Reading coverage of the objections to Phibsboro Shopping Centre, the reasons seem surprising from now: local traders objected because they...
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Lifeboat Station, East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
Dun Laoghaire got its first lifeboat in 1811, with a station built by the Dublin Ballast Board, which was taken...
Carnegie Library, Skerries, Co. Dublin+
Anthony Scott designed quite a number of the Carnegie libraries in Fingal – Rush, Malahide, Garristown, Lusk, Swords, Donabate (not...
Fuel depot, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 3+
Dublin Port is a bit of a world unto itself, a spur projecting from the city, run around the tight...
Former Film Censor’s Office, 12-16 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2+
There’s a bittersweet recurring motif you’ll probably notice if you spend a while looking into buildings in Dublin – a...
Science block, St. Columba’s College, Whitechurch, Dublin 16+
The science block at St. Columba’s College was designed by Robin Walker (Scott Tallon Walker), completed in 1971. Columba’s is...
Interior, former Richmond Surgical Hospital, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7+
Back when I wrote about the former Richmond Surgical Hospital, I mentioned how much I would love to see the...
Former Classic Cinema, Rathfarnham Road+
The (first) former Classic Cinema in Terenure isn’t terribly attractive when you take it as a whole, but it’s memorable...
Kensington Lodge, 107 Grove Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6+
Though it’s just a few dozen metres from the busy junction of Rathmines Road and the canal, Kensington Lodge is...
Former Stella cinema, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6+
For the past few years, the sign for Rathmines’ Stella Cinema was covered by a big advertising banner, covering the...