
QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
The Queen Victoria Memorial Fountain in Dún Laoghaire holds a complex and often contentious place in the town's history. It was erected in 1900 to commemorate…

WAS THE SENIOR COLLEGE IN DUN LAOGHAIRE
The building shown in the photographs served for many years as the Senior College Dún Laoghaire (SCD). Established in 1982 under the statutory authority of the…

SYMBOLS ON SUSSEX STREET
The distinctive symbolic artwork seen on several walls is the work of Signs of Power, the professional name for the Dublin-based artist Vanessa Power. She was…

URBAN EXPRESSION AND DEPRESSION
Photographs taken on Sussex Street in Dún Laoghaire on 3rd July 2025 capture a scene of stark contradiction. One wall of the Boylan Youth Centre bursts with a…

ROGER CASEMENT STATUE
Born in Sandycove, County Dublin, in 1864, just a stone's throw from the sculpture's current location, Casement's early life gave little indication of the…

WATERFRONT IN POOR CONDITION
My collection of photographs highlights the "poor conditions" of the sea interface at Newtownsmith Sandycove, necessitating a detailed examination of its…