1980 – Commercial Buildings, Dame Street, Dublin
Reproduction building after the original was demolished to make way for the Central Bank.
1980 – Former Central Bank of Ireland, Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Another one of Sam Stephenson’s buildings that was to attract a lot of criticism both for its height and original roofline (in contravention of the Planning Permission) and for its brash appearance in Temple Bar.
1980 – Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Andrew Devane, Robinson, Keefe & Devane
A large development by Irish Life Assurance Company on the old Brooks Thomas yards consisting of blocks of various heights around courtyards both at street level and raised.
1980 – Jim Larkin Statue, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Sculptor: Oisin Kelly
Facing the former Clery’s department store,
1981 – Dublin Port & Docks Building, East Wall, Dublin
Architect: Scott Tallon Walker
Intended to be a building with a strong visual presence in the port and succeeds as such.
1981 – ILAC Centre, Dublin
David Keane & Partners
The Ilac Centre was opened in 1981,
1982 – Ardilaun Centre, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Architect: Costello Murray & Beaumont
Large office developed first planned in the 1970s,
1982 – Former Educational Building Society, Westmoreland Street, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates / Stephenson Associates
Built in several stages,
1983 – Earlsfort Centre Scheme, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin
Architect: Burke-Kennedy Doyle & Partners
A long drawn-out scheme that took many years for completion.
1983 – East Stand, Lansdowne Road Stadium, Dublin
Replacing the old East Stand which was constructed in 1927, the new East Stand cost £4 million and held thirteen thousand providing ten thousand extra seats over the previous capacity.
