1935 – Cooley Alcohol Factory, Co. Louth
One of five industrial potato alcohol plants constructed to a similar design around Ireland by the Irish Government.
One of five industrial potato alcohol plants constructed to a similar design around Ireland by the Irish Government.
Unusual little courthouse with Art Deco pretensions, particularly in the gateways and railings.
Built as Drogheda Technical School and now the College of Further Education,
Opened in 1947 as an entire entertainment complex, the Adelphi comprised a cinema, a restaurant,
Fabulous shop exterior from the 1950s with intact lettering and wild octagonal windows. The interior is a similar time warp. Long may it survive.
Designed by Seymour Rice and Ronald Tallon (later of Scott Tallon Walker) while staff of the Office of Public Works.
Built with government aid for the General Electric Company of Ireland, based in nearby Dunleer,
Now part of the Dundalk Institute of Technology’s campus, this was a ground breaking Irish factory design.
Buit by STV as a standalone building on their extensive campus at DKIT. The glass-fronted building cost €15.5 million and covers 4,000 square meters.
Imposing structure over the Boyne on the Drogheda bypass, this cable-stayed bridge is a local landmark for its striking engineering.