Reportage
2023

A year spent in the horse racing industry, which spans stud farms to racetracks, sales rings to veterinary stables. A strong theme running through the pictures is the connection with humans and the bond they share. Whether it is placing their hopes for the animal’s safety in a St. Christopher Medal or merely getting solace from the hands-on nature of handling horses, it is hard to separate the human from the equine in this multi-million euro industry.

Tyrone based pro-life campaigners hold a protest outside Sinn Féin’s constituency office in Coalisland. The antiabortion activists offered the Rosary and laid white crosses outside the office. The group carried statues of the Virgin Mary with the white crosses representing aborted babies.

Workers from LCF Marine fixing an oil boom around the 23m fishing trawler Sceptre, which sank at Keelbeg Pier in Union Hall, Co. Cork, on the night of 6th February. Oils were removed from the trawler to prevent an environmental disaster. The trawler had been berthed at the pier for
five years and was later removed in July 2022.

In January 2022, the country was gripped by grief following the murder of primary schoolteacher Ashling Murphy. The talented musician was out for a run after school when she was attacked and killed along the bank of the Grand Canal in Tullamore Co. Offaly. People came to the town
from all over the country to sympathise with and support Ashling’s family, as the country mourned the loss of the beautiful teacher.