It seems like the only real way to see the Milltown transformer station is from above. Unless you’re with the...
1960s
Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Bandstand, Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6+
Bushy Park follows the meandering path of the River Dodder for a stretch between Rathfarnham, Terenure, and Templeogue. The river’s...
Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin 8+
Dublin Institute of Technology has its origins in the City of Dublin Technical Schools, with a Technical College founded at...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
CIE sign, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1+
Outside the quaintly-named Travel Centre on Lower Abbey Street, there’s a sign with the old CIE logo. The 1964 logo...
Our Lady Mother of Divine Grace, Howth Road, Raheny, Dublin 5+
Designed by Peppard and Duffy and completed in 1962, the hulking church of Our Lady Mother of Divine Grace is...