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McCullough Mulvin Architects revives medieval church with lead-clad extensions

The lost aisle and the chancel of a former church have been reconstructed and clad in lead to create the Medieval Mile Museum in Kilkenny, Ireland. More

Steven Holl to overhaul University College Dublin with design referencing Giant's Causeway

Steven Holl Architects has won a competition to revamp Ireland's largest university, with a proposal featuring buildings that reference the geological forms of the Giant's Causeway. More

Vaulted zinc roof tops extension to coastal house in Dublin by Arigho Larmour Wheeler

This extension to a cottage in a Dublin suburb by Irish studio Arigho Larmour Wheeler features an asymmetric pyramidal roof, which is sliced off at the top to incorporate a roof light that illuminates an open-plan living area. More

Recessed window creates bench between lounge and garden in Dublin house extension

A large sliding window set into the end wall of this extension to a terraced house in Dublin by Irish practice Architectural Farm is enclosed within a wooden frame that provides internal and external seating. More

Eight works of architecture that give you a tour of contemporary Ireland

It's Saint Patrick's Day! To celebrate, we've rounded up eight of the best architectural feats in Ireland, including a moulded concrete cinema, an outdoor teaching space of timber columns, and a granite-clad library that faces out over the Irish Sea. More

Slack's European headquarters eschews bright colours of tech startup offices

The "urban grain" of Dublin influenced ODOS Architects' design for the European offices of Slack, the company known for its inter-office messaging app. More

Niall McLaughlin Architects adds timber-lined prayer room to historic Dublin church

Niall McLaughlin Architects has refurbished a prayer room at a priory in Dublin, placing walls and furniture made from solid ash wood inside the existing space. More

A2 Architects completes house in Cork with a fold in one of its walls

This angular house in Cork, Ireland, was designed by A2 Architects with a crank in its middle to give residents more sun exposure, and to create a route through to a garden courtyard. More

Irish Design 2015 initiative aimed to "put Irish design on the map"

In this movie Dezeen produced for Irish Design 2015, Karen Hennessy of the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland reflects on the achievements of the initiative, which promoted the work of Irish architects and designers around the world. More

TAKA slots tearooms and toilets beneath brick arches in Dublin's St Patrick's Park

TAKA has completed St Patrick's Park Tearooms, a cafe with bright green window frames that is located beneath the brick arches of a Dublin park originally commissioned by the Guinness family (+ slideshow). More