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The Bernard Shaw Pub Did Not Exist In 1895 But I Was able To Photograph It In 2009
Photographed in 2009 with its 1895 date plaque, Dublin's Bernard Shaw pub on South Richmond Street appeared to be an old Victorian pub, but was a modern 2006 creation. Following demolition, its complete relocation to Cross Guns Bridge highlights the commercial branding of contemporary pub culture.
on Wednesday, 2nd September
My First Solo Visit To Limerick And Hotel Rooms
A personal retrospective on navigating Limerick’s evolving hotel landscape from 2014 to 2026—from the lively quaysides of The Pier to the Georgian Quarter—exploring shifting city accommodation trends, mid-week travel dynamics, and quirky street photography discoveries.
on Saturday, 29th August
Exploring Dock Road And North Quays In Waterford Back In August 2021
Reflecting on an August 2021 walk along Waterford’s Dock Road across the River Suir, the art of deflecting spontaneous portrait requests on the street, and the monumental North Quays urban regeneration transforming the riverfront by late 2027.
on Friday, 28th August
Mural At Ferrybank By Dublin Based Polish Illustrator Magdalena Karol
Discover the illustrative mural by Polish artist Magdalena Karol in Ferrybank, painted for the Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival.
on Friday, 28th August
A Mural By Arches On Dock Road In Waterford
ACHES is a Dublin-born street artist, muralist, and graphic designer who began writing graffiti as a teenager before studying Visual Communications at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD). His signature aesthetic bridges traditional graffiti hand-lettering, portraiture, and digital display technology.
on Friday, 28th August
Temporary Kinetic Sound And Light Installation At The People’s Park In Waterford
A kinetic light and sound installation captured in the People’s Park, Waterford, featuring flexible steel stems and perforated geometric lantern cubes.
on Thursday, 27th August
Exploring Thomas Hill And Carrigeen Park Plus Beach Tower
Archiving Waterford’s western ramparts across Thomas Hill and Carrigeen Park, anchored by the 15th-century Beach Tower and childhood memories of Irish carrageen.
on Wednesday, 26th August
Reassessing the Waterford Greenway
A practical look at tackling the Waterford Greenway on foot with heavy camera gear, why starting at Bilberry Road fell short, and how public transport opens up better point-to-point walking routes.
on Wednesday, 26th August
Mural By Decoy On The Trade Coffee Facade At Coffee House Lane
Explore Decoy’s striking botanical mural on The Quay in Waterford, created for the Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival. Located on the façade of Trade Coffee at the corner of historic Coffee House Lane—the birthplace of Ireland's first recorded coffee house in 1690—this large-scale artwork bridges contemporary Irish urban art with centuries of maritime trade and coffee heritage.
on Wednesday, 26th August
The Actual Physical Walls Of Waterford And Associated Murals By John Verling
Explore the history, extant towers, and lost fortifications of Waterford's medieval city walls. Discover the 1994 civic murals by John Verling, ongoing lime-mortar conservation methods, and current property-rights management surrounding Ireland's oldest urban defences.
on Tuesday, 25th August
David Maker Mural Was Replaced By This Mural By Aurora Campbell
Documenting the transition of public art in Waterford's Viking Triangle near the Irish Museum of Time, where Australian muralist Aurora Campbell reimagined a site previously painted by Spanish artist David Maker during Waterford Walls. Captured with the Leica Q3.
on Monday, 24th August
My One And Only Time To Visit The Highly Recommended Medieval Museum In Waterford
Explore Waterford's award-winning Medieval Museum, Ireland’s only purpose-built medieval museum. Discover the 13th-century Choristers' Hall, 15th-century wine vault, the 1373 Great Charter Roll, and Northern Europe's only surviving 15th-century cloth-of-gold vestments.
on Monday, 24th August
Tempus Fugit And The Fleeting Wall - David Maker And The Museum Of Time And Shakespeare
A photographic reflection on time, maritime history, and transience in Waterford, linking Liam Lavery and Eithne Ring's Tempus Fugit sculpture at the Irish Museum of Time with David Maker's SS Formby mural and the Formby–Coningbeg tragedy.
on Monday, 24th August
Ireland's National Horological Museum
Explore the Irish Museum of Time in Waterford's historic Viking Triangle. Housed in a restored 1880s Neo-Gothic church, Ireland's national horological museum features the world's finest collection of Irish timepieces, rare 17th-century innovations, and the global Black Forest cuckoo clock exhibition.
on Saturday, 22nd August
I First Photographed The Fitzwilton Hotel In May 2016
Securing accommodation during the August festival run highlights significant structural pressures across the city's lodging sector
on Saturday, 22nd August
Is This Public Art Or A Rusty Metal Yoke
Left entirely unvarnished, the heavy riveted plates, spherical hulls, and oversized shackle rings have oxidized into a rich, deep coat of rust. Sitting half-tilted on the grass against modern apartment blocks, they act as unpolished, heavy industrial artifacts—grounding contemporary urban developments with a quiet, weathered nod to Ireland’s working maritime heritage.
on Saturday, 22nd August
The Fitzwilton Hotel As A Huge Canvas For Some Amazing Murals
An analysis of Shane Sutton’s iconic Spacer murals in Waterford, comparing the rapid 2018 Bridge Street execution with the refined, infrastructure-integrated masterpiece on Slievekeale Road.
on Saturday, 22nd August
The Quays by Dan Kitchener – Rose Lane In Waterford
Photograph and architectural review of Dan Kitchener's cinematic mural 'The Quays' on Rose Lane, Waterford. Explores the history of the quays, the artist's atmospheric style, and his contributions to the Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival.
on Friday, 21st August
Two Spacer Murals By Shane Sutton Photographed August 2019
An analysis of Shane Sutton’s iconic Spacer murals in Waterford, comparing the rapid 2018 Bridge Street execution with the refined, infrastructure-integrated masterpiece on Slievekeale Road.
on Friday, 21st August
150 Metres Of Memory On Dock Road
Mariana Duarte Santos transforms 150 metres of Dock Road in Ferrybank with a 29-scene archival mural celebrating Waterford's port and railway history
on Saturday, 15th August
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