Fri, 04 May 2012 Jennifer Wilde 2 now available
The second issue of Jennifer Wilde – the comic book I’m writing for Atomic Diner – is on the shelves of SubCity Comics in Dublin.
It’s wonderful to have the second issue out. As usual I’m indebted to Stephen Downey, the terrific artist who is bringing Jennifer’s world to life, and to Robert Curley for making [...]
Fri, 17 February 2012 In Dublin and Maynooth
Later today I’m taking the road to Dublin, as Stephen Byrne, Robert Curley and I will be signing copies of Róisín Dubh in the Library Bar in the Central Hotel, Dublin from 7pm onwards.
Tomorrow the three of us will be attending Epic-Con in Maynooth, where we’ll be talking about the project and appearing on a [...]
Thu, 26 January 2012 Dublin signing
Stephen Byrne, Robert Curley and I will be signing copies of Róisín Dubh in the Library Bar, Central Hotel, Dublin from 7pm onwards on the 17 February.
Come along and have a chat with us.
If you can’t make it, we hope to meet you at Epic Con in Maynooth the following day.
Thu, 08 September 2011 an old call
Earlier in the year I snapped this photograph in Chapelizod in Dublin.
It’s rare to get an image of the old Telecom Eireann phone box, and the rather decrepit building behind it makes this photo look like it could have been taken 30 years ago.
Add a few filters, and hey presto, it really looks its age.
Tue, 12 July 2011 wear some flowers in your hair
This striking window display is from Brown Thomas in Dublin yesterday. I stopped to snap it as I swayed down Grafton Street after an enjoyable evening with a visiting friend.
We’d just attended the Dublin Literary Pub Crawl, which combined culture, history and theatrical renactments with stops in landmark pubs. Clear and temperate weather made the [...]
Thu, 07 July 2011 street surf art
I took this picture in Dublin a couple of months back.
It’s a fine way to spruce up an otherwise boring piece of building in the city.
If only art like this would wash up more frequently.
Wed, 29 June 2011 donkey roll
In late April I visited Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park, which was ablaze with flowers. The weather was warm, but the sun was ducking in and out of cloud cover, giving an inconsistent light to the photos I took that day – I went crazy taking snaps of the blooms. So much so I [...]
Fri, 20 May 2011 cú chulainn mural
Last week I was lucky to get a tour of the new Google building in Dublin. I was blown away by the interior design.
I don’t believe I’ve encountered another company that has invested so much thought and consideration into designing functional and fun environments for their employees.
Each floor is themed in a particular way, and [...]
Fri, 22 October 2010 Huguenot memories
Yesterday I posted images to my Flickr photo stream of my recent trip in Dublin. All of them were taken with the camera in my mobile phone (a Sony Xperia X10 mini – an Android smartphone). Looking through them I thought about my time living in Dublin, and the photographs I took using my first [...]
Mon, 18 October 2010 blasted winners
I took the above picture of graffiti and tags in Temple Bar in Dublin today. Despite being in the vicinity I never got a chance to drop by to Octocon’s Dead Dog get-together in the Porterhouse as I was busy in the afternoon.
Since I was on the jury for the Golden Blasters Short Film Competition [...]
