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CROKE PARK, TRINITY College Dublin, the Samuel Beckett Bridge – these are all recognisable Dublin landmarks.
Those, along with a number of other iconic Dublin locations, have been captured from the sky by a Cork photographer.
Ever since his youth, aerial photographer Dennis Horgan has been photographing his native county and his love of aviation last year combined into a new book, Cork from the Air.
Following the Cork project, Horgan set upon the task of capturing Dublin, as is seen in his new book, Dublin from the Air.
But why Dublin? Well, Horgan said it was the next obvious choice.
“It’s the biggest city and it’s the next obvious project for it. I have a good few clients in Dublin and one of them is Dublin Port, I do a lot of photography for them. I kind of said to them, ‘Why don’t we do this?’” Horgan said.
In all, it took 18 months and 16 flights, which were flown by the National Flight Centre crew, to capture all the photographs needed for the book.
“We had to do it when the weather was right and there were lots of times that we couldn’t do it because the weather was wrong, so it took a while. The weather is always the problem,” Horgan said.
It wasn’t just the weather that proved an issue at times, the density of Dublin also came into the equation.
“It’s a lovely county, but it’s not as big as Cork is in terms of the land size. You can fly Dublin from the north to the south in about 15 minutes,” he said.
“There are so many buildings in the middle of Dublin, Kilmainham Goal is very near the Royal Hospital in terms of flying. So, it’s a bit hectic when you’re doing it. Cork is much easier because things are much further apart.”
Despite minor obstacles, Horgan has complied a book full of spectacular aerial shots of Dublin.
Dublin from the Air is available to purchase at www.dublinfromtheair.com.
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Really sick of everyone, at every opportunity, having a go at Dublin. The amount of resentment in this country is astounding.
@ED: bollox ye arent shy about dublin being the be all and end all everytime ye make comments.
@Seriously stunned: You overindulging at the Christmas party drinkies night? It’s taxi time.
@ED: at every opportunity the usual resentment comments come flying in from our country folk.and if there is some story about their county and a comment is made they go ape s#it.
@John: Ye love when the culchies and the Dubs get all territorial and parochial about their hoods. Newsflash! Nobody gives a monkeys!
@TellingItAsItIs: ‘nobody gives a monkeys’…… newsflash, the culchies do.
@John: and this thread proves it!
@John: I was referring to those who have half an ounce of sense and havn’t had too much gargle tonight.
@ED: Dublin takes a lot of stick from folk, but in fairness we (I’m a dub) take the sizable chunk of the budget and have the largest say in how things are done, there’s always going to be resentment against the authoritative figure. But, I’d like to see any other place take on the mantle and put up with the amount of problems that comes with being the largest town in the land also. Which is exactly why you hear the same people say what a dump Dublin is. The fact is, any other town that took on Dublins problems would easily fall asunder.
@John: You’re the only one attempting to be insulting here John ‘country folk’ and ‘Culchies’ no wonder you get shit off people when you immediately set out your stall and label people like that. You’re blaming people for being bias toward their own county as your in the middle of doing it yourself, sigh.
@Bilbo Baggins: the only reason I used the word culchies was because the guy i was talking to used it.anyway I think you completely missed my point and my point stands, every time anything is brought up about Dublin you have a bunch of clowns trying to tear Dublin a new one.
I love coming in to land at Dublin airport, flying in over Dublin Bay, seeing the mouth of the Liffey and our own twin towers at Poolbeg before passing over Howth head. Stunning.
@European Bob: have to agree. I’ve travelled a lot of the world. Three years I filled my passport up with stamps but in all the cities I’ve flown into Dublin on a clear day is my favourite. Ireland in general from the air is spectacular. I’ll always remember coming on from the USA to Shannon. The west coast in full summer bloom I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything as pretty. Great little country when sun is out
@European Bob: they should knock town those bloody towers. The fact two chimneys are iconic landmarks in Dublin says it all really. Anywhere else would have demolished them years ago. Parisians weren’t overly fond of the Eiffel Tower. Imagine what they’d think about the Poolbeg monstrosities. Dublin has very little vision for itself.
@Toomasu Sumitsu: Just asked my French friend, he loves them. https://goo.gl/images/ZscQ7u
@Toomasu Sumitsu: Clint Eastwood said that opinions are like a$$#oles, everyone had one. It’s a pity that yours shows the type if person you are.
