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LUAS TRAM STOP AT WINDY ARBOUR AND THE IMMEDIATE AREAPHOTOGRAPHED 28 MARCH 2023
Windy Arbour has a number of shops, a supermarket, post office, pharmacy and a bakery. It is also home to several takeaways and restaurants. There is a primary school in Columbanus Estate known as Our Lady's National School, Clonskeagh. The area is served by Windy Arbour Luas stop and by the number 17, 44 and 61 bus routes.
DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 64SANDWICH STREET ON A WET DAY
I am experimenting with Adobe Firefly and generated this set of images by imputing the following text:
THE LUAS TRAM STOP AT WINDY ARBOUR AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA
LUAS TRAM STOP THE AI GENERATED VERSIONADOBE FIREFLY EXAMPLE NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE
I am experimenting with Adobe Firefly and generated this set of images by imputing the following text:
THE LUAS TRAM STOP AT WINDY ARBOUR AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA
DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 03 AT THE COLLEGEBOLTON STREET 27 MARCH 2023
Bolton Street campus has been a centre for technological education for over 100 years. The three storey neo-classical building was designed by CJ McCarthy and was built in 1908. It has since been extend in 1961 and again in 1987. Plaster representations of artisan figures decorate the hallway and corridors of this ornate building. The figures are casts from John Henry Foley's models for figures at the base of the Albert Memorial on Leinster Lawn. Despite substantial extensions, the essential historic character of the building has been maintained and the building forms an important part of the surrounding streetscape. The campus is fully equipped with computer and electronic labs, lecture theatres with the latest audio- visual equipment and learning aids, fully equipped workshops, library, restaurants, students’ union area, and student recreation area.
DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 20EAST JAMES STREET
The current artwork is On The Street by Carolina Medina a Chilean artist and a graduate of DID graphic design.
With the door open the electronics and paperwork was exposed to the elements and other problems so I decided to close the door but there was no way for me to lock it.
With the door open the electronics and paperwork was exposed to the elements and other problems so I decided to close the door but there was no way for me to lock it.
GRANGEGORMAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS - BROADSTONE GATEBROADSTONE LUAS TRAM STOP
The Broadstone Gate provides a key access to the Grangegorman site and has been developed as part of the Luas Cross City works. It has been developed as a public plaza and the access provides a major linkage between Grangegorman and Dublin city. The plaza is situated off Constitution Hill on the site of the Old Royal Canal at the former Great Western Railway Station commonly known as Broadstone, and is now the most prominent entrance to the Grangegorman urban quarter.
DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 11 AT EARLSFORT TERRACE IN FEBRUARY 2018
The Dublinbikes scheme was launched on 13 September 2009, with around 150 ordinary cyclists embarking on their first ride behind John Tierney, Dublin City Manager, and Andrew Montague, a councillor who was representing the Lord Mayor of Dublin on the journey.
GREAT VICTORIA STREET RAILWAY STATION PHOTOGRAPHED 2016
Great Victoria Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of two major stations in the city, along with Lanyon Place, and is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being Lanyon Place, Botanic and City Hospital. It is situated near Great Victoria Street, one of Belfast's premier commercial zones, and Sandy Row. It is also in a more central position than Lanyon Place (ironically named Belfast Central until September 2018), with the Europa Hotel, Grand Opera House and The Crown Liquor Saloon all nearby.
MALLIN STATION IN DUN LAOGHAIREJANUARY 2023
Also called Kingstown Harbour the station was renamed Kingstown in 1861, and renamed Dún Laoghaire in 1921. It was given the additional name "Mallin" on 10 April 1966, 50 years after the Easter Rising, when Córas Iompair Éireann renamed 15 major stations after Republican leaders. It is named in honour of Michael Mallin, a leader in the 1916 Easter Rising. although it is usually referred to simply as Dún Laoghaire.
WINDY ARBOUR TRAM STOP17 DECEMBER 2022
Windy Arbour has a number of shops, a supermarket, post office, pharmacy and a bakery. It is also home to several takeaways and restaurants. There is a primary school in Columbanus Estate known as Our Lady's National School, Clonskeagh. The area is served by Windy Arbour Luas stop and by the number 17, 44 and 61 bus routes.
DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 68HANOVER QUAY GRAND CANAL DOCK DUBLIN
Hanover Quay is named after the family of George I, Elector of Hanover, who was invited to Britain by the Protestant elite in 1714 to secure the throne.
