No matter how you feel about Santiago Calatrava’s Samuel Beckett Bridge, the big white recumbent harp is likely to draw...
Infrastructure
Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Rory O’More Bridge (Watling Street to Ellis Street)+
A little overshadowed by its Calatrava neighbour, Rory O’More Bridge spans between Ellis Street to the north and Watling Street...
Scherzer rolling lift bridges, North Wall Quay and Custom House Quay, Dublin 1+
If you have a certain sensibility, passing through the rolling lift bridges along North Wall Quay is as exciting as...
Luas bridge (Charlemont station), Grand Canal, Dublin 2+
Crossing the Grand Canal between Charlemont Place and Grand Parade, the Luas bridge at Charlemont station is one of the...
Diving bell, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2+
At the most recent City Intersections event on Smart Dublin, one of the three brilliant speakers was Mary Mulvihill of...
Inhabited bridge, Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2+
Though Pearse Station occupies a big section through several blocks, most of it’s not immediately apparent from outside. It’s most...
Spillway and outlet tower, Upper Reservoir, Bohernabreena Waterworks, Dublin 24+
The two reservoirs in the Glenasmole Valley were constructed in the 1880s for the Rathmines Commission. The upper reservoir feeds...
Bridge, St. Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14+
St. Enda’s Park in Rathfarnham is best known as the pastoral setting for St. Enda’s School, which was run by Padraig...