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Cork in Decades Past Book Launch

Joe Healy, author, speaking at the launch
Joe Healy and Dan Boyle pose for a photo. Other people are visible in the background.
Joe Healy and Cork Lord Mayor, Dan Boyle.
Joe Healy and Cllr. Seamus McGrath pose for a photo. Other people are visible in the background, as well as the door to the room, emergency exit sign and a painting on the wall.
Joe Healy and Cllr. Seamus McGrath, chairperson of the Carrigaline Municipal District Counci

I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Joe Healy’s book, Cork In Decades Past, this evening, and what an event it was! Although the official launch came a bit late, as the book has already sold out, but about twenty copies were available on the night. They were all gone by the end of the night. If you want to get a taste of the stunning photos featured in the book, be sure to check out Joe’s Twitter feed, where he shares captivating snapshots regularly.

This book is a delightful journey through the evolving landscape of Cork City since the early 1980s. Both Dan Boyle and Seamus McGrath spoke about their favourite images, adding depth and insight to the evening. My own copy of the book now sits proudly on my desk, boasting a lovely, high-quality finish that’s a pleasure to look at.

The good news? Another printing has been ordered and will be available just in time for Christmas. If you have any connection to Cork at all, this book is a must-have treasure that you won’t want to miss.


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Wisdom Visits Cork

In 2018, a ship called WISDOM visited Cork. Which is odd because this site says the ship was renamed, “Jasmine Scan”, in 2012. Apparently, it’s now called “WARTHOG” and bears a striking orange colour that’ll be hard to miss.

If you were ever nostalgic for the old R&H Hall building, it’s here too. Must be loads of photos of that place taken by loads of people over the years. I’d love to see some from when it was actually being used.


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Sunset over Ring Wood

The Ring Wood in Blarney last night just after the sun set behind me and there was a lovely glow at the horizon.

In the next few years, houses will be built in that field, possibly obscuring this view from across the valley.


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Whistling on a bullet

A man blows over the top of a bullet casing at a military show in the old Cork Gaol in 2013.

It’s an odd feeling to post this photo. I’ve had it in my “todo” album for more than a decade and apparently never posted it before. Once it’s published I won’t see it so often as I don’t revisit the “published” album too often.


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Palestinian Flags on the Street

After the Pro Palestinian march walked past and down Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork. There is so much anger at what the Israeli army is doing in Gaza.

How can anyone in their right mind support Netanyahu and his Government after all they’ve done? Hamas are terrorists, but Israel bombing cities and homes and hospitals to rubble and killing tens of thousands of people is not going to address their problems. They’re just laying the groundwork for a perpetual war that will never end.


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