Government Buildings (Irish: Tithe an Rialtais) is a large Edwardian building enclosing a quadrangle on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland, in which several key offices of the Government of Ireland are located. Among the offices of State located in the building are:
- Department of the Taoiseach
- Council Chamber (cabinet room)
- Office of the Attorney General
- Department of Finance
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Parts of the building, which was formerly the Royal College of Science for Ireland, have served as the seat of Irish government since 1922.
Read more about Government Buildings: Origins, Original Government Buildings (1922–1991), Current Government Buildings
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—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)