TRAM STOP AT GEORGE'S DOCKDUBLIN DOCKLANDS 4 DECEMBER 2022
George's Dock is a Georgian dock in the Docklands area of Dublin forming part of the International Financial Services Centre.
DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 04GREEK STREET ACROSS FROM WHERE RIVER HOUSE WAS LOCATED
River House was a 5-storey office block on Greek Street - Chancery Street it was described as a "brutalist eyesore" by the Sunday Times. Permission to build River House was granted in 1972, and the building was completed in 1973. It had curtain walling at ground and 1st floor levels, with 4 additional storeys above with pre-cast cladding. The architect of the building has been disputed. Frank McDonald attributed it to John Thompson and Partners, but this led to a libel suit during which it was stated that "neither John or David Thompson of the firm John Thompson and Partners had anything to do with the design or erection of River House". It appears to have been the work of Patrick J. Sheahan and Partners.
MOUNT BROWN AREADUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 82 IS LOCATED HERE
In previous posts I used the spelling Browne rather than Brown and at this stage I am not sure if there are/were two different spellings. Going forward I will use Brown.
TARA STREET STATIONI WAS PLANNING TO VISIT MALAHIDE
I got on the train at Tara Street but when the train got to Clontarf Road station some of the doors stopped working and would not close so I decided god off the train and explore the Clontarf and Fairview areas instead.
DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 03BOLTON STREET 14 NOVEMBER 2022
I walked from Richmond Row, Portobello Quay River Walk (should it not be canal rather than river?) and then along Portobello Road as far Longwood Avenue.
DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 75FEATURING A MURAL BY HOLLY PEREIRA
Holly Pereira is a muralist & illustrator based in Dublin. Her hand-painted murals are colourful, fun and bold, and create bright and exuberant environments in which we are invited to play. Holly often gets inspiration from folk art and typography.
TRAIN STATION AND TRAM STOPBROOMBRIDGE 23 OCTOBER 2022
Broombridge is a railway station beside a Luas Tram stop serving Cabra, Dublin 7, Ireland. It lies on the southern bank of the Royal Canal at the western end of what had been Liffey Junction station on the erstwhile Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR). It takes its name from Broome Bridge, which crosses the canal, where William Rowan Hamilton developed the mathematical notion of quaternions. A plaque on the adjacent canal bridge and the name of the Luas Maintenance depot on site, Hamilton Depot, commemorates this.
PELLETSTOWN TRAIN STATION I USED A SIGMA DP1 QUATTRO CAMERA
Pelletstown railway station is a railway station on the Western Commuter line in the Cabra area of Dublin, Ireland, beside the Royal Canal. The station was opened on 26 September 2021 by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, becoming the first new station to open on the Iarnród Éireann network since Oranmore railway station opened in 2013.
TRAM DEPARTING CABRA LUAS STOPI USED AN RX0 - OCTOBER 2022
Today, I discovered that a tripod or a gimbal is required if I decide to produce videos.
Cabra Luas stop is located at the northern end of the Broadstone railway cutting, immediately to the north of Connaught Street, which crosses the line on the Liam Whelan bridge, which was rebuilt as part of the construction of the stop. The main entrance is a long ramp leading from the eastern side of the bridge to the middle of the southbound platform (there are also stairs which lead from the middle of the ramp to the end of the platform). A second entrance consists of a pathway leading from the northern end of the stop to the nearby Mount Bernard Park.
The cutting is somewhat wider than the stop itself, meaning that there is some leftover space behind the northbound platform. Saplings have been planted in this area in an attempt to reduce the Luas's carbon footprint. Saplings have also been planted on the southbound platform.
I have decided to devote more time to producing videos and am in the process of acquiring suitable equipment and I have ordered a Sony FX30 camera with the option of switching to the new Sony A7RV which is expected at the end of October 2022. However, as the A7RV is much more expensive and is a hybrid rather than a dedicated video camera I very much suspect that I will not get the A7RV.
I have, for many years, an RX0 camera which as small as a matchbox and while I like it the user interface is almost impossible to use and despite its size a tripod is required but there is no way that I am willing to carry a tripod in order to use the camera. Anyway, having noticed that reviewers of the new Sony Sony ZV-1F camera were all using Sony grips I decided to have a look at the Sony GP-VPT2BT [supplied free if you order the new Sony ZV-1F Vlogging camera costing Euro 649.00].
