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Happy to host AAI members earlier for visit to passive plus scheme under construction in Church Road Killiney @phplus.bsky.social @passivehouseie.bsky.social @ipha.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Happy to host AAI members earlier for visit to passive plus scheme under construction in Church Road Killiney @phplus.bsky.social @passivehouseie.bsky.social @ipha.bsky.social
Wouldn't it be a good idea if Waterford Council could conceal these ugly steel traffic signal cabinets with wrap-around bench seating? 🤔
Here is my before and after:
📷The Clock Tower, Meagher's Quay (Coal Quay), Waterford City.
Here is my before and after:
📷The Clock Tower, Meagher's Quay (Coal Quay), Waterford City.
February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Wouldn't it be a good idea if Waterford Council could conceal these ugly steel traffic signal cabinets with wrap-around bench seating? 🤔
Here is my before and after:
📷The Clock Tower, Meagher's Quay (Coal Quay), Waterford City.
Here is my before and after:
📷The Clock Tower, Meagher's Quay (Coal Quay), Waterford City.
Sarsfield House office block in Limerick is likely to be demolished, but wouldnt it be better to retrofit it and create 90–130 social & affordable apartments? Retrofitting is cheaper & faster than demolition and new construction. Plus, the greenest building is one that already exists.
#HousingCrisis
#HousingCrisis
January 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Sarsfield House office block in Limerick is likely to be demolished, but wouldnt it be better to retrofit it and create 90–130 social & affordable apartments? Retrofitting is cheaper & faster than demolition and new construction. Plus, the greenest building is one that already exists.
#HousingCrisis
#HousingCrisis
There's a good reason past generations of town planners avoided building houses and shops on river floodplains, which they clearly marked on their historical OS maps.
SkyCam Ireland showing the devastating flooding caused by Storm Frank in 2015 at Enniscorthy.
#StormChandra ##Wexford
SkyCam Ireland showing the devastating flooding caused by Storm Frank in 2015 at Enniscorthy.
#StormChandra ##Wexford
January 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
There's a good reason past generations of town planners avoided building houses and shops on river floodplains, which they clearly marked on their historical OS maps.
SkyCam Ireland showing the devastating flooding caused by Storm Frank in 2015 at Enniscorthy.
#StormChandra ##Wexford
SkyCam Ireland showing the devastating flooding caused by Storm Frank in 2015 at Enniscorthy.
#StormChandra ##Wexford
The Dandelion Market on South King Street was a popular Dublin market that operated from 1970 to 1981. The market was significant in U2's early career, featuring 10 performances by the band, including 8 shows in 1979.
#Dublin
#Dublin
January 29, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The Dandelion Market on South King Street was a popular Dublin market that operated from 1970 to 1981. The market was significant in U2's early career, featuring 10 performances by the band, including 8 shows in 1979.
#Dublin
#Dublin
An Garda Síochána managing Dublin's traffic during the demolition of buildings in 1986 to make way for the St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. 👮 🏗️#Dublin
January 29, 2026 at 11:18 AM
An Garda Síochána managing Dublin's traffic during the demolition of buildings in 1986 to make way for the St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. 👮 🏗️#Dublin
Rice's Pub on St. Stephen's Green and the Dandelion Market on South King Street were demolished in 1986 to make way for the St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. The Slazenger family had assembled the site over 15 years, beginning in 1966.
#Dublin
#Dublin
January 28, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Rice's Pub on St. Stephen's Green and the Dandelion Market on South King Street were demolished in 1986 to make way for the St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. The Slazenger family had assembled the site over 15 years, beginning in 1966.
#Dublin
#Dublin
Poorly engineered bridge,which acts as an obstruction in Enniscorthy when the Slaney River floods. A good reason the old Enniscorthy Bridge was built further downriver and at a sufficient height in 1775—unlike the Seamus Rafter Bridge, built in 1991,which the OPW now plans to demolish
#StormChandra
#StormChandra
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Poorly engineered bridge,which acts as an obstruction in Enniscorthy when the Slaney River floods. A good reason the old Enniscorthy Bridge was built further downriver and at a sufficient height in 1775—unlike the Seamus Rafter Bridge, built in 1991,which the OPW now plans to demolish
#StormChandra
#StormChandra
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One potential solution to save the Portland Row pitch could be to replicate the example of nearby Belvedere College, which converted its unused roof spaces into a playing pitch and athletics track.
#latelateshow #Dublin
#LeaveOurPitchAlone #SaveTheStrandPitch
#latelateshow #Dublin
#LeaveOurPitchAlone #SaveTheStrandPitch
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
One potential solution to save the Portland Row pitch could be to replicate the example of nearby Belvedere College, which converted its unused roof spaces into a playing pitch and athletics track.
#latelateshow #Dublin
#LeaveOurPitchAlone #SaveTheStrandPitch
#latelateshow #Dublin
#LeaveOurPitchAlone #SaveTheStrandPitch
Photograph of William T. Cosgrave hoisting the Dublin City flag on City Hall during the Irish authorities taking over possession, 1922.
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#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
📷 Part of Cashman Collection at the National Museum of Ireland.
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#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
📷 Part of Cashman Collection at the National Museum of Ireland.
January 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Photograph of William T. Cosgrave hoisting the Dublin City flag on City Hall during the Irish authorities taking over possession, 1922.
