Previous Events – Club Events, Outings & Guest Speakers

Despite the threat of wind and rain, eleven members arrived for the outing to Mount Usher on Saturday 9th November - the draw being some lovely autumn colours and we were not disappointed! An added bonus was that while it was cold and windy we had an almost completely...

A small group of us arrived at the beautiful Cloughlea Woods on Tuesday 22nd October, the colours were lovely but another two weeks should see the real autumn colours at their best. Well worth a return visit to this fabulous location.Some images (click on an image to...

The 20th October saw another regular outing for our members as they headed down to Tinahely for the Point to Point. Getting close they were able to take some great pictures.Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from the outing can be seen below:...

On 13th October the members headed down to Phoenix Park for our annual pilgrimage to take pictures of the Deer Rut. Those in attendance can only be called brave as the weather was miserable and the rain made it difficult to get any worthwhile pictures. Not perturbed...

On Saturday 5th October five club members braved the early morning outing to Carton House, we were greeted with some lovely colour and light but most failed to set up quick enough to catch it before it disappeared as quickly as it came. We enjoyed the morning all the...

On 22nd September our members had a great afternoon at Victor's Way. Nine members enjoyed rambling around the large display, although there was a mixed reaction to the novel sculptures, it was certainly an interesting experience as was Victor himself, such a...

On Saturday 14th September a small group of OffShoot members arrived early and enjoyed a welcome coffee in the local cafe. The day was glorious and we were entertained by the very enthusiastic sportsmen and women and the very busy rescue team who were marvellous,...

Laytown is unique in the Irish racing calendar as it is the only race event run on a beach under the Rules of Racing. It’s a once a year event and 8 members had access to the beach. The only permanent building at Laytown is a block of toilets and other racegoers watch...

On the 7th September seven OffShooters arrived to shoot the sunrise at White Rock and it was lovely to have a new member join us. Sadly a bank of cloud prevented any nice light from forming but it did not take away the enjoyment of the morning. It was great to see the...