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
We are sleepwalking our way towards a deeply dysfunctional, inequitable and unbalanced Ireland
Frank McDonald: Dublin’s runaway growth is bad for the rest of the country, and worse for Dublin
Is this Ireland’s most elegant drawingroom?
‘A captivating vision of a bygone era’: Russborough House to open restored Vernet Drawing Room this week
Anglo Irish Bank’s old Dublin HQ is due for demolition. We shouldn’t let this award-winner disappear
Frank McDonald: The building, designed by the Irish architect Andy Devane, has stood the test of time
Killing kitsch with blandness: planned ‘rejuvenation’ of St Stephen’s Green shopping centre is anything but
The controversial facade of the shopping centre on St Stephen’s Green is set to disappear, but will its replacement improve Dublin’s visual fabric or does the city need yet more offices?
Frank McDonald: New Planning Bill empowers developers and weakens citizens
Local authorities’ role will be reduced to giving effect to national policy, and decisions will be harder to challenge in court
MetroLink could jeopardise the real missing link in Dublin’s transport plans
Underground link between Heuston Station and Spencer Dock should take priority over Metro to Airport