The site for the proposed new 'super-prison' in west Dublin is embroiled in fresh controversy today, with archaeologists reportedly warning that it will cost tens of millions of euro to excavate.
Reports this morning said the archaeologists were predicting that the site would cost millions more to excavate than the €30m the Government has paid for it.
The prediction is based on aerial photographs of the Thornton Hall site, which experts say is part of an archaeological landscape stretching back to prehistoric times.
The Government is already facing widespread criticism for paying €30m for the land when a nearby site of a similar size sold for just one fifth of that figure.
Apparently a rather large site which is why it would take a long time to fully excavate. "Fully" being the operative word. That's the whole thing.