The Queens Bar, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin is a vibrant bar and restaurant, popular with the locals and visitors alike. Lovely outdoor area in the front where one can people watch in nice weather! It sits right beside Dalkey...

A painting of the Gravediggers Pub, Prospect Square, Dublin. A wonderful old style atmospheric traditional Irish pub with lots of wooden partitions and nooks and crannies, old weather beaten wooden floors, and has featured in many films and advertisements over...

An acrylic painting of The Halfpenny Bridge, Dublin on a wet afternoon of umbrellas and overcoats showing this lovely bridge that spans the River Liffey, sweeping towards the north side of the city.

The Shelbourne on Stephens Green, one of the most famous and historical hotels in Dublin, was built in 1824 and still retains its old world charm and makes for a wonderful architectural study. It was recently refurbished and now boasts to being...

A colourful painting of The Old Head of Kinsale with Lighthouse, as viewed from the ocean. The first lighthouse was established here in the 17th century. The headland is notable for being the nearest land point to the site of...

A painting of Toner's pub, Baggot Street, Dublin, one of Dublin's oldest and most famous traditional bars, with it's aged wooden decor, partitions and seating, and stone floor and rumoured to have been the only pub that W.B.Yeats would have...

An acrylic painting of the Old Head of Kinsale Golf Course and Lighthouse, near Kinsale, Co. Cork.  The earliest lighthouse on this location was built in the 17th century.

An acrylic painting of Corkonians with umbrellas walking along Prince's Street, Cork, and the ornate entrance to the 16th century English Market, with the illuminated shops on Patrick Street in the distance.

A young couple sit wrapped in each others arms looking out to sea on the rocks near the seafront in Bray, Co. Wicklow in this romantic seascape painting. In the background looms Bray Head and the houses, shops and hotels...

In this acrylic painting, I wanted to give a couple the strand at Sandymount to themselves, with the tide well out and plenty of open sand around them. I imagined the sort of leisurely weekend outing that might end with...

This landscape painting features the weir on the River Liffey at Lucan, County Dublin and in the background can be seen the neat row of cottages that were built for the workers who used to work in the local mill....

An acrylic landscape painting of the narrow winding road, that that wends it's way through the Gap of Dunloe in Kerry. A traditional Irish cottage rises from the rocky terrain in the distance and just a little further on the...

I wanted to include Liberty Hall in a painting. It is such a recognisable part of Dublin’s skyline, though perhaps not its prettiest building! In this acrylic, I placed it in the background, partly hidden by a sycamore tree to...

In this landscape painting two men on High Nellie bicycles, deep in conversation, cycle along a path leading to a traditional Irish thatched cottage and barn, on a lovely sunny day in the West of Ireland.

I find watercolour a lovely medium for an autumn scene like this one in St Stephen’s Green. Washes of earthy browns and oranges helped me describe the foliage as it thins and the trees begin to lose their leaves. The...

An oil painting of the promenade walkway on Bray seafront in County Wicklow. It is a magnet for all kinds of walkers, not just romantic lovers such as this featured couple. It's about a mile long and has been a...

'A drinking pub with a music problem' reads the logo on the T Shirts worn by the staff and a mantra that describes this old gem still hanging on surrounded by modern developments of glass and concrete. A recent oil...

Painting of boats anchored and at rest in the calm waters of Howth Harbour, Co. Dublin. The old lighthouse and Ireland's Eye in the middle distance complete this bright seascape painted in the early summer. 👉 Learn more about Howth’s...

A painting of the Duke Pub Duke Street, Dublin, operating as a licensed property since 1822 and is named after Charles Fitzroy the 2nd Duke of Grafton.  It is another pub on the Literary and Historic trail due to the patronage of...

I painted this watercolour of the Four Courts on Inns Quay from across the Liffey. I enjoyed working through the detail in the façade of this magnificent building. It was a familiar place from my days working for Eircom, when...

A watercolour painting  in amongst the fruit and vegetable stalls of a busy Moore Street market in Dublin city centre.  

An acrylic painting on canvas of Peter's Pub, on Johnson's Place, at the top of South William Street, Dublin, which is a friendly bar and ideal for a chat and meeting friends and has that nice 'sitting room' atmosphere.  For...

Men walk home with donkeys carrying loads of turf in this watercolour painting of the west of Ireland. Their silhouettes stand against a warm sunset, with light catching the puddles on the uneven track in the foreground. I based the...

I came across this cottage while touring West Cork in search of subjects to paint for the Cork Art Fair. The white walls, colourful roofs and surrounding hills gave me plenty to work with in this acrylic painting. The house...

