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30 CHURCH STREET IN HOWTHI 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…
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ALL FORMS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTPublic transport in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is a multi-modal system undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. While recent improvements… 
AQUA IN HOWTH NOVEMBER 2025The building itself is steeped in maritime heritage. It served as the original home of the Howth Sailing Club (formed in 1895) and was extended in the late…
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BOLTON STREET AREA OF DUBLINI 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… 
BROADSTONE 17 NOVEMBER 2025Broadstone is perhaps most famously associated with the former Broadstone Station, which has a rich history as a major railway terminus and subsequently as a…
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CHERRYWOOD TRAM STOPThe Cherrywood Luas stop is a key transport hub located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, South Dublin. It is a crucial piece of infrastructure within one of Ireland's…
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DUBLIN QUAYS 6 NOVEMBERTravelling westwards from O'Connell Bridge, the quays are named in a series of distinct sections on both the north and south banks
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ELLIOTS BAKERYThe Story Behind the "Graffiti" Logo. The bold, messy, graffiti-like script of "ELLIOT'S" scrawled across the black shopfront is actually a special design…
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GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMASIn 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…
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LUAS VIADUCT AT SANDYFORDThe flyover shown in my photographs is a significant piece of engineering on the Luas Green Line. Technically a viaduct, this large bridge structure serves a…
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MOVEMBER COTTAGE UPPER GRANGEGORMANThis particular cottage, a lovely example of Dublin's red-brick architecture, has been taken over by a spectacularly ambitious climbing plant. This is no…
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NORTH CITY CENTRE NOVEMBER 2025The area of North Central Dublin near the Old Markets, specifically the area encompassing Green Street to Chancery Street, is a designated focus for significant…
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STALLION BY DAPHNE WRIGHTWright is known for her multi-narrative installations, often utilising surprisingly fragile media such as plaster, tinfoil, or unfired clay. Here, she presents… ST MARY'S ABBEYThe site of St. Mary’s Abbey is a palimpsest, a landscape where successive layers of history—Hiberno-Norse, Anglo-Norman, Reformed, and modern—overlap. The…
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THE HIGH CROSS IN THE BISHOPS FIELDThis is a 12th-century granite high cross, measuring approximately 2.2 metres in height. It is in a heavily weathered and damaged condition, and is notably… 
THE ROADSIDE HIGH CROSS LAUGHANSTOWNStanding along the laneway just northwest of the church, this is a 10th-century granite ringed cross. It is set upon a tall, massive stone plinth, which is its… 
TRIPLE INFINITY BY JOAN WALSH-SMITHThe artist listed on the plaque, Joan Smith, is Joan Walsh-Smith OAM. She is an Irish-born sculptor who works collaboratively with her husband, Charles Smith… 
TULLY CHURCH AND GRAVEYARDThe site's ecclesiastical importance dates back to the 1st Millennium AD, as recorded in early literature by its Irish name, Tulach na nEpscop, which translates…
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UNIVERSITY CAMPUS GRANGEGORMANToday I walked from Broadstone through part of the Technological University (TU) Dublin Grangegorman Campus and then via Lower Grangegorman and Upper…
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