Art O'Leary
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The sun sets at Áras an Uachtarain, bringing the curtain down on my 7 years as Secretary General to the President...I’ll always be grateful and privileged for the opportunity to serve
@PresidentIRL
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Ah, the genius of kids….littlest girl decided that lockdown was affecting the mental health of Zeus, our tiny dwarf hamster and that he needed a change of habitat….so she did her research and, with her own money, bought a glass bookcase in
@IKEAIE
and turned it sideways 🐹 🏰
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All set at Áras an Uachtaráin for the appointment by the President of the new Taoiseach
@PresidentIRL
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After many years of trying, I finally managed to snap an early morning pic of the
#ArasanUachtarain
Garrulus Glandarius, the stunningly beautiful Jay, an Scréachóg Choille
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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Ah,
@AodhBC
after many years of dry and (occasionally) sparkling wit, THIS is what gets you into the
@IrishTimes
letters page? AND a mention on “It Says in the Papers”? 🤷♂️
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Hard to beat a
#WestCork
sunrise on the beach - if there’s a better place to have your first
#coffeee
in the morning, I’d love to see it
#tranquility
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Breaking (cuteness) news: the 6 baby coots at
#ArasanUachtarain
have now safely taken to the water....thankfully there’s no sign of the resident heron for the past week
@PresidentIRL
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The resident Buzzard pottering around
#ArasanUachtarain
in the lashing rain this lunchtime
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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When I was a child, whenever I missed a target by miles (in hurling, football, darts etc), which happened A LOT, my Dad would always say “You were as far out as the Fastnet” - how I’d love him to have been with me this morning to see this great feat of Irish engineering
#WestCork
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The Easter Sunday commemoration at Áras an Uachtaráin - always a special occasion... ...including a guest appearance by Misneach 🐣
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The Swallow’s return - from the ledge outside my office at Áras an Uachtaráin, what an utterly beautiful creature
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
@BirdLife_News
@BirdsCount_ie
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Oh, the excitement - we have a pair of nesting goldcrests (cíorbhuí) in the garden for the first time
@BirdWatchIE
Ireland’s smallest bird weighs just 6 grams
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Right, that’s me done for a bit…..off to
#WestCork
to put a dent in this pile……there will be pictures of one of the most beautiful places on earth, so look away now if that’s not your thing
#wildatlanticway
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The arrival of 3 of these little beauties into our garden is a rare enough occurrence, surely a sign that food is getting scarce - the Long-tailed Tit (an Meantán Earrfhada)
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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Who doesn’t adore a robin - 99% of Irish gardens have one....this beauty spends more time in our house than I do.....and eats as much too - can’t keep him in mealworms....
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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Heartwarming start to any week - no sign of a bullfinch since the big snow in 2017 and this morning a Mr. & Mrs turn up in the garden, clearly nest-building
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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West Cork sunrise - if there’s a more perfect place for your first cup of coffee, I’d love to see it
#exhale
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In the final days of 2020, the first appearance this year of a beautiful redpoll - and then 3 of them arrived! A welcome addition to the
@BirdWatchIE
survey form.....
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All set for the final meeting of the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss - 100 members, 7 weekend meetings, 1 Field Trip, 80+ speakers….and now they’re getting ready to make ‘00’s of recommendations on how the State should respond to the Biodiversity Loss crisis
#CABioLoss
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And off we go -
@ElecCommIRL
members and staff will spend the day in 100 polling stations in every county in Ireland as part of our electoral oversight role….these are the moments we live for
#YourVoteIsYourVoice
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The gorgeous swallow (an fáinleog) - we have a record 6 nests in the outbuildings this year….such a joy to see them darting around all day - I’ve had many (many) poor attempts to catch them in flight, but success eludes me…. …so far
@BirdWatchIE
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The frosty weather has seen the birds flocking (!) to the feeders - a record 24 species in our little urban garden this week, including a couple of firsts for our
@BirdWatchIE
survey.....
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#Sunrise
in Malahide this morning - that nippy easterly breeze is clearly too cold for the joggers, I had the world to myself
#2kmfromhome
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All set for the appointment of Members of Cabinet by
@PresidentIRL
- in Dublin Castle for the first time, to comply with social distancing requirements...
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The journey from hedgerow to
#WestCork
jam
#blackberries
- 12 lbs should keep our friends going ‘til Xmas….
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Mammy has her hands full today - 5 blue tit chicks to be fed at once!
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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Quiet morning - took just the 237 photos of another beautiful
#sunrise
in
#Malahide
#2kmfromhome
- a sight to lift your heart in these most challenging of times.....14 minutes from first to last picture.....
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The dawn of a new day - a beautiful sunrise at
#Malahide
this morning, overseen by the dark and foreboding figure of the heron……
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On my last flying visit to
#WestCork
for the moment, I couldn’t resist one more stunning sunrise - that should keep me going for a while.....
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Great excitement in our house this morning as the proud goldfinch parents bring the new arrival on its first whirl around the garden
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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Off to
#WestCork
for a few days - as my Dad used to say “I’ve seen people emigrating with less.”
#wildatlanticway
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Switching on the Christmas Tree lights at
#ArasanUachtarain
- different this year without all the children, but always a special occasion......
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The tranquility of sunrise at the quay in Castletownshend
#WestCork
- the hustle and bustle of city life seems a million miles away…..
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Stunning sky at
#ArasanUachtarain
this evening - nature often paints a portrait that takes your breath away
@PresidentIRL
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After a 2-month break, the bird feeder went back up at the weekend for the difficult Autumn/Winter seasons - didn’t take long for the littlest birds to swing by
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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All set for an exciting day ahead - the first weekend meeting of the Dublin Citizens’ Assembly
@CitizAssembly
Tune in to watch proceedings live from 9.25
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Another gorgeous sunrise in
#Malahide
.....met a family with a little girl who wanted to see the sunrise on her birthday - what a treat...
