One notable shortcoming in Dublin Corporation’s otherwise all-encompassing integrated area plan for O’Connell Street was its failure to address what should happen to O’Connell Bridge House, apart from acknowledging that the coherence of...
A new £31m third-level college for Dublin’s Docklands was announced yesterday. The new campus for the National College of Ireland will be built on a 1.3 acre site on Mayor Street in the...
The new Liffey Pedestrian Bridge will provide a link between Lower Ormond Quay on the north bank and Wellington Quay on the south bank of the river Liffey in Dublin. It will be...
Dublin Corporation has granted planning permission for a giant skyscraper scheme at George’s Quay opposite the Custom House, subject to the tallest block being reduced in height from 100 to 80 metres. If...
Dublin Corporation has again deferred making its decision on a major high-rise development at George’s Quay, opposite the Custom House, because of growing concern about its impact. The largest of the proposed buildings,n...
South Great George’s Street is shortly to be revitalised as a shopping street after being in decline for more than three decades. Dunnes Stores has lodged a planning application to redevelop a large...
Aer Rianta’s plans for another arrivals/departures pier at Dublin Airport will result in the loss of the last remaining uninterrupted view of the original terminal building, according to an appeal submitted to An...
The Liffey boardwalk project is a key component in a broader £10m-plus millennium `facelift’ for Dublin’s riverside area. Inspired by the Seine in Paris and other influences, Dublin Corporation commissioned architects MacGarry Ni...
James White worked as an art critic in Ireland from the 1930s and was the curator of the Dublin Municipal Gallery from 1960-1964. He joined the National Gallery of Ireland in 1964 and...
