So with the D700 being a bit temperamental at the moment its back to the D300 for a bit, that also means I can dust of the 10.5mm (that has been neglected for far too long, its a great little lens). Back working in city centre for next while means I can get some street stuff done with it.

Get used to being dragged around shops little fella!

  Matching shoes and earphones. Both have scarves and their jackets tied. I need to know if lefty has earrings and righty has necklace under her scarf.

  Is guy in background talking to guy in foreground. Why does it look like piss in that Sprite bottle? I didn’t know Sprite was even still a thing.

  99% this is a tourist! The runners, the turned up jeans, the "fanny pack", the umbrella. Does he know I’m taking the photo?

  Friday night, ties off. Are his runners new? Are his work shoes in the Elvery’s (sports) bag? Is dinner in the M&S bag? .

  Bane got a new job.

Protest November 2010. Five years on.

On 27th November 2010, well over 100,000 took to the streets of Dublin to protest against the coming years of austerity; cuts to all sorts of benefits & services, extra charges on wages, VAT increase, property tax, water charge and probably a few more I’m missing, and definitely a few more yet to come. 

Since the property tax came in, I've been forced to move home, saw my wages decrease until the company I worked for closed down. I’ve seen my village degrade, library hours cut, roads and footpaths a mess, rubbish increased, lack of council workers on the streets. 

Water is now "managed" by Irish Water who are a joke of company and the most in the spotlight thing of the years of austerity. With overpaid management & consultants and too large a work force, leaks are still widespread, and boil notices still a common practise. I can’t get the Gardai to come to my house when its broken in to, or when I witness a hit and run, but Irish Water will have as many Guards as they need to remove protesters in minutes.

This protest was the first time I noticed some Guards being antagonistic. There has been dozens of protests since, but this was the biggest, I think people have just given up...

People gather in Dublin in show of solidarity for Syrian refugees

People gathered at the Famine Memorial in Dublin, Ireland to urge the Irish government to take in more Syrian refugees. The group Uplift organised the event as a national day of action, with people gathering at famine memorials across Ireland.




People line all stretches of the River Liffey around the Famine memorial

Right to Water protesters march in Dublin against Irish Water [29.08.15]

Budget Protest 07.12.10

2010 was a year of protests against the bailout, budget, student fees, gardai handling of protests. I only managed to get to a couple, heres some shots from a very cold night in December, protesting the new budget.