Went on a solo spin today towards the Boggeragh Mountains. My club didn't go on a ride today out of respect for 3 club members who got into a serious accident during a trip to Spain (which I was planning to participate in until a work trip got in the way).

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/09/three-irish-cyclists-hospitalised-after-collision-in-spain/

I decided to go out on my own and wear the club gear as a way to pay tribute to the club members. I was thinking about them during the ride, and wishing they were with me

#cycling #BikeTooter #biking #cork #ireland

Gold on the Mountain at Gougane Barra

The cloud had been sitting on the mountains all morning like a hat pulled down over its eyes, and then for about fifteen minutes the sun broke through low and side-on and set the entire rock face above Gougane Barra on fire. The golds and ambers were almost absurd. It was the kind of light you'd dial back in post because nobody would believe it was real. Mist was still threading through the peaks, which gave the valley that layered depth you only get when the weather can't make up its mind. […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/11/gold-on-the-mountain-at-gougane-barra/

Gold on the Mountain at Gougane Barra

The cloud had been sitting on the mountains all morning like a hat pulled down over its eyes, and then for about fifteen minutes the sun broke through low and side-on and set the entire rock face above Gougane Barra on fire. The gol...

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/11/gold-on-the-mountain-at-gougane-barra/

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #Cork #GouganeBarra #Ireland #IrishLandscape #lake #LandscapePhotography #mist #MorningLight #mountains #Photo #Photography #ShehyMountains

There is a massive tower going up near navigation square in #cork. Looks like it will stick out like a sore thumb 👎

#ireland

The air quality sensors have been reporting poor air at the following locations:
University College #Cork 130µg/m³ very high

Sorry, no diesel

I walked past Blarney Autos this morning and clocked the "SORRY NO DIESEL" sign on a car blocking the diesel pumps there. The fuel protests have been rumbling on around the country for days now, refineries are ringed by placards, and the knock-on is landing on forecourts like this one. It doesn't help that roughly two-thirds of what we pay at the pump is tax of one flavour or another, and the war in Iran has shoved the wholesale price of oil the wrong way. I sympathise but don't support […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/09/sorry-no-diesel/

Sorry, no diesel

I walked past Blarney Autos this morning and clocked the “SORRY NO DIESEL” sign on a car blocking the diesel pumps there. The fuel protests have been rumbling on around the country for days now, refineries are ringed by placards, and the knock-on is landing on forecourts like this one. It doesn’t help tha...

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/09/sorry-no-diesel/

#BlackAndWhite #Blarney #Cork #diesel #forecourt #FuelProtest #Ireland #NoFuel #StreetPhotography #TriaExpress

Very fortunate to say this is "my councillor" - Dan Boyle (Green Party Cork South Central) as usual, speaking the T

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#Protest #Ireland #FuelPrices #Cork #FarRight #StopTheFarRight #DanBoyle