Today, June 16th is Bloomsday. This particular date in the Irish calendar commemorates and celebrates the novel Ulysses and the life of James Joyce himself, one of Ireland's most famous writers.

The weather changes so quick here in Ireland that I always recommend keeping an eye on the weather forecast - it gets more accurate the closer you get. It's hard to trust anything more than 3 days ahead.

The city centre of Dublin would appear to be lacking in wildlife, aside from the creatures that frequent the city's nightclubs on weekend nights!

Sitting on the River Liffey as it enters the Irish Sea at Dublin Bay after 78 miles, Dublin has seen human settlement back to prehistoric times, but it isn't until 841AD when the vikings created a harbour on the River Poddle from which the city gets its name.

Tall Ships in Dublin 2012

A fine visit to the Tall Ships in Dublin today. This morning was a good fine morning, a little chilly for August though.

We will be selling some of our favourite prints at the Christchurch Cathedral Market in Dublin this weekend.

Street Performance World Championships

The Street Performance World Championships held in Dublin's Merrion Square at the weekend. The weather held and plenty of people turned out to see the various street performers that ranged from jugglers to sword swallowers.

A recent trip took me to Collooney, a village in Co. Sligo on Ireland's west coast. Now, Collooney is a place that many people bypass while travelling along the N17 from Galway to Sligo and Donegal.

The Casino at Marino is widely regarded as Ireland's finest neo-classical building.

Today's image comes from the South Bull Wall in Dublin Port.