Michael Scott
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ClassicsNow festival set to bring ancient Greece and Rome to life
- Culture
- November 10, 2020, 05:00
Ranging from Irish theatre and dance to language, literature and myth, the first ClassicsNow programme begins on Friday, November 13th. In a new weeke(...)

The little known architectural firm that is transforming Dublin
- Art & Design
- November 7, 2020, 05:00
Not many have heard of the busiest firm in the capital who are remaking the city from grafton street to docklands Nearly everyone in Dublin know(...)

Joyce death mask, historic medals and books at eclectic Mullens Halloween sale
- Fine Art & Antiques
- October 17, 2020, 06:00
From pikes and pistols to sundials and sextants, there is quite a selection of historic artefacts in Mullen’s of Laurel Park sale, taking place live a(...)

Frank McDonald: What’s not to like about Dublin’s new Kevin St development? Quite a lot
- Art & Design
- August 15, 2020, 06:00
The former College of Technology on Dublin’s Kevin Street may not be among the most distinguished modernist buildings from the mid-20th century, certa(...)

Preservation order issued for 1970s Dublin blocks
- Heritage
- June 8, 2020, 02:16
Two 1970s buildings, one of which required the demolition of a Regency house on St Stephen’s Green for its construction, have been added to Dublin cit(...)

Things are grim at RTÉ, and they’re going to get grimmer
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 19, 2019, 05:00
RTÉ’s current miserable predicament is reminiscent of one of those novels about decaying gentry in post-war England. You know the sort of thing. Trapp(...)

Open House Dublin: Five things to see at the architecture festival
- Art & Design
- October 5, 2019, 06:00
Open House Dublin, the annual free-to-attend architecture festival, is a chance to nose about private homes and commercial buildings not normally open(...)

Irish architects win RIBA gold medal, UK’s top award
- Art & Design
- October 2, 2019, 18:15
Dublin-based Grafton Architects have been named as the recipient of the Royal Gold Medal awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects(...)

Classic Henry landscape returns after many diplomatic miles
- Fine Art & Antiques
- September 14, 2019, 00:00
When German-Irish diplomatic relations began in 1929, neither side knew they were midway between the end of one world war and the beginning of another(...)

King of the hill on Howth’s Somali strip for €4m
- New to Market
- July 11, 2019, 06:00
A stretch of coastal homes along Howth’s Carrickbrack Road called Somali Village may sound like an anomaly but it is widely known locally. The name de(...)