Not many people about in the evening of a November day in 2017 in the Vatican.

Customers drinking and eating at the Wellington Cafe, Edinburgh. June 2018.

A protest march along St. Patrick Street, Cork in 2003 by Cork Peace Alliance.

December 2020, the month we all partied and caused a surge in Covid19 infections in January 2021. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="27971,27972,27970,27969,27968,27967,27966,27965,27964"]

These social distancing indicators are a sign of the times in 2020 and 2021. Something that anyone from any country would now recognise.

The sun rises over the houses of Shamrock Terrace in Blarney, late November 2020.

The new Windsor Hotel on McCurtain Street was still wrapped up last October when I took this photo of the building.

The new Shaky Bridge (Shakey Bridge?), or Daly’s Bridge, is a huge improvement over the old. The lighting makes it stand out, and it still has the shakes like the old one! I love the cobbles on the ground nearby but the ugly concrete support under the walkway up to it leaves something to be…

Many years ago I published a few photos of Ardmore in Co Waterford. The post received a number of comments about one particular photo of a gentleman on a motorbike. His name was Michael Mansfield and unfortunately he passed away in 2009 but that hasn’t stopped the occasional visitor from leaving a comment since then,…

Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight. Red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.

Last month in Burger King, St. Patrick Street, Cork.

January 1st, 2020 in Lanzarote. It seems like a world away. Some knew what was ahead of us in this year but I certainly never suspected what the world would be going through now.