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Emma Gilleece
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Architectural historian with a passion for early to mid 20th century Irish architecture. Read my series 100 Buildings for Culture section of @rte.ie website
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emma-gilleece.bsky.social
My last 100 Buildings piece for 2025 on @rte.ie Culture is in County Wexford. Read about the purpose, strategic locations and design of these WW2 pill boxes guarding our waters. Link to article here: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
#Duncannon #Wexford #RTECulture #100Buildings
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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ciaraioch.bsky.social
An illustrated line from the Prayer Of St. Brendan The Navigator, who is said to have travelled from County Kerry in Ireland to America a thousand years before Columbus made his journey. Trust in the darkness. 🌌

Prints available here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
My "I Will Trust In The Darkness" print against a starry photograph background - the print shows a painting of small wooden sail boat with a red Celtic cross on a white sail travelling into the horizon on a starry night. #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #BlueskyArt #Art #Ireland #TraditionalArt #HandDrawn
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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pantibliss.bsky.social
The tenants of "The Complex" the brilliant arts space just off Capel St Stop are being evicted in January and the city can't afford to lose yet *another* cultural space.

Please sign & share the petition to save The Complex
Save The Complex in Dublin
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share
my.uplift.ie
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
emma-gilleece.bsky.social
My latest piece for my 100 Buildings series for @rte.ie Culture is Cavan Hospital designed by Andy Devane and team for RKD Architects and built by Sisk. You can read about a piece of Brutalism in Cavan here:
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
emma-gilleece.bsky.social
My latest piece as part of my #100Building series for @rte.ie Culture is Andy Devane's first school in his hometown of Limerick displaying influences from his apprenticeship under Frank Lloyd Wright #Limerick @rkdarchitects.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
100 Buildings: Modern meets medieval at St Mary's NS Limerick
On King's Island, the heart of medieval Limerick, is one of the city's earliest Modernist buildings.
www.rte.ie
October 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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joenoonan.bsky.social
See also www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Dame Patricia Routledge’s poignant last message on ageing and finding herself
‘Let these years ahead be your treasure years,’ said actor in a moving reflection on her life
www.independent.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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moconnell007.bsky.social
So sorry to learn that Machán Magan has died. You certainly showed us the relevance of the past for the present; cf. your bestseller 'Thirty-Two Words for Field. Lost Words of the Irish Landscape'. 'Ireland in Iceland' another intriguing title. #Machán your enterprising & free spirit will be missed!
manchanmagan.bsky.social Manchán Magan @manchanmagan.bsky.social · Apr 30
On 11 June I'm giving a talk at The Fumbally Café in Dublin 8 to mark the launch of my new book, Ireland in Iceland: Gaelic Remnants in a Nordic Land.
I'll be selling and signing this book, as well as all my previous ones.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/ireland-in...
Ireland in Iceland - book launch
Come join us for the launch of "Ireland in Iceland" where we'll explore the fascinating connections between these two beautiful countries
www.eventbrite.ie
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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dublininquirer.com
Could Dublin councillors be cut out of major plans for the city centre – as councillors have been in Limerick? Dublin councillors were looking at Limerick as a regen model. But there’s disquiet there now, with concerns on transparency, oversight, and control over development.
Could Dublin councillors be cut out of major plans for city centre – as councillors have been in Limerick?
Dublin councillors were looking at Limerick as a model for regeneration. But there’s disquiet there now, with concerns about transparency, oversight, and control over development.
www.dublininquirer.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
emma-gilleece.bsky.social
'But a row broke out last summer when Mayor John Moran said in line with “best corporate practice”, council members would have to apply to sit on the board, and he would decide the positions.'
12 months on no councillors have yet been appointed onto LTT board
www.limerickleader.ie/news/busines...
Concern raised as plan emerges to sell off central portion of Limerick's Opera Square development
Councillor fears lack of oversight from members on board of Limerick Twenty Thirty
www.limerickleader.ie
July 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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orla-hegarty.bsky.social
Ireland 2025

Welcome to your new hotel-room-size permanent home

This but now with 5m2 less space (equivalent to 2 double beds) & added bonus of unlimited number of neighbours in close proximity on a long corridor, with all the noise of their music/tv/chat & all the smells of their food & pets 😬
floor plan studio apartment
July 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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hugofitz.bsky.social
Public Consultation on the College Green and Dame Street public realm is now live for the next two weeks, link below:

engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...
An illustration of the proposed College Green and Dame Street Public realm plan. A central spine of green spaces fills the northern edge of the space from the junction of Dame Street and South Great George's Street in the west /left of the image. A winding path cuts through this space and diagonal crossing paths to side streets break it up into smaller segments. At the junction of Foster Place and Church Lane the space changes to a large central lawn feature. East of this is a public plaza in front of the Bank of Ireland and Trinity College. A dedicated access path crosses the space to allow for deliveries and cycling, from west to east. This path veers to the northern side of the space to access Westmoreland Street and College Street at the Bank of Ireland. This path is indicated by a dotted line. An illustration of the potential landscaping of the College Green and Dame Street public realm, looking east from Dame Street towards the front of Trinity College. Grass and raised planters are depicted either side of a winding path. Outdoor seating lines the buildings to the left of the image, with wide pedestrian areas opening up to a public plaza closer to Trinity College. A presentation board detailing the traffic access arrangements throughout the proposed new public realm of College Green and Dame Street, including adjacent side streets. Text describing the project boarders the image on the right hand side. An accessible description guide is available as document no. 10 as part of the consultation materials.
June 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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robschamberger.bsky.social
Calvin & Hobbes is widely regarded as one of the greatest comic strips of all time and I feel like we STILL underrate it.
June 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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davidrvetter.bsky.social
Propaganda works.
canarymedia.com Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · Jun 11
Support for wind and solar is down, and interest in fossil fuels is up.

A new Pew survey finds 60% of Americans back renewables—down from 79% in 2020. Support for oil, coal, and gas nearly doubled, from 20% to 39%:
Support for renewables shrinks as fossil fuel interest grows
Observers blame "culture wars,” while a Republican consultant says messaging for clean energy must emphasize economic, not environmental, benefits.
ow.ly
June 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
emma-gilleece.bsky.social
My latest #100Buildings piece for @rte.ie Culture is in Clonmel with the former CIÉ bus station reincarnated as an arts centre #MichaelScott #EoghanBuckley

www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
June 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM