The Ballybunion thread

snow scorpion · 19-11-2018 12:21am

Oh! That's kitesurfing!

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I was picturing this

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RiderOnTheStorm · 21-11-2018 6:00pm

Turns out he was / is a wind-surfer (your 2nd pic) and very experienced.

He did not round Loop Head and land in Kilkee, as many media are reporting. He crossed the Shannon (10 miles, and in the dark) and landed in townsland of Kilkee , which extends to southern shore of Clare.

Hes a nice guy, and we are all delighted here that hes safe & well.

Told a great story on Lare Late ladt Fri!!

snow scorpion · 21-11-2018 8:52pm

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Turns out he was / is a wind-surfer (your 2nd pic) and very experienced.

He did not round Loop Head and land in Kilkee, as many media are reporting. He crossed the Shannon (10 miles, and in the dark) and landed in townsland of Kilkee , which extends to southern shore of Clare.

Hes a nice guy, and we are all delighted here that hes safe & well.

Told a great story on Lare Late ladt Fri!!

Rider, the Late Late show from 16 November?

RiderOnTheStorm · 25-11-2018 11:48pm

snow scorpion wrote: »

Rider, the Late Late show from 16 November?

Yup. Thats the one. He was on first thing, if you find the show on a viewer.

Pretty cold & wintery here. Biting breeze today, but msnaged to get in s long walk on beach today, as tide was out at my walk time. Plenty of locals there too.

Did ya see the newsletter? Theatre is in trouble again. But there seems to be a plan to save it. Also, Tommy Tiernan is coming 8th Dec. Should be good!

Thanatosgratus · 26-11-2018 12:21am

Late late is not geoblocked so it should be watchable from the website or by installing the app on ipad or android
https://www.rte.ie/player/gb/show/the-late-late-show-68/10965027/

snow scorpion · 26-11-2018 11:10pm

Thanks, Thanatosgratus.

I had given up hope with RTE Player and their hatred of AdBlocker.

snow scorpion · 26-11-2018 11:12pm

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Yup. Thats the one. He was on first thing, if you find the show on a viewer.

Pretty cold & wintery here. Biting breeze today, but msnaged to get in s long walk on beach today, as tide was out at my walk time. Plenty of locals there too.

Did ya see the newsletter? Theatre is in trouble again. But there seems to be a plan to save it. Also, Tommy Tiernan is coming 8th Dec. Should be good!

I just saw it now. I was in Cahill's 2-3 times in September, I might have walked right past him.

I've never been inside the Theatre. I've seen photos. Looks like a nice place.

RiderOnTheStorm · 04-12-2018 6:03pm

Am out walking more often now, so seeing more.

Things I saw today-

More LED street lights near beach.
Ground level lights being installed / fixed along path above Gents beach.
Rock armour on beach (along by Golf Course) being worked on.
Last of the old houses (near the cliff) on Ladies Beach knocked down . Was this a tea house years ago? Lots of building materials around too, so maybe new house going in.
Tommy Tiernan is on in thratre this Sat.
Petrol & diesel is same price in Buckleys. Not sure if its just a billboard display error!

chavezychavez · 13-12-2018 2:26am

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Petrol & diesel is same price in Buckleys. Not sure if its just a billboard display error!

Was wondering the same thing yesterday when I saw it as well.

RiderOnTheStorm · 16-12-2018 9:15pm

Diesel price dropping all over the country. Went Crimbo shopping in Ikea (thats in Dublin, Snow) and got it for 1.32 a litre....

RiderOnTheStorm · 16-12-2018 9:15pm

....glad to be back in The Kingdom!

Kerry abu!!

snow scorpion · 26-12-2018 6:50am

RiderOnTheStorm · 05-02-2019 4:04pm

On 19 March, in Ballyb, there will be an event to mark 100 years since Marconi made his wireless voice transmission across thr Atlantic. From humble Ballybunion to Nova Scotia. Guglielmo's grandson will be in attendance. As well as various radio buffs, dignatries and emergency service folk. It was a hell of an achievement. 2 generators mounted on 2 trucks ptoducing 22,000 volts to transmit the spoken message (one way).

snow scorpion · 28-02-2019 10:01pm

Tacklebox · 08-03-2019 6:50pm

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

On 19 March, in Ballyb, there will be an event to mark 100 years since Marconi made his wireless voice transmission across thr Atlantic. From humble Ballybunion to Nova Scotia. Guglielmo's grandson will be in attendance. As well as various radio buffs, dignatries and emergency service folk. It was a hell of an achievement. 2 generators mounted on 2 trucks ptoducing 22,000 volts to transmit the spoken message (one way).