Dublin is class.
You can’t see the litter from the air.
@James Carpenter: you can see your miserable face from the air as well.
@James Carpenter: bang on the button, we are still trying to have DCC clean our streets & drains of sodden leaves from their trees. Haven’t seen a street sweeper in over a year, neither wheeled nor live.
Seems like they hope that they blow into gardens for occupiers to clear up, whilst they blow money on book prizes & other jollies.
@William Kelly: well get a sweeping brush and clean your own street if your that bothered about it..
Lads. Trust me. Its a lot prettier than it was in the 70’s and 80’s.
@Kevin:
That’s for sure.
The 70s quayscape in particular was not pretty!
Nice photos. The docks needs to be moved to balbriggan; docklands/ringsend area is perfect for high rise apartments. 70,000 people living in Canary wharf shows it can be done. Workers could cycle to work. No brainer.
@Kevin O’Hara: Why would anyone want to live in Canary Warf ?
@Kevin O’Hara: agreed.huge amount of prime land there and with the height restrictions finally removed it could become a whole new quarter.
A lot of negative comments on here, I was even getting sucked in myself. I’d like to say, well done to the photographer, a good project, well done, from Cork too, so not even a native Dub. Well done man, captured nicely.
Crime and traffic is not culture,
Kip of a place!
@Niall Power: and you are from?……don’t worry I don’t expect you to answer.you are most likely embarrassed.
@Niall Power: Bitter much Niall?
@Niall Power: bit like Waterford eh?
@Johnny Mac: he is from Waterford?….ha ha,enough said.
Really lovely photos. Can’t see all the sh*te from that high up
A view of Dublin from far away is the only way to view it. Zoom and you see the kip that it is. It’s literally crumbling and falling apart.
@Peter Heylin: Dublin is booming and the rest of the country is falling apart more like it.
@John: Try walking on the crooked and broken footpaths and then tell me Dublin is not crumbling and falling apart. Dublin City Council should be deeply ashamed of themselves
@Peter Heylin: ever try drive ,sorry zig zagging on those country roads to avoid the pot holes?
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: Yes, especially in Dublin City Centre
@Peter Heylin: Been to the hole called Navan lately?
Wonderful view of the incinerator lol
Dump
@barrick osama: care to tell us where you are from. I bet not.
@John: not Dublin
@barrick osama: oh, I got that. But hey you are obviously embarrassed about your village/town,so I won’t press you on the subject.
@John: lol! Someone call the fire brigade for that man.
The way the Sellout Irish Government is going, the Capital City of our Beautiful Country will no longer be OURS! Wake up
@Briain O Cabhain: Go back to sleep amadán.
@European Bob: Who ya calling a fool?
@European Bob: Why don’t you call yourself Irish Bob? Probably because your not a real Irishman..
@Briain O Cabhain: Bob is ainm dom. Amadán is ainm duit.
@European Bob: https://youtu.be/8AbqOyCBgIw . I’d say your one of the biyz
@Briain O Cabhain: Wow. That’s amazing Briain. Oh not the video, just the fact it’s the first time I’ve seen a neanderthal use copy paste.
The sandy area to the south of the Liffey should be reclaimed from the sea to facilitate social housing and an industrial park it would also facilitate the building of a motorway with a underground tunnel to connect the south side of Dublin to the North side exiting at Fairview with a link to the Port Tunnel. A new bore could be done to build a railway line parallel to the Port tunnel with an onward link to Dublin airport ( this could be an automated train like a bidder version of the automated trains used at Dubai international airport to link the three terminals there).
@Micheal S. O’ Ceilleachair: why only social housing?…..do people who work hard and save a deposit not get a look in, no?
Any chance we could see cork by the air as well?as mentioned in the article you said that was the first book he done
@phil82: the article is about the new book he did about dublin. Not the book he did about cork?? Why would they show pictures of cork in an article about dublin ??
@Lindsey O Connor: I know that Lindsey,I was suggesting it would be nice to see an article of the cork one as well,I was told by the author they did this time last year so all good,great photos of Dublin
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Yea when you can’t see all the zombie junkies from the air
@Peter Mc Court Ostir: would you see much better from the air over Dundalk.
Funny enough I ordered two of these books last Tuesday afternoon and it arrive by courier Wednesday morning! Genuinely very impressed with it no matter what your thoughts on Dublin are!
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