Lost Buildings of Ireland

1936 – Troxy Cinema, Shore Rd., Belfast

Architect: John McBride Neill

Like many suburban cinemas in Belfast and Dublin,

1937 – Alcohol Factory, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal

Architect: J.D. Postma

One of the industrial alcohol factories constructed for Monarcaí Alcoil na h-Éireann by the Irish Government.

1937 – Forum Cinema, Crumlin Rd., Belfast

Architect: John McBride Neill

The Forum Cinema opened on 20 November 1937 and closed on 28 January 1967 –

1937 – Stadium Cinema, Shankill Road, Belfast

Architect: Robert Sharpe Hill

The Stadium Cinema, located at the junction of Shankill Road and Tennent Street,

1938 – Former Aldephi Cinema, Abbey Street, Dublin

Architect: W.R. Glen

Open until the early 1990s, the Adelphi was demolished and part of its façade retained to provide car parking for the expanded Arnott’s Department Store.

1938 – Irish Sweepstakes Building, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin

Architect: Robinson & Keefe

Office complex built in 1937-38 as the administration centre of the world wide business (and possibly world wide con job) that was the Irish Sweepstakes.

1938 – Magnet Cinema, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

Architect: Hume P. Mayston

Original appearance of former cinema on Glaslough Street in Monaghan town.

1939 – Imco, Merrion Road, Dublin

Architect: Higginbotham & Stafford / Oliver P. Bernard

IMCO were a large firm of dry cleaners who ran a central cleaning and dying plant on Merrion Road,

1939 – Ritz Cinema, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Bill O’Dwyer, Michael Scott Architects

The Ritz Cinema in Athlone (1939) is attributed to Scott but was in fact designed by Bill O’Dwyer who was working and studying in the office of Michael Scott at that time.