Old village on Blasket to be surveyed, says OPW
Building Conservation officers are on their way to the Great Blasket Island off Co Kerry to carry out surveys of the old village with a view to stabilising buildings there, the Office of...
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Tourism plan for Killruddery
Proposals to develop the Killruddery estate on the outskirts of Bray, Co Wicklow, as a 250,000 visitor-a-year tourist attraction have been endorsed by the county’s senior planners. The Elizabethan Revival house, which dates...
Bright ideas sought for docklands civic space
Does Harry Crosbie think things are going to turn militant? Even political rallies are to be catered for in the new “civic and public space” being planned by Crosbie for a site behind...
Dublin Parlour Design Competition
Dublin City Council and Point Village Ltd have come together to develop the Point Square as a new civic and public space for the city. A design competition will be organised by the...
New O’Donnell + Tuomey Community Centre Opens
The new Sean O’Casey Community Centre on St Mary’s Road, East Wall, Docklands was officially opened today, Friday 6th February 2009 by Bertie Ahern, TD. following a complete rebuild and extension. The €9...
Bicycle rental scheme to go ahead
The French scheme was introduced 18 months ago with 20,000 bicycles, but 7,800 have already been stolen and 1 1,600 have been vandalised or damaged, according to figures released by JCDecaux. Remi Pheulpin,...
Modernist magic
The ordinary exterior of a 50s semi-detached home in Limerick belies its edgy interior. After years of apartment living, architect Michael O’Connor and his wife, Caroline, were determined to put their own stamp...
Adamstown wins planning award
Adamstown, the new neighbourhood being built on the west side of Dublin, has won a “Sustainable Communities” award from the UK’s Royal Town Planning Institute. It was the only non-UK project to pick...
Finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture include Grafton Architects
The European Commission and the Fundacia³ Mies van der Rohe announced today the finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, one of the most...