My neighbor one house over sent me this video he took about thirty minutes after we evacuated. He, too, had recently renovated his home. I’m happy to report that he saved his house, and I have to believe his actions contributed to other houses, including ours, surviving.

Dublin people discussing #StormEowyn with people in the West.

Ireland has become a very strange place, where one person can be incarcerated in prison for more than 500 days for refusing to refer to a boy as they/ them, but another person can openly incite terrorism in Dublin City centre with a sign "Let's Bomb Tel Aviv" and it's seen as ok

Oughterard #Galway will take a while to get back to normal. #StormÉowyn

Lord above, I asked for a coffee, not a Viennetta! ☕️

The famous little fishing shack in #Connemara, but from a different angle. Hard to believe this is one of the most photographed things in west #Galway

A pair of #barnowl mating on a post at a farm in county Limerick. 🦉

A couple of shots I took with the team at IC yesterday as they collected litter along the roadside. It’s amazing how many bags you can fill of rubbish along what looks like a relatively clean stretch.

As of today, 2025 has been the best year for good weather in the west of Ireland that I can remember. We never had this consistent level of sunshine throughout the year. I'm referring to the year in full so far. #Ireland Carlow Weather Met Éireann

This is as clear an explanation of the events as they unfolded in the Air India tragedy as I’ve seen.

Diary of a Small Business Owner: 3 staff out 1 on holidays, 2 sick All getting paid Diesel's gone up Monthly toll bill now €630 "Need to up prices..." But for every €1 increase, ~25c goes on VAT + Stripe fees. Generated ~€300k in taxes last year. Still can't get a

THE NIGHT SKY ON MARS LOOKS INSANE Imagine standing on Martian soil under a sky so dense with stars it feels unreal. That’s the view - no atmosphere to blur it, no city lights to drown it out. How long until we’re the ones under that sky?

A few shots from yesterdays visit to the quarry at Irish Cement Ltd - nice to see one of the juvenile #Peregrine falcons fledged recently. Shown here with adult male (her father) in flight. Also, juvenile #Redpoll finch, Green Darner dragonfly.

An incredible close encounter with two humpback whales and an Orca in Donegal Bay, Ireland.

Kingfishers hunting and courting on Bunlicky Lake Irish Cement Ltd last April / May. #Birding

🧵 In just 15 years, Ireland’s government spending has grown from ~€50bn to ~€240bn. That’s nearly 5x. Here’s why I believe we’re heading into a silent but serious crisis — and why nobody’s talking about it. 👇

Coast guard on search this afternoon along the prom in #Galway - never a good sight.

The famous Renmore housing estate in #Galway taken in July 2021.

It took 9 years and 3 billion miles to get this shot. Pluto’s icy Mountains.