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Baily Lighthouse, Dublin

13 April 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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The lighthouse on Dublin's Howth Head has guarded ships entering and leaving Dublin Bay, Dublin Port and Dun Laoghaire, as well as those moving through the Irish Sea, for over 200 years.

The River in Autumn

4 November 2017Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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Autumn is of course well known as a colourful time of year and without doubt Ireland has many colourful places in September, October and November - the three months traditionally associated with autumn here at this...

Dublin's Ha'penny Bridge

13 April 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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The ferryman was paid out of the toll levied on anyone crossing the bridge, costing half of one pence or a ha'penny.

Nice to see you again, Heather

30 August 2017Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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Fraoch mór is the Irish name for heather, Calluna vulgaris and it can be found over large parts of the Irish landscape.

A Traveller in my Own Land

8 April 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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I have been travelling extensively recently, far and wide but also in my own country - Ireland.

Bright Golden sunset Light after Grey Day

26 August 2017Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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After a day when the weather was supposed to have been better, the evening's stormy sky changed to bright golden sunshine at sunset.

Competition! Win a Kilkenny Photo Tour

3 April 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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To be in with a chance of winning a private photography tour of Kilkenny (3.5hrs) in the city just visit our Instagram page and follow us, comment on this post and let us know who you would like to share this experience...

Long Room Library - Dublin, Ireland - a Return

27 July 2017Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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Looking up into those elegant vaulted ceilings and bookshelves that fill two floors of the Long Room Library, that's as much as I could do on today's return to the iconic book repository. The busy tourist site was full...

Basalt Columns and Sun Rays at the Giant's Causeway, UNESCO World Heritage Site

31 March 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway is a place that I have photographed often.

Sunny Summer Solstice, Ireland 2017

21 June 2017Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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It isn't always hot in Ireland, in fact the first two weeks of June 2017 saw colder than usual temperatures and, in places, double the rainfall average for the whole month.

A Walk in the Woods

29 March 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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Whatever the date, it can now be said that here in Ireland, along with the rest of the northern hemisphere of Earth, we are now enjoying springtime.

Giant's Causeway at Sunset

16 June 2017Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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On a recent photography workshop to the Antrim Coast, specifically the Giant's Causeway, in between shooting images I made some video of the stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site that is close to where I grew up and...