Today was Family Fun Day in Blarney oraganised by Gaelscoil Mhuscrai. It threatened to rain several times but besides a few drops it stayed dry and everyone had fun! [gallery link="file" ids="8068,8069,8070,8071,8072,8073,8074,8075,8076,8077,8078,8079,8080,8081,8082,8083,8084,8085,8086,8087,8088,8089"]

Six years ago the Grand Parade in Cork was a major building site. I can’t remember how long construction lasted but it went on for quite some time as they tore up and changed the road layout, widened the pavements and generally made the street look a hundred times better than it was before! I’ve…

A young woman concentrates on her phone in a London Tube station while our train was momentarily stopped.

Patient or not? A dog waits as his owner chats at the farmers market in Blarney on St. Patrick’s Day this year. More Photos.

A balloon seller on Daunt Square in September 2009, during one of our photowalks. A shopper takes her ease in the foreground.

Grim faced people walking along O’Connell Street in Dublin a month ago.

I am Legend.

Strong shadows in exceptionally bright sunlight in May 2008 in Blarney.

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

The Celtic Fisher, out of Tralee, was docked in Dingle Harbour in early November.

The bike park on Patrick’s Street, Cork.

First of all Virgin Megastore was sold off to Zavvi and shortly afterwards they had a liquidation sale and went under. Now Director’s Cut are in there and it’s a depressing store. There’s no piped music to liven the dead atmosphere, oh dear!