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 about Irish Design 2015 initiative aimed to "put Irish design on the map"
GKMP Architects has extended a 1930s residence in Dublin, Ireland, using the same material palette – which even includes pebbledash. More about GKMP Architects uses pebbledash, brick and slate for Dublin house extension
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 about TAKA slots tearooms and toilets beneath brick arches in Dublin's St Patrick's Park
It's St Patrick's Day! We're celebrating by revisiting our archive of Irish architecture and design, including 13 of the country's best contemporary homes and a thatched pavilion overlooking the sea. See more projects from Ireland »
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Heal's is hosting its first presentation of work by Irish designers and makers since the 1970s, and its launch coincides with St Patrick's Day (+ slideshow). More about Heal's Design Ireland exhibition spotlights Irish designers on St Patrick's Day
As we enter the final week of our festive bridge countdown, we're spotlighting a third bridge by London firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects – the University of Limerick Living Bridge in Ireland. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: University of Limerick Living Bridge by Wilkinson Eyre
Dublin studio GKMP Architects added a pyramid-shaped roof to this compact house in rural Ireland to create some taller rooms inside. More about House in Wexford by GKMP Architects features a pyramid-shaped roof
Architecture studio AP+E has created an amphitheatre of timber columns for use as an outdoor teaching space for a primary school in Carlow, Ireland (+ slideshow). More about AP+E's Hedge School outdoor classroom brings back 18th-century teaching methods
Irish studio NOJI Architects built this angular extension to a heritage-protected Dublin house with reclaimed bricks to create a seamless transition between old and new. More about NOJI Architects uses reclaimed bricks for angular extension to historic Dublin house
Dezeen promotion: entries are now being accepted for this year's Global Irish Design Challenge – a competition that asks designers to address international issues through innovative products and concepts. More about Call for entries to the Global Irish Design Challenge 2015
London Design Festival 2015: the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland invited more than 20 designers and craftspeople to contribute to its Ó exhibition at Tent London (+ slideshow). More about Hand-crafted design from across Ireland shown in Ó Exhibition at Tent London
Recycled shopping bags and clothing labels adorn the walls at budget fashion retailer Primark's international headquarters in Dublin by British studio MoreySmith (+ slideshow). More about MoreySmith designs new Primark international HQ in Dublin
This moulded concrete cinema by Irish studio dePaor Architects is built on the site of a Georgian merchant's house in Galway, west Ireland (+ slideshow). More about Cast-concrete Galway Picture Palace by dePaor Architects stands behind a Georgian terrace
Designed to look like a garden wall, this seemingly windowless brick house in Dublin was created by ODOS Architects to reference an orchard that once occupied the site (+ slideshow). More about ODOS Architects creates introverted house on "undevelopable" site in Dublin
This inky black cube designed by De Siún Scullion Architects for Dublin's docklands reveals Ireland's current oil consumption and future renewable energy targets (+ slideshow). More about Glossy black pavilion in Dublin presents Ireland's oil consumption
Movie: the Liminal – Irish design at the threshold exhibition presents work by Irish designers embracing both traditional craft techniques and new digital technology, explains co-curator Alex Milton in this movie filmed in Milan. More about Exhibition showcasing Irish design presents "a fusion between the old and the new"
Milan 2015: 20 studios from both sides of Ireland's north-south border were invited to collaborate on projects that aim to show the breadth of the island's creative industry – including one firm that hasn't shown in the Italian city in more than 60 years (+ slideshow). More about Irish studios collaborate on designs for Milan exhibition
We've assembled some of the best examples of domestic architecture in Ireland from the pages of Dezeen – including a timber-frame house with sliding doors, a black glass extension to a period home, and a seaside retreat. More about 13 of the best contemporary homes in Ireland
A living room is contained within this glazed extension to a period property in Dublin, forming a transparent connection between the existing building and its garden. More about Glazed house extension by GKMP Architects "feels like part of the garden"
A small extension to the rear of this remodelled townhouse in Dublin is clad and roofed in panels of opaque black glass, designed by architectural studio Ailtireacht to reflect the building's surroundings. More about Black glass box forms a reflective extension to a Victorian townhouse in Dublin