Photography Dublin

Taken recently in the formal gardens of the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham. Incidentally, this location (though not the garden itself) will be the location for the upcoming Leonard Cohen concert.

This is just a fun photo I took a while ago in Dublin. Thre was an exhibition of Barry Flanagan’s hares from O’Connell Bridge to Parnell Square. This one shows Liberty Hall in the background. The hares are now gone - and Liberty Hall won’t be around for much longer (in its present shape anyway).

Just a quick image taken during a photo session by the Liffey yesterday.
The light was quite good, but most of the time it was freezing outside.
I will post some photos from the main session later.

I have used this location a couple of times for Wedding Photographs (with the permission of the OPW). It’s a lovely location, right in the heart of Dublin. It was greatly underused for many years - mainly due to the fact that many people never knew it existed. In more recent times, thanks to such [...]

One of my favourite pubs in Dublin.

Taken this week - you can see some Christmas lights in the background

O’Donoghues Pub in Merrion Row. Note the little green sign above your man on the mobile

One of the last old shopfronts around the centre of Dublin. Set up in the 1890s and still going.
Apart from selling yeast (surprise), it’s main business is selling wedding cake and icing equipment (as you can see from the window).

So, this is the first post of another strand which I expect to run through this blog - Street Furniture. I am using this term very broadly - so expect to see signs and shopfronts included in this category.

I was surprised to see this sign still here - albeit, a little faded. The sign is [...]