Update (no photos)

A little while back I had a bit of a set back because one of my external photo harddrives broke down. Of course I had all the originals backed up on DVD but the edited ones I hadn't.

This means that it will take me a bit longer to post certain shots because I have to re-edit a lot of photos.

Still to come: more shots from the Gay Pride 2008 week  and photos from the Alternative miss Limerick 2008.

Limerick Gay Pride Parade and street party 2008

Here are some photos of the Limerick Gay Pride Parade and street party, 2008.

There was a great atmosphere and the weather was quite ok too.

When you click on one of the photos in the slide show it will bring you to the Flickr page where they live. Click on all sizes to see the bigger size.

Gay Pride Limerick 2007

It's almost a year ago that Limerick City hosted it's first ever Gay pride festival.

It will be on again this year. You can see the programme here

commenting

Sorry, sorry, sorry!!!!!

I didn't realise that I had the commenting option set to logged in users only. Somebody mailed me about it and now I've changed it. Now anyone can comment. 

And there I was: looking at my blog and wondering why I didn't get any comments. :) Hopefully that will change now. I can see by the flag counters that I'm getting hits on this site from a lot of different countries. I hope you all like the photos. :)

As you can see in the links section: I have a general photo blog too. You can visit it here.

Some Limerick city shots.

Sometimes the weather is quite warm but there is rain or a thunderstorm on it's way. Then you get these fantastic clouds which, in my opinion, make for better shots than clear blue skies. The castle in the photos is Limerick Castle.

Click on the photos to see a bigger version.

Riverfest 2008 international BBQ cook-up Saturday

Riverfest is a festival during the May bank holiday weekend. The barbeque cook-up is one of the important happenings during this weekend. There is a great vibe and there are people from all over the world present. The Saturday is for the amateurs and the Sunday for the professional cooks. Here are some photos from the Saturday. Photos from the Sunday will be posted soon too.

When you click on the photos in the slide show, it will bring you to the Flickr page where they live. There you can see the photos in a bigger size. (click on "all sizes")

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.