The two brick sheds on the campshires at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay are still generally identified by their last occupant,...
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Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
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...
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...
An interview with Concrete Collar (& the Grand Canal Docks sign)+
An early post on Concrete Collar, which is a blog about “the cross-pollination between fashion and architecture”, used the Grand Canal...
Former Film Censor’s Office, 12-16 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2+
There’s a bittersweet recurring motif you’ll probably notice if you spend a while looking into buildings in Dublin – a...
Shopfront (Thomas Read), 4 Parliament Street, Dublin 2+
Passing Thomas Read & Company on Parliament Street, there’s a feeling of the circus having left town. The shop closed...
Gutter, Pearse Street Garda Station, Dublin 2+
Though the notorious triple-parked cars outside might distract you from noticing it, Pearse Street Garda Station is a fine building...
Door, 12 Magennis Place, Dublin 2+
Compared to the noise of Pearse Street, its sidestreets are nearly invisible, but they have quiet lives of their own....
Luas bridge (Charlemont station), Grand Canal, Dublin 2+
Crossing the Grand Canal between Charlemont Place and Grand Parade, the Luas bridge at Charlemont station is one of the...