Dublin Daily Express Offices

Go to the National Library and check the thoms commercial directory for that and one or two subsequent years. Thats if it lasted any longer than its latter namesake.

I know in the 1910s they were based near the Olympia, either on Dame St or close by – I think it was Dame St though.

Isn’t 1898 the year Marconi sent his first message to the newspaper – I think the first ever ‘live’ coverage of an event?

So fifth class history wasn’t completely wasted on me!

No relation to the Dublin Daily that folded last year I suppose? Their offices were in a wonderful 1930s cinema in Fairview (and not listed) with original steel windows .
(Sorry, I know that’s no help)

That is entirely correct JemP,

But Lord Edward St wasn’t built until 1905, so it these offices were seven years after your broadcast. A simple trip to the National library will give you the exact location. As Thom’s Commercial Directory lists every rate payer in the city and more critically where the rating liability arose.

There’s another piece of info that says during the Rising, Dublin Castle was protected by armed guards atop the Express Offices overlooking the Castle St entrance and the approaches from Dame St.
Diaspora is right – it’s so easy to check in the Ntl Library via Thoms, assuming the city centre is convenient.

The Dublin Evening Mail offices were in what were, I think, later on to become the Dublin Corporation Rates Office, when the Mail closed forever sometime in the 1950’s, – This is a rather nice building just beyond the upper gate of the Castle on the other side of the street.

I seem to recall a connection between the Evening Mail and the Irish Times. Could this have also been the Express office?

Thoms is your man.
By the way it is by no means infallible.