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James McGarry
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Public Procurement Practitioner.
History & Literature enthusiast.
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An image of an old stone abbey lit up, with a starry sky in the background
September 28, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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A world within a world.
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A small greyish mushroom growing on a forest floor surrounded by leaves and pine needles
September 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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lords & ladies/ Cuckoo-pint (Arum maculatum)
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An image of a cuckoo pint flower, a green stalk with red berries growing underneath an ivy covered tree.
August 17, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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Morning !
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An image of the rising sun with a hawthorn tree in the foreground and a morning fog rising from a meadow
August 11, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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An image of a dew covered cobweb hanging from some grass stems
August 10, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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Devil’s-bit Scabious.
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An image of a purple devil”s-bit wildflower with a meadow in the background
August 10, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Lilly ‘Mona Lisa’
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A close up image of a pink Lilly flower with green leaves in the background.
July 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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A ladybird resting on a nettle
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An image of a red ladybird sitting on a green nettle leaf.
July 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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St John’s Wort
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A close up image of yellow petals of the St John’s Wort flower
July 6, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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Who’s watching who?
A Damselfly on a reed
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An image of a Damselfly on a blade of grass
June 29, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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Red clover and Daisies
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An image of the red clover flower with two daisies and green grass
June 22, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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A radiant buttercup!
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A close up image of a bright yellow buttercup.
June 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Herb Robert
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A close up image of a purple 5 petal flower with green leaves in the background.
June 15, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Some pictures from a spin over the weekend. The Irish Sea, a holy well & a high cross from 1675.
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A picture of a green gravel bike propped against a stone wall and iron railings. An image of some concrete bollards marking the start of an old slip way into the Irish Sea with the tide out A picture of Athcarne stone cross in the foreground with trees in the background. An image of a holy well dedicated to St Comcille.
June 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Persian speedwell
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An image of a small blue flower called Persian speedwell surrounded by green leaves
June 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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Yellow dung fly on Hogweed
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A close up image of a common yellow dung fly feeding on a hogweed plant
June 8, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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foxglove
June 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Dandelion
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May 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Wood Spurge .. Euphorbia
May 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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May 11, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Thoughts on a train
Observations of a perputal commuter
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May 4, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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It is April.. Never a more apt time to share this short poem by Patrick Kavanagh.
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April 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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#StandingStoneSunday
October 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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A cynical person might suggest that - just as with the recent huge ecocide on the river Blackwater - nobody will ever face consequences for this www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...
Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork
The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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The UN Speech that should have been covered wall to wall
September 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM