Daffodil Day
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Daffodil Day is Ireland's national awareness and fundraising campaign for Cancer.
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Field notes, location guides, and photography stories from across Ireland.
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Red Sky at Night, to the Shepherd's (and Photographer's) Delight - Sunset in Dublin, Ireland
Photo Tours
The old saying red sky at night, shepherd's delight has a basis in meteorological science as particles scatter blue light leaving red to dominate at sunset.
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Sycamore Sunshine - Tree by the River Under a Blue Sky, Autumn is Here, Ireland 2023
Guide
Of course we have heard a lot recently about a more famous lone sycamore, the one cut down at Sycamore Gap along Hadrian's Wall in England.
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An interesting story in the press recently deals with the threatened polar bear ( Ursus Maritimus ) of which there are 20,000 left in the wild. Recent studies analysing DNA from brown bear bones found in Irish caves...
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Offshore Wave, Ireland's Coast
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I definitely would not like to be out on a boat just here.
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Get Electric Picnic 2023 Tickets with Camping - Tour de Picnic 2023 for Charity
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Every year for the past 13 years Electric Picnic have run the Tour de Picnic, a charity cycle that gives you, and others like you who have missed out on tickets, the opportunity to fundraise for good causes and...
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Ducks At Glendalough
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Spending time at Glendalough, particularly on summer weekends, moments of peacefulness can be few and far between as Wicklow's most popular location gets more than 1 million visitors every year.
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Sunlight in the Valley, Ireland
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The west of Ireland is one of Panoramic Ireland's favourite places to photograph, often the coast is preferred but sometimes, in cloudy conditions, the valleys of the ancient mountains are more scenic.
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2014, Year of the Horse
Miscellaneous
2014 is Year of the Horse in Chinese culture. Despite spending much of my time with horses and having photographed them throughout Ireland in 2013 I have neglected to post about our four-hooved equine friends until now.
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Blue Hour Seascape, Ireland
Photo Tours
Blue hour, especially the morning blue hour, is a special time for photography. At this time of year in Ireland photographing the coast before sunrise to capture that time when all appears blue, before the strength of...
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Kildare Town, Saint Brigid's Cathedral and Squires Gannon
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I visited Kildare Town recently and the grounds of Saint Brigid’s Cathedral and round tower. See more about one of Ireland’s three patron saints, Brigid, here.
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Sunset Among the Stones
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There are plenty of difficulties in travelling to Ireland right now but it is still one of the most scenic places to holiday. Stone circles at sunset.
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Ormond Hotel Dublin, James Joyce's Ulysses - Do Not Remove
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Dublin’s once famous Ormond Hotel featured in the Sirens episode of James Joyce’s famous Ulysses.
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