1972 – 24 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Architect: Ronnie Tallon, Michael Scott & Partners
Built for Lisney’s,
Built for Lisney’s,
Opened in 1972 and nicknamed “the Burlo” by Dubliners,
Replacing four Georgian houses, Nos.65-68,
Originally, at the time of completion,
Another Catholic church constructed during the reign of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid in the Dublin suburbs.
Dublin Corporation,
Originally Dublin International Hotel,
Horrendous speculative office block developed in the early 1970s –
Massive scheme for a central business district centred on the area of Moore and Parnell Street.
Truly horrific materials, design, and massing marks this waste of a fantastic site along a busy street and abutting Trinity College.