With the last light of the year’s penultimate afternoon nearly gone we headed west out of Baltimore following a simple little signpost labelled ‘Beacon’. We were hoping for a sunset, or maybe a quiet vantage out over the wild Atlantic. No sooner had we reached the Beacon than it seemed half of Baltimore and their […]
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Lying on the floor and looking straight up is the beautiful vaulted ceiling of Dublin City Hall. Beneath me, Dublin’s Coat of Arms reminds all who can read Latin, that “the obedience of the citizens produces a happy city”. The irony was not lost on me in that it took just a little bit of […]
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Back in September we found ourselves in Kilkenny and unexpectedly in the middle of the final stage of the of the 2024 Rás na mBan. Here at the start I found a moment and a place that really captures the feel of the event. It’s no surprise that none of the visible riders placed at […]
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If there ever was any doubt of winter’s coming, then Wednesday’s snowfall across half of Ireland put that to rest. I never got to see how the early flurry affected towns and cities or even the south western coast. We got our own personal show rendering us snowbound and going nowhere. Soon the images started […]
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There’s a hidden spot on the western side of Doulus Head, County Kerry, that you could easily sail or motor past without a second glance. Like much of this rugged coastline, the jagged cliffs and seawalls don’t exactly invite closer inspection – getting too near could mean being dashed to pieces on the rocks. So […]
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