At the northern end of the taxi rank on O’Connell Street, a glass case holds a statue of Jesus with...
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Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Handrails, 4 Kildare Street, Dublin 2+
The variety in the buildings housing the National Library on Kildare Street* is quite charming: the grand spaces of the main...
Granite paving, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2+
It’s not terribly unusual to see letters carved into paving: every patch of wet concrete is at risk of commemorating...
Former shopfront, 3a George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
The front of 3a George’s Street Lower suggests that it used to be a shop. It now appears to be...
Bricks, South King Street, Dublin 2+
Dublin’s 1988 Millennium was quite strange, in retrospect. The celebrations were proposed by the City Manager, Frank Feely, to boost...
Corner house, 9 St. Kevin’s Parade, Dublin 8+
This corner house on St. Kevin’s Parade picks up the same motifs as its neighbours – same proportions, same dark...
Roof garden, Gray Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8+
Facing onto quiet Meath Square, the rear of this house on Gray Street draws an extra storey from above its...
Statue, Ringsend Bus Garage, Dublin 4+
On the side of Ringsend bus garage, there’s a statue of the Virgin Mary in a glass case, fixed to...
Trompe l’oeil, Thomas Street, Dublin 8+
Facing the gorgeous Guinness power station, there’s this big gable end with a trompe l’oeil arch on it. The paint...
Concrete mural, Essex Street West, Temple Bar, Dublin 2+
Designed to accommodate one of the cultural institutions set out in the Dublin Corporation Development Plan, the Viking Centre incorporates...