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Stroll before bed-time
#2kmfromhome
- sunset in
#Malahide
, a proper end to the week....2 pictures, 6 minutes apart - the light was gorgeous......
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If there were many better views for your first cup of coffee in the morning, I’d love to see them
@WildWestCork
@wildatlanticway
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This coot has been nesting at the lake at
#ArasanUachtarain
for some time - and as I passed by today, lo and behold, a (very) little surprise - delighted to welcome a new addition to the Áras family
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
@BirdwatchExtra
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Always a delight to see the swallows back at Áras an Uachtaráin
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
#birdphotography
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As a treat, the littlest girlies got to spend some time at work with me today- this year’s gingerbread village at the Áras is a masterpiece.....
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Just an hour to go to the launch of the
#ConstituencyReview2023
- the report will be available at after 8 am…..
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Gorgeous Sunday morning in
#Malahide
- Mammy had the photogenic young ‘uns up early for breakfast.......
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This year’s crop of blackberries yielded 23 lbs of jam, a dozen apple & blackberry crumbles and first-time blackberry financiers (basically ground almonds and icing sugar)…..the
#WestCork
hedgerows were heaving this year….
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Me: C’mon, we’re off to Lough Hyne;
10-Yr-Old: What’s that?
Me: Ireland’s only seawater lake;
10: So it doesn’t actually DO anything?
Me: It’s a magnificent marine nature reserve;
10: So it’s just a walk then? BOR-ING!
*goes back to bed to read her book*
#WestCork
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For the 1st time, we literally took our
@CitizAssembly
#BioLoss
members into the field -Dublin Port, Turvey Nature Reserve and Bull Island- congrats to the Secretariat team who made it happen - 1 Flipchart of plans, 2 busses, 3 alternating venues, 7 guides and 100 packed lunches.
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Terrible picture in the early morning gloom, but this is the first Goldcrest (Cíorbhuí) in the garden in over 2 years - Ireland’s smallest bird weighs just 5g….also pictured is a Blackcap (Caipín Dubh) - this week’s
@BirdWatchIE
#IrishGardenBirdSurvey
gets a welcome boost……
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God speed to our great friend
@Hans_Zomer
as he embarks on his new adventure with
@gapireland
- great to see
@maxwellpix
@raghallaigh_o
@clairepower
again….
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……aaaaand, that’s a wrap - 13 weekend meetings of
#CABioLoss
and
#CADubMayor
in 9 months….congrats to the small team at
@CitizAssembly
on such a brilliant achievement - many great memories and highlights….
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This series of pics cost me an absolute soaking from a sneaky rogue wave, but it was so worth it - the awesome power of the sea
#WestCork
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Many thanks everyone for all the messages and kind words - a slice of cake before bed-time from my great friends in the Áras kitchen and off to work on the new Electoral Commission in the morning....
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As a year, 2020 may have its flaws, but WHAT a month September has been for Irish books - won’t see TV for a month.....
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On a wet dreary morning, the arrival of this wonderful tome is like an oasis in the desert - 431 pages (in REALLY small print) to get through before the
@psaitweets
conference at the weekend….congrats
@theresareidy
and
@AnMailleach
👏👏
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Always worth getting up for the sunrise - a beautiful mild still morning in
#Malahide
where the light was gorgeous…..just me, coffee and the heron for company…..
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Such are the excitement levels in my life, I was delighted to finally lay my hands on this creature of great beauty, which will be the highlight of my weekend…..
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Always a delight to be back in lovely Edinburgh.....and the warmest of welcomes (as Gaeilge) from the good people
@HiltonHotels
.....
@theirishfor
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Queueing for breakfast - “What do you mean I have to wait 1/8000th of a second?”
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You know it’s Christmas when the Easter Eggs have arrived in
@JCSavages
- a lovely traditional surprise for under the tree 🎄
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Passing through Ahakiste, I always try to stop at the memorial to those who died in the bombing of
@airindiain
Flight 182 in 1985…there is a special connection to West Cork- on 23rd June every year, the 329 victims are remembered in a touching tribute by the govts of 🇨🇦🇮🇳🇮🇪
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This gorgeous little coal tit has been in the garden all day, solidly munching through his body weight in sunflower seeds and peanuts - I’ve seen teenage boys who eat less
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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As Summer draws to an end, we say goodbye to the swallows - we made some great friends this year and we’re already impatient for their return to
#WestCork
next year
#Gon
éirílibh
#Beirbua
@BirdWatchIE
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The annual reminder for the littlest ones that potatoes don’t come from supermarkets 🥔 🥔
#WestCork
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Right, that’s it for a while - off to
#WestCork
with an ambitious pile of books and (thankfully) no mobile phone reception
#WildAtlanticWay
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I seem to have been promoted, but I don’t look very happy about it
@ThePhoenixMag
(h/t
@liamherrick
)
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Close-ups of some of the visitors for Sunday lunch today - plates cleared all round
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
@BirdsCount_ie
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The annual reminder for the littlest ones that potatoes in
#WestCork
don’t come from supermarkets - looking forward to dinner...
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A sign of the times we live in - goodie bags delivered to all the friends and a Zoom birthday party afterwards....kids’ resilience and acceptance of this new way of living is amazing, we could all learn from them....
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It would be hard to find a cuter and more adorable garden bird than the goldcrest (cíorbhuí) - at 6 g, it weighs the same as 2 cloves of garlic….thrilled to have a nesting pair in the garden this year….
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We’ve had a lone Eurasian Jay at Áras an Uachtaráin for most of the winter - this morning five of them appeared in the gardens
@BirdWatchIE
@BirdsMatter_ie
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