At the height (one of them, anyway) of the COVID19 pandemic in July 2020, someone takes a break on the street. He still wears his mask, despite being outside and nowhere near anyone. Numbers of COVID19 infections are rising again, unfortunately. Schools are back after the summer. It’s so depressing.

We saw The Service play in An Bróg last night and they were as good as they’ve always been. Best moment was, ‘For anyone under, uh, 50, THIS IS SKA!’ I’ll admit I didn’t know Madness were a ska band. My wife introduced me to the wider world of that genre of music!

The centre of Cork City will become a traffic free zone this Saturday for a few hours. The area visible in the photo above will still have cars in it, but it’ll be interesting to see what effect this will have on the day. Visible in the background, of course, is “What is home?” by…

The old mixed with the new. Behind the old Customs House in Cork City.

The footbridge over the railway line into Cobh. The sun had just set and cast a yellow glow over the sky. The bridge, lamps and trees became black silhouettes against the sky.

I looked through a gate and saw a tunnel. Doors at the end were lit up in a courtyard. Barely noticed on the main street in Cobh.

The cathedral in Cobh is really impressive. It’s set on a hill overlooking the town, so when I saw the rays of the setting sun light up the front of the building, I had to record the moment in a photo.

The remains of the pier where people boarded boats to take them to the Titanic and other ships. 123 people left Cobh here to board the Titanic that was moored off Roche’s Point, at the mouth of the harbour. In March 2018, plans were approved for an observation walkway and ticket kiosk, but thankfully they…

Sometimes it’s the simple things that inspire us, like a banana. And a yellow roadside bollard in the distance.

Instantly recognisable to anyone in Cork. Shandon Bells rises above the rooftops.

A woman collects a receipt after making a bet at the Dingle races last year.

The small chapel in Gougane Barra early one morning when the water of the lake there is almost motionless.