While looking at the last photo from Ballymun I was reminded of another photo I had taken, of the Central Bank. Something about the window lines. You know for all the bad press the people of Ballymun get sometimes there are many of them I would trust more than the people who work in this building. Since the Euro came in I’m not sure what purpose the Irish Central serves anymore beyond the supervision and regulation of Irish banks and as we have all learned since the recession hit they weren’t bothered to do even that.

A couple of years ago a group of us from Flickr went on a photo walk in Ballymun. We wanted to photograph the flats before they were torn down. Rough and run down, the area was full of interesting things to photograph but it’s probably not the safest place to go taking photos on your own.

Every year there is a boat race on the river between UCD and Trinity. An old rivalry that in some way mirrors the Oxford Cambridge rivalry in England but without the pomp and circumstance. Most years when I see it I stumble up it by accident. Walking through town on a Saturday afternoon and I see the crowds gathering. I have no idea who wins and what they have to go through afterwards to wash the Liffey slime off themselves and their boats but it seems fun.

The ferris wheel on Merrion Square at last years St Patricks festival. Another old one but I’m that far back in my pile of “oh thats nice, maybe I’ll do something with it later” photos. I’ve spent too much time putting photos into that pile. Shame I didn’t get any decent photos from on top of the wheel itself. Leinster House and Government Buildings look much more impressive from ground level than up high.

A window from Dublin this time. On St Stephens Green some of the Georgian buildings are covered in ivy and when its summer the leaves almost blocks out the windows.

Also in Moore St there are stalls selling flowers. The flowers never look as nice as the fruit and vegetables on the other stalls. They seem older and less colorful beside the bright red, greens and yellows of the fruit and veg. Better selections can be found up on Grafton Street.