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...
Richmond Tower, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8+
Originally built at Barrack/Bloody Bridge in 1812 as the Watling Street Gatehouse, the tower marked the beginning of Military Road. It...
Nuzum Bros., 201 Pearse Street, Dublin 2+
The former Nuzum Bros. shopfront on Pearse Street is one of many buildings in the same stretch that are in...
Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1+
Occupying the northern end of Parnell Square, the Garden of Remembrance is a memorial to those who gave their lives...
Statue, Gray Street and Reginald Street, Dublin 8+
The square of blocks around Gray Street and Reginald Street in the Coombe is a particularly lovely section of low-rise...
Block colour by the South Bull Wall, Dublin Port/Dublin 4+
Stretching out from Ringsend into Dublin Bay, the Great South Wall (or South Bull Wall) offers one of the more...
Church Gardens/Castlewood Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6+
Opposite the Swan Centre entrance on Castlewood Avenue, there’s a laneway opening, giving a view up Castlewood Place. It’s a...
‘An Ordinary Place’ at The Everyday Experience+
The Everyday Experience has just opened at IMMA, running in the Project Space (ground floor by the entrance) until 26th...
Painted sign, Mark’s Lane, Dublin 2+
Mark’s Lane runs parallel to Pearse and Townsend Streets, separating the Markievicz flat complex from St. Mark’s Church. The Markievicz...
ESB Headquarters, Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin 2+
It’s difficult to separate a building from a controversial genesis, and maybe rightly so. For the ESB Headquarters on the...
Rails and screens, Church of the Sacred Heart, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7+
The Church of the Sacred Heart was built as a prison chapel for Arbour Hill, which was originally a military...