Donncha<p><strong>Cork Before The Elysian</strong></p> <p></p> <p></p> <span class="">⚬</span> <p>Remember Cork before The Elysian was built? It’s almost 20 years old now, so there are many people around who never saw Cork City Hall like this, without the tower block behind it.</p><p>Cork City Hall, completed in 1936, was built to replace the previous City Hall that was destroyed during the Burning of Cork by British forces in 1920. The building’s limestone facade and copper dome make it one of Cork’s most recognisable landmarks. This 2005 photograph predates the construction of The Elysian apartment tower, which began in 2006 and became Ireland’s tallest residential building when completed in 2008. The development of The Elysian and surrounding high-rise buildings fundamentally altered the skyline visible from this vantage point, making this image a valuable historical record of Cork’s urban landscape before its dramatic transformation during the Celtic Tiger era.</p><p></p>Apertureƒ/3.5CameraCanon EOS 20DFocal length18mmISO200Shutter speed1/320s<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/2005/" target="_blank">#2005</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/canon-20d/" target="_blank">#Canon20D</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/cork/" target="_blank">#Cork</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/cork-2005/" target="_blank">#Cork2005</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/cork-city-hall/" target="_blank">#CorkCityHall</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/elysian/" target="_blank">#Elysian</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/ireland/" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/photo/" target="_blank">#Photo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/photography/" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/river-lee/" target="_blank">#RiverLee</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/south-mall/" target="_blank">#SouthMall</a></p>
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Donncha Ó Caoimh<p>Cork Before The Elysian</p><p>Remember Cork before The Elysian was built? It's almost 20 years old now, so there are many people around who never saw Cork City Hall like this, without the tower block behind it.</p><p><a href="https://inphotos.org/2025/07/25/cork-before-the-elysian/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inphotos.org/2025/07/25/cork-b</span><span class="invisible">efore-the-elysian/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Elysian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Elysian</span></a></p>
Donncha<p><strong>Albert Quay in ye olde times</strong></p> <p>Before the glossy, glass faced building of One Albert Quay, a warehouse and other old, industrial buildings occupied that site. This is what it looked like in 2009. I would guess they were originally part of the train station that sat at that location. The “FREE FIT EXHAUST CENTRE” would have been a familiar sign to anyone who lived in the south side of the city and passed by that area.</p><p>The Elysian can be seen in the background, but it was a brand-new building then, having only been completed early in 2008, the previous year!</p><p></p>Apertureƒ/6.3CameraCanon EOS 40DFocal length18mmISO100Shutter speed1/100s<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/2009/" target="_blank">#2009</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/albert-quay/" target="_blank">#AlbertQuay</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/canon-40d/" target="_blank">#Canon40D</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/cork/" target="_blank">#Cork</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/elysian/" target="_blank">#Elysian</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/ireland/" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/photo/" target="_blank">#Photo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/photography/" target="_blank">#Photography</a></p>
Donncha<p>On a quiet October morning in 2016, I travelled into town as I saw there was fog forecast, and I wasn’t disappointed. While I was photographing the boats lined up along Kennedy Quay, a single rower came up the river.</p><p>He quickly glided past my position along the river, but I grabbed a few photos, including R&H Hall, and a view of the Elysian that is somewhat blocked by further development over in that direction.</p><p>When I go back there again some morning in eight years time to photograph the fog, I’m sure the quay will be unrecognisable.</p><p></p>Apertureƒ/8CameraCanon EOS 6DFocal length17mmISO200Shutter speed1/80s<p><a href="https://inphotos.org/2024/03/03/rowing-past-the-ships/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://inphotos.org/2024/03/03/rowing-past-the-ships/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/canon-6d/" target="_blank">#Canon6D</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/cork/" target="_blank">#Cork</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/elysian/" target="_blank">#Elysian</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/fog/" target="_blank">#Fog</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/ireland/" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/kennedy-quay/" target="_blank">#KennedyQuay</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/photo/" target="_blank">#Photo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/photography/" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/rh-hall/" target="_blank">#RHHall</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/river/" target="_blank">#River</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/river-lee/" target="_blank">#RiverLee</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/rowing/" target="_blank">#rowing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/water/" target="_blank">#Water</a></p>
Tino Eberl<p>Das hier ist schon eher eine Lösung für den <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Klimaschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Klimaschutz</span></a>, auf die die Menschheit wartet:</p><p>"Elektro-Flieger soll 800 Kilometer weit fliegen</p><p>Das batteriebetriebene <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Flugzeug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flugzeug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Elysian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elysian</span></a>-E9X soll bis zu 90 Passagiere transportieren können und ab 2033 einsatzbereit sein. Dann soll es eine Strecke von 800 Kilometern absolvieren können."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Luftverkehr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luftverkehr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Flugverkehr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flugverkehr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Luftfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luftfahrt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Flugzeuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flugzeuge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Antriebswende" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antriebswende</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.golem.de/news/luftverkehr-elektro-flieger-soll-800-kilometer-weit-fliegen-2401-181138.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">golem.de/news/luftverkehr-elek</span><span class="invisible">tro-flieger-soll-800-kilometer-weit-fliegen-2401-181138.html</span></a></p>
Stefanie Neumann<p>Sometimes the world seems like a <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/screenplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>screenplay</span></a>. One could <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/suspect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suspect</span></a> it a good idea to act up, but there is no desire to participate.</p><p>Shift of <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/priority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>priority</span></a>. No need to project.</p><p>The <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/mist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mist</span></a> lifts and exposes a ray of <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/elysian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elysian</span></a> light.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/vss365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vss365</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/whistpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whistpr</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/vssnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vssnature</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/brknshards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brknshards</span></a></p>
Ní Chorra<p>Front cover was designed by Rob Torrans, an Irish artist whose art I've admired for a long time. Working off only a brief description, he created a cover so perfect it felt like he'd drawn a scene straight from the book itself. </p><p>Check out more of his work here: <a href="https://www.robtorrans.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">robtorrans.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And Elysian here: <a href="https://a.co/d/5xMNPA7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/5xMNPA7</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/elysian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elysian</span></a></p>
Donncha Ó Caoimh<p>The Elysian, reflected in a car window a few weeks ago.</p><p><a href="https://inphotos.org/2022/12/05/reflections-on-the-elysian/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inphotos.org/2022/12/05/reflec</span><span class="invisible">tions-on-the-elysian/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Elysian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Elysian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Reflection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Reflection</span></a></p>
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<a href="https://i0.wp.com/inphotos.org/files/2022/12/2022-11-25-112110-m.jpg?ssl=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p>The Elysian, reflected in a car window a few weeks ago</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/cork/" target="_blank">#cork</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/elysian/" target="_blank">#elysian</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/ireland/" target="_blank">#ireland</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/photos/" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://inphotos.org/tag/sky/" target="_blank">#sky</a></p><p><a href="https://inphotos.org/2022/12/05/reflections-on-the-elysian/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://inphotos.org/2022/12/05/reflections-on-the-elysian/</a></p>
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