A disused chain lies forgotten on the ground near the lighthouse on Mizen Head, County Cork.

A construction platform of some type sits in the River Lee, Cork in this photo shot in April 2008. I’m sure I have a photo of it up by Sullivan’s Quay too.

Look up and see naked branches cover the sky with their evil and treacherous appendages, and then walk straight into some dog sh*t that an uncaring owner neglected to clean up.

Yellow spots mark the parking spaces while the Elysian looms overhead!

The Elysian, as it was in March 2008, still under construction while the Irish Economy economy fell apart around it.

Bare naked trees are all you’ll see along the Marina in Blackrock at this time of year but in April the leaves are budding and life is returning.

The Clarion Hotel and the Boardwalk on the River Lee, Cork. March 2008.

A field in Bantry, County Cork. Way up in the hills surrounding the town.

Two Flo Gas gas cylinders sit inside the office of a derelict garage near Blarney.

County Hall in Cork, as it was in 2005. Not so long ago it was flooded but it looks vaguely impressive when seen from certain viewpoints since the facelift it received in this photo. Shame it’s built on a flood plain.

Academy Street, as it was back in August this year. Construction work has finished since. I wonder if it’ll ever start up again?

Water laps the shore at Fountainstown Beach on a crisp September evening.