Sounds interesting, i must put that into my plans...

RiderOnTheStorm · 30-03-2019 11:09am

The Marconi 100 year celebration went very well. The weather was good to us, and 300 school children (and a few adults) learned a bit of local history..... and I met 2 princesses and a prince.... that doesn't happen every day!!

I must update the Marconi Wiki page to mention Ballyb as we are sadly missing!!

Check out article on Independant.ie

m.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/hello-canada-its-princess-marconi-calling-from-ballybunion-37931826.html

snow scorpion · 21-04-2019 8:29pm

Were the races even run yesterday? No information about it anywhere on the internet.

RiderOnTheStorm · 22-04-2019 9:54pm

Run Ballybunion did go ahead. Weather fab. I have no details about number of runners or winners or photos.

Next week is Women In Media

.... and also a 60k cycle in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland
www.breastcancerireland.com/news/womens-cycling-event-of-north-kerry-in-aid-of-breast-cancer-ireland/

snow scorpion · 23-04-2019 6:19am

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Run Ballybunion did go ahead. Weather fab. I have no details about number of runners or winners or photos.

Next week is Women In Media

.... and also a 60k cycle in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland
www.breastcancerireland.com/news/womens-cycling-event-of-north-kerry-in-aid-of-breast-cancer-ireland/

Thanks, Rider. I found the results when I switched from DuckDuckGo to Google.

snow scorpion · 07-06-2019 1:21am

RiderOnTheStorm · 09-06-2019 9:43pm

Horse racing back on beach after 15 years!

https://www.radiokerry.ie/kerry-horse-pony-racing-season-starts-saturday/

snow scorpion · 09-06-2019 9:59pm

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Horse racing back on beach after 15 years!

https://www.radiokerry.ie/kerry-horse-pony-racing-season-starts-saturday/

Sunshine in Ballybunion!

snow scorpion · 27-06-2019 12:32pm

There's a bit of beach at the bottom of the Nine Daughter's Hole? I never knew that! I thought the surf was hitting rock down there.

Cork2015! · 27-06-2019 1:22pm

snow scorpion wrote: »

There's a bit of beach at the bottom of the Nine Daughter's Hole? I never knew that! I thought the surf was hitting rock down there.

I've never seen sand down there, are you sure its not pic of somewhere else?

snow scorpion · 27-06-2019 2:37pm

Cork2015! wrote: »

I've never seen sand down there, are you sure its not pic of somewhere else?

I got the pic from KerryGeo's twitter. I don't know what more to tell you, Cork2015.

https://twitter.com/kerry_geo

I never had the guts to walk around the outer rim of the hole.

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RiderOnTheStorm · 28-06-2019 9:49am

I've never seen sand down there, are you sure its not pic of somewhere else?

There is definitely sand down there. I have stood there before when conditions are right and the tide is out far enough. Rarely happens, but possible. All the base of cliffs around there are sandy bottom.

Not 100% sure that that pic is 9 Daughters though. Angle looks funny.

RiderOnTheStorm · 28-06-2019 9:50am

New piece of kit overlooking Ladies Beach. And new benches too!

snow scorpion · 28-06-2019 5:03pm

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

New piece of kit overlooking Ladies Beach. And new benches too!

Take a view o'er the mountain fine sites you'll see there
Yes in a high rocky mountain in the west coast of Clare
Oh the towns of Kilkee and Kilrush can be seen
From the high rocky slopes round the cliffs of Dooneen

I've never thought of the Ladies' Strand as part of Doon, but this is the internet, not rocket science. (No need to be precise.

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Cork2015! · 02-07-2019 1:39pm

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

There is definitely sand down there. I have stood there before when conditions are right and the tide is out far enough. Rarely happens, but possible. All the base of cliffs around there are sandy bottom.

Not 100% sure that that pic is 9 Daughters though. Angle looks funny.

ya i was thinking the same myself something doesn't look right about it

cute geoge · 02-07-2019 11:04pm

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

There is definitely sand down there. I have stood there before when conditions are right and the tide is out far enough. Rarely happens, but possible. All the base of cliffs around there are sandy bottom.

Not 100% sure that that pic is 9 Daughters though. Angle looks funny.

I am putting up a link to where you will find where that picture is from
https://www.facebook.com/KerryGeo1/photos/pcb.2345460192363555/2345452805697627/?type=3&__tn__=HH-R&eid=ARAdrRPr2L_fYYQTMa1d9xxP_PMhmpi7jqU5EOWO8oqqNBABcGARMUqhCSDIHR2e5M7mtncwXZnspEEP

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