The Irish Times

This year, 24 projects received RIAI awards including refurbishment projects and complete projects. Many of the 1999 awards have gone to refurbishment projects - Stormont Castle, the Gresham Hotel, Heuston Station in Dublin (Iarnród Éireann Architects / Brian O'Halloran Associates) and the former Kodak building in Rathmines (Paul Keogh Architects). Other notable Dublin winners included the Trinity College Dental Hospital (Ahrends Burton Koralek) at Lincoln Place. Public buildings also feature, such as the Gate Multiplex in Cork (Derek Tynan Architects), the Sacred Heart Oratory in Dún Laoghaire (Office of Public Works), Tallaght's Civic Theatre (South Dublin County Council) and Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School (O'Donnell and Tuomey) which has already won the Downes Bronze Medal from the AAI for 1999. Award-winning housing pro jects include the unique Hudson house in Navan (also by O'Donnell and Tuomey); a house at Killeenaran, Co Galway (Richard Murphy Architects), and a farmhouse extension in Co Limerick (Gerry Lombard Architects).