A handheld Moon 🌙 A Sandstone disk, shaped on an Atlantic stormbeach. County Clare, Ireland.

Nóiméad "Tá sé ag teacht díreach orainn!!" agus "Aillte" á scannánú do TG4. Míol mór dromach agus deilfeanna coitianta i mbá Dhún na nGall. A "It's coming straight at us!!" moment while filming "Aillte" for TG4. Humpback whale and Common dolphins feeding in Donegal bay. TG4 January 12th and 14th

First light through the gate." On a frosty morning. County Clare, Ireland.

The setting sun catching strong Easterly wind blowing the crest off a breaking wave. County Donegal, Ireland.

Pretty Green pebble. County Clare, Ireland.

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Sliabh Liag cliffs under a winter sky. "Aillte" Very proud to announce that a wee project my good friend Kevin Smith @kevlsmith and myself have been messing around with for over 4 years has finally got a show date on TG4. Keep an eye out on January 14th and January 21st for both episodes.

A Flat Periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) making it's way across a stone surface during lowtide. County Clare, Ireland.

Very proud to announce that a wee project my good friend Kevin Smith Kev L Films and myself have been messing around with for over 4 years has finally got a show date on TG4. Keep an eye out on January 12th and January 21st for both episodes. 'aillte tg4' share.google/X5NW1QDWbngI...

Goniatite fossils studded throughout this battered shore stone. County Clare, Ireland.

Cliffs of Moher over calm seas. County Clare, Ireland.

A limestone rock riddled with burrows made by Wrinkled Rock-borers (Hiatella arctica). Bivalves that dig out burrows in which they spend their lives. This stone has been cast up on the shoreline by winter storms - giving us a chance to see these creatures, normally only found below the low tideline

With Fiadh for the last afternoon of 2025 at the Cliffs of Moher - Hopefully catch up with you all in 2026 along the coast somewhere at some stage 🤞 Happy 2026 everyone ❤️ County Clare, Ireland.

A Septarian nodule - Fossilized mud bubble from a 300 million year old river bed. This one looks like it's about to hatch any second 🐣. County Clare, Ireland.

Looking South from the top of Sliabh Liag as the sun shines a path across Donegal bay. County Donegal, Ireland.

What I think might be an Elegant anemone (Sagartia elegans) in a rockpool on the lowtide. County Donegal, Ireland.

Pretty Pebble Another green veined shore stone with a history stretching back 100s of millions of years, involving volcanic activity, ice-age glaciers and Atlantic ocean storms. County Clare, Ireland.

Took advantage of a string of beautiful days over Christmas to head up Sliabh Liag with the dogs. Pickles here enjoying the view while Fiadhs hiding behind me 🤣 County Donegal, Ireland.

A scattering of fossilized Crinoid segments- lookinglike they were dropped here yesterday. County Donegal, Ireland.

Fiadh watching the sun rise over Donegal bay on Christmas morning- Hope everyone has a good one 🎄 County Donegal, Ireland.

Sunlit wave spray as the Easterly winds blow. County Donegal, Ireland.

Goniatite fossils - Ghostly remains of tiny lives that were lived out here over 300 million years ago. County Clare, Ireland.

Green leaf worms (Eulalia viridis) moving around looking for food at low tide among the mussels and barnacles. County Donegal, Ireland.

Sliabh Liag cliffs on Christmas eve 🎄 County Donegal, Ireland.

A fossilized Communal Coral and a Solitary Rugose Coral. Remnants of the tropical sea bed that covered this area over 300 million years ago. County Donegal, Ireland.

An old iron Bobbin - used on trawling gear by fishermen during the 70s and 80s. They still occasionally wash up after big storms. County Clare, Ireland.

A piece of a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus) shell. The corrugated outer surface helps it burrow into soft rock types (like shales, and limestone). County Clare, Ireland.

Calcite base, top and middle bands running through this sedimentary shore stone. County Clare, Ireland.

Jelly ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) on riverside trees. County Clare, Ireland.

A fine, head clearing, morning on the shore by Doolin Harbour. County Clare, Ireland.

Fiadh, backlit by the rising sun on a bright fresh winters morning. County Clare, Ireland.

A variety of coloured crystals in this porphyritic rhyolite piece. County Clare, Ireland.

Heavy rains and a low tide make for a strong flow at the river mouth this morning. County Clare, Ireland.

"A Galaxy stone" Goniatite fossils spiraling through space in this worn down sedimentary shore stone. These are the fossilized shells left on the sea floor that covered this place over 300 million years ago. County Clare, Ireland.

Underside and upper of a branch with, what I think might be, a Netted crust fungus (Byssomerulius corium). County Clare, Ireland.

A fin from a surfboard - must have taken quite a hit as it's managed to come loose with one of the fin plugs still attached 🌊🏄 County Clare, Ireland.

A beautiful winter morning on Irelands Atlantic Coast. County Clare, Ireland.

A Goniatite fossil, suspended in a shoreworn stone under a reflected winter sky. County Clare, Ireland.

Another floating visitor - wondering what life this cork/bung lived before washing up on Irelands west coast. County Clare, Ireland.

Lovely green swirls running through this seaworn shore stone. Likely transported here by glaciers, from what is now County Galway, during the last iceage over 15,000 years ago. County Clare, Ireland.

Steam rising from decomposing seaweed piles as Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) feast on the Wrack flies (Coelopa pilipes) and their larvae. County Clare, Ireland.

Goniatite fossil in a large eroded concretion. The shells of these extinct relatives of Squid and Octopus would have been scattered all accross the sea floor that existed here over 300 million years ago. County Clare, Ireland.

Stormy days whipping up seafoam and throwing rainbows around. 🌬🌊🌈 🌈 County Clare, Ireland.

A Sea bean!! A seed from the Monkey-ladder plant - commonly found in Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Africa. Sea currents and winds occasionally push them on to Irish shores and I've been told that these seeds are sometimes still viable even after such a long journey.

Just found one of the "Ghosts" from Pac-Man. 🤣 This is a Hagstone with holes bored by Common Piddocks (Pholas dactylus). County Clare, Ireland.

Unsettled seas, stirred up by Storm Bram, are whipping the sea foam into a cream. 🌬😋 County Clare, Ireland.

Seaweed stalks and fronds, cast high on the tideline by recent Winter storms. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com walking tours

Another casualty of our winter seas - Grey Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) often get caught out at this time of year by a mixture of dropping sea temperatures and rising swells. County Clare, Ireland.