It seems like the only real way to see the Milltown transformer station is from above. Unless you’re with the...
Lisa Cassidy
Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Drumcondra Library, Millmount Avenue, Dublin 9+
The public library in Drumcondra is a freestanding building, surrounded by a lawn and facing onto the southern end of...
The Freemasons’ Hall, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2+
Though the Grand Lodge of Ireland dates from 1725 or earlier, work on their present building in Dublin began in 1866....
Model, Thomas Read, 4 Parliament Street+
One of the nicest things about running a blog is that, sometimes, people get in touch about interesting things you wouldn’t...
Shopfront, 91 Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin+
Just a short distance from Knox Memorial Hall, the shopfront at number 91 is smart and symmetrical. Two panes to either...
Corner, 45a Home Farm Road, Dublin 9+
It’s not that you’d want every corner to stand out, but in the context of Home Farm Road and the...
Wall, Weavers’ Square, Dublin 8+
On the gable end of the east side of Weavers’ Square, there’s a thick, lumpy render that hints at the...
Frank’s, 18 Frederick Street North, Dublin 1+
Though you could make a very good case for enforcing signage guidelines in the name of cohesive streetscapes and that...
Shop unit, 112-3 George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
The former Knowles Electrical premises on George’s Street Lower makes a strong mark on the corner, with a 45-degree chamfer...
Samuel Beckett bridge control room, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2+
No matter how you feel about Santiago Calatrava’s Samuel Beckett Bridge, the big white recumbent harp is likely to draw...