Castles and cottages with an edge in the conservation gameThe 2019 Irish Georgian Society awards went to humble homes and grand projects alikeSat Oct 12 2019 - 06:00
The architect with an Irish soul reshaping US citiesLorcan O’Herlihy on rebuilding Detroit, the Los Angeles housing crisis and designing with climate in mindSat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00
Irish architects win RIBA gold medal, UK’s top awardGrafton Architects honoured for significant contribution to advancement of architectureWed Oct 02 2019 - 18:15
Why it is time for a cull of seagulls in DublinAnyone who has had a sandwich snatched out of their hand has surely wished for a shotgunSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Planning free-for-all has developers reaching for the skyDoes Dublin want or need projects like Ronan’s 44-story Babylonian tower?Wed May 29 2019 - 01:06
Rescuing a ruin on Henrietta Street: ‘The bank just didn’t want to know’Georgian house riddled with dry rot has been converted for quality corporate letsSat May 11 2019 - 00:00
Plans to directly elect mayors are mere window dressingIrish cities need proper mayoral powers like those which transformed BordeauxFri May 10 2019 - 01:00
Mies van der Rohe prize: My time on the road as a judge visiting the finalistsImaginative renovation and transformation was a recurring theme while visiting these contemporary architectural gemsSat May 04 2019 - 05:00
Frank McDonald: I was a visitor to Notre Dame the day it blazedFor me the Paris cathedral was the essence of the city – even of France itselfSat Apr 20 2019 - 06:00
Ruined Dublin skyline will be Minister for Housing’s only legacyTara Street 22-storey tower has gained approval but it lacks residential spaceTue Apr 09 2019 - 00:58
The rubble club: An Irish architect watches his life’s work disappearIt’s hard for Brian Hogan to see his Dublin office blocks being razed for redevelopmentSat Mar 23 2019 - 05:00
Dermot Bannon: Nothing in his ‘Incredible Homes’ show is translatable to IrelandFrank McDonald: ‘Architectural porn’ show broadcast during Irish housing crisisMon Feb 11 2019 - 05:20
Live near Dublin Bay? Get used to marine booms, breakwaters and sea dykesCapital Ideas: We have no choice but to climateproof the capital, writes Frank McDonaldSat Nov 03 2018 - 06:00
Ambition and Achievement by Fergal MacCabe: Rescuing architect Frank GibneyA revealing book for anyone with an interest in Ireland’s mid-20th century developmentSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Frank McDonald: ‘It took me years to accept who I am. I’m still working on it’The former Irish Times journalist recalls his awakenings as a gay person in 1960s IrelandSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
The Leeson Street rebels who were the original ‘storm troopers’How one Dublin residents’ group managed to preserve their area from developersThu Oct 18 2018 - 00:00
Absolutely rapid: Dún Laoghaire’s fine new terrace of quick-build housesA scheme of 12 ‘rapid build’ homes priced at €249,000 each are helping to rejuvenate the townSat Sept 08 2018 - 00:00
Enduring spirit: An Irishman’s Diary on Derek Hill and the Glebe House and GalleryMon Aug 27 2018 - 18:01
Department declares an open season for tall buildingsEoghan Murphy is fixated on the idea that only the sky should be the limit for DublinThu Aug 16 2018 - 05:00
Harry Crosbie hatches plan for egg-shaped retreats in WexfordStructures inspired by Skellig Michael huts and birds nestsMon Aug 13 2018 - 12:45
Suburban mindset – An Irishman’s Diary on Galway’s search for a European visionWed Jul 25 2018 - 18:10
Cork an ‘emergent success’ as urban outfit comes to townAcademy of Urbanism’s meeting in the city will also warn about pitfalls of successWed Jun 13 2018 - 05:00
Dublin bus plan could be transformative but will it happen?With local elections due, politicians will be wary of alienating constituents via controversial new transport strategyWed Jun 13 2018 - 01:41