🇮🇪🏰🏰🏰
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
📷 Part of Cashman Collection at the National Museum of Ireland.
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#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
📷 Part of Cashman Collection at the National Museum of Ireland.
St. Catherine's Bakery on Thomas Court in the Liberties, Dublin 8.
📷1970s and 2009
Did you know that the bakery's huge oven was used to cook the locals' Christmas turkeys back in the day? This was common practice throughout Ireland. 🦃🍗
#Dublin
📷1970s and 2009
Did you know that the bakery's huge oven was used to cook the locals' Christmas turkeys back in the day? This was common practice throughout Ireland. 🦃🍗
#Dublin
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
St. Catherine's Bakery on Thomas Court in the Liberties, Dublin 8.
📷1970s and 2009
Did you know that the bakery's huge oven was used to cook the locals' Christmas turkeys back in the day? This was common practice throughout Ireland. 🦃🍗
#Dublin
📷1970s and 2009
Did you know that the bakery's huge oven was used to cook the locals' Christmas turkeys back in the day? This was common practice throughout Ireland. 🦃🍗
#Dublin
It's frustrating to see how dysfunctional Ireland has become.😡
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 AM
It's frustrating to see how dysfunctional Ireland has become.😡
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland
Four derelict buildings in Mayo town are set to be demolished and turned into housing— Local authorities must ensure that our traditional streetscapes are redeveloped sympathetically, prioritising renovation over demolition to reduce our carbon footprint.
#DerelictIreland #Mayo
#DerelictIreland #Mayo
January 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Four derelict buildings in Mayo town are set to be demolished and turned into housing— Local authorities must ensure that our traditional streetscapes are redeveloped sympathetically, prioritising renovation over demolition to reduce our carbon footprint.
#DerelictIreland #Mayo
#DerelictIreland #Mayo
It's no wonder Ireland is facing a shortage of new housing construction. ⛳
#HousingCrisis
'Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents,'
jrnl.ie/6922597
#HousingCrisis
'Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents,'
jrnl.ie/6922597
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
It's no wonder Ireland is facing a shortage of new housing construction. ⛳
#HousingCrisis
'Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents,'
jrnl.ie/6922597
#HousingCrisis
'Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents,'
jrnl.ie/6922597
It's sad to see this historical building now being used to store kegs of beer. 😡
#Dublin #DerelictIreland
#Dublin #DerelictIreland
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
It's sad to see this historical building now being used to store kegs of beer. 😡
#Dublin #DerelictIreland
#Dublin #DerelictIreland
An increase of 5,454 homeless people in just two years shows that the government's 'Housing For All' policies have failed and need radical change.
📈Nov 2023:
11,542 people homeless (record high)
📈Nov 2024:
15,199 (another record, +32%)
📈Nov 2025:
16,996 (highest ever, +12%)
#HousingCrisis
📈Nov 2023:
11,542 people homeless (record high)
📈Nov 2024:
15,199 (another record, +32%)
📈Nov 2025:
16,996 (highest ever, +12%)
#HousingCrisis
January 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
An increase of 5,454 homeless people in just two years shows that the government's 'Housing For All' policies have failed and need radical change.
📈Nov 2023:
11,542 people homeless (record high)
📈Nov 2024:
15,199 (another record, +32%)
📈Nov 2025:
16,996 (highest ever, +12%)
#HousingCrisis
📈Nov 2023:
11,542 people homeless (record high)
📈Nov 2024:
15,199 (another record, +32%)
📈Nov 2025:
16,996 (highest ever, +12%)
#HousingCrisis
It's heartbreaking to see today so many boarded-up houses across Limerick City as temperatures drop, rough sleepers seeking shelter outside these derelict and vacant buildings amid a housing crisis 🎄🏚️
📷 Creagh Lane, King's Island, Limerick City.
#HousingCrisis #Limerick
#Christmas #DerelictIreland
📷 Creagh Lane, King's Island, Limerick City.
#HousingCrisis #Limerick
#Christmas #DerelictIreland
December 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's heartbreaking to see today so many boarded-up houses across Limerick City as temperatures drop, rough sleepers seeking shelter outside these derelict and vacant buildings amid a housing crisis 🎄🏚️
📷 Creagh Lane, King's Island, Limerick City.
#HousingCrisis #Limerick
#Christmas #DerelictIreland
📷 Creagh Lane, King's Island, Limerick City.
#HousingCrisis #Limerick
#Christmas #DerelictIreland
It's really sad to witness today—as the temperature drops in Limerick, a rough sleeper is using the new One Opera Square commercial office/retail development (currently lying empty) for shelter in the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people relying on emergency accommodation.
#HousingCrisis
#HousingCrisis
December 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It's really sad to witness today—as the temperature drops in Limerick, a rough sleeper is using the new One Opera Square commercial office/retail development (currently lying empty) for shelter in the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people relying on emergency accommodation.
#HousingCrisis
#HousingCrisis
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
December 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Photo of the platform of Glasnevin railway station, which operated from 1901 to 1910. The platform was demolished in 1916, but some of the station's red-bricked outbuildings still remain behind the Bernard Shaw pub. 🚂🚃
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
December 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Photo of the platform of Glasnevin railway station, which operated from 1901 to 1910. The platform was demolished in 1916, but some of the station's red-bricked outbuildings still remain behind the Bernard Shaw pub. 🚂🚃
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
