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[21:06] Cabin home planning change comes 'too late' for some

Brendan McDonogh, a welder and father of two from Brittas in Co Dublin, was ordered to demolish the two-bed cabin he erected in 2017 because it breached planning laws.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0219/1497741-cabin-homes/

#BrendanMcDonogh #two #Brittas #CoDublin #2017

[21:44] Probe after trainee soldier injured by pyrotechnic device

The Defence Forces has launched an investigation after a trainee soldier was injured and hospitalised when a pyrotechnic device detonated in a classroom in Cathal Brugha Barracks in Co Dublin

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0117/1491530-soldier-pyrotechnic-device/

#TheDefenceForces #CathalBrughaBarracks #CoDublin

1969 – Church of St Laurence O’Toole, Kilmacud, Co. Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates

In the early 1960's the chapel in Kilmacud was proving to be much too small for the growing population, and it was recognised that a new church was needed. The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity do
https://www.archiseek.com/1969-church-of-st-laurence-otoole-kilmacud-co-dublin/
#ArchitectureOfDublinCity #1969 #churches #CoDublin #Kilmacud #StephensonGibneyAssociates #Stillorgan

1962 – Drive-In Bank of Ireland, Raheny, Co. Dublin
Architect: Kenneth Kiersey

Built as a drive-in bank with a driver accessible hatch behind the internal counter. Still in use by Bank of Ireland today, however the car facility is gone, with the internal space expanded to enclose the area. The architect Ken
https://www.archiseek.com/1962-drive-in-bank-of-ireland-raheny-co-dublin/
#ArchitectureOfDublinCity #1962 #BankOfIreland #banks #CoDublin #Kenneth #KennethKiersey #Raheny

1930s – East Pier Gardens, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
The area to the sea-side of the East Pier, known as the East Pier Gardens, was heavily landscaped in the first half of the twentieth century, with extensive use of concrete in the 1930s. This included the introduction of concrete pathways, steps, shelters and railings. The pa
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1930s-east-pier-gardens-dun-laoghaire-co-dublin/
#ArchitectureOfDunLaoghaireRathdown #CoDublin #DunLaoghaire #DunLaoghaireHarbour