For Ireland’s first appearance at the Venice Biennale of Architecture the young designer built a pavilion from 40,000 peat briquettes. It was part stage set, part retreat

This fashion designer salvaged a 1952 operating table and uses it for displaying favourite objects

Local authority delivers ultimatum on the long-delayed €8m arthouse development

Anglicising Irish words sapped them of meaning. Let’s reclaim our mother tongue so that it can cast its spell on us again

Picture Palace ran into series of obstacles after first sod turned in 2009

One-bed house in Dublin 3 for €245,000 has an arty charm

No elaborate models, no flashy images of skyscrapers – a show at Imma encourages us to look at how architecture affects our day-to-day lives