Bob Marley who died on this day 45 years ago…here’s his last outdoor gig… Dublin 1980 from my old negatives #35mmfilm #Dublin #BobMarley #Ireland

One from my collection of twenty original prints now on permanent display at the Little Museum of Dublin… Sinead O’Connor at a political rally in Dublin 1989… from my old negatives #photograghy #documentary #35mmfilm #Dublin #Ireland @littlemuseumdub

Sad to hear of the death of Gordon Snell author and husband of the late Maeve Binchy. I would see him regularly as we live near each other, and was fortunate to photograph the couple for my own archive a few years ago… #author #gordonsnell #MaeveBinchy #Dalkey #Ireland

The blanket protest in 1979… a campaign for political status for Republican prisoners in Northern Ireland … from my old negatives #35mmfilm #documentary #photography #Ireland

On board a fishing boat off the West coast of Ireland 45 years ago… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #Ireland

On board a fishing boat off the West coast of Ireland 45 years ago… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #Ireland

As a full time photographer for the last 50 years and while still shooting… I enjoy sharing my old negatives…Galicia Spain 1970s on Kodak Tri-X film… #35mmfilm #kodak #photography #documentary

Galicia Spain 1970s on Kodak Tri-X film… from my old negatives #35mm #kodak #documentary #photography #Spain

Sometimes ordinary everyday life makes for good photographs . West of Ireland over 45 years ago… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #galway #Ireland

As a full time photographer for the last 50 years and while still shooting , I enjoy sharing my old work… West of Ireland in the 1970s #35mmfilm #documentary #photography #Galway #Ireland

Sometimes ordinary everyday life makes for good photographs . West of Ireland over 45 years ago… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #galway #ireland

As a full time photographer for over 50 years, here’s a photograph from my old negatives… West of Ireland 1970s #35mmfilm #kodak #leica #documentary #photography #ireland

Sometimes ordinary everyday life makes for good photographs . West of Ireland over 45 years ago… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #galway #ireland

With manual cameras , manual focus, no motor drive, it was such a challenge to try to capture his dreadlocks. In my seventies, I can think of nothing more enjoyable than sharing a photograph, from my archive… the great Bob Marley at his one and only gig in Ireland… from my old negatives

So now I’m in my seventies, I can think of nothing more enjoyable than sharing a photograph, from my own archive, and here’s a personal favourite… the great Bob Marley at his one and only gig in Ireland… from my old negatives #photography #BobMarley #myoldnegatives

Rural Ireland 1980s… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #kodak #photography #documentary #ireland

Simple everyday moments captured on 35mm film and archived for future generations… documentary photography is not art but of equal importance in recording daily life. A sheep farmer and his collie dog in rural Ireland 50 years ago… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #Ireland

Unloading the turf in rural Ireland 45 years ago… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #Ireland

A portrait on Kodak Tri-X 35mm film almost 50 years ago…from my old negatives. I wonder if today’s digital images will be around or accessible in 50 years ? #35mmfilm #kodak #photo #photograghy #Ireland

The site of the Dandelion Market in Dublin in the 1970s and where now stands Stephens Green Shopping Centre...from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #Dublin #Ireland

50 years ago I was a young photographer and he was a big political figure so a difficult portrait to make of Seán MacBride, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #Ireland

50 Years Ago at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland a market was held once a month in Crossmaglen South Armagh … from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photograghy #documentary #Ireland

New York New York 50 years ago… from my old negatives 🎞📷

New York…New York… 50 years ago from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photograghy #documentary #NYC #newyorkcity #Kodak

Hill 16… Croke Park 1970s… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #documentary #photograghy #gaa #Dublin #Ireland

Rural Ireland 2008… #photography #documentary #Ireland

Phil Lynott who died on this day 40 years ago… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #thinlizzy #lynott #Dublin #Ireland

Happy New Year…. Dublin in the rare old times… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #Dublin #Ireland #HappyNewYear

Happy Christmas to one and all. Here’s a Pogue and a Dubliner… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #MerryChristmas #Dublin #Ireland

I left mainstream photojournalism after a career of almost 50 years to work on my personal archive and share some moments of social history on film… Luke Kelly leaves the stage (right) after a Dubliners gig in Dublin in the 1970s… from my old negatives

Luke Kelly of The Dubliners on stage in the 1970s… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #kodak #documentary #photography #Dublin #Ireland

A Day at the Races…rural Ireland 2025 #photography #leica #documentary #Ireland

A Day at the Races…rural Ireland 2025 #photography #leica #documentary #Ireland

A Day at the Races…rural Ireland 2025 #photography #leica #documentary #Ireland

A Day at the Races…rural Ireland December 2025 #photography #leica #documentary #Ireland

A Day at the Races…rural Ireland 2025 #photography #leica #documentary #Ireland

A Day at the Races…rural Ireland 2025 #photography #leica #documentary #Ireland

A portrait of the actor Donal McCann 40 years ago… from my old negatives #portrait #theatre #documentary #photography #Ireland

A portrait of the playwright Tom Stoppard (RIP) for The Irish Times 20 years ago… #TomStoppard #theatre #Ireland

Rural Ireland 2024… #photography #documentary #leica #Ireland

Rural Ireland 2024… #photography #documentary #leica #Ireland

West of Ireland 2018… #photography #documentary #Ireland

East coast of Ireland 2017… #photography #documentary #Dublin #Ireland

West of Ireland 2018… #photography #documentary #Ireland

Rural Ireland 2024… #photography #documentary #leica #Ireland

49 years ago at the inauguration of President Hillary (1976) in a lovely moment his young daughter broke with protocol and peered out to see her father become the new President of Ireland… from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary @PresidentIRL #Connolly #Ireland

Rural Ireland 2024… #photography #documentary #leica #Ireland

Dublin Horse Show 1980s… from my old negatives #35mm #photography #documentary #Ireland

Miners at the end of a long day working below ground in Ireland in the 1970s…from my old negatives #35mm #photography #nikon #leica #kodak #documentary #Ireland

Miners at the end of a long day working below ground in Ireland in the 1970s…from my old negatives #35mm #photography #documentary #Ireland