100 Buildings: Taking the waters in Limerick

With the reopening of the Dún Laoghaire Baths (without the baths, but that's another story) on December 13th, after renovations by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Architects’ Department and A2 Architects, it seemed timely to look at a little-known open-air baths in the suburbs of Limerick city. The construction of these public amenities was incredible when one considers the economic climate in which they were conceived, not long after the Emergency.