
As of 1 November, the OPW had spent €15,754,639.37 on the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland.
# opw - Thursday 11 October, 2018
# Status Orange
# Status Orange
A Status Orange warning takes effect in 13 counties tonight as gusts of up to 130 km/h are expected along Irish coasts.
# Banana Maths
# Banana Maths
The Comptroller and Auditor General recently revealed that the wrong rate of rent had been paid on the vacant building.
# opw - Saturday 29 September, 2018
# Miesian Plaza
# Miesian Plaza
The OPW entered into a lease to accommodate the HQs of the Departments of Children & Youth Affairs and Health, in addition to parts of the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform.
# opw - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
# Sambo Heaven
# Sambo Heaven
The OPW was responding to a caller on RTÉ’s Liveline who spotted catering staff throwing out unopened sandwiches behind the food stalls.
# opw - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
# Holy Water
# Holy Water
Dublin is under a hosepipe ban.
# opw - Friday 25 May, 2018
# Count Day
# Count Day
In 2015, large crowds congregated in the space for the Marriage Equality count results.
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