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School wins gold medal for 'uplifting effect'

The Irish Times


Ranelagh Multidenominational School

Ranelagh Multidenominational School in Dublin has won the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland's (RIAI) gold medal for the "uplifting effect" it has had on children and staff since it was completed in 1998. O'Donnell and Tuomey Architects were presented with the prestigious medal - the highest honour in Irish architecture - by President McAleese at a ceremony yesterday in the RIAI headquarters on Dublin's Merrion Square. All of the award-winning and commended projects were in the public or not-for-profit sectors, including two that were commissioned by local authorities: Fingal County Hall, in Swords, Co Dublin, and Dublin City Council's boardwalk on the Liffey Quays.

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