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...
Roof form, Nicholas Avenue, Dublin 7+
Father Mathew Hall has a strong presence on the corner of Church Street and Nicholas Avenue. The original section of...
Label stops, Pearse Street Garda Station, Dublin 2+
In addition to its remnants of shamrock gutters, there’s a small anachronistic detail on the Garda Station at Pearse Street...
Carved capitals, Museum Building, Trinity College+
The distinctive elevations on the Museum Building at Trinity were the work of Deane & Woodward. However, the building’s origins...
End elevations, Donnybrook Bus Garage, Beaver Row, Dublin 4+
Donnybrook Bus Garage was designed in close collaboration between Michael Scott and engineer Ove Arup, whose Dublin office was first...
John’s Lane and Presbytery of John’s Lane Church, Dublin 8+
The Church of St. Augustine and St. John is one of the street’s highlights, designed by Edward Welby Pugin and...
Brick sheds, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2+
The two brick sheds on the campshires at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay are still generally identified by their last occupant,...
Thomas Street (halfway through the 90-Day Action Plan), Dublin 8+
At the beginning of May, the Thomas Street Business Association launched a 90-day action plan for the street, aiming to...
Former Player Wills Factory, South Circular Road, Dublin 8+
Built in 1935 as a factory for Player Wills tobacco, the building remained in use until European restructuring moved manufacturing...
‘Cactus Provisoire’, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2+
Fellows’ Square has quite a presence, not least for architectural reasons: it’s surrounded on all sides by significant buildings, by...
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...