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In March 2018 we experienced one of the heaviest snowfalls ever experienced in Ireland when Storm Emma hit our shores, it also produced this wonderful scene of the Ha'penny Bridge. I just loved the the warmth created by the three yellow street lights in the distance and how the famous pedestrian lig..

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Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin. Built approx 1,000 years ago, this scene is taken looking up from Dame Street, a view I often thought overlooked by many artists and creates a great perspective for painting.The Cathedral is the oldest working structure in Dublin and house's a very rare copy of the 14..

This is my rendition of the famous Trinity College, Dublin. Recognized as one of the finest institutes of education in the world and home of the ancient Book of Kells, which is believed to have been created around 800 AD.Trinity College is definitely worth a visit for any of you that have never been..

The Temple Bar Pub is of one of the very popular "watering holes" in the Temple Bar area of Dublin......an area well known by tourists from all over the world to this fair city. The pub is famous for it's traditional Irish music and possibly one of the best pints in town. So if you ever find yoursel..

The east pier in Dun Laoghaire is a famous spot walkers of all ages. In my earlier days it was where my myself and my wife use to go quiet regularly, when we were engaged....mainly because it was a free night out, a very important factor for a young couple saving to get married! And the reward ..

I grew up in a small village called Rathcoole, in the parish of Saggart, County Dublin and the home of St. Mary's Gaelic Football Club. It was with this club that I played for nearly 10 years and made some of the most enduring friendships of my life. A small community during my childhood, ..

 On the Southside of Dublin's coastline lies the beautiful little suburb called Sandycove and it's here that James Joyce lived for a short time. The story goes that Oliver St John Gogarty lived in this Martello Tower well before him and that Joyce moved in with Gogarty after fork..

Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin. Built approx 1,000 years ago, this scene is taken looking up from Dame Street, a view I often thought overlooked by many artists and creates a great perspective for painting.The Cathedral is the oldest working structure in Dublin and house's a very rare copy of the 14..

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If there is one thing that is true and constant in Ireland, it is the quality of information and news delivered by the daily newspaper, The Irish Times, for the past 100 years. Although the building, where it is printed, has taken on several changes over the years, just like the Irish Times clock, t..

For those of you who are not familiar with Dublin, Clery's was once a famous department store situated on O'Connell Street. More importantly, in the days before mobile phones and social media, Clery's was more famous for being the cities most popular venue for meeting a date. It was very common to s..

The quaint and tiny "Coliemore Harbour", is located near the village of Dalkey, a suburb of Dublin. As small as this little harbour is, it was, once upon a time, a docking port for largest sailing ships up to the 16th century. The harbour itself looks out onto Dalkey Island with it's old Martello t..

The Temple Bar Pub is of one of the very popular "watering holes" in the Temple Bar area of Dublin......an area well known by tourists from all over the world to this fair city. The pub is famous for it's traditional Irish music and possibly one of the best pints in town. So if you ever find yoursel..

The Four Courts, on the banks of the river Liffey in Dublin, is the main seat of justice in Ireland and houses the The Supreme Court, The Court of Appeal, The High Court and The Dublin Circuit Courts. It's construction started in 1786 and took 16 years to complete and it has played its part in many ..

One of the great "watering holes" of Dublin, Bruxelles is located on Harry Street, off the trendy and fashionable Grafton Street in Dublin's City center. It's where I spent many a weekend evening in my youth during that great decade that was the 80's. I still occasionally drop in from time to time a..