South Dublin County Council is currently undertaking a review of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme. A non-statutory pre-plan public consultation took place in March/April 2013 to inform residents and other stakeholders of the review process. The public… Read More ›
Architecture
The Freemasons’ Hall on Molesworth Street an enjoyable tour as part of Heritage week
Each year The Heritage Council coordinates National Heritage Week with support from the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government & Fáilte Ireland. This year’s events were held between 18th to the 26th of August. Having worked in Irish film… Read More ›
The Abbey Theatre re-location to the GPO will not take place.
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, TD, has announced that, following consideration of the matter by the Government, it has been decided not to proceed with the re-location of the Abbey Theatre to the GPO complex…. Read More ›
Lucan Bridge gets essential repairs
It’s great to see that essential repairs have finally begun on Lucan Bridge, in recent years some of the capping had come loose and some had disappeared while much of the stone work needed re pointing and the balustrades required… Read More ›
If in Rome try and see the new MAXXI Museum.
On a recent visit to Rome I went to the new MAXXI National Museum in Rome, opened in April of 2010 it still had the new smell of a new building . Following an international design competition 1998 the London-based… Read More ›
Morrissey’s Pub in Abbeyleix is a hidden treasure
The day has finally come and the last section of the new Dublin/Cork motorway has opened in County Laois, by-passing the towns of Abbeyleix, Durrow and Cullahill. Most people who travel that road on a regular basis will have developed… Read More ›
The Grand Canal Theatre breathes new life into the Docklands
The development of Dublin’s Docklands has in general been a big success in rejuvenating this once thriving hub of Dublin (Bottle bank site excluded). The docks had fallen into decay for decades since Dublin Port moved further out, and throughout… Read More ›
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, constructed in Rotterdam, Holland by the same company that fabricated the London Eye. The Samuel Bekett Bridges provides a new link between Sir John Rodgerson Quay on the south side and Guild Street on… Read More ›
Tom Dowling 