How many members of @garda.ie have been / will be fired for this incompetence and utter lack of empathy towards the family? Answers on a postcard to the faeries.

Fragen an deutsche Wanderfreunde: Wer kennt die Romantischen Straße gut? Welche Strecken sind am besten, um Asphalt zu vermeiden? die schönsten? führen zu den reizvollsten Dörfern für eine Übernachtung? Möchte 7 Wandertage unternehmen. Vielen Dank aus Irland! #wandern

Drumleen Lough last evening. Mayo.

Wild Nephin NP, Nov 2025. No new tracks, they said. No new structures, they said.

We hike north Mayo from 3-7 June 2026.

The amazing Greco-Roman city of Empúries.

Bridge of Song returns from its summer recess. Castlebar's monthly godsend.

Today, from Inis Mór, i could clearly see Brandon, 105km away.

Inis Mór on this very fine day.

At St. Finbarr's Oratory, Gougane Barra.

Passing Sherkin, on the way to Cape Clear.

Clare Island this week.

TICKS. I have posted about this previously, but please do share. Mayo and Connemara are "thick" with ticks. You may not notice ticks on you until (in my experience) as late as 48 hours after picking them up. I am not a medic and you should consult a doctor, but ... 1 of 6 ...

Sea Holly, one of my favourite wildflowers.

Anois ar fáil ar léamh.org, sliocht ó dhán polaitiúil ón 17ú Aois a cumadh do Maol Muire Mac Suibhne. Ár mbuíochas le @ciaranimhurchu.bsky.social as an obair iontach ar fad lena chur in eagar. Caith súil air anseo xn--lamh-bpa.org/texts/cuid-r...

Hike the 26km Bangor Trail with me Saturday week, the 26th. Book this 10-12hr bog odyssey at barrysguidedtours.com/the-bangor-t...

Pale Butterwort on Achill. The only specimen I've seen. #wildflowerhour

English Stonecrop on Achill Island. #wildflowerhour

Tomorrow is time for Achill. That is all.

Can you imagine Dublin City Council, or any other official body in Ireland, posting this as the header image on their official Facebook page? This is from the Ayuntamiento de Cádiz and can be translated as "We are not looking for tourists; we are looking for lovers of Cádiz". Wow.

Yep. www.rte.ie/news/europe/...

Possibly the single most pathetic, couldn't-give-a-f*ck disrespect of Irish I have ever seen, here in the sham that is @WildNephin. Were these publicly funded? #Gaeilge

Cross Beach, Mayo.

At Céide Fields, the world's most extensive ancient walled field system.

That's what I'm talking about...

100%. #hurling www.rte.ie/sport/hurlin...

Join us on the gruelling Bangor Trail on Sat, June 21, hiking 26km in 9-12 hours. See barrysguidedtours.com/the-bangor-t...

72 Hours in Utrecht; a new blogpost. barrysguidedtours.com/72-hours-in-...

Shrubby Cinquefoil, Lough Gealáin, The Burren. #wildflowerhour

West coast of Clare; what a day!

Burnt-tip Orchid and Bee Orchid, Causse de Quercy, France. #wildflowerhour

Tá siad ag teacht. Target #250orchidsin36m2 #wildflowerhour

Koningsdag last weekend in Utrecht.

Excellent problem-solving skills.

Alhambra, Granada.

@sport.rte.ie are an embarrassment. #hurling

@majnouna.bsky.social Hi, just spotted you on the other yoke, so followed you here 🦋. Could you please tell me what this t-shirt says, presumably from the walls of the Alhambra. Thanks so much.

Dún Briste on this beautiful day.

In the City of Stripey Men.

Time to say (again) to certain chefs, gastro pubs and restaurants that if you're rebadging your beer and pretending it's something it's not, then I automatically assume you're doing the same with your claims about your beef's origins, or your 'handmade' sausages. And so should everybody else ...

Edward VII Rex, Sligo train station.

ID please. Fossils in limestone at Easkey.

Today's Raheen Barr sunset. #Castlebar

@irishrainforest.bsky.social Eoghan, is there anything I can do with this Yew branch, presumably broken off by the recent storm, or is it likely dead by now? Ta.

In today's poor light, the ruined protestant church at Hollymount. Built in 1716 but rebuilt in 1816 and titled ‘The Church of St Charles the Martyr’ it was named in honour of King Charles I, who was executed in 1649.

Labelled a crannóg on a map of the area, this almost certainly isn't one. barrysguidedtours.com/crannog-at-s... #Archaeology

Glorious far west Mayo today, from Mweelrea around to Inishturk.

By the Bunowen, Louisburgh, on this first beautiful day of 2025. #WildAtlanticWay

Do you want to do something meaningful for nature, climate, and biodiversity? The Hare's Corner applications are now open for counties Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Offaly, Meath, and Carlow. Visit burrenbeo.com/thc

Mullane: "When you have stripey men breathing down your neck, ..." #hurling