• Debenhams’ confused identity

    Debenhams bought Irish department store chain, "Roches Stores", back in 2006, and rebranded their Cork store on Patrick Street shortly afterwards.

    Unfortunately nobody has yet replaced the big "Roches Stores" logo at the top of the building. It’s still there, more than a year later! 🙂

    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/320s
  • Carrots!

    All sorts of produce is for sale in the organic shop in the English Market, Cork. Including these carrots.

    Aperture ƒ/4
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 800
    Shutter speed 1/30s
  • Irish Post Office

    The post box outside a post office in Fermoy, Co. Cork.

    Aperture ƒ/9
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 200
    Shutter speed 1/160s
  • Walking on air

    My brother Cathal leapt into the air to head the ball when Kilkully Decking played Mulligans played at Turners Cross a few weeks ago.

    Unfortunately they lost, but it was a great game of football. Cathal played a blinder!

    Aperture ƒ/5
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 135mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/250s
  • Whirling around and around

    A merry-go-round or whatever you call it kept the kids entertained in the Peace Park last night as Santa visited courtesy of 96FM.
    Even the Lord Mayor of Cork turned up. He had no problems finding parking. I saw his car parked up on the broad new pavement outside the park. The “07 C 1” number plate is very distinctive.

    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 48mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1.2999999523163s
  • For sale at Sherry FitzGerald

    These are the swanky new offices of estate agent Sherry FitzGerald in Cork. I find it intriguing that the owners decided to bring in other agents to sell the other floor space in the building.

    There are signs for Savills/Hamilton Osborn King and Lisney on the top floor directly above the "Sherry FitzGerald" logo. I’d be really unhappy about that if I was them and had spent so much money on new offices. 🙂

    Aperture ƒ/9
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 28mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/125s
  • Cu Na Mara

    A bright red trawler pictured in Dingle Harbour last September.

    The name of the vessel, “Cu Na Mara”, literally means "Hound of the Seas"!

    Bigeoino says I made it to the front of “Cork Places”. Does anyone know what that is? Is it a magazine? I’m going to ask in Easons later today.

    Aperture ƒ/5
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 59mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/1000s
  • What The Duck flew away!

    OMG! During a test flight of the What the Duck balloon for a parade it broke it’s tether and the wind blew it away! Yikes!

    Hehe. Yes, yes. it’s fake. Good video though! Via TOP.

  • Maxol fuels the boats

    A fuel truck from Maxol fuels a boat docked at Dingle Harbour with diesel.

    Meanwhile, a long lorry next to it is loaded with goods from the boat. Busy times.

    Aperture ƒ/4
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/800s
  • Blue boat out of water

    Two small boats tied up and out of the water on the Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry.

    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/125s
  • Blue sky on a dull day

    Today is dull, there’s a glimpse of blue out, it’s cold, there’s a chilly wind blowing.

    Blue sky and fluffy clouds in Kerry while on holiday. Great memories.

    Aperture ƒ/9
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/160s
  • Union Square from afar

    Union Square in San Francisco as seen from my floor at the hotel we stayed in.

    Aperture ƒ/11
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 20mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/125s