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4 months

Can someone explain why there isn't an outdoor market here every weekend?

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4 years

The next Luas is full. The one after won't be here for 11 minutes. It's 8.35am. Heuston.

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6 months

Henry Street

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4 years

I guess building nothing but hotels, neglecting the night-time economy, allowing AirBnb commandeer all our city centre apartments, bending over backwards for Car Park owners, and doing nothing as night-clubs and venues were swept away turned out to be a bad idea after all...

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2 years

Dublin needs to start tackling it's urban realm, on a planned, street by street basis. First up, Aungier St.

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5 years

Sometimes you'd wonder why anyone would bother going to hassle of sensitively restoring a 300 year old building in Dublin...

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1 year

Set-backs and blank facades. Dublin is becoming a clunky mess

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5 months

You'd miss the cars all the same...

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4 years

These fireplaces warmed hands during the Typhus, Cholera and Spanish Flu outbreaks. Not to mention The Famine. Still hanging in there during Covid-19 Cork/Ardee St, Dublin.

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3 years

The sad neglect of Aungier Street

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6 years

Patriotic doorway on the lovely, little (and virtually unknown) Preston St, Dublin 1

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7 years

The most beautiful taxi rank in Europe? Another appalling use of public space in Dublin city centre.

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6 years

The closed off streets in Dublin today give us a tantalising glimpse of what a car-free city could be like

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4 years

The Gray Street horror show continues...

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5 years

Another nice refurb in Dublin 8. This building is on the site of the house Lord Edward Fitzgerald was 'arrested' in and still (hopefully) contains a fireplace from the room where it all went down.

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5 years

Dublin Urban realm improvement suggestion #146 : Carriage entrances can lead to bustling courtyards of shops, cafes, bars - rather than car parking and bin storage. See Berlin for template.

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5 years

Just revealed on Echlin Street, thanks to a strong gust. What chance they predate the street itself? Naturally however, they're due for demolition soon..

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6 years

Public Spaces 101 - make it welcoming, green, comfortable and social. Make it easy to sit, to interact, and have fun. Do not however use a prison canteen as your template.

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5 years

Irish Yeast Co building having its windows replaced as we speak. Hard not to be a tad concerned...

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5 years

Vintage signage, still just about hanging on in there. Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1

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4 years

One of the very few remaining sections of the old Dublin City Wall (and a bit of a tower too), both early 12th century. Now a carpark.

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2 years

Sad old Werburgh St, with its magnificent church (+ the remains of Lord Edward Fitzgerald), Dublin's most atmospheric pub, the world famous original Burdocks, a large chunk of the old city wall, AND the birthplace of Jonathan Swift.. deserves better.

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5 years

Some classic Herbert Simms detailing on Townsend st. Worth keeping the entire block for these features alone

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3 years

Facade only retention? You have to be kidding me. Two of the oldest houses left on Francis St, both likely to have internal fabric even older than the early 1700's due to their proximity to the medieval city. Simply cannot be allowed to happen

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3 years

Planning application made by Richard Smith to redevelop No 72-74 Francis St incl retention of facade No 72, 24 apartments, cafe, retail, multi purpose space. Comments welcome to 18 May Ref: 2587/21 | More

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7 years

Massive empty warehouse/factory in D8. If this was Berlin it'd be teeming with life

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6 years

Development beginning at Grand Canal Basin, D8, with what looks suspiciously like a freshly exposed (and relatively intact), actual bit of the old basin!

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4 years

Layers and layers of history on Thomas Street (side wall of Kennedy's pub viewed from Chadwick's yard)

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6 years

Berlin does its simple, uncluttered, and unified public realm very well. Street markings only when really needed, trees as natural barriers rather than plastic poles, and robust materials that last and can be maintained with ease. Dublin, does not do any of these things

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6 years

The ever fascinating/depressing decline of the urban realm on O'Connell Street & Bridge

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6 years

The 5 lamps (and 20 poles) I'm reliably informed that the historic memorial is in there somewhere.

