Over the last few days you may have noticed that my blog has fallen silent. Well, now it’s back again and I hope to show you a few images from my latest trip to County Donegal, a fair old drive from County Cork.
It was not my intention to just leave the blog dangling without a word of explanation, but I got a last minute call to do a quick photo shoot to promote Cork Association for Autism’s Flag Days (1st May in Cork City and 8th May in Cork County).
As a result, time got swallowed up and not a single post was scheduled for the time that I would be away. On returning from Donegal I got a couple of reminders of the shoot.
The first was when I switched on the television to tune in to the Atletico Madrid – Chelsea match in the European Champions’ League. Coming through the speakers were the words of Trevor Welch, the TV3 commentator and patron of the Cork Association for Autism, who I had met just a few days before in Bishop Lucey Park in the centre of Cork City.
The second was an email from Marion Courtney, Fund-raising Manager at Cork Association for Autism, who was delighted to see a large image in the Evening Echo newspaper. Here it is:

So if you are in Cork City on 1st May 2014 or in Cork County on 8th May, why not volunteer your services to help in the fund-raising efforts for Cork Association for Autism. If you are not able to give a bit of time, try not to pass by those buckets without making a small donation, it is for a good cause.
So good luck to Marion and the team at CAA for a super fund-raising day on the 1st and 8th May.
Meanwhile, I hope to catch up with you all and that a normal(ish) service can be resumed. Hope you all had a good and happy Easter. MM 🍀🐣🍀🐣
A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do 😉 and you did a god job here.
Wonderful images!
Have a fantastic weekend! (BGH)
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And just featured in another newspaper today, the ball is rolling 😃
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I’m so happy for you, John. 🙂
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Thank you Malin, all charity work so far, but it gets the ball rolling……BGH
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Fantastic images and a wonderful cause!!
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Thank you Soonie, hope you had a good Easter, MM 🐣
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Welcome Back – You are forgiven because you were being of service and giving back!!! Happy Day:)
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Will think of you when I see the buckets and no I wont pass them by! Where in Donegal did you go? My parents are from Carrigart and Killybegs.
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Did go by Killybegs on the way to Kilcar, but we were based in Anagry in the Rosses. A wonderful spot. Was in Carrickart a few years ago now. I just love Donegal….🍀
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Nice to read about the people who give their time for an important cause, nicer that you shared it! Looking forward to your Donegal series, I know they’re worth waiting for!
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At the moment they are still in the camera. 😐
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What a great reason to have “left us hanging”. so to speak! Just teasing you…
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Good luck to all involved! It was a bit quiet here alright, knew you must have been away 🙂
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What a wonderful thing to do! And looking forward to your Donegal photos!
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Thought you were quiet John. Good work on the awareness, and looking forward to see your results from Donegal.
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