The Lough, Cork on a misty morning in 1984 #Ireland

Glimpses of History: Joe Healy's 'Cork in Decades Past'. A highly anticipated event for photography lovers and anyone interested in the heritage of Cork. All welcome.

My book 'Cork in Decades Past' is again available having initially sold out within months. It's for anyone who has a connection to Cork, or simply has a love for the city's unique history. Available at select bookstores and online at - [https://buythebook.ie/product/cork-in-decades-past]

Cork City centre looking from above c. 1982 #Ireland

University College Cork #ireland

St. Patrick’s Bridge at dawn, 1987 #Cork #Ireland

Cathedral of St Mary & St Anne (North Cathedral), pictured in the early 1980s.

Keyser's Hill is one of the oldest public passageways in Cork city and dates as far back as the first Viking settlements #ireland #cork #vikings

The distinctive outline of Cork's Brian Boru Bridge as seen from opposite viewpoints in the mid-eighties. The top picture looks downriver from St. Patrick's Bridge. Meanwhile, the lower photo was captured looking west from Michael Collins Bridge #Ireland #Cork #bridges

Debenhams department store, on Cork's St. Patrick's Street, pictured in 2013. The store opened in 2007 before closing in April 2020 #Ireland #Cork #shopping

The former offices of R&H Hall at Kennedy Quay. The distinctive art deco styled building (pictured top c. 2000) has seen better days and most likely will soon be no more #Cork #Ireland

Early morning walker near Drake's Pool, Co. Cork c. 2008 #Ireland #Cork #Crosshaven

St. Finbarr's Cathedral and the South Gate Bridge, Cork at dusk, 1982 #ireland #cork #sunsets

The changing face of Cork. Bowling Green Street pictured in 2004 and again in 2024 #cork #ireland #corkcity

Twenty five years of change. The junction of Shandon Street and Popes Quay, Cork 2000 - 2025 #Ireland #Cork

Sheares Street, Cork c. 2000 #Ireland #Cork

Quite a change at Emmet Place in twenty years 2004 - 2024 #cork #ireland

@corkcranecount.bsky.social On to floor four at Horgan’s Quay, end of January 2025.

Kennedy Quay, Cork city in September 1985 when warships of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union docked practically side by side. There wasn’t to be any engagement between the superpowers however. When questioned, Rear Admiral Gromov curtly responded that “There won’t be any contact with the Americans".

Merchant’s Quay, Cork 1987 - 2024 #Ireland

Sole survivor #Cork #Ireland

Barnahely Castle, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. It's history stretches back to 1169 when a Norman chief named Miles De Cogan acquired the surrounding land and built the castle and a tower to guard it #Ireland

Crew members of the Soviet anti-submarine destroyer ‘Soobrazitelny’ on a courtesy visit to Cork city in 1985. Amid speculation that the ship was carrying nuclear-guided missiles, protestors from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament picketed the vessel throughout its three-day visit #Ireland #Cork

Faulkner's Lane in Cork city centre pictured in 2002 before its demolition and re-emergence as the present day Opera Lane #Ireland #Cork

The Cork suburb of Gurranabraher, pictured here c. 1982, is known colloquially as the ‘Red City’. One can see why #Ireland #Cork

The Lough, Cork on a misty morning in 1984 #Ireland #Cork #swans

Crossing Michael Collins Bridge. Another early morning image taken on the same day as the previous post (1990s) #Cork #Ireland

One of my earliest Cork city landscapes, an early morning view of Morrisons Island in the 1970s, taken with with my first 'serious' camera - an Olympus OM10 SLR. The muted colours and grainy effect have always appealed to me.

Cricket at the Mardyke, Cork in 1982. In the background is the former St. Vincent's Church, Sunday's Well (From the book 'Cork in Decades Past') #Ireland #Cork #cricket

Cork city centre, 2010.

Self portrait ..

The old Pairc Ui Chaoimh stadium as seen from the heights of Montenotte during the All-Ireland senior football semi-final between Cork and Dublin in 1983 #GAA #Ireland #Cork #Dublin

St. Patrick's Bridge at dawn, 1987 #Cork #Ireland

The culverting of the Kiln Watercourse at Carroll's Quay during construction of the N20 Blackpool bypass in 1986. (From the book 'Cork in Decades Past') #Cork #Ireland

By the banks of the river Lee, 1986 #Ireland #Cork #rivers

Myrtleville beach, Cork harbour, May 1988. On the horizon is the QE2, on a brief visit to mark the 150th. anniversary of the of the first steamship crossing of the Atlantic by the SS Sirius which had departed from nearby Passage West, Co. Cork #Ireland #Cork #ships #liners

Having previously sold out, a new print run of my book 'Cork in Decades Past' is now back in stock! It's available at The Roughty Foodie at the English Market, Carrigaline Bookshop, Midleton Books, Dubray Books, Bookstation in Douglas and online at - www.buythebook.ie/product/cork...

The north side of Cork city shrouded in smog on a winter afternoon in 1985. In the foreground is Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, behind which is the Church of the Ascension, Gurranabraher #Ireland #Cork #churches

Cork's main street, St. Patrick's Street, pictured in 1984. All of the establishments seen here have since closed, to be replaced by newer businesses #Ireland #Cork

Pedestrians are silhouetted as they cross Nano Nagle Bridge in 2001. In the background are the fermenting tanks of the former Beamish & Crawford brewery, which closed after over two centuries of production in May 2009. The site has since been cleared and remains vacant #Ireland #Cork #breweries

My fifteen minutes of fame 🫠 Talking about my life in photography in the Irish Examiner #Cork #Ireland

The former British Army artillery men's quarters at Fort Camden, Crosshaven pictured late 1980s. The fort was evacuated by the British and handed over to the Irish Government in 1938 #Ireland #Cork

Sundown at the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare 1988 #Ireland

Tall ships Race, Monkstown Bay, Cork in 1991 #Ireland #Cork

Martello Tower, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork #Ireland #Cork