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Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland

19 April 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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Recently while leading another photo tour to my own part of Ireland, County Antrim, we stopped off at the Dark Hedges .

Photographing an Irish Summer Sunset After Days of Rain

31 July 2021Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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That's what we got tonight as a full day of rain cleared to give a cloudy sunset with spreading rays of orangey-red light across the sky. Quite an experience, initially we saw the rays of sunshine lighting up the...

Antrim Coast and the Giant's Causeway

13 September 2016Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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The Antrim Coast of Northern Ireland, home to the well-known Giant's Causeway is one of my favourite places to photograph, it is also one of the best places in which to lead a photography workshop.

Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway, UNESCO World Heritage Site

10 May 2017Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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Some say it was a giant, Finn McCool or Fionn mac Cumhaill who built the causeway known as the Giant's Causeway . Finn was an Irish giant who, according to one version of the myth, was having a fight with his rival...

Sunset Among the Stones

27 June 2022Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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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.

Prominent Waterford Hotel, Ard Rí, Plans for Redevelopment

16 February 2023Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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Waterford City, Ard Rí Hotel due for redevelopment alongside North Quays SDZ, seen here across the River Suir with street art by Joe Caslin and Waterford Walls.

Antrim Coast Seascape, Coastal Landscape Photography Workshop - Ireland

26 May 2022Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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The coast of Ireland is well known and justly so with long, golden sandy beaches, rugged, indented and rocky coastline with castles, cottages and mountains perched precariously looking out over the sea.

A Slice of Relaxed, Leafy Life in Portobello, Dublin

12 February 2026Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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Griffith College sits close by and anyone familar with the area will know of the area's regeneration over recent years.

Locations associated with Saint Patrick in Northern Ireland

16 March 2026Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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Ireland's patron saint, St. Patrick is associated with Armagh, Antrim, Down, Mayo and Dublin. Panoramic Ireland run photo tours in these locations.

14-Spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata in Ireland

24 September 2020Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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The 14-spot ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata is a welcome sight for gardeners, known in Irish as Bóín Dé this yellow beetle eats aphids. Seen here in Ireland.

Notes From the Road, West of Ireland

17 August 2019Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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Enjoy, share this post using your favourite social media and don't forget to stop by and say hello.

Early Morning Quiraing, View of SH Vega from the Isle of Skye

16 September 2025Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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Imagine my surprise when a ship should enter view out on the Atlantic, I recognised her shape and sure enough, after a quick Google search I found that Swan Hellenic's SH Vega was indeed in Skye at that time.

Green Moss, Red Leaves in October - An Irish Woodland Stream

11 October 2023Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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I'm sure there is some statistical analysis that can be done to predict whether a leaf will fall from its petiole, 20 metres to the ground, to land and become part of the photographer's image or be swiftly carried along...