Dublin’s new tallest building: This tower of darkness should never have been allowed
College Square was redesigned to give its residential block more impact. Why did An Bord Pleanála make such a misguided decision?
Why I moved out of Temple Bar after 25 years: ‘I feared our home would become uninhabitable’
I bought an apartment in Temple Bar, having written about the vital need for people to live in the city centre. I was so full of optimism about the future of Dublin then
How Arklow turned a major sewage problem into an opportunity to build something spectacular
Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant, designed by Clancy Moore, is the first in the world with an architect as an integrated part of the design team
Irish architectural great Ronnie Tallon built a home far superior to Mies van der Rohe’s original. Time to protect it
The Dublin glass-and-steel house is Ireland’s only private late-20th century home rated as of national importance. Tallon’s vision is threatened by a new home
Irish Cities in Crisis: A ‘call to arms’ on the challenges of housing a rapidly growing population
A wide-ranging compilation of essays by the Irish Cities 2070 think tank, which is backed by the Irish Academy of Engineering and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
New life for two of Ireland’s historic buildings: Irish Georgian Society unveils conservation award winners 2024
Restoration projects at Belfast’s Bank Buildings, which had been destroyed by fire in 2018, and McKee Barracks in Dublin share the top prize
The Language of Architectural Classicism by Edward McParland: A masterpiece of discovery
‘Looking at the illustrations and reading the captions alone would be an excellent introduction to this eye-opening book’
Why does Dublin Airport want to demolish North Terminal, an icon of Irish modernist architecture?
Leo Carroll’s building, with its ‘elegant spiral staircases, delicate balustrading and bold terrazzo flooring’, would be razed
Dublin’s iconic US embassy building is turning 60. Here’s why Washington should donate it to Ireland
John M Johansen’s recognisable building, which opened in 1964 is among city’s finest modernist architecture
Rebuilding Notre-Dame: ‘Making beautiful things is what Paris does better than anywhere in the world’
The landmark’s extraordinarily speedy restoration could well become President Emmanuel Macron’s most enduring legacy
Frank McDonald: Dublin Castle hasn’t deserved its shabby treatment. Can we finally do it justice?
As a potent piece of Ireland’s history, the castle is truly a national treasure. We should handle it with a lot more care
The Papal Cross, Sam Stephenson’s Central Bank and 29 other eye-catching examples of Dublin’s modern architecture
More Than Concrete Blocks: Volume 3, about Dublin’s 20th-century buildings and their stories, marks the end of a 12-year ‘epic journey’
Frank McDonald: Dublin needs a Georgian house museum worthy of its rich heritage
Dublin is now far outclassed by the way cities such as Edinburgh present their Georgian histories – and the ESB’s proposed replacement doesn’t pass muster
Frank McDonald: It may soon be too late to do anything about some Airbnb lets
While plans to regulate the sector are delayed, anyone who can produce documentary evidence that they’ve been an Airbnb host for seven years or more will be in the clear
‘The tenants are our talent’: Meet the Dublin landlord putting the traders first
George’s Street Arcade owner Gwen Layden is more like a curator, nurturing a mix of businesses to ensure the Victorian shopping centre remains diverse