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A slightly battered but still beautiful #PaintedLady #butterfly at #WWTCastleEspie today.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrates #insects #lepidoptera #butterflies #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @wwtworldwide

Eimear Walshe: VASSALDOMS UNITED
Luan Gallery
Athlone, Co. Westmeath

closing Sunday 22 June

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Image: Eimear Walshe: photograph | photo with partial views of probably five calves; the fields are of the traditional West-of-Ireland sort: dry-stone walls, fairly scrubby grass, grey sky, hit of low trees in the background; two calves are in full view – and looking straight towards the camera – while the other three are only partly visible, including the sideways rump of a light-brown calf fulling much of the right-hand side of the photo;; the red bars of a gate cross the photo, one bar cutting the sky towards the top of the image, one very close to the bottom of the image, one vertical along the left border; all the bars are out of focus • “Luan Gallery presents VASSALDOMS UNITED, a solo exhibition of newly commissioned work by Eimear Walshe. The exhibition launches at 2pm on Saturday 26th of April, with an exhibition walkthrough with the artist and curator Aoife Banks at 2:30pm. All are welcome to attend…”

Michael Kane: Works on Paper
Taylor Galleries
16 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

closing Friday 20 June

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Image: Michael Kane: Blue & Yellow Girl, 2024, acrylic on paper, 42 x 30 cm | a quickly sketched face, in bright paint, blue and yellow; the face fills most o fthe page, the figure apparently ha no hair; the left side of the face, as we see it, is apparently in shade; the background colour scheme is Ukrainian • “Taylor Galleries are delighted to present this extraordinary collection of works on paper by Michael Kane. Recent works on paper (2024-25) resonate with a powerful sense of pragmatism – Kane marvels at a world that continues to offer individuals endless challenges and chances to carve a singular solid space for themselves, often against the odds; and he celebrates the resilient spirit of those who take on the world, as it spins.…”

Eimear Walshe: VASSALDOMS UNITED
Luan Gallery
Athlone, Co. Westmeath

closing Sunday 22 June

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#MPs vote to #decriminalise #abortion in step forward for #ReproductiveRights | #Politics | The Guardian

Finally, #England and #Wales may be edging towards moving abortion laws from the 19th century to the 21st. This should have been done decades ago but at least it’s happening. (For those of you wondering why this excludes other parts of the #UK, namely #Scotland and #NorthernIreland, they have their own legislatures to decide these matters.)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/17/decriminalisation-abortion-vote-mps

Peace photography: supporting conflict transformation

Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/peace-photography-supporting-conflict-transformation/

“While peace photography isn't established as a genre, the Imaging Peace research established that in practice and as a way of working with communities and supporting recovery from conflict and transformation of conflict, it is actually thriving.”

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacephotography #imagingpeace @mrulster

Riot Ma updates – denies and then admits racism in same post.

Riot Ma updates – denies and then admits racism in same post. by lhmcac
#UnitedKingdom #UK #Europe #EU #NorthernIreland
https://www.europesays.com/2170662/

Rachel Joynt: Fathom: Outstretched Arms
Solomon Fine Art
Balfe Street, Dublin 2

closing Saturday 21 June

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Image: apparently a photo from above of a figure floating in water, arms and legs akimbo in, probably a wetsuit; the water is presumably the sea, and near the figure we see various organic shapes that seems like blown-up microscopic plankton; the circular central area of the photo is of normal luminosity, with the photo getting progressively darker towards the edges of the landscape-shape image • “Solomon Fine Art is delighted to host a solo exhibition of new work by one of Ireland’s most celebrated sculptors, Rachel Joynt. Best known for her large scale public sculpture, this new body of work by Joynt is intimate both in scale and nature and includes bronze sculpture, print and moving image.”

'The Ballymena violence has nothing to do with ‘protecting women’. It is racism, pure and simple.'

Link below:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/14/ballymena-violence-women-racism-northern-ireland

#NorthernIreland #Racism #Migrants #GBV #Women #Misogyny

Despite last year’s nest being destroyed by Storm Eowyn in January, the Long-Eared Owls at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre have fledged another youngster 🦉☺️

Apparently the adult didn’t want to be photographed 🤷‍♂️

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #longearedowl #LongEaredOwls #wwt #WWTCastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @wwtworldwide @RSPB

On Waking
Limerick City Gallery
Pery Square, Limerick

open from Friday 20 June

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Image: Damien Meade | although it looks very much like a photo of a sculptured head, it is probably a painting; we see a face looking at us, grey towards the top, dark purple towards the bottom, bouffant hair, looking back at us; lit from upper left • “On Waking is a group painting exhibition featuring new and existing work by Jenny Eden, Christopher Hanlon, Harminder Judge, Gillian Lawler, Damien Meade, Karen Roulstone and Rebecca Sitar, painters from Ireland and the UK, whose paintings communicate wonder and encounter, things half-glimpsed, remembered and imagined. It brings together paintings with an otherworldly sensibility, where the slippage between recollection and metamorphosis, between what is real or imagined, is played out in a series of new realities. The title of the exhibition directs us to the ‘waking moment’ when our sense of time and reality is unlike usual conscious experiences. As we leave the cocoon of sleep, the veil between…”

The vital role of archives for reconciliation

Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/the-vital-role-of-archives-for-reconciliation/

“By preserving both official records and personal artefacts, archives provide a multifaceted view of historical events and processes. The ongoing efforts to digitise and make archival materials accessible will continue to foster public understanding and dialogue…”

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding #archives #reconciliation

Impressions
RUA RED
South Dublin Arts Centre Tallaght, Dublin 24

open from Monday 16 June

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Image: drawing, possibly with markers; we see people dressed in black and brown, hands reaching up towards the sky, and a pair of hand and the top of head reaching down from the top of the page •“Exhibiting Artists: Safa Miqdad, Diabuah Chibuike Richard, Jose Ukachukwu On Monday 16 June, join us in celebrating World Refugee Week with the launch of our Café Wall Exhibition, Impressions. Impressions features the drawings by three artists from migrant backgrounds, and presents realistic portrayals of their lived experiences through self-portraits, depictions of significant persons, and details of daily life amidst adverse conditions.”

Rory McIlroy ends his US Open on a high note with a 67. The next major is in his home country https://www.rawchili.com/4329690/ #BritishOpenGolf #connecticut #ConnecticutHuskies #CTStateWire #golf #JonRahm #NorthernIreland #PAStateWire #Pennsylvania #RoryMcilroy #sports #U.S.OpenMensGolfChampionships

The Titanic Belfast museum is located where the RMS Titanic was built. It covers the construction, launch, sinking and the lessons learned from the distaster. Have you been here? #Titanic #Museum #NorthernIreland https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Northern-Ireland/Day16/#5i161

Damn. The North Down Orange Parade is in Dundonald on the 12th this year. Route from The high school down Newtownards Road, Robbs Road, Grahamsbridge Road, Comber Road, back on to the Newtownards Road at Ruby’s Bar and back to the schools for speeches etc. See
https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/the-twelfth-2025-full-details-of-parades-across-northern-ireland/a1951655245.html

My noise cancelling headphones will get a good test!

#Belfast #Dundonald #NorthernIreland