The Irish take over the 16th Venice Architecture BiennaleCurators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have tamed the egos of so many male ‘starchitects’Wed Jun 06 2018 - 05:00
Council plan to demolish Herbert Simms housing would be monumental travestyRazing of heroic architect’s Dublin social housing is advocated because schemes are considered old and decrepitWed May 09 2018 - 01:56
Plans for Limerick to hit new heightsThe city’s visitors will have three more towers to look at if planning permission is securedSat Mar 24 2018 - 05:00
Architect showcases refurbishment of its offices on Merrion SquareScott Tallon Walker displays ‘an exemplary renovation of two Georgian buildings’Wed Mar 14 2018 - 06:00
Get ready for the ‘Irish biennale’ as architects take on VeniceThe 16th Venice exhibition, curated by Grafton Architects, will highlight the humanity of Irish market townsSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
1950s Dublin: saving grand old houses from the politicians who hated themHow the Georgian Society stopped the demolition of derelict propertiesSat Mar 03 2018 - 06:00
Dublin’s north quays: Then and now in photographsFrom 1982 to 1992, David Jazay photographed Dublin’s quays. Here is how they looked, then and todaySat Mar 03 2018 - 06:00
‘Bungalow Blitz’ another nail in the coffin for towns and villagesThe Government must not deviate from plans to restrict one-off rural housingTue Feb 13 2018 - 05:04
Renovated crane a major part of Dublin’s ‘port-city integration’Objective with €6m plan is to transform port into ‘an attractive and welcoming place’Tue Nov 07 2017 - 17:45
Irish architects need a cool €2.5m for Venice Biennale budgetIt’s an honour to curate city’s architectural extravaganza, but first comes fundraisingSat Oct 28 2017 - 00:00
Frank McDonald: Dublin is set to grow – and its problems with itGovernment’s real thinking clear from detail of latest National Planning Framework, Ireland 2040 – Our PlanTue Oct 10 2017 - 05:00
‘Displaced Longitude’ – An Irishman’s Diary on the McCullough Mulvin Architects exhibition in PortoMon Oct 09 2017 - 00:01
All spruced up: Shelbourne comes out tops in conservation awardsFancroft House in Roscrea and Market House in Stradbally highly commendedSat Oct 07 2017 - 07:00
Archetype or eyesore? Plans to demolish Bord Fáilte HQ meet with mixed responseResistance to replacing building with granite-clad ‘gateway’ to Georgian coreTue Sept 19 2017 - 17:00
A ‘Dalriada Federation’ – An Irishman’s Diary on a marriage of convenience between Ireland and ScotlandTue Sept 12 2017 - 00:01
Behind the scenes at the National Gallery of Ireland’s stunning renovationCutting-edge architects Heneghan Peng have deftly combined old and newSat Jun 10 2017 - 05:00
Pole position – An Irishman’s Diary on visual clutter and the Luas Cross City lineSat May 13 2017 - 00:01
Reach for the sky: Will Dublin’s high-rise dreams come to pass?The 88m Tara Street tower will get planning permission, but don’t blame the plannersSat May 06 2017 - 06:00
Dublin's tallest building planned by Johnny RonanTara Street riverside construction would dwarf Liberty Hall and rise to 22 floorsWed May 03 2017 - 01:16
Frank McDonald: Housing dysfunction is laid bare by CSOMinister is missing the point by fixating on new-builds and defending the help-to-buy schemeFri Apr 21 2017 - 01:00
Trump victory may scupper Paris climate change agreementUS negotiators at Marrakech COP22 conference know efforts now may all be in vainTue Nov 15 2016 - 01:28
Dublin Port plans to ‘reorder area’ to open up to cityAim is to ‘soften hard edge’ between Port Centre and still-developing north DocklandsWed Nov 02 2016 - 05:30
A modest proposal for St Mary’s Pro-CathedralPope should revoke ancient designation of Christ Church as Dublin’s cathedralTue Oct 25 2016 - 01:00
The sublime obscured – An Irishman’s Diary on the once great vista of Broadstone StationMon Oct 17 2016 - 01:01
