First proposed in the 1990s, the science centre project was the subject of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General earlier this year. Photograph: Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty ImagesA project to deliver a children’s science museum in Dublin city centre at a potential cost more than €70 million has been described as an “absolute shambles” at the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The science centre project was the subject of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) earlier this year. First proposed in the 1990s, the project led to the OPW reaching an agreement in 2003 with a registered charity, Irish Children’s Museum Limited (ICML), to build a children’s science museum. It does need resolution, I fully agree.”[ Explorium takes off, having missed out on being part of national children’s science museumOpens in new window ]

Source: The Irish Times November 28, 2025 15:23 UTC