Blog – Page 3 – Darren McLoughlin Photography

Duran Duran at Electric Picnic

2018-08-07 In Music Photography

In what was undoubtedly the performance of the 2017 event, Duran Duran closed Electric Picnic – Ireland’s largest festival – with an energy worthy of their...

Trinity College Dublin, the Long Room Library

2018-08-06 In Photography Travel

Dublin’s Trinity College was founded in 1592 making it Ireland’s oldest and the youngest of the ten prestigious universities of Ireland and Britain. Home to over...

Corrosion of Conformity, Dublin

2018-08-05 In Music Photography

New York Times Visits Belfast

2018-08-04 In Travel

The New York Times visited Northern Ireland’s Belfast earlier this year and I was there to capture images of the industrial city that has become known for its independent...

Queens of the Stone Age, Dublin 2017

2018-07-29 In Music

Images from Queens of the Stone Age‘s Villains tour at Dublin’s 3 Arena, formerly known as The Point. The band played a mixture of classics and tracks from their...

New York Times Comes to Kilkenny, Ireland

2018-04-09 In Photography Travel

The New York Times, the best known publication in the world visited the small Irish city of Kilkenny recently. How do I know? I photographed the goldsmith Rudolf Heltzel for the article...

Marillion at Belfast’s Ulster Hall 2018

2018-04-09 In Music Photography

My second time photographing Marillion as they performed in front of an enthusiastic Ulster Hall crowd in Belfast. The first was at London’s Royal Albert Hall, see here...

Toto at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall

2018-04-08 In Music Photography

Toto arrived in Belfast yesterday for their first performance in Northern Ireland and I had a photo pass to cover the occasion. Celebrating 40 years as a band, gig goers heard...

Electric Picnic

2018-04-03 In Music Photography

Ireland’s largest music festival Electric Picnic have announced this year’s lineup which will see Massive Attack and Garbage hit the stage alongside headliner...

Snow in Ireland, February 2018

2018-02-19 In Photography Travel

‘Does it snow in Ireland?’ is a question that I get asked often. Above here is a YouTube video showing snow in Ireland’s mountains from February 2018 when...