Peter Pearson recalls the history and highlights the interiors of Leinster House, home to the Irish parliament for the past hundred years
The new Roe & Co Distillery demonstrates that large industrial buildings can be reimagined successfully with a combination of bold vision and good design, writes James Howley
The new criminal court house in Cork unequivocally affirms the traditional role of court buildings to make an exemplary public statement, writes Judith Hill
Roger Stalley traces the fractured history of Carlingford Castle in Co Louth, accessible to the public again following a ‘bold and unashamedly contemporary‚’ intervention by Howley Hayes Architects
James Howley is impressed by Grafton Architects and O’Mahony Pike’s rebuild of the ESB headquarters and believes it is a building of international importance
Newman House is undoubtedly the right locus for this major initiative, where there is an affinity between form and content, writes Niall McCullough about Dublin’s new museum of literature
The Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick is now one of the most digitally advanced libraries in the world, writes Judith Hill
Peter Pearson writes in praise of the vertical, as seen in Dublin’s variety of pinnacles, spires and towers
Although the themes running through Cormac Boydell’s exhibition at the Irish College, Paris in 2011 had their origins in the past, the finished objects are shaped by his distinctive contemporary style writes Frances Ruane
‘I identify as an artist and I identify as a designer’, Niamh Barry tells Eleanor Flegg who pays a visit to her studio in Lusk, Co. Dublin
James Howley pays a visit to the National Gallery as it prepares to reopen following a major refurbishment programme
Frances McDonald traces the revolution in ceramic art as Ireland’s leading makers display their work at Farmleigh from June, marking the 40th anniversary of Ceramics Ireland
Audrey Whitty explores the concept behind Sodeisha as the National Museum marks the 60th anniversary of Irish-Japanese diplomatic relations with a joint exhibition.
Raymund Ryan assesses the career of Níall McLaughlin, the Irish architect whose research engages with the values of humanism.
Can the pragmatic 21st-century East range at Trinity College Dublin match the 18th-century splendour of the West Front? James Howley appraises recent developments on the campus
As the restoration of St. Mel’s Cathedral by Fitzgerald Kavanagh + Partners has been announced as the Winner of the Public Choice Award at the 2015 RIAI Irish Architecture Awards, we re-publish here our article on St. Mel’s by Andrew Halpin and Nicola Gordon Bowe
In his design for the new Coast Guard Station in Doolin, County Clare, Dominic Stevens has discovered his architecture of the Burren; an architecture of abstract rocks, describing the material nature of place, writes Steve Larkin
Fashion designer Simone Rocha’s rise to fame by Deirdre McQuillan
Eleanor Flegg looks at key pieces by Zelouf+Bell that advance contemporary design while referencing past masters.
Overcoming the slow down at home, Irish architects Heneghan Peng, Grafton Architects, O’Donnell+Tuomey amongst others have looked to international competitions, but overseas projects are not without risk, writes John McLaughlin
The avant-garde furniture of Joseph Walsh by Susan Rogers and Alannah Hopkin
Clár Ní Dhuibheannaigh charts how a boyhood dream became a reality for Will Sliney whose Cú Chulainn illustrations are based on the Táin Bó Cúailgne
Frederick O’Dwyer follows the evidence to unearth the design sources for Dublin Airport’s original terminal at Collinstown
As Irish Design 2015 is launched worldwide, we republish here Jennifer Goff’s assessment of the legacy of internationally acclaimed arch Modernist Eileen Gray
The new Lexicon is a worthy member of Dublin’s distinguished group of public libraires, writes James Howley in his appraisal of the controversial new building.
Susan Rogers visits woodturner Liam Flynn at his County Limerick studio
O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects’ Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in London by Kester Rattenbury
The class of 2014 is looking anew to the tangible joys of creativity, in contrast to its documentation, writes Gerry Walker of the trends emerging from this year’s graduate shows.
With the recent passing of Ronald Tallon, Seán Ó Laoire reflects on the end of an era and remembers Michael Scott, founder and charismatic figurehead of Scott Tallon Walker
Paul Larmour visits the new theatre, which he describes as a boon for the dramatic arts and the most exciting building in Belfast
Eleanor Flegg visits ceramicist Mark Campden’s Kilkenny studio to witness the process behind his gleaming table-ware
In his assessment of Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners’ award-winning Student Centre at UCD Seán ó Laoire charts the evolution of Ireland’s largest campus since its foundation
Alison FitzGerald meets Carlow-based designer Sasha Sykes, whose fusion of natural ephemera and architectural lines would satisfy both John Ruskin and Gerrit Reitveld
As a building commissioned by a State entity charged with the stewardship of a precarious energy resource, Bord Gáis Network Services Centre warrants some reflection on its relevance as a benchmark and path-finder, writes Seán O’Laoire
John McLaughlin assesses heneghan peng’s dramatically sited but elegantly unobtrusive visitor centre for the Giant’s Causeway in Antrim
Without decisive action, our glass heritage will once again be lost, argues Eleanor Flegg, as Róisín de Buitléar’s exhibition’Caution! Fragile’ receives an enthusiastic reception Stateside