8th April 2026 - I feel a Downfall bunker meme coming on; victory, mission accomplished, Strait of Hormuz liberated ….. Steiner……who’s gonna tell the Orange Toddler ??? #Ballycotton
7th April 2026 - on a road to the unknown as the leader of the “free world” threatens to end Iranian civilisation. At least the Nuremberg-type trials will be brief if required to restore international law and credibility … #Ballycotton
15th March 2026 - Happy Mothers Day, what a 6 Nations finale🏉🏉🏉 topped off by more Arsenal title progress⚽️⚽️⚽️ and significant DLTC wins. 🎾🎾🎾..calling it a good day #Ballycotton
Photograph of a harbour navigation beacon silhouetted against a vivid sunset sky at the mouth of Ballycotton Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. The beacon's mesh panels and mast are dark against bands of deep orange, pink, purple, and navy cloud. The rooftops, trees, electricity poles, and power lines of Ballycotton village are silhouetted along the bottom of the frame. The beacon lights are unlit.
Silhouette at the Harbour Mouth
There’s a narrow window just after sunset when the sky goes absolutely wild, when the sun has dropped below the horizon but the light is still bouncing around in the atmosphere, and you get these incredible bands of colour […]
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7th Feb2026 - no Trump at Super Bowl, JD Vance booed at Winter Olympics ceremony in Milan… who knew being awful wouldn’t travel. #Ballycotton
6th Feb 2026 - Happy Friday unless you’re a GOP leader trying to deflect as Trumpolini veers into 25th Amendment territory with posting of racist Obama ape video (no really) … spineless lack of leadership again. #Ballycotton
5th Feb 2026 - the astonishing reverberations from the Epstein files continue with the UK now facing its biggest political scandal since the Profumo affair … #Ballycotton #Freezbrury
Great Northern Diver (Common Loon)
The first bird that I photographed in 2026 - Great Northern Diver, Ballycotton 1/1/26 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ballycotton
16th Dec 2025 - strange times: US manufacturing jobs continue to disappear despite all the Trump FDI “wins”, silver and oil are approximately the same price, and the White House chief of staff thought it was a good idea to talk to Vanity Fair- now there’s a read!! #Ballycotton
15th Oct 2025 - Morgan Stanley is the latest US investment bank to blow the hinges off Wall St analyst expectations as luxury player LVMH also returns to growth… good times are back for the have-yachts. #Ballycotton
12th Oct 2025 - back to the big smoke after fab few day of swims, pints, cliff walks, super seafood and music in #Ballycotton #SeaChurch #Ballymaloe #Blackbird #CapelIsland #SaltyDog #HuntedHog
10th Oct 2025 - Happy Friday as Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for democracy in Venezuela 🇻🇪. Cue multiple ketchup tantrums in Mar-a-Lago from the Liberator of Portland … #Ballycotton
9th Oct 2025 - good to be back in the topical waters of Cork… #Ballycotton #SeaChurch #SaltyDog #Blackbird #TheFourOfUs #HothouseFlower #SomethingHappens
27th August 2025 - armed troops might be patrolling the streets of Washington DC but there's a much more meaningful shift in power on the global stage.... #Ballycotton
20th August 2025 - next steps into catastrophe, Israel calls up 60,000 reservists before planned offensive to take Gaza City … #Ballycotton
19th August 2025 - some blue sky climate crisis news; oil prices at almost 4 year low and global inventories pushing towards record 3 million barrels/day supply glut…. Not great news for Vlad and Donald #Ballycotton
Close-up detail of the fishing boat "Prolific" showing its blue hull with white lettering, fishing equipment boxes labeled "Castletownbere Fishermans Co-op" and "Ivan Wilde Ltd Skerries", and green fishing nets in Ballycotton, County Cork.
Am I prolific? https://inphotos.org/2025/08/17/am-i-prolific/
Black and white photograph of two people fishing from a concrete pier with dramatic cloudy sky overhead, fishing nets stacked on the pier and a car visible below in Ballycotton, County Cork.
Anglers Under Ballycotton’s Big Sky inphotos.org/2025/08/16/anglers-under...
Fishing boat bow with heavy anchor chain, mooring ropes, and weathered wooden deck reflected in calm green harbour water in Ballycotton, County Cork
Coiled ropes and fishing equipment on the deck of a working boat with yellow wheelhouse structure in Ballycotton harbour, County Cork
Close-up view of a yellow fishing boat deck showing life rings, rusty chains, and weathered equipment with other boats visible in Ballycotton harbour, County Cork
A Fishing Boat’s Story in Cork inphotos.org/2025/08/15/a-fishing-boa...
RNLI flag flying on a white flagpole against a bright blue sky with wispy white clouds in Ballycotton, County Cork.
Heroes of the Sea https://inphotos.org/2025/08/14/heroes-of-the-sea/
Dramatic twilight scene at Ballycotton harbour, showing dark clouds illuminated by pink light from the setting sun below the horizon, with the village visible across calm water and harbour infrastructure in the foreground.
Ballycotton’s Spectacular Sky inphotos.org/2025/08/11/ballycottons-...
11th Aug 2025 - bad news for Alaska residents. Trumpolini thinks he’s “going to Russia” on Friday … 😳😳😳 #Ballycotton
Ballycotton Lighthouse standing on a small green island surrounded by calm waters under a pastel evening sky with soft clouds after sunset, County Cork.
Ballycotton’s Famous Beacon at Dusk inphotos.org/2025/08/10/ballycottons-...
9th August 2025 - Sarah Palin finally gets to see Putin from her porch as the world watches the most inept diplomatic mission move to Alaska … #Ballycotton
Black and white silhouette of teenagers standing on a fishing pier with seagulls perched on equipment and masts against a bright sky in Ballycotton, County Cork
Black and white silhouette of teenagers standing on a fishing pier with seagulls perched on equipment and masts against a bright sky in Ballycotton, County Cork.
Growing Up by the Sea in Cork inphotos.org/2025/08/09/growing-up-by...
Dramatic sunset scene at Ballycotton harbour showing silhouetted figures fishing from a pier with a harbour crane and colourful pink and purple clouds reflected in the water, County Cork.
Purple Skies Over Ballycotton inphotos.org/2025/08/08/purple-skies-...
8th August 2025 - Happy Friday unless you’re Ukraine and waiting on Trump deadlines for Putin. India gets tariff tantrums, Vlad gets a summit…. as Agent Orange strikes again. #Ballycotton
25th July 2025 - Happy Friday with a giggle as South Park writers troll Trumpolini in epic fashion. The last Satan-in-bed scene was written with Saddam Hussein…. #Ballycotton