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.
1984 – IDA, Wilton Place, Dublin
Architect: Brian Hogan, Tyndall Hogan Hurley
Some extravagant plans were drawn up for this site including a design by Stephenson Gibney &
1988 – Replacing Nelson’s Pillar, O’Connell Street, Dublin
An architectural ideas competition to design a replacement monument for the site of Nelson’s Pillar which was demolished in 1966.
1988 – St. Stephens Green Centre, Dublin
Architect: James Toomey
Often referred to as Mississippi paddle boat in style,
1988 – Treasury Building, Grand Canal Street, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
The former Boland’s Mill building was stripped back to its concrete frame structure and redeveloped into an office building in the late 1980s by Treasury Holdings.
1989 – Grattan Bridge House, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin
Architect: Grafton Architects
A rare example of good infill architecture on Ormond Quay.
