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Detached three-bay double-height Roman Catholic church, built between 1932-9, having copper-plated pitched roofs, a copper dome and with twin towers with clock faces flanking the pedimented entrance façade (south). Apsidal chancel to north. Towers surmounted by Doric Baroque campaniles crowned by octagonal towers and ogee copper domes with cross finials over. Projecting central bay to front façade (south) having single-storey tetrastyle Doric porch. Ground floor is constructed in Portland stone, ashlar limestone above. Façade richly decorated with Classical details including heavy cornices, string courses, recessed panels and carved swags. Large round-headed windows in round-headed recesses throughout, square-headed openings to towers and flanking central round-headed opening at first floor level to the front facade. Stained glass includes six works from the Harry Clarke Studio and one by Sarah Purser. Round-headed recess with double timber panelled doors to centre of main façade. Spacious interior formed by three vaulted cells supported on Corinthian pilasters (Connamara marble shafts), a baroque baldachinno supported on barley sugar columns in red and white marble, richly adorned side chapels with mosaic work by the Alinari brothers, and a number of marble statues including copies of the Pieta and Michangelo's Moses. Set back from road in own grounds with cut-stone gate piers, turned through 45 degrees, surmounted by cast-iron lamp standards. Snecked limestone wall to road frontage. Situated in a very prominent location, dominating the west bank of the River Shannon in the centre of the town.
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