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O’Connell Street Dublin

27 March 2010
Approval for development on Carlton site

Approval for development on Carlton site

Property developer Joe O’Reilly has secured planning approval for a major redevelopment of the Carlton Cinema site in central Dublin. The permission, announced by An Bord Pleanála yesterday, covers a 2.7 hectare site...

05 February 2010
1922 – No.1 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin

1922 – No.1 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin

Architect: O’Callaghan & Webb On the corner of O’Connell Street and Eden Quay, the Irish Nationwide building is a large commercial building more noticeable for its signage than its architecture. Pictures of this...

20 January 2010
1880 – O’Connell Bridge, Dublin

1880 – O’Connell Bridge, Dublin

Originally designed and built by James Gandon, O’Connell Bridge was built in 1794-98 and named aftyer the then Viceroy – Lord Carlisle. The original bridge had a hump and was much narrower and...

27 March 2009
1809 – Nelson’s Pillar, O’Connell St., Dublin

1809 – Nelson’s Pillar, O’Connell St., Dublin

Architect: William Wilkins Predating London’s Nelson Column by almost 30 years, Nelson’s Pillar was a 36.8m tall column with a 3.9m tall statue by Thomas Kirk in Portland Stone at the top. At...

26 June 2008
Green light for Gresham Hotel revamp

Green light for Gresham Hotel revamp

Dublin City Council has approved plans for a major revamp of Dublin’s Gresham Hotel which will it expand the number of its bedrooms by almost 50 per cent. Owner Precinct Investment has secured...