Refurbishment of the Cathedral of the Assumption
The Cathedral of the Assumption was built in 1827 – 37 on a hill overlooking Tuam and was the second Roman Catholic Cathedral (after Newry) to be built in Ireland after Catholic Emancipation. The building is built of limestone with buttresses, elaborate window tracery, pinnacles, outstanding stained glass windows, and a variety of crisply carved […]
Ballintubber Abbey
TOBIN were involved in the refurbishment of Ballintubber Abbey. The work involved a detailed survey of the Chapter House and 14th century doorway at Ballintubber Abbey, with a structural assessment of the capacity of the Chapter House walls to accept a load-bearing floor built in 1994 which would partition the vertical spaces in two areas. […]
St. Dominics, Taylors Hill, Galway
This project consisted of the restoration and refurbishment of an existing four-storey twentieth century Masonry schoolhouse building into four self-contained apartments on each of the 4 floor levels. This protected structure had many structural features, which were to be retained in-situ including masonry walls. Timber staircases, floor joists and steel beams, roof rafters and steel […]
Aran Sweater Market
The completion of the Aran Sweater Market project in July 2018 marked an important social, cultural and economic development for the famous Medieval Quarter of Galway city. This significantly important project is the result of an extensive conservation effort to design a culturally-sensitive outlet for GlenAran from a derelict property cluster located at the bottom […]
Hibernian House – Eyre Square Galway
Hibernian House was constructed in 1850 and stands with a distinctive limestone façade on the northern side of Eyre Square. TOBIN Consulting Engineers was proud to provide Project Management, Engineering and Design Consultancy services for the refurbishment of three floors within the building while honouring the historic exterior of the former county club. Most of […]
The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane, Galway
The Mick Lally Theatre is located along Courthouse Lane in Galway City. Part of Galway’s old city walls, which are protected, run through the Theatre. The works involved: Forming new opes in existing walls Forming an internal floor slab incorporating wheelchair access ramps Development of area to the rear of the building as a pre-stage […]