Ali Hewson was one of the museum’s initial sponsors. Photo: Getty
How did we get from a position in 2003 – where a private developer was going to pay for a science centre in Dublin, with no cost to the taxpayer – to the Office of Public Works being legally obliged to build one on behalf of a charity at a cost of at least €70m?
The saga, which is examined by the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) in its latest report, puts the bike shed debacle in the ha’penny place.