Earth and Universe

I was born in 1955 and I don't really feel old yet. However it came to my attention as Barrack Obama was first inaugurated  that I had ...

I saw the photo below online today and it reminded  me of an incident when I was about 4 years old before my school days. I was  playi...

I have enjoyed researching family history in the last decade. With the help of a cousin of mine in the UK, we came across records of our Gre...

My wife thinks I'm barmy because I often mention how much the Sun impresses me. As a child I never thought much of the Sun. Heck, I co...

In the last 10 years or so I've taken an increasing interest in researching family history. Recently the photo below was kindly shar...

Yesterday my great hero as a teenager passed away. In July 1969 I stayed up all night to watch Neil Armstrong land and walk on the Moon. He ...

I have just finished reading this fascinating novel set in the mid nineteenth century. Joseph O'Connor has woven an excellently cra...

So today our new president of Ireland is inaugurated and I truly wish him well. We are all quite aware of course that there were very many f...

Back in 1981 I recall visiting the National Gallery in Dublin's Parnell Square. I walked into a dark room and unexpectedly witnessed the...

I watched the 2009 released movie "The Antichrist" recently. It was uncomfortable viewing in many ways, yet interesting and very c...

So Britain now has 43 year old David Cameron as the youngest prime minister for nearly 200 years (Robert Jenkinson was just a year younger ...

I was amused by Fine Gael TD Leo Varadkar's outburst in the Dail chamber in recent days. Varadkar said to Brian Cowen that he was no...

I've written here about George Lee as an RTE commentator during the Celtic Tiger times (2006). He was totally negative of the Irish Eco...

Copy of Press Release... www.spiritofIreland.org Leading Ireland’s Bright Future 7th May 2009 – A breakthrough national project is being...

"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for for your country" I quote JFK's immortal words because I n...

I'm increasingly enjoying watching major golf tournaments on TV. Over Easter I was well tuned in to the four days of the US Masters in A...

Rome and Vatican at Night Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . A view along the river Tiber towards St. Peters Basilica. Taken d...

The haunting Pantheon Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . When we visited Rome in August one of the buildings which had a profo...

Love Story Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . In February I had a Flickrmail from a young Californian man called James. He told me that...

The Arrival of Columbus Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . This is my attempt to interpret the essence of one of my favourite short ...

Spring-Time! Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . My youngest daughter Shona (18) enjoys a few jumps around the garden on Sunday...

The Irish national song contest to chose a song for the Eurovision usually bores the hell out of me and I haven't watched it for years....

"Am I Walking into Eternity... Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . ...along Sandymount Strand?" (Stephen in the novel...

"Brooding Darkness... Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . ...spreads his jealous wings, and the night raven sings". (John Milt...

Friends Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . My daughter Shona (right) and her pal Alannah enjoying their dual 18th birthday par...

The Old Man and the Birds Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . I look this photo last Autumn in Stephens Green Dublin. I've ...

Oasis Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . Water dispenser in a remote part of Donegal, Ireland. I played on the computer with s...

Go Forth My Child Originally uploaded by John of Dublin . Sorry I've been quiet for awhile on the Blog side. My main hobby in t...

I wrote recently on people's attitudes to the human sides of criminals. This was prompted by Frances Cahill's appearance on the La...

I visited the In Search of Ireland exhibition in Temple Bar recently. I would highly recommend it. It's a fascinating story. Two French...