I managed to borrow the grip for a few hours to see how well it works with the RX0. Unfortunately, the grip does not communicate with my version of the RX0 but the GP-VPT2BT worked very well as a mini tripod so I decided to purchase it. I should mention that I decided that I needed it as I have ordered the new Sony FX-30 Video-Centric camera which does communicated with the GP-VPT2BT.
Cabra Luas stop is located at the northern end of the Broadstone railway cutting, immediately to the north of Connaught Street, which crosses the line on the Liam Whelan bridge, which was rebuilt as part of the construction of the stop. The main entrance is a long ramp leading from the eastern side of the bridge to the middle of the southbound platform (there are also stairs which lead from the middle of the ramp to the end of the platform). A second entrance consists of a pathway leading from the northern end of the stop to the nearby Mount Bernard Park.
The cutting is somewhat wider than the stop itself, meaning that there is some leftover space behind the northbound platform. Saplings have been planted in this area in an attempt to reduce the Luas's carbon footprint. Saplings have also been planted on the southbound platform.
I have decided to devote more time to producing videos and am in the process of acquiring suitable equipment and I have ordered a Sony FX30 camera with the option of switching to the new Sony A7RV which is expected at the end of October 2022. However, as the A7RV is much more expensive and is a hybrid rather than a dedicated video camera I very much suspect that I will not get the A7RV.
I have, for many years, an RX0 camera which as small as a matchbox and while I like it the user interface is almost impossible to use and despite its size a tripod is required but there is no way that I am willing to carry a tripod in order to use the camera. Anyway, having noticed that reviewers of the new Sony Sony ZV-1F camera were all using Sony grips I decided to have a look at the Sony GP-VPT2BT [supplied free if you order the new Sony ZV-1F Vlogging camera costing Euro 649.00].
I managed to borrow the grip for a few hours to see how well it works with the RX0. Unfortunately, the grip does not communicate with my version of the RX0 but the GP-VPT2BT worked very well as a mini tripod so I decided to purchase it. I should mention that I decided that I needed it as I have ordered the new Sony FX-30 Video-Centric camera which does communicated with the GP-VPT2BT.
BROADSTONE LUAS TRAM STOP10 OCTOBER 2022
The Luas Green Line, serves the DIT Campus in Grangegorman with two Luas stops called Broadstone - DIT and Grangegorman. This connects Broadstone Plaza from Constitution Hill to Grangegorman.The Luas continues northwards to Broombridge railway station along the old Broadstone Railway line and southbound to Phibsboro and Dublin City Centre.
BUS ÉIREANN BUS DUBLIN-KELLSLEAVING THE BUS DEPOT AT BROADSTONE
Bus Éireann is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus. It is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). The company's primary hub is Busáras, Central Bus Station, located in Store Street, Central Dublin.
TRAIN STATION IN BLACKROCK VILLAGEAND NEARBY PHOTOGRAPHED 3 AUGUST 2022
Blackrock railway station serves Blackrock in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It opened publicly on 17 December 1834 and is one of the three original stations on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR), the oldest public passenger railway in Ireland. From the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984, all DART services stop at Blackrock.
DALKEY RAILWAY STATIONPHOTOGRAPHED 30 APRIL 2016
TRAM STOP AT BROADSTONE JUNE 2022TESTING iOS 16 AND iPHONE 12 PRO MAX
FATIMA LUAS STOPJAMES WALK RIALTO
Back in the 1970s and 1980s when I worked nearby Fatima Mansions was an area that I avoided at all costs and old habits die hard so I am still inclined to avoid the area. However, I am not sure how it happened but I arrived at the Fatima Tram Stop.
Fatima Mansions is an extensive public housing complex located in Rialto, Dublin. In the early 21st century, it underwent a substantial urban renewal programme with the assistance of public and private funding. All existing apartment blocks were demolished to make way for 600 accommodation units, consisting of social, affordable and private housing along with community, business and leisure facilities at a cost of €200 million. The blocks have since been renamed Herberton Apartments, but the area is still referred to locally as Fatima, which is the name of the adjacent Luas Red Line tram stop.
Work on the original complex started before World War II under the direction of Dublin Corporation (now Dublin City Council) but construction was held up due to material shortages. The first phase of construction was finally completed after the war and the first tenants began to move in in 1947: the development consisted of fifteen blocks, each of four floors in height. They replaced tenement housing for the area's working-class residents, and provided a great improvement in living conditions. In the mid 1980s the area became notorious for its high levels of heroin use and drug dealing, which eventually led to the original complex's demolition due to the drug problem's severity.
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