Category: Ireland

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Millennium Bridge across River Liffey Dublin

A bridge spans a river, with urban buildings visible in the background under a bright sky.

Central Dublin is split by the River Liffey and there are over 20 bridges that cross it. This was taken looking west along the river from the most famous Ha’penny Bridge. It was a still early evening so I was able to capture some reflections on the calm water. The bridge in the foreground is the Millennium footbridge. In the background is Grattan Bridge. On the far left of the photograph is The Clarence Hotel. There is a green copper dome in front of a construction crane. That’s the top of the Church of the Immaculate Conception – Adam and Eve’s. The tower a with round copper dome in the centre of the skyline is St. Patrick’s Tower. On the far right of the photograph behind the trees and covered in scaffolding is the Four Courts courthouse.


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Walking through St Stephen’s Green Dublin

Over a dozen people walking along a path in a lush green park, surround by trees and sunlight. Most of the people are looking down at their phones.

St Stephen’s Green was my favourite park in Dublin. It is a welcome reprieve from the hustle and bustle of central Dublin’s many shops, bars and crowds. We took our lunch down there on a sunny summers day and had a great time. There are a couple of lovely ponds with birds on them. I really like how the bright sunlight is coming through the tree canopy above this long path through the park. It took me a few minutes to realise this but do you notice that everyone is on their phones? I count 23 people in this photograph and more than half of them are on their phones. We realised that this was actually a Pokemon event. Specially, this was Pokemon GO Fest 2024. Where the community of people who play the Pokemon Go mobile phone game, come together to meet up in person to play. It was amazing to see people of all ages and backgrounds playing the game. There were even some groups of people who had dressed up as their favourite characters from the game.

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The Custom House Dublin at night

A night view of The Custom House in Dublin, featuring its stunning facade illuminated against the evening sky.


This massive building on the River Liffey is The Custom House. A cupola-topped neoclassical building completed in 1791. I was stood on the south side of the river looking north. Sadly there was about a dozen tents from what I only assume to be people who are experiencing homelessness It was sad to see but I felt quite safe and nobody approached me. It was a bit of a walk from where I was staying on the other side of the city but I knew I needed to recapture this iconic building. My first photograph I shared of Ireland was of The Custom House back in 2006. It was taken from a moving car during the day and this night view 18 years later is definately an improvement.



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Deck of Cards Houses Cobh

A picturesque scene of colorful houses alongside a charming church in Ireland, showcasing vibrant architecture and greenery.

West View is a steep street of 23 colourful terraced houses in Cobh. The street goes down to the harbour. This is taken from the small West View Park as these bright pink and purple flowers caught my eye. Looming in the background is St Colman’s Catheral. There is a much more iconic point of view from Spy Hill looking down on the Deck of Cards Houses. I’d like to try and capture that in the early morning when the sun would be lighting up the colourful houses more. This is why I chose this lower down, more layered view of the houses. There were also a lot of cars parked in front of the houses which I found to be a little distracting.