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The front facade of South Tipperary Arts Centre, formerly a regional CIÉ bus station

100 Buildings: The Tipperary bus station reborn as an arts centre

In 1948, while construction had halted on Busáras, a regional CIÉ bus station opened in Tipperary.

The Galway City Telephone Exchange (Pics courtesy of Amelia Walker, Hardiman's Galway)

100 Buildings: the Galway City Telephone Exchange rings a bell

The New Year is a time we make more calls, emails and texts to friends and family. It can be easy nowadays to take this technology for granted.

100 Buildings • 21 Jan

St Conal's Church in Glenties, Co. Donegal

100 Buildings: Where two glens meet - the drama of St Conal's

Another Donegal church? Yes, but hear me out. This year marks fifty years since the completion of Liam McCormick's (1916 – 1996) fourth Donegal church, whose form departed radically from its predecessors.

Architecture • 06 Dec 24

Shopfront of B. Corcoran's Menswear, Wexford Town

100 Buildings: Making Wexford's Main Street modern

A Wexford favourite of Alfred Beit and the Duke of Wellington...

Architecture • 18 Jan 24

100 Buildings: Back to school with Limerick's MIC dormitory block

It is easy to forget that bespoke student housing has been around for decades.

Architecture • 07 Oct 23

100 Buildings: Guarding Sligo - the story of Look Out Post No. 67

Dotted around our shores are reminders of our defence architecture throughout the centuries; from Iron Age promontory forts and Martello towers, but also the period of time known as 'the Emergency'.

100 Buildings • 02 Aug 23

100 Buildings: Lahinch Church - how to be a bad client

A building is the product not just of the architect, builders, and craftspeople, but also of its client. And sometimes the relationship between architect and client can be a difficult one.

100 Buildings • 21 Jun 23