Tomorrow's Papers

This is the brilliant Mick Flannery, who played in The Dock in Carrick-On-Shannon last night. The pictures are just snaps from my seat in the audience, but are a good excuse to promote a great new talent. His recent album "White Lies" has started to get some airplay and his live act with a really tight, talented band will build his fanbase very quickly. See some video on his site

Spring in The Air

I took a break from editing my Valentine's Day IWP wedding at the Slieve Russell in Cavan -


to bring the dogs for a walk. Ossie was sporting his new haircut from Posh Paws and it was the first day to show signs of Spring this year. Trees and flowers are coming to life and there was some warmth in the evening sunshine- very welcome after the hard winter.

One Man And His Bird

When I got up to the stables yesterday Jimmy was out doing some work with his new Harris Hawk, so I grabbed the camera from the car. As well as being an Ireland International at clay pigeon shooting, Jimmy is an experienced falconer. These two are just getting started together, but the bond between bird and man is already strong as Harry flew to the glove instantly when whistled. I look forward to photographing them properly when they're working wild.

Winter Wonderland

We had an overnight stay in Kilronan Castle last night, and woke up this morning to a dusting of snow. The temptation to stay and photograph the winrty scenes was matched by the desire to get on the road before conditions worsened. as it was, we made it ok, but met one of our fellow guests on the way home who had a misahp. Luckily, nobody was hurt, and as always in a crisis like this there was a man with a tractor on hand while his wife brought the driver in for a cup of tea.