1966 – Nurses Home, Drogheda, Co. Louth
The Nurse’s Home in Drogheda was built as part of the International Missionary Training Hospital which was itself finished in 1957.
1968 – Royal Bank of Ireland, Ballybrack, Co. Dublin
Finished in brick with a shallow bronze roof. No longer a bank, the original recessed glazing has been replaced incorporating the space underneath the roofline into the body of the building.
1953 – Telephone Exchange, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
Large square block with lower ancillary accommodation, at telephone exchange built for the Department of Post &
1971 – National Bank of Ireland, Wexford
Double height banking hall with mezzanine walkway connecting second-floor offices. The third floor overhung the lower storeys on externally visible columns.
1956 – All Saints Church, Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Very much a local landmark, the massive church was built between 1954 and 1956 of concrete and limestone.
1954 – Church of Our Lady and St Michael, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
The church that launched a career. Liam McCormick, born in Derry, was working as an architect and planner at the Ballymena Urban District Council when he won with Frank Corr (1917 -1986) a RIAI organised competition for a new church at Ennistymon in 1947.
1954 – McCairn’s Motors, Santry, Co. Dublin
During the early years of the Irish Republic, the government using import tariffs made it prohibitively expensive to buy any car which was not assembled in the country.
1953 – Motor Distributors, Shelbourne Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin
Motor Distributors’ started assembling Volkswagen Beetles in Ireland in 1950 in a former tram depot at 162 Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge.
1952 – Nurses Home, Orthopedic Hospital of Ireland, Clontarf, Co. Dublin
Alongside the former Blackheath House which is now the administrative offices for the Orthopedic Hospital of Ireland,
1971 – ESB District Offices, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Including a service yard as well as an office building for the region, the use of concrete with brick is amongst the main themes of Robinson Keefe Devane’s work at the time.
1955 – Booth Poole & Co., Islandbridge, Dublin
The Government of the Irish Republic, during its early years, relied heavily on protectionist measures and policies to retain some control of its economy.
1955 – Huntsman Service Station, Long Mile Road, Dublin
Bright and airy polygonal service station with a mostly enclosed canopy for the pumps. At what was to become a major junction,
1950 – Courtaulds Factory, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
In the 1950s, Courtaulds was a major industrial player in Northern Ireland, with a large factory in Carrickfergus and additional Daintyfyt factories in Markethill,
1956 – Shelter, People’s Park, Phoenix Park, Dublin
A curvilinear profile on a rectangular plan, the shelter by Raymond McGrath is often overlooked in the park.
1954 – Telephone Exchange, Foxrock, Co. Dublin
Telephone exchange built for the Department of Post &
