My very first photobook ‘and then I ran’ will be exhibited in two weeks time at @unioftheartslondon MA photojournalism grad show. The book explores the narrative of my dads adoption and his biological mothers escape from a mother and baby home in Ireland. These homes were a system that was orchestrated by church and state, leading to the maltreatment and suppression of women. More to come soon, message me for a free ticket to the show 💌 @lcclondonphoto@book.arts.workshop
📚Exciting delivery from @photoireland of ‘and then I ran’ as a TLP Edition. I’ve got lots of copies here in London, and also available to purchase in person at @tlp_says The Library Project in Dublin📚
Published by PhotoIreland
Special edition of 200
Softcover
32 pages
148 × 210 mm
Thanks so much for those who asked to buy, I’m making a few more of these handmade books which I hope to be ready by mid December. A few hard copies with swiss binding, as well as soft cover alternatives. Some bts of hand stitching, the book binding process as well as a sneak peak! Printed on Munken eco friendly paper. 📚 #bookbinding #photobook #swissbinding @book.arts.workshop@lcclondonphoto
My book ‘the right hand holds the left’ published by @photoireland as a TLP Edition, now available to purchase in store and online @tlp_says 📚
the right hand holds the left (2026), an extension of and then I ran (2023), further develops the visualisation of my grandmother’s time in a mother and baby home, Ireland, 1964. At Castlepollard mother and baby home, women were forced to change their names, some assigned house numbers, others saint’s names, erasing personal identity. My grandmother Muriel became “Bernadette”.
The work reflects on the systematic stripping of identity through layered fingerprints making reference to anonymity and erasure.’
Opening next week at @image.museum.ireland@photoireland
Showing new and ongoing work alongside all the wonderful NIW artists
Events:
Launch
6pm Thursday 14 May 2026
Free Event – Booking required →
Members’ Preview 5pm
Artist Talk/Tour
Saturday 16 May 2026
12pm–1.30pm
Free Event – Booking required →
Members’ Curatorial Tour
Details to follow
Free Event – Booking required → opening soon
‘Under the name New Irish Works, PhotoIreland presents at the International Centre for the Image an exhibition of new works, many of which are being exhibited for the first time, by 10 outstanding artists: Austin Hearne, Billy Kenrick, Ciara Richardson, Debbie Castro, Dorje De Burgh, Emily O’Connell, Garry Loughlin, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, and Miriam O’Connor.
Launched in 2013, New Irish Works is a triennial project by PhotoIreland that represents and promotes the growing diversity of contemporary photographic practices in Ireland. It aims to enrich the Irish ecosystem with much-needed new voices and curatorial approaches, facilitate much-deserved opportunities, and invigorate the Irish photography scene.
New Irish Works is a unique artist support programme for Irish and Ireland-based artists at any stage of their careers, comprising public-facing activities such as the New Irish Works exhibition, as well as a growing range of behind-the-scenes professional development opportunities tailored to lens-based practitioners. Artists are selected by a jury composed of national and international experts representing a diversity of art fields and specialisations, and they benefit from the programme over the 3-year duration.’
Running from 15th May- 19th August 2026 - link in bio
‘Hackney: A Year’, a collaboration between @emioconnell and @felixpilgrimphotos .
What began with an impulse to photograph flowers together grew over 2024 into a project documenting a specific time and place. Blending nature photography, portraiture and self portraiture, the zine takes the form of a meandering walk or trail upon which we stopped to pause, look closely, record what we saw, before looking up and continuing on our way. Inside the zine can be found some of the people who, like us, came to the Hackney Marshes to walk, think, talk and play, as well as volunteers from the Hackney Tree Nursery who play a vital role in tending to the area’s wildlife.
Currently available at:
@southlondongallerybookshop@artwordsbookshop@burleyfisher@photobookcafe
