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  1. Hey Cork, the deadline is tomorrow! have your say on 30km/h speed limits on:

    ✅ All housing estate roads
    ✅ Roads adjacent to schools
    ✅ Urban roads with significant interaction between traffic and vulnerable road users

    Make a submission: [email protected]
    bit.ly/4f7eA4l
    By post: Staff Officer, Roads Management & Development Unit, Annabella, Mallow, Co Cork

    #mastodaoine #cork #countycork #love30 #roadsafety #speedlimit #roaddeathtoll #roaddea #streets4peeps #streetsforlife

  2. Drifting past the pier

    Two jellyfish drifted past the end of the pier at Ballycotton, less than a metre under the surface but in the warm light of a setting sun the water grew dark quickly with depth.

    inphotos.org/2026/07/31/drifti

  3. Last Light at Ballycotton

    The three of them had the pier to themselves, rods out over water that had gone completely flat. I was there with Blarney Photography Club, and sunset is always an attraction there. It had already happened somewhere behind the headland, leaving a band of yellow...

    inphotos.org/2026/07/30/last-l

    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastal #Cork #CountyCork #dusk #fishermen #Ireland #Photo #Photography #pier #seascape #silhouette #sunset

  4. Last Light at Ballycotton

    The three of them had the pier to themselves, rods out over water that had gone completely flat. I was there with Blarney Photography Club, and sunset is always an attraction there. It had already happened somewhere behind the headland, leaving a band of yellow along the horizon and nothing else lit. Not one of them turned to look at it. They watched the water instead, which is important if you have come to catch something.

    inphotos.org/2026/07/30/last-l

  5. The Boats of Ballycotton

    Ballycotton harbour late on a summer evening is one of those places that is rewarding to visit. The working boats had all come in, Atlantic Chief, Excelsior and Prolific were rafted tight against the wall, hulls bobbing in calm waters. The...

    inphotos.org/2026/07/03/the-bo

    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #boats #CoastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #FishingBoats #GoldenHour #harbour #Ireland #Photo #Photography #RNLILifeboat #seascape

  6. The Boats of Ballycotton

    Ballycotton harbour late on a summer evening is one of those places that is rewarding to visit. The working boats had all come in, Atlantic Chief, Excelsior and Prolific were rafted tight against the wall, hulls bobbing in calm waters. The setting sun cast long, side-on shadows and clouds streaked across the sky.

    inphotos.org/2026/07/03/the-bo

  7. Sunset Fishing at Ballycotton Pier

    A series of photos showing men fishing off the pier at Ballycotton, Co Cork a couple of weeks ago. It was a beautiful evening. Lovely time to be there.

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    #2025 #anglers #Ballycotton #BallycottonPier #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticSky #EastCork #eveningFishing #fishing #goldenHour #harbourCrane #Ireland #IrishCoast #Photo #Photography #pierFishing #silhouettes #SonyA7RV #stormClouds #sunset

  8. Nature’s Spotlight in Ballincollig Park

    It’s sometimes hard to believe there was a gunpowder mill in this area, but look around and you’ll see the ruins everywhere. Here though, I found a winding, worn path running parallel to the neat tarmac of the modern path.

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    #Ballincollig #BallincolligRegionalPark #BallincolligRoyalGunpowderMills #BlarneyPhotographyClub #Cork #CorkForests #CountyCork #dappledLight #ferns #forestLight #forestPath #greenFoliage #Ireland #IrishNature #mossCoveredTree #naturalBeauty #naturePhotography #Photo #Photography #treeTrunk #woodland #woodlandWalk

  9. Anglers Under Ballycotton’s Big Sky

    There were 6 or 7 people fishing in Ballycotton. Most were standing on the pier, but these two had climbed up on the pier wall. Judging by the bag of fish they had, it was a good choice of location.

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    #angling #Ballycotton #BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #cloudySky #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticClouds #dramaticSky #EastCork #fishing #fishingCulture #fishingPier #harbourWall #Ireland #maritimePhotography #Photo #Photography #pierFishing

  10. Heroes of the Sea

    The RNLI flag flies in Ballycotton Harbour.

    The RNLI operates one of Ireland’s busiest lifeboat stations at Ballycotton, which launched 57 times in 2023 alone, rescuing 49 people and assisting 67 others. The station operates an all-weather lifeboat capable of handling the most challenging sea conditions off the Cork coast. Ballycotton RNLI has a proud history dating back to 1858, and the station’s crews have been awarded numerous medals for gallantry, including gold medals for particularly heroic rescues. The RNLI is a charity that relies entirely on voluntary donations and is crewed by unpaid volunteers who undergo extensive training to perform rescues in some of the most dangerous maritime conditions around the British and Irish coasts.

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    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #blueSky #coastalSafety #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #emergencyServices #flag #Ireland #IrishCoast #lifeboatStation #LookUp #maritimeHeritage #maritimeSafety #Photo #Photography #RNLIFlag #RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution #seaRescue #volunteerService

  11. The Lighthouse and Tidal Treasures

    The tide was very far out when we visited Ballycotton last week, so I wandered out on the rocks, carefully avoiding the slippery seaweed, and took a few photos.

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    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #intertidalZone #Ireland #IrishCoast #lighthouse #lighthouseIsland #marineLife #naturalBeauty #pebbles #Photo #Photography #rockyShore #seaweed #tidalPools #tidalZone

  12. The derelict McCarthy’s Garage as it was in 2021 in Schull, Co Cork. The building today is very different, but it’s still pink! I have a few photos of the old petrol pumps that stood outside the building somewhere on this site, going further back in time.

    The slate roof visible on the McCarthy’s building is typical of traditional Irish architecture. Irish slate was quarried extensively in counties like Valentia Island in Kerry and was prized for its durability and weather resistance, often lasting well over 100 years when properly maintained, which explains why so many original slate roofs still grace Irish buildings today.

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    #Cork #CountyCork #DNG #estateAgents #Ireland #IrishArchitecture #McCarthyS #Photo #Photography #pinkBuilding #Schull #ShellServiceStation #soldProperty #StreetPhotography #terracedHouses