1953 – Moyne Institute, Trinity College Dublin
Architect: Desmond Fitzgerald
One of the least inspring buildings of the Trinity College campus.
1953 – Pediatric Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
A temporary prefabricated construction on what was left of the Rotunda gardens,
1953 – Second Placed Entry for Dublin Port and Docks Board Competition
Architect: Alan Hope
The second placed entry in the 1953 Dublin Port Offices competition to design a new Headquarters and Offices for the Dublin Port and Docks Board on Memorial Road alongside Busaras.
1953 – Star Cinema, Crumlin, Dublin
Architect: Jones & Kelly
The Star Cinema opened on 15th January 1953 and closed in December 1971 to become a pop concert venue.
1953 – Synagogue, Terenure, Dublin
Architect: Wilfrid Cantwell
At one time, in the 1950s,
1954 – F.W. Woolworth, Thomas Street, Dublin
Architect: Harold Winbourne
Former F.W. Woolworth store, later converted into public offices for Department of Social Welfare,
1954 – Nursery Centre, Maryland, Dublin
Architect: Máirín Hope
In the 1940s and 1950s, the Ladies Committee of the Civics Institute set up two nursery schools –
1954 – State Cinema, Phibsborough, Dublin
Architect: O’Connor & Aylward
A new cinema by Odeon (Ireland) Ltd.
1954 – Whitehall Grand Cinema, Dublin
Architect: O’Connor & Aylward
The 1,000-seater Whitehall Grand Cinema opened on 31st July 1954.nBy the 1960’s it was home to both cinema and bingo,
1955 – Booth Poole & Co., Islandbridge, Dublin
Architect: Samuel J. Hurd, Hurd & Squire
The Government of the Irish Republic,
