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Mad about Cork Derilicition

Mad about Cork Derilicition

In the midst of a housing crisis and buildings up and down the country are left empty and rotting away.

Follow Frank O’Connor and Jude Sharry on Twitter. The Derelict Ireland hashtag is full of photos of crumbling or boarded up buildings all over the country.

Meanwhile, people live, 6 to a tiny room, in Dublin because that’s all they can afford. There’s something really twisted and greedy about Ireland.

One of my Brazilian friends lives in a one bedroom apartment with 5 other Brazilian girls paying 400 euro each…. That’s above what the landlord would get if they just rented it to a couple, I don’t understand how it’s legal. They have bunk beds in a tiny room. It’s inhumane.

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Apertureƒ/3.5
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/500s

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Pure #DerelictIreland

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40802241.html

These four buildings on North Main Street, Cork, are an eyesore. Thankfully they have been the subject of a compulsory purchase order by the local council so hopefully they will be saved and developed.

Please follow Frank O’Connor on Twitter where he tweets about #derelictIreland.


Apertureƒ/2.2
CameraSM-G998B
Focal length2.2mm
ISO50
Shutter speed1/680s

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A dog on the balcony

Dog on the balcony

A dog on a balcony looks down on passing foot traffic in Cork City, February 2021.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length126mm
ISO800
Shutter speed1/500s

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Cork Ireland People Photography Photos Street Urban

Cork Street Photography

Cork, March 2018.

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 28mm
ISO 1250
Shutter speed 1/250s
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Cork Ireland People Photography Photos Street Urban

Cork Street Photography

Cork, March 2018.

Aperture ƒ/1.7
Camera SM-G935F
Focal length 4.2mm
ISO 40
Shutter speed 1/400s
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Cork Ireland Photography Photos Street Urban

Happy Christmas!

Nollaig shona daoibh go léir!

Aperture ƒ/1.8
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 50mm
ISO 2000
Shutter speed 1/320s
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Black and White Cork Ireland People Photography Photos Street

Cork, Ireland. June 2017

Aperture ƒ/1.7
Camera SM-G935F
Focal length 4.2mm
ISO 40
Shutter speed 1/1400s
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Cork Ireland People Photography Photos Sigma 10-20 Street Urban

Man Enjoy Cigarette

Man Enjoy Cigarette

A man enjoys a cigarette in the same spot I photographed Liam Foley two and a half years ago.

Life goes on..

Aperture ƒ/10
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/250s
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No Refunds on Costumes

No Refunds on Costumes

No refunds on costumes in this shop on North Main Street. Silly them, of course there are refunds if the product turns out to be faulty. Signs like those don’t change your consumer rights.

I hate posting the daily photo last thing at night. zzzz

Aperture ƒ/4.5
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 11mm
ISO 400
Shutter speed 1/200s
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Man on the street

Since the smoking ban was implemented people can’t smoke in pubs which drives them on to the streets where the pub owner may have some street furniture out for their convenience. No such luck on North Main Street for this man. He’s enjoying his cigarette while sitting on an electricity junction box marked clearly “DANGER Keep Away”.

Aperture ƒ/7.1
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 200
Shutter speed 1/200s
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The changing face of Cork City

O’Flynn Butchers used to operate from this shop until very recently. With the influx of immigrants into Ireland, North Main Street has become a lot more interesting with shops dedicated to the cuisine of other cultures!

Aperture ƒ/7.1
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 200
Shutter speed 1/125s
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Scapa Flo, Blackpool Shopping Center

Scapa Flo played for free in aid of the Belarussian Orphanage Project. Pictured here are 3 of the band members.