Letter campaign in favour of tower
Developer Sean Dunne orchestrated a large-scale letter-writing campaign to persuade Dublin City Council to grant permission for his high-rise development in Ballsbridge,
Dublin council plans swinging cuts in city building projects
Dublin City Council has drawn up a citywide list of building projects which are likely to be shelved because of the declining public finances.
O’Connell monument must be moved for Metro work
The O’Connell monument, which survived the devastation of O’Connell Street during the 1916 Rising and the Civil War,
Iconic Irish Times clock back where it belongs
A familiar face is back on Dublin’s streetscape with the unveiling yesterday of the refurbished Irish Times clock at the newspaper’s offices at the junction of Tara Street and Townsend Street.
Office of Public Works with Keith Williams Architects’ new Wexford Opera House
Opera lovers across the globe have been flocking to Ireland for the Wexford Festival Opera for the past half a century.
Venice Biennale is all style and little substance
Aaron Betsky did not endear himself to Irish architects four years ago when,
Planning rules seek to end building on flood plains
New draft planning guidelines on flooding have been jointly published for public consultation by Minister for the Environment John Gormley and Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Dr Martin Mansergh.
Cork’s ‘North Mon’ to be refurbished
A former school building in Cork has been purchased by the city council at a cost of �1.25 million and is set to be transformed in to a cultural centre.
New East Wall Community Centre by O’Donnell & Tuomey
The Sean O’Casey centre, which has been in operation for 23 years,
Architects told to seek work abroad
It is not just construction workers who have been ensnared by Ireland’s property downturn: the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has warned of a job famine facing hundreds of new graduates who are preparing to enter the workforce.
