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...
Rose Garden, Trinity College Dublin+
It might be a tiny bit misanthropic, but the nicest time on a college campus is the summer. Libraries are...
Rathmines Post Office, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6+
On the lower edge of Rathmines Road Upper, the post office maintains a neat, composed presence on the street. It...
Facade/Crests, Dublin Bus, 59 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1+
The Dublin Bus offices on Upper O’Connell Street (constructed originally for Córas Iompair Éireann) carry a certain amount of association from...
Derelict shopfront, South Richmond Street, Dublin 2+
There’s no world-weary pretension like 90s world-weary pretension, and correctly or not, that always seems like part of the cultural...
Rear view, 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2+
The strangest thing about Rear Window is that, before being confined to his apartment by a broken leg, Jeff doesn’t...
Signage, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
The patchwork of tiling on the Donnelly Centre was probably the first part to catch my eye, but the signs...
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...
Dubhlinn Garden, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2+
Enclosed behind Dublin Castle, the Dubh Linn garden looks like a formal piece of landscaping styled with a touch of...
Factory sign, 15 Summer Street South, Dublin 8+
Slightly overshadowed by the ‘SOLD’ sign at the time I visited, the former Henry White Ltd. premises on Summer Street...
Phibsboro Shopping Centre, Phibsboro, Dublin 7+
Reading coverage of the objections to Phibsboro Shopping Centre, the reasons seem surprising from now: local traders objected because they...