It seems like the only real way to see the Milltown transformer station is from above. Unless you’re with the...
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...
Smock tower, Watling Street, Dublin 8+
Standing 150 feet tall and often popping into view between buildings on Thomas Street, the smock tower is at its...
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...
Signage, Cafe and Boutique, 14a and 14b Emorville Avenue, Dublin 8+
By now, Bibi’s and Dolls are not a well-kept secret. The cafe and boutique, run by sisters Maisha and Petria...
Cigar Box, 26 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1+
If you’re in Dublin and unfamiliar with the Cigar Box building, you’ve missed some good exhibitions and events. The ground...
Anna Livia, Croppies Acre Memorial Park, Wolfe Tone Quay, Dublin 7+
Éamonn O’Doherty’s ‘Anna Livia’ sculpture was originally situated on O’Connell Street. It was commissioned by businessman Michael Smurfit in memory of...
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...
Portobello Place and Garden Villas, Dublin 8+
To the north of Portobello Harbour and down about 2.5m, there are two sets of houses set off the street....
Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4+
Lansdowne House is described as having a strong black and white colour palette originally, but it’s weathered into shades of...
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...