BOLTON STREET AREA OF DUBLIN
I chose the area around Bolton Street and Henrietta Place as my initial proving ground. This Dublin Northside district is an ideal test location because it…
ELLIOTS BAKERY
The Story Behind the "Graffiti" Logo. The bold, messy, graffiti-like script of "ELLIOT'S" scrawled across the black shopfront is actually a special design…
MOVEMBER COTTAGE UPPER GRANGEGORMAN
This particular cottage, a lovely example of Dublin's red-brick architecture, has been taken over by a spectacularly ambitious climbing plant. This is no…
BROADSTONE 17 NOVEMBER 2025
Broadstone is perhaps most famously associated with the former Broadstone Station, which has a rich history as a major railway terminus and subsequently as a…
30 CHURCH STREET IN HOWTH
I had planned to have lunch at this restaurant in Howth today but I was unaware that they are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays so I gave up on the lunch idea and…
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS GRANGEGORMAN
Today I walked from Broadstone through part of the Technological University (TU) Dublin Grangegorman Campus and then via Lower Grangegorman and Upper…
GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS
In Ireland, the Christmas season is the most significant retail event of the year. While Americans have Thanksgiving to bridge the gap, Irish shoppers are often…
NORTH CITY CENTRE NOVEMBER 2025
The area of North Central Dublin near the Old Markets, specifically the area encompassing Green Street to Chancery Street, is a designated focus for significant…
