A visit to the coast of Ireland is a pleasure to be enjoyed at all times of the year, good weather and bad.
Mayo face Dublin in the capital's Croke Park tomorrow, Sunday 22nd September 2013.
Co. Clare's Burren is a unique landscape situated on Ireland's west coast. Its name derives from the Irish for 'rocky place'.
Just over a year since the Tall Ships were on the Liffey in Dublin, the capital of Ireland today played host to another unusual festival.
With the weather being fine yesterday and blustery conditions forecast for today, the day of Flightfest in Dublin it was quite a relief to see good weather for most of the afternoon.
An evening at the coast, there's something about the smell of the sea, the bracing winds and walking over pebbles and rocks.
A good place to visit on a Photo Tour, Workshop or Photo Walk. Make that an essential place to visit on a photo tour of Dublin.
It can hardly be called a large country, Ireland. It's possible to drive from the Irish Sea to the Atlantic in around three hours but the backroads of Ireland are some of the most scenic it is possible to encounter.
Walking in Ireland is a pleasure but can sometimes be a disappointment especially given the better levels of access to the countryside that other countries enjoy.
In Ireland, access to the countryside is poor compared to the levels afforded in Scotland, England, France and other countries.
Getting close to the action is sometimes necessary to get a better perspective when photographing, in any circumstances whether it be landscapes or street photos. In this case it involved getting wet feet, and a wet filter on the front of my lens.