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Sunday, 12 November 2023 16:58
**Update** The Storm Moves in - Storm Debi to Hit Ireland
Written by Darren McLoughlin
An ominous start to the week with Storm Debi set to blast Ireland with storm force winds. A status red warning, the highest level in Ireland for weather events, has been issued for Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Offaly and Westmeath. Interestingly they have singled out East Galway and South Roscommon even though it looks from the map that North Tipperary, formerly…
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Wednesday, 26 July 2023 20:09
Sinead O'Connor (1966-2023): Irish Singer Dies Aged 56
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Irish singer/songwriter Sinead O'Connor has died aged 56. The famous and controversial musician died today 26/07/2023. Best known for her late 80s and early 90s work with songs such as Mandinka, Nothing Compares 2 U (written by Prince) she also collaborated with Bono, Peter Gabriel and Roger Waters amongst others. I was lucky enough to have seen her performing and…
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Saturday, 15 July 2023 22:46
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - The Dockers' Church, Dublin
Written by Darren McLoughlin
I have posted about Dublin’s Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary before; it sits now beside modern buildings along the south quays on the city’s River Liffey. Known as the Dockers’ Church it was built in 1863, opened in 1864 and became a parish church in 1908; its quayside position on the busy River Liffey meant that many of…
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Thursday, 02 February 2023 01:09
Dublin Bay, Hawaii, John Lydon, PiL and Eurovision
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Picture the scene, we're a year ahead and it's May 2024, a beautiful sunny day and below us the Baily Lighthouse and Dublin Bay with RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster on the other side. RTE are preparing to host Eurovision, after Ireland's 2023 entry, Hawaii by Public Image Ltd (PiL) fronted by John Lydon, won the famous music competition in May…
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Friday, 16 December 2022 19:55
Redevelopment of Saint Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Dublin - Welcome to the Generic
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Major plans are afoot for Saint Stephen's Green, the shopping centre is due to be replaced and works are due to start soon for Metro North that will see a lot of major redevelopment. In 2019, Davy Group bought the famous and unique Saint Stephen's Green Shopping Centre pictured above. They have submitted plans for complete redevelopment of the site…
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Wednesday, 14 December 2022 00:16
More from Ireland's Most Famous Admiral, William Brown of Foxford - Argentinian Naval Hero
Written by Darren McLoughlin
I wrote a few years ago about one of Ireland's most famous mariners, Admiral Brown, who was born in Foxford, County Mayo in 1777; pictured above is the statue in Dublin rather than Foxford. It has been almost 10 years since my last visit to Foxford, another journey to this scenic part of Ireland is overdue. Over many years, William…
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Monday, 14 November 2022 15:46
Golden Colour on the Autumn Road, Ireland
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Bright golden autumn colour on one of Ireland's many back roads. While some Irish thoroughfares get all the attention, The Dark Hedges and Grafton Street being two prime examples, the country is accessible from a dense network of small back roads that, in many places, are incredibly scenic. Just colour here beside a small river, enough to make you want…
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Autumn sunlight and the scenery of a tree tunnel of yew. Ireland is full of scenic roadways, avenues of fine trees but some are more impressive than others. Obviously I am talking about the Dark Hedges in County Antrim, and yet as here above there are many other equally beautiful avenues to walk through in Ireland.
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Saturday, 29 January 2022 21:46
Sunbeam Road, Colourful Winter in Ireland
Written by Darren McLoughlin
A fine afternoon sky from today in Ireland with rays of the sun . Sunbeams break through fast moving clouds as the sun edges past the hypotenuse of this nebulous triangle into clear blue sky for a short time. The hills and low mountains of Ireland, illuminated in places into the distance. After a fine scene of golden winter light…
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The little bit of snow we have had in recent days in Ireland has now gone, melted more by heavy rains than warming temperatures. Today saw some bright and sunny winter clear skies but also almost-night winter sleet and rain brought by thick, dark clouds. Here, in the image above this afternoon, a weather front spreads across the green Irish…
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From a high vantage point in the drumlin country of County Armagh, I spotted a large plume of smoke heading into the atmosphere. At first I thought it must be an industrial unit on fire, because of the sheer volume; this was no chimney fire. As I descended to lower ground, I could see that it was coming from the…
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Saturday, 20 November 2021 21:48
The Sun Goes Down, Sunset in the Mountains of Ireland
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Sunset in the mountains, Ireland, the sun goes down. Valley lakes reflect the last of this day's light as the sun edges towards our apparent horizon on the mountain ridge; glints of brightness in the dark from quartzite rocks. Thin Lizzy's haunting final single The Sun Goes Down is about more than this quotidian natural event, yet as one of…
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Autumn is well and truly here in Ireland. We have now passed the autumn equinox by around six weeks, with six weeks to go to the shortest day of the year. Temperatures are dropping along with the shortening day length, but we do have clear blue skies this week. Autumn is a time of colour of course, so woodlands and…
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Wednesday, 05 May 2021 21:56
Travel Resumes in Ireland, Sort Of - Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update May 2021
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Go Mall / Slow - It kind of looks like travel is beginning to come back to a sort of normality in Ireland, from Monday 10th May 2021. With an incredibly slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the world's longest lockdown, ranked also as the most strict in Europe, next week (from Monday 10th of May) sees Ireland allow nationwide travel.…
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