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6 years

The beast that was Jervis st hospital before it became a shopping centre. From:

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5 years

I know it's an advert, but is there an arguement for the entire Luas fleet to be yellow, or at least colourful, rather than weather coloured (grey)?

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3 years

Chimneystack selection box, Ormond Quay Lower

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6 years

In case anyone was wondering, this is what a late 18th century (possibly earlier) building looks like with wildly inappropriate PVC windows, numerous alarm boxes, and atrocious shopfront design. Parnell Street.

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4 years

Gray Street is one of the most photographed in Dublin, with the famous shrine at the centre of a crossroads where 8 identical corner houses meet in perfect symmetry. So how is this even allowed?

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6 years

Temple Bar in microcosm. Medieval Well, modern rubbish. Both ignored by @DubCityCouncil

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5 years

In the 1940's, Dublin briefly dreamed of the future..

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6 years

This old Milestone on Ship St (beside Dublin Castle) could certainly do with some love. There can't be many of them left in the city centre?

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6 years

Mulletts pub, one of the only buildings still standing in/on 'Monto' - Europe's biggest red light district in its day. If those pebbledashed walls could talk... Dublin 1

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5 years

Now that's more like it..

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6 years

Fascinating, evocative film of a deserted, decaying Dublin from 1977. Was very much like this right up until the mid 90's.

Dark City Dublin By Night

Dark City looks at the diversity of life in Dublin between sunset and sunrise.

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4 years

This beast on Arbour Hill looks like it was built around those giant (possibly pre-existing) chimney stacks in the early 1700s, or perhaps even before. The aluminium windows are a touch more recent tho

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6 years

Wood Quay in the 60's. All that you see here was wiped away in the 70's (except the 4 churches), along with one of Europe's largest Viking settlements (which was underneath) - happy Friday indeed! Photo from @DCLAReadingRoom

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5 years

For the chop, again? This truncated corner building on Merchant's Arch to be demolished for 4 story boutique hotel. Surely restoration of upper floor would be more appropriate?

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6 years

Some fascinating/utterly depressing images of Dublin being torn asunder in the 80's and 90's here.

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5 years

Tis' the season and all that. Stephen's Day shot of St. Nicholas of Myra, Francis Street.

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6 years

A couple of no-frills Northside door-cases, minding their own business on Marlborough St

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5 years

Pen Corner looking well in the Dublin sunshine. The garish 'tourist' shop, less so..

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2 years

'Temporary' patch ups galore. No design consistency.

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5 years

Fine job done with the revamp of St Audeons.

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6 years

The former Frawley's terrace on Thomas Street continues to slowly reveal itself

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5 years

People herding, forced 'fun', barrier overkill, enormous no-go zones, traffic cone mayhem and general confusion. Still, many multiples of times better than the usual scene at College Green

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6 years

A unique Liberties shopfront. As the area is brought kicking and screaming into the 21st century we'll lose more and more of these (such as Larkin's Butchers up the street)

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4 years

Yesssssss!!

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2 years

@ClionasCarafes Berlin, 2am, your average shop (Späti) - Not only can you buy drink, the shopkeeper will even open it for you. And there are benches outside to keep the party going too

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6 years

Old Liberties/New Liberties

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6 years

Talbot St is a pedestrian/traffic/signage disaster zone.

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2 years

Bridge of Slides Glass, metal, slope, rain. Not an amazing idea really (unless you specialise in Personal Injury Claims)

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4 years

@stephen_coyne Everyone here missing the point @stephen_coyne is making. This is one of four matching houses on the corners of Gray Street. Each one exactly the same, and forming a unique arrangement. Now totally obliterated by this extension. Nothing to do with materials.

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2 years

Mixed materials, and broken dreams

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6 years

Despite the jumbled up medely of doors and frames, it looks like the old Morris Wallpaper sign and awning are being retained here. Still, with a decent shopfront, it could have been a proper catalyst for change on Talbot St @DublinGhostSign

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5 years

Ooh, wonder what it could be. Much needed public seating? Drinking water fountain?? Public toilets??? Nope, just some massive animated advertising panels...

