Tag Archives: Cork

My First Friday talk – Hoaxes and Hysteria in Astronomy

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

I had the privilege of speaking at the First Friday’s at the Castle in CIT Blackrock Castle this weekend. My talk was “Hoaxes and Hysteria in Astronomy”, where I took a sceptical look at Astrology, UFO’s and the Moon Landing … Continue reading →

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Toastmasters – Why I’m still there

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

I must be the slowest person ever to join Toastmasters. My first meeting was in 1988, when I was a student in University College, Cork. I was terribly shy, somewhat socially inept and going through a very difficult period of … Continue reading →

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Spike Island – the Irish Alcatraz?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

We took a boat trip to Spike Island in the centre of Cork Harbour last Sunday. This small, unprepossessing island has a remarkable history. It was a monastic settlement in early Christian times. A military fort was built there in … Continue reading →

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Strange rock formation on the Cork coast

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Are you interested in unsolved mysteries? This very short video clip shows a rock feature that I came across some time ago while walking the Cork coast. It’s a vertical rock face about 3 metres high and 10 metres across. … Continue reading →

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Ireland's Southern Point

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

If anyone had asked me up to today what the Irish mainland’s most southern headland was, I would have immediately answered “Mizen Head”. I would have been wrong. That honour goes to the much lesser known Brow Head, a few kilometres … Continue reading →

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Cork East Candidates and Social Media

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

Apologies to regular readers. If you are not interested in local politics click the back button now. Quick! Hurry! I’ll give three whistles when it’s safe to look here again. For a while now I have restrained myself from talking … Continue reading →

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I'm setting up a skeptics' group

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

A stray tweet in TAM London a few weeks ago has lead to my setting up, with three other comrades in arms, Cork’s first Skeptics group in the city. We are busy working on the agenda and details for our … Continue reading →

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Discovery Cork 2010

Posted on November 13, 2010 by

Today, I brought my kids along to the Discovery 2010 exhibition in Cork’s City Hall. The show is the centrepiece of Science Week in Cork and it features exhibitions from CIT, UCC, Blackrock Castle Observatory, the Tyndall Institute, Lifetime Labs … Continue reading →

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Picturing The World

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

The World cruise ship came to Cobh yesterday. It will be berthed in Cork Harbour for the next two days. It’s an interesting concept: the passengers own their cabins and many of them are long-term residents. It’s like a floating … Continue reading →

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2009 Photo Record

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

Here are some of my favourite pictures from 2009. Click on any of these photos to enlarge. February 2009 – Galtee Mountains, Co. Tipperary April 2009 – Germany (Wiesbaden and Stuttgart) May 2009 – Glenmalure,Co. Wicklow May 2009 – Grand … Continue reading →

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