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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...
Shopfront, 44 Pearse Street, Dublin 2+
There’s something about O’Donovan’s shopfront that makes it seem like it’s in miniature. It’s not, really, and the three-storey building...
Ghost signs, Arbour Place, Dublin 7+
There’s a nice element of the unknown about laneways in the city centre, whether you’re exploring them on foot or...
Signage, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
Cork Street would benefit a lot more from rows of thriving shops bringing activity to street level than from having...
Roof sign, Chancery Street, Dublin 7+
In the streets around the Dublin Corporation Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market, a lot of shop units bear the names...
Arrow, Thomas/Meath Street, Dublin 8+
At the corner of Thomas Street and Meath Street, the ground floor unit has the kind of insert-name-here signage contributing...
Retained signage, 17a New Bride Street, Dublin 8+
The retained signage on 17a New Bride Street is an easy example of keeping text on a building without any...
Shopfront, 23 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2+
The Manhattan was a Dublin institution: open only at night, serving fried breakfasts and chips, similar to the nearby Gigs...
Signage, 54 George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire+
Corr’s looks like it stood still while Dun Laoghaire passed through decades of change. The signboard is concave, with horizontal...