Announcement

This blog will be continued in July/August.
New sets still to be edited and posted:
Riverfest, a few shots of exhibition openings, street entertainment and more.

Alternative Miss Limerick 2007.

Hi everyone.

In September 2007 my girlfriend and I went to the Alternative Miss Limerick: a drag pageant.
We were there to cheer on a participant we know and who won in the end. It was a great night.
I posted the whole series in a Flickr account and added a slide show here 
You can click on the photos to go to the series and see them bigger.

Hurling finals 2007

Hurling is a Gaelic/Irish sport. It is very popular in Ireland and Limerick made it to the All Ireland finals in 2007. I watched the match in the city on a big screen in the main street. The atmosphere was great. Sadly enough Limerick lost. Here are some impressions. When you click on a photo it will bring you to my Flickr page where you click on "all sizes" to view the bigger size. For more info on hurling click here.

Munster Rugby (Heineken Cup 2008).

It was a bit of work but I edited photos I took in O'Connell street, Limerick during the Munster Rugby Heineken Cup finals.
You can see the photos in the slide show above. When you click on a photo it will bring you to the flickr page where this set lives. You can go also go to the flickr page directly by clicking here.
 
When you click on "all sizes" you can choose which size you want to download. I posted a decent size so you can even print them. If you use them on your blog or post them on, please link back to my flickr page or blog.
The atmosphere in O'Connell street, Limerick was great. The event was well organised with two big screens. Friendly Gardaí and stuarts made sure that everything went smoothly. I saw one girl pass out and she received aid within seconds. She was fine afterwards.
Even the weather was brilliant.
It was also a great photo opportunity even though the light conditions weren't ideal.
I hope you enjoy the photos and that those who weren't there get a taste of the atmosphere.

Javas coffee shop: a small tribute

These are shots from one of Limerick's best known coffee hangouts: Javas.

It's gone for over a year now. There used to be a mixed crowd in there: shoppers, school kids, art college students, artists, writers, musicians..........
A lot of the staff were art college students come to think of it.

Their chocolate cake was a food group by itself. Their sandwiches were legendary. (well almost)
The atmosphere was great and it was open late for a while which made it a good place to go to in the evenings as well.
They held art exhibitions and music gigs.
It was a great place and I have fond memories of it, as do many.

Welcome to my Limerick photo blog.

On this blog I want to show the shots that I took in and around Limerick city mainly but also landscape shots of county Limerick.
There will be photos of events, gigs and other happenings that I managed to go to. It will not be a chronological account and by no means a full account of things happening in Limerick.
Cityscape and landscape shots will also become part of it.
Limerick is a nice city and county Limerick is a great county and you will get an idea of some of the fun stuff that's going on there through my photos.
I have already a lot of photos taken but it takes time to edit and post them so please bear with me.