Printing House

The Printing House was commissioned in 1734 under Provost Richard Baldwin’s tenure and was completed in 1736. It was built to the design of the Palladian architect, Richard Castle and is the third oldest building within the Trinity College campus. The building is two storeys over a basement with a Doric portico of Portland stone. The Printing House is a Protected Structure (Ref No. 2003) and a Recorded Monument - (DUB18-020508).

The Printing House was home to the Dublin University Press until 1976. The building was extended to the east in 1840 -1842 and this extension was demolished in 2018 to enable construction of the Printing House Square development.

Restoration works to the fabric of the building, completed in 2023,  included the restoration of the timber sash windows along with restoration and cleaning of all masonry and the portico and re-roofing with salvaged slate.

The fit-out project completed in September 2025, included the internal fit-out of mechanical, electrical and security systems and a new temporary accessible visitor entrance at an existing doorway on the east side of the building. The Printing House will provide a temporary home for one of the World's most famous manuscripts, the Book of Kells, which will be displayed in the Printing House for the duration of the construction works for the Old Library Redevelopment Project.