Previous Events – Club Events, Outings & Guest Speakers
Club Outing – Scotsman’s Bay ‘Harvest Moon’
On Wednesday 20th October a good number of members gathered in Sandycove to see the Hunter’s Full Moon rise, as a glowing red ball, from the sea to the east of the Kish light. One member committed the cardinal sin of no battery in his camera!! As the moon gathered...
Club Outing – Oldcastle Point-to-Point
On Saturday 25th September 6 members arrived at the point-to-point event in Oldcastle. The weather was perfect and we all made our way around the course looking for a good vantage point. The horses and riders never failed to disappoint with a great show of colour,...
Club Outing – Powerscourt Waterfall
Tuesday 14th of September was bright and sunny and so six club members could take advantage of the fine weather to investigate all the possibilities this lovely venue has to offer. Although the presence of yet another film crew delayed proceedings a little, once they...
Club Outing – Liffey Descent
On Saturday 11th September 8 members arrived at the Lucan Weir with perfect weather for the race. The rescue crew got into position for the first canoe to arrive then all the photographers started clicking away happily to the courageous efforts of the sportsmen and...
Club Outing – Grand Canal Sunset
On Monday 30th August ten members arrived with the hope of catching the sunset, alas the clouds won the battle but the offshoot warriors ventured forth to find other objects of interest. It was great to meet up as always and lovely to see new faces and as the night...
Club Outing – Dalkey Island
On Tuesday 10th August 10 of our members arrived on Dalkey Island. The weather was perfect and the waters calm, the boat ride took only 5 minutes from Coliemore Harbour. The 25 acre island is currently uninhabited but there is evidence of human occupation dating back...
Club Outing – Hunting Brook Gardens
A few of us had never been to Jimi Blake's "Hunting Brook Garden" before, so when we set off on a bright sunny Saturday morning, 24th July, for what was the beginning of a magical mystery tour! On arrival at the gardens we met up with 13 other Offshoot members ready...
Club Outing – Malahide Castle
On Tuesday 13th July twelve OffShoot members arrived at Malahide Castle on a very mild but dull morning. First stop was the Butterfly House where we spent a long time photographing some of the huge variety of exotic species of butterflies present. Eventually we...
Club Outing – Kilmacurragh Gardens
On Saturday 10th July 11 members attended the outing to Kilmacurragh, we were greeted with wonderful sunshine and a fabulous array of flowers, trees, butterflies, and bees, but the stars of the day were the Dragonflies and Damselflies. We all had great fun trying to...