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Thursday, 22 May 2025 00:52
Tall Ships - ARM Cuauhtémoc in Dublin, Ireland
Written by Darren McLoughlin
The ARM Cuauhtémoc, one of the world's finest tall ships seen here in Dublin Bay 2012. Under sail this is one of the most impressive of the touring training ships, seen here with dozens of cadets working the rigging high on the ship's masts as it leaves the safety of Dublin's River Liffey for the Irish Sea as the tall…
Monday, 17 March 2025 20:30
Colourful Sunrise, Saint Patrick's Day at the Coast 2025
Written by Darren McLoughlin
A bright and colourful sunrise at the coast for Saint Patrick's Day 2025 in Ireland. The Sun peeks over the horizon, casting a warm glow across the tranquil waters of the Irish coast, sand dunes in shadow waiting to warm up with the morning light. The soft, pastel sky reflects on the calm sea, creating a mirror of colour and…
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Tuesday, 25 February 2025 21:13
Visiting the Cliffs of Moher in 2025? Keep an Eye Out for Path Closures
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Are you planning to visit Ireland's famous Cliffs of Moher in 2025? If so, keep an eye out for path closures at the stunning Wild Atlantic Way site. Currently, as of February 2025 only the paths around the visitor centre are open so it's impossible to walk from or to Doolin on the northern section of the trail at the…
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Ireland, despite a northerly latitude, sees little snow in the winter. Indeed the countryside remains green for most of the dark months of the year, here mid-winter in the west of Ireland a scene of fields, wooded sections, a high water table and sheep grazing. All under a dramatic sky to add character to the end of the short day.…
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Tuesday, 31 December 2024 22:56
Happy New Year - One of the Last Sunrises of 2024, West of Ireland
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Well, we're only an hour away from the start of a new year here in Ireland, 2025 is soon upon us. The West of Ireland is one of Panoramic Ireland's favourite places, here a scene from sunrise in the last days of 2024 before the weather turned wet and windy for the 31st. The end of the year is of…
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Thursday, 12 December 2024 22:35
Ireland: Newgrange - Neolithic Irish Monument - Come and Join the Livestreaming for the Winter Solstice 21st December 2024
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Come and join Ireland and the world enjoying one of the most amazing human-natural spectacles, the winter solstice sunrise into the burial chamber at Newgrange, Ireland. I have written about Newgrange before here on Panoramic Ireland, the ancient burial mound that should rightly be considered Ireland's greatest. Older than the pyramids (by 600 years!), older than Stonehenge and much superior…
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Monday, 09 December 2024 00:45
Scenic Drives: Driving the Vee, One of the Most Scenic Roads in Ireland
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Deep in the heart of Ireland lies County Tipperary, a beautiful and scenic place with lush green countryside and prominent mountains including the Galtees and Ireland's highest inland mountain, Galtymore. Here in the south of the county lies the Vee, a twisty mountain pass forming a scenic drive between Cahir, the Golden Vale of South Tipperary and Lismore in West…
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Sunday, 08 December 2024 01:06
Stone Walls of Ireland Inscribed onto UNESCO List of Protected Intangible Cultural World Heritage
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Finally, Ireland's famous stone walls have been added to UNESCO's list of protected heritage world practices. In 2018 France, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Cyprus were all inscribed onto the list. Strangely, Ireland wasn't included despite the prevalence, both geographically across the island of Ireland, and historically through time from the neolithic Cedide Fields through to modern field…
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Friday, 22 November 2024 00:58
Red Sky at Night, Shepherd's Delight - Snow in Ireland Ahead of Storm Bert
Written by Darren McLoughlin
The question is always: Does it snow in Ireland? Well, there aren't many days in the year when Ireland has snow, really only a few in a typical year and November is an unusual month to have a wee bit of the white stuff. 2024 has seen somewhat of a good dusting over the west and south of Ireland as…
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024 21:04
Early Morning Quiraing, View of SH Vega from the Isle of Skye
Written by Darren McLoughlin
It was an early start, here on location already at 05:05 on 06/06. A still morning, high on the Quiraing, a landslip ridge on the north end of the famously beautiful Scottish Isle of Skye. Awaiting the sunrise I was in Scotland to photograph puffins and landscapes and on this morning I photographed in the blue hour light, a stormy…
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Monday, 18 November 2024 15:43
Snow in the Forecast for Ireland, November 2024
Written by Darren McLoughlin
After an unusually warm start to November this year temperatures are taking a nosedive this week with colder than usual weather on the way for Ireland. Snowfall accumulations are forecast for the northern half of Ireland and our northerly neighbours in Scotland have already had much more in the way of snow over high ground due to the presence of…
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 14:04
A Blue Sky Over Sand Dunes in Ireland, Find Me On Bluesky Social Media
Written by Darren McLoughlin
It has been a strange year, 2024. A lot has happened over the past number of months, not least the opening up of new social media site Bluesky. I have at last joined, along with millions of others - a number which is growing daily. Anyway, here is my account https://bsky.app/profile/travelimages.bsky.social so if you're there stop by and say hello.…
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Tuesday, 12 November 2024 20:34
How a Cormorant Takes Off From Water, Phalacrocorax carbo in Connemara, Ireland
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Cormorants are large seabirds well adapted to swimming and diving. You'll often see them floating, almost submerged on the sea, a river or a lake or standing on rocks with wings outstretched drying. Broigheall is the Irish name and Phalacrocorax carbo is the latin name for these birds which are found extensively throughout Ireland. Easy to confuse with shags, usually…
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Monday, 11 November 2024 02:49
Mark Cavendish, Cyclist and World's Greatest Sprinter Retires - Seen Here Winning in Tour of Ireland, Galway 2008
Written by Darren McLoughlin
A cloudy summer's day in the west of Ireland, 2008, and the crowd enthusiastically await the arrival of the cyclists in the Tour of Ireland. Salthill, on the edge of Galway City marked the end of stage three of the five stage race and the world's greatest sprinter, Mark Cavendish, was making sure of a third win out of three…
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