1970 – St Catherine’s Church, Oristown, Co. Meath
The foundation stone of the church was laid on 7 September 1969 by the Bishop of Meath John McCormack,
The foundation stone of the church was laid on 7 September 1969 by the Bishop of Meath John McCormack,
The Nurse’s Home in Drogheda was built as part of the International Missionary Training Hospital which was itself finished in 1957.
Finished in brick with a shallow bronze roof.
Large square block with lower ancillary accommodation,
Double height banking hall with mezzanine walkway connecting second-floor offices.
Very much a local landmark, the massive church was built between 1954 and 1956 of concrete and limestone.
The church that launched a career.
During the early years of the Irish Republic,
Motor Distributors’ started assembling Volkswagen Beetles in Ireland in 1950 in a former tram depot at 162 Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge.
Alongside the former Blackheath House which is now the administrative offices for the Orthopedic Hospital of Ireland,