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The Office of Public Works has received significant income from rental fees for concerts and comedy events at the Iveagh Gardens over the last two years. This revenue supports the maintenance and preservation of the historic park, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.
Elvis Costello, Pete Thomas and Davey Faragher of Elvis Costello & The Imposters performing at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin in July. Photograph: Kieran Frost/Redferns, show that over 2026 and 2025, the OPW has received €484,128 for rental of the Iveagh Gardens for concerts and comedy events.
One of the country’s best-known promoters, Aiken Promotions, has been staging the summer series of concerts at the Iveagh Gardens since 2010. This was three years after Aiken Promotions staged the first comedy festival there.
‘I once went into Lidl for groceries and came home with a pair of diving fins’As part of an OPW public consultation in 2023, Aiken Promotions stated that between 2010 and 2023, about 800,000 people had attended its events at Iveagh Gardens. Often referred to as Dublin’s secret garden, the OPW-managed facility is located adjacent to the National Concert Hall and close to St Stephen’s Green, attracting more than 400,000 visitors annually.of the Social Democrats, Moran stated that this year the OPW has received €249,444 for the use of the Iveagh Gardens for concerts and a comedy festival.
This was ahead of the €234,684 received by the OPW in 2025. In his reply, Moran stated that rates for the use of Iveagh Gardens were last reviewed in 2022. The late Glen Hansard in concert at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin in 2013. Photograph: Arthur Carron/Collins “Upon that review, the OPW made the decision to increase event fees, in line with rising inflation,” he said.
Commenting on the figures, Farrelly said: “It can’t be understated that the Iveagh Gardens are a real gem in the heart of Dublin city, and that their preservation is paramount. ” He added that the revenue raised from the use of the Iveagh Gardens from the summer events “doesn’t seem to be at all outstanding, and I’d ask the OPW to further review that and continue to invest in this space”.
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