Previous Events – Club Events, Outings & Guest Speakers
Club Outing – Junior Liffey Descent
On Saturday 19th May our members headed down to the Liffey River in Lucan for the Junior Liffey Descent. This may be only the Junior Liffey Descent but it is every bit as exciting as its more famous brother. The race starts with the rapids to Leixlip Lake, downriver...
Club Outing – Royal Hospital Kilmainham
The chapel area of the Royal Hospital is due to close for restoration. Built in 1680 at the command of King Charles II, this is the oldest classical building in Ireland and is based on Les Invalides in Paris. On Tuesday 15th May, 18 members gathered, cameras in hand,...
Club Outing – Malahide Estuary
On a bright sunny morning on the 29th of April 9 members met where the River Broadmeadow flows into the Malahide Estuary. Whilst we lived in the expectation of a wide range of birds in fact we were limited to a large flock of swans, gulls and mallard; that is the fun...
Club Outing – Roller Derby
The 28th April, found 11 Offshoot ‘Warriors’ meet up at the Shoreline Leisure Centre in Greystones to capture two exciting matches between the London Rock & Rollers A Team –v’s – Dublin Roller Derby B Team and the London Rock & Rollers B Team – v’s – Dublin...
Club Outing – Russborough House
On Saturday 7th April 12 members gathered at Russborough House on an afternoon that promised (but didn’t deliver) rain and the National Bird of Prey Centre.The house is a gem and the falconry a jewel in its midst. Tom arranged for the birds to be displayed with as...
Club Outing – Liffey Sunset
On Tuesday 27th March a group of members headed down to the Liffey at sunset. They managed to get some great images of the Samuel Beckett Bridge and surrounds. Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from the outing can be seen below: ...
Larry Dalton – LIPF
Congratulations to Larry Dalton for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the March 2018 sitting of the IPF in Portlaoise. Click on image below to show full gallery of images in panel: [justified_image_grid...
Club Outing – Scottish Highlands
On the 9th of March eight members headed to Glasgow, Scotland on an early morning flight to spend 5 days discovering the stunning beauty of Glencoe and the surrounding area. Leaving Glasgow airport we travelled through the Trossachs, with Loch Lomond at its heart, and...
Club Outing – National Botanic Gardens
On Tuesday 13th March a very select group of 5 independently minded OffShoot members gathered at the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. We knew that the Scotland Trip deprived us of a few regular Tuesday members. The weather was great - sunshine and some clouds....