Previous Events – Club Events, Outings & Guest Speakers
Club Outing – Christmas Lights
On Saturday 9th December, 8 members met in River Bar at the corner of D’Olier Street and Burgh Quay. The original plan had been to meet outside but as a number of people were delayed by a Pro-Palestinian march, and the wind was strong and bitter it was felt that...
Club Outing – Copper Coast Weekend
On the balmy weekend starting 10th November 19 members met in the Park hotel in Dungarvan to photograph the beautiful Copper Coast. On the Friday evening the early arrivals met in Ballydwan cove to photograph the waves, stack and beach. We were greeted with a...
Club Outing – South Wall
On Saturday 18th November we had a great attendance at our outing for a sunset at South Wall. Great to see members who have recently joined the club attend. A group headed to the lighthouse while others decided to take pictures looking across the bay. Although very...
Club Outing – Massey’s Wood
Despite the last-minute invitation for this Outing (Apologies from yours truly), 4 members turned up on a beautiful Saturday morning on 28th October to photograph Autumn Colours in Massey’s Wood. Parking in the nearby Hell-fire Club Car park was difficult due to the...
Club Outing – Phoenix Park Deer Rut
On Saturday 21st October, on a dark and damp morning, 9 members of our club (including 1 new member) assembled in the heart of the Phoenix Park to witness and photograph the annual deer rut. We gathered before dawn, and it was clear from the eerie bellowing and...
Club Outing – Mount Usher
On Tuesday 17th October 7 Club members met at 10.30 to photograph Mount Usher Gardens. It was a dull overcast day, but thankfully not cold. As the light was not conducive to exciting photography we decided to limit the visit to 2 hours. The Summer flowers were on the...
Club Outing – Lough Boora
On Saturday 14th October 11 members, including 2 very welcome new members, made the trip to the Lough Boora Discovery Park in Co. Offaly. It was a beautiful Autumn morning and the 2hr drive ( with the occasional wrong turn ) was well worth the effort. We gathered in...
Club Outing – Glendalough
On a beautiful October Saturday, with temperatures touching 23 degrees eight Offshoot members met at the entrance to the Graveyard in Glendalough. A few early arrivals sat at the nearby booths and had coffees. At 10.30 we decided to begin and split up in order to...
Club Outing – Ballinasloe Horse Fair
Despite all of the previous September rainy days Saturday the 1st of October dawned with beautiful sunshine. This was the first day of an 8-day Festival in Ballinasloe with the Feature event being the Horse Fair. The Horse Fair took place on the 1st and 2nd of the...