1965 – Winstons & Besco, William Street, Limerick
Former Winstons Department Store, joined by Besco, a supermarket chain.
1966 – The Brandon Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Originally known as the Mount Brandon Hotel,
1967 – Former Hotel, Castlefreke, Co. Cork
Architect: Klaus Kirsten, Kirsten & Nather
A modern hotel,
1967 – Former Thompsons Bakery, MacCurtain Street, Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
As the Thompson family expanded their thriving bakery business in the 1960s,
1967 – Gardner House, South Mall, Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
Designed as Cork’s first purpose built office block and originally known as Sutton House,
1968 – Cork County Hall, Ireland
Architect: Patrick McSweeney
Designed by Patrick McSweeney who was Cork County Architect from 1953 to 1975 and designed numerous buildings in and around Cork City.
1968 – Dundanion Court, Blackrock, Cork
Architect: Neil Hegarty
Designed as high-quality housing for a new generation of professionals,
1968 – Former Ryan’s Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
One of several large sprawling hotels for the Ryan Hotel group by Stephenson Gibney &
1968 – Plunkett Station, Waterford, Co. Waterford
Architects: Murray and Beaumont
Designed to replace the original North Station which opened in 1864.
1968 – Urban Motorway Proposal, Cork
Architect: Patrick F. McCarthy, B.K.S Consultative Technical Services
In July,