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2 years

Historic paving, and a tarmac blob that's there nearly as long

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6 years

Echlin Buildings (Dublin's first purpose built apartment block), as viewed from the Guinness Storehouse (ish)

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5 years

18th century Gibbs doorway at James's Hospital. Enough to send you back in.

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6 years

Arnotts going for 'more is more' this Christmas.

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5 years

Pop-quiz: Can anyone name this suburban Business Park/Industrial Estate? Hint: it's actually O'Connell Street, Dublin. The main thoroughfare of the city.

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5 years

Terminating Vista. Gardiner Street, Dublin 1

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4 years

Relieved to see that the Lord Edward remains exactly as was and hasn't indulged in any of the unnecessary 'pandemic renovations' that many old Dublin pubs seem to doing.

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6 years

Stay classy, Dame Street.

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5 years

Today's 'view of the day' is this recently revealed aspect of Hawkins House, as seen from Tara St. Apologies in advance.

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4 years

The Liffey, currently looking remarkably clean and clear.

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6 years

St Nicholas of Myra (yep, after the man himself), Francis Street - for the week that's in it.

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8 years

That hidden arch at Frawley's. What else is waiting to be discovered on Thomas street?

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6 years

Whatever about the Plaza, there's still a lot of other work to do on College Green..

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5 years

Just as well it's a builders providers. Thomas St, Dublin

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6 years

Still, good to see The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers society building getting some much needed treatment

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6 years

The first reveal of the restored "Frawley's' terrace on Thomas Street, Dublin 8

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2 years

Dirty and confused

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3 years

There are no words...

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5 years

Erm...

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7 years

Despite the recent "modernising" the Irish Life Centre still has some nice late 1970's aspiration about it

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6 years

Why settle for 1 unauthorised, footpath blocking Sandwich board, when you can have 7! Talbot Street strikes again

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4 years

1918. The last time we had a Saturday election. 1918. Housing built by Dublin Corporation. Insert ironic comment here.

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7 years

St Catherine's Lane, D8. I go out of my way to walk it, as perhaps Robert Emmet did

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7 years

What was once Coles Lane, now an urban planning failure with practically zero street frontage (and some knock-off handbags)

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6 years

Odd little doorway on this condemned building at Beaver St, Dublin 1 - (and a ghost sign too for good measure)

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6 years

Ah good old O'Connell Street. Never fails to disappoint...

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5 years

Facadism by night. Stephen Street and George's Street, Dublin

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6 years

The old Theatre/Dancehall/Skating Rink off Aungier St finally getting the chop - I would expect an archaeological dig here, given the importance of the site/area.

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6 years

The scourge of Dublin planning, the "Set Back" floor - here, totally compromising the original building.

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6 years

And where the Poddle joins in, exposing its historic civil engineering.

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5 years

Not loving this new building on Richmond Street Sth. The elaborate curves and scale are totally out of keeping with the humble consistence of the rest of the area. That jolting interaction with Lennox street is all wrong too.

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7 years

From Kylemore to NoMore - Dublin institution disappears from O'Connell St

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7 years

Old Warehouse, just about hanging on in there. Ushers Street.

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7 years

Extraordinary hanger-on, wedged in between two horrendously cheap recent builds. North King Street.

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6 years

And still on Aungier St, here's a couple of the buildings from the same site, thankfully still standing. At least one being quite clearly a modified Dutch Billy (albeit now missing its top floor) credit @DCLAReadingRoom

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6 years

Loads of shopfront improvements in the Liberties recently. This isn't one of them.

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5 years

There's simply no will or desire from @DubCityCouncil to improve anything in this city, other than to make it easier for cars to get around. (Although I'm sure they've probably worked on a masterplan for the Quays. They seem to have plenty of will and desire for doing those.)

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5 years

#DublinsQuays Time for a public realm refresh of Dublin’s quays and bridges. What should be a centerpiece amenity if the city is little more than a traffic route. It needed a comprehensive rethink.

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5 years

More sign related misery for Liffey Street..

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