I'm beyond excited to announce that my second book, 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey', goes on sale this September.

A photographic exploration and celebration of rainforests from Beara to north Antrim, it'll take the reader to other, exquisite, dimensions. 🌍

The ghostly exposed fireplaces of 10 Ardee Street are now set to finally disappear. The former Watkins Brewery complex on Ardee Street was sundered in the 1990s by the construction of what was then called the Coombe Bypass, now St Luke's Avenue.

#OnThisDay 1169 The Normans first landed on Bannow Bay, Wexford. This contingent was led by Robert FitzStephen to reinstate Dermot MacMurrogh to his Leinster kingdom. They quickly took Wexford &when reinforcements came, Waterford & Dublin.
The rest is history.
#Ireland #History

Glenn in the window by Tish Murtha. From the series Youth Unemployment (1981).

Photo © Ella Murtha, all rights reserved.

Forty Footers - A collection of 20 years photographing (and swimming) at the 40 Foot is the third in the trilogy of books from Hi Tone books - Limited edition of 300 - 30 images and on sale now online for 30 euro (plus P&P) - supported by DLR Arts :-
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The First Ever Dublin Street Photography Festival (DSPF) Takes Place This May Bank Holiday Weekend! #street #street photography #dublin ⁦Irish Street Photographer⁩ 📸 totallydublin.ie/arts-culture/f…

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez may resign after a judge launched a bogus corruption probe targeting his wife, Begoña Gómez. The case is a farce pushed by far-right lobbyists that shows the need to rein in Spain’s politicized judiciary.

My latest for Jacobin
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On the anniversary of his passing

Michael Robinson’s rampaging run down the right leaving a trail of destruction behind him as he crosses the ball for Ireland to score and take a 1-0 lead against the mighty French in 1981

Fascism pays in Spain is the message EL MUNDO has gone for this weekend, with a full 2-page spread on the 50th birthday of Franco's great-grandson. With the headline

'The work of my great-grandfather Franco is still alive and well. His achievements continue to benefit us.'

Rebecca Lepkoff.

Like so many left-leaning New York photographers who came of age during the Great Depression, she soon found her classroom and home at the famed Photo League; a large group of like-minded members who believed in the power of the documentary photograph.

Bilbao, ja venim 🙌🙌

Saturday 🌞

Enter Valhalla!

#art #painting #oilpainting #art video #ArtProcess #surrealism #fantasyart #mythology #folklore #Creative #creativeart #Legends #art ist #art istsonx #vikings #Valhalla #odin #Death

Varda, Godard and Bresson.

Moulin Rouge August 2011. 📷

#paris

Today, on 25 April 1938, George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia was published, a year minus a day after his arrival in Barcelona following his first stint on the Aragón front.

La liga insisting on taking games (one per season at first) to the US. Quite apart from the many other issues, I would be interested in how much benefit it really brings to the league? I imagine there must be studies somewhere.

No soup for you! 🍲

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The past #10Years have seen the refurbishment of many buildings and sites around The Liberties. In 2014, the former St James CoI was empty and neglected. A multi-million refurbishment by Pearse & Deirdre Lyons, transformed the building into an eponymous distillery.