An acrylic painting of a small yacht passing in front of the old lighthouse and keeper's house at the end of the pier in Howth Harbour, County Dublin. The lighthouse dates from the early 1800's and was built with defense...

This acrylic painting of Castle Leslie in Glaslough, County Monaghan, began as a commission connected with a wedding at the castle. I wanted a view that would take in both the building and its beautiful surroundings. I drove there on...

An acrylic painting of the beautiful Gothic style Waterford Castle Hotel (rebuilt 1895) which was home to the Fitzgerald Clan for generations from the 16th century. The castle is situated on a 310 acre island (known as The Island!) surrounded...

I came across this unusual shop while staying in Cobh, County Cork, and felt I had to paint it. Standing at the end of a terrace, its rounded shape reminded me of a turret and made a lovely focal point...

Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin is a lovely vibrant port and the pier is a favourite place for people to take a stroll in any weather. This painting features the Bandstand which has been a fixture there since Victorian times and...

This historic hotel is a true gem located right in the heart of Dublin city centre, and it's been around since way back in 1824. From the moment you step inside, you're enveloped in old school luxury and elegance, with...

A painting of the bandstand inside the beautifully landscaped St Stephen's Green park in the heart of Dublin city. Many an engagement proposal was made here :-) Sometimes my interest is piqued and I like to research some of my...

This acrylic painting brings together two parts of Connemara. I borrowed the cottage from another location and placed it in this landscape, where the elevated viewpoint looks down across the fields towards the lake. I wanted a focal point among...

I had just started showing my work in a gallery in nearby Listowel and was exploring the surrounding area in search of subjects to paint. It was my first visit to Ballybunion, and this strand with its dramatic backdrop of...

A breeze stirs the water around Seapoint in this watercolour painting of the Dublin coast. Dark rocks break through the blue-green sea, with the Martello tower on the shore and a pale sail standing against the cloudy sky. The water...

Blue shutters frame a cat sitting on a windowsill in this acrylic painting, with terracotta pots and climbing greenery filling the space around it. Sunlight catches the leaves and the textured wall, bringing warmth to this quiet scene. The shutters...

A vivd colourful evening painting of The Jar Pub  on Wexford Street, Dublin. Drinks ... and if you are hungry ... pizzas up the stairs.  

A romantic Dublin street scene showing a smartly dressed couple walking together beneath one umbrella on rainy Grafton Street. Warm shop lights and reflections on the wet pavement create an atmospheric city-centre evening, capturing the charm of window shopping on...

An acrylic painting of the quaint Spaniard Pub in Scilly, Kinsale, Co. Cork. which is built on the ruins of an ancient castle. The 'Scillyness' apparently comes from the visiting Cornish sailors who ended up settling in this part of...

Sandymount strand is a mecca for walkers of all persuasions from people walking dogs, romantic couples out on a leisurely stroll or the fitness conscious power walking their way to a fitter healthier body. In the distance are the chimney...

An acrylic painting of a view of the Halfpenny Bridge from the South quays looking towards Liffey Street with cool blue reflections, people with umbrellas crossing over the bridge and the lights of the apartments and shops burning brightly.

An acrylic painting on stretched canvas of Bruxelles 'cosmopolitan' pub on Harry Street, Dublin, just off Grafton Street has a lovely architectural facade outside with a pretty terracotta turret and has three busy bars inside that regularly put on live music. In fact the...

A wet O'Connell Street features in this Dublin painting, with the lit up GPO dominating in contrast to the cool blues of the sky and street. The Spire doesn't inspire and so I have masked it with the trees!

An early evening painting showing Trinity College, Dublin on College Green. On the left foreground, the statue of Henry Grattan, a leading member of the old Irish Parliament (which was abolished at the beginning of the 19th century), looks down...

Two deer pause tentatively in the distant background, as the waning winter sun slowly sinks, softly illuminating the scene through gaps in the trees, like a torch in need of some fresh Duracell batteries.

People stroll along Castlemarket in this daytime watercolour painting of Dublin, with striped awnings shading the shopfronts and the Powerscourt Townhouse beyond. Dark shadows contrast with areas of untouched white paper to suggest the brightness of the afternoon sun. Daylight...

A limited edition art print of a vibrant Castlemarket, with it's many and varied awnings, making a great subject for a painting especially with some reflections and lights added to the mix as in this acrylic on canvas. 

A couple, linked arm in arm, head east on Exchequer Street, passing the Dublin Bikes station and Fallon and Byrnes restaurant and food hall, it's warm orange and reddish lights an enticing beacon for anyone to step in and have...

Bruxelles on Harry Street was a regular haunt of mine from the late 1970s through to the late 1980s, before the Phil Lynott statue and the outdoor seating. This acrylic painting shows a later view, with people gathered beneath the...