Frank McNally
@frankie49.bsky.social
Chief writer of An Irish Diary, The Irish Times
Willie Redmond’s grave, Flanders.
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Willie Redmond’s grave, Flanders.
All quiet on the western front.
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
All quiet on the western front.
November embers, Dublin
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
November embers, Dublin
Sunrise on the Beckett Bridge, Dublin.
October 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Sunrise on the Beckett Bridge, Dublin.
I seem to have written a buke
September 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I seem to have written a buke
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and sky. (Me on a slipway in Oban, Scotland, as pictured by my son Daniel.)
September 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and sky. (Me on a slipway in Oban, Scotland, as pictured by my son Daniel.)
On the corner of Hope and Waterloo.
September 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
On the corner of Hope and Waterloo.
In deepest Glasgae
September 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In deepest Glasgae
Thon potato story
September 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thon potato story
A small claim to fame, I know, but it was the subject of my first ever Irishman’s Diary, when I was a wet behind the ears freelance all of - gasp - 32 years ago. Visited Ian Paisley’s foreign mission there as part of my fact-finding trip.
September 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A small claim to fame, I know, but it was the subject of my first ever Irishman’s Diary, when I was a wet behind the ears freelance all of - gasp - 32 years ago. Visited Ian Paisley’s foreign mission there as part of my fact-finding trip.
Mellow guitar and a polite cyclist (“Sorry bro”), Dublin.
August 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Mellow guitar and a polite cyclist (“Sorry bro”), Dublin.
Street furniture, Dublin.
August 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Street furniture, Dublin.
Sunset on the river Boyne. Slane.
August 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Sunset on the river Boyne. Slane.
Red light district, Dublin.
August 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Red light district, Dublin.
Dark skies, light rail, Dublin.
July 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Dark skies, light rail, Dublin.
One of the snuggest snugs in Dublin: Smyth’s, Haddington Road. Alas, now in line to be demolished. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...?
July 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
One of the snuggest snugs in Dublin: Smyth’s, Haddington Road. Alas, now in line to be demolished. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...?
July 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A sunlit cloud amid the grey.
July 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A sunlit cloud amid the grey.
Bastille Day starting early at Chez Max.
July 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Bastille Day starting early at Chez Max.
Setting Sun, sinking architecture, València.
July 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Setting Sun, sinking architecture, València.
Perpignan night sky
July 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Perpignan night sky
If you look hard, you can see the man behind the counter.
July 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If you look hard, you can see the man behind the counter.