Christopher Wren
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Gay Byrne ‘made a difference in our world. Our society will be forever in his debt’
- Irish News
- November 8, 2019, 13:35
Under the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral in London are inscribed the simple but powerful words of appreciation for its architect Christopher Wren; “Lecto(...)

Dublin cricket club and school on Mies van der Rohe architecture award shortlist
- Commercial Property
- February 8, 2017, 10:30
Merrion Cricket Club and a school in Inchicore are on the 40-strong shortlist for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van de(...)

After the Fire by Angelo Hornak review: Wren’s soaring vision
- Books
- January 6, 2017, 15:05
There must have been some sense of irony in London from the fact that the replacement churches for many of those destroyed in the Great Fire were fund(...)

Rupert Murdoch marries ex-model Jerry Hall in London
- UK
- March 4, 2016
Rupert Murdoch has wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central London, the fourth marriage for the media mogul. The 84-year-old(...)

Simone Rocha impresses with strong feminine vision
- Fashion
- September 17, 2014, 01:00
Given the growing international adulation for designer Simone Rocha, it was perhaps not surprising that she chose a place of worship, the venerable St(...)

Anarchy and the art of survival
- Culture
- December 7, 2013, 01:00
Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, which is 30 this year, was not the first artists’ studio co-operative in Dublin, but it is certainly one of the best k(...)

Curiouser and curiouser: the key to health and happiness?
- People
- July 24, 2013, 01:00
‘We want to encourage people to have the confidence and courage and opportunity to be curious,” says Ellen Byrne, creative director of Dublin’s Festiv(...)

Celebrities fail to lift centenary Chelsea Flower Show
- News
- May 21, 2013, 14:00
Gnomes, gardeners, rock stars and royalty, — there’s surely no other annual social event in the world quite like the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, w(...)

Elon Musk interview: The man making the future happen
- Business
- April 17, 2013, 14:45
For a man who has just been introduced as a modern Isambard Kingdom Brunel or Henry Ford, the 41-year-old Elon Musk looks nervous and hesitant (...)