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Our visit on Saturday 13th Sept 2025 was to Emo Court in County Laois, only an hour’s drive from Dublin. This fine Gandon-designed house was originally surrounded by over 11,000 acres making it one of the biggest estates in the country. Various owners, down through...

Our first outing after the summer break was to the horse races at Laytown on 2nd September, where 11 members assembled to enjoy this unique seaside setting, which offers a rare opportunity to photograph horse racing on a beach. We met at Navy Café, which overlooks the...

The now-annual pilgrimage to the Great Saltee Island is a firm favourite with Offshoot members. The Ferry operates daily from Kilmore Quay. However, it didn't prove easy to arrange a single date with the capacity for everyone, so it was suggested that members select...

The outing to June Blake’s Garden on 20th June was a success, with thirteen members enjoying perfect weather for photography. The early summer blooms and garden design provided ample photographic opportunities, from macro shots to garden landscapes. Members spent...

On Saturday, 7th June, 10 members travelled to Burnfoot in Donegal to visit Wild Ireland. The sanctuary was established several years ago by Killian McLoughlin to house animals that would have inhabited our woodlands in the past. All of the animals there have been...

On Tuesday 27th May, a very wet rainy day, five members met outside the library in UCD. Given the weather conditions, we had probably chosen the best place for an outing, as there are plenty of covered walkways and accessible buildings. Our first port of call was the...

On 24th May, in preparation for the next photo competition in Mono, the Outings Committee selected Dun Laoghaire as the venue for our outing on Saturday 24th May 2025 and we suggested members could change their camera’s setting to Monochrome to see what the image...