*thanks to the Little Museum of Dublin
Tá mé ar an DART, buíochas le Músaem Beag Bhaile Átha Cliath
And I’m on the wireless, in this short documentary about the Presidential poster image.
The Campaigner
Tom Clonan is a very interesting character. He’s a former Army officer and whistleblower, who produced a damning report about the mistreatment of women in the Defence Forces.
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My photograph of Ivana Bacik on the campaign trail.
I’ve just voted for Ivana Bacik in the Dublin Bay South by-election, and if you have a vote in the constituency please use it to help elect her. She’s a courageous, principled and progressive politician, and we need more people like her in the Dáil.
The Meteor
Dr. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
I was impressed by barrister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill when I met her a couple of years ago, and later did an author portrait for her award-winning book “The Politics of Judicial Selection in Ireland”.
Since then she’s had a meteoric rise in politics - first she was elected to Dun Laoghaire council last May as a replacement for Maria Bailey, then yesterday she was elected to the Dail on her first attempt, despite the nationwide voting trend against Fine Gael. Although my political beliefs are a considerable distance away from those of her party I wish her the very best in her new position - Fine Gael needs people like her, and hopefully she’ll help them evolve towards a more inclusive ideology.
You can see more of my portraits of leaders in this gallery.
The Whistleblower
Dr. Tom Clonan photographed in Dublin, January 2020.
Tom Clonan is a very interesting character. He’s a former Army officer and whistleblower, who produced a damning report about the mistreatment of women in the Defence Forces. I photographed him recently for his upcoming Senate Election campaign, which he’s undertaking on behalf of children and young people in Ireland with disabilities. You can read more about the campaign here.
There are more of my portraits of leaders here.