The Word
by George Thompson - Editor
Book Launch This Friday evening I will be launching my first book at Douglas Library. It has been a painstaking project over the last couple of years and chronicles my career as a photographer over the past 30 years. Trying to choose from all the thousands of images to go into the book was a nightmare and once I whittled it down to a few hundred, it then took another tough period of choosing to come up with the final choice. Crammed full of images from 3 decades, the book is called THOMPSON Through the Lens and covers the four chapters of my illustrious career. The book contains my personal insight into life as a photographer, beginning with my career in the Navy and being in charge of its Photographic Section, going on to be a Press Photographer and life in the fast lane as a motorcycle racing photojournalist, photography as an art form and my fun filled workshops. The book is dedicated to the memory of my • ‘Bounty’ a replica of the infamous HMS Bounty friends Johnny Harrington, Leading Seaman Joe and which has featured in the movies Pirates of the Carribbean seen here during her visit to Smyth and Leading Seaman Mick Quinn and Cork last weekend. will be available from Saturday next at Douglas Pic:George Thompson Book Shop at Douglas Village Shopping Centre and at our own offices at The Douglas Post • The first Annual Charity Soccer Match between Magazine. The Red Cove and Lakelands bars in Mahon
Bounty The story of the HMS Bounty has been made famous in book and film, its voyages and mutiny locked in the annals of history. A replica of the famous ship visited Cork last weekend, drawing huge crowds to see the Man O War which has made appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. Called Bounty, the ship with its rigging and historic appeal, was a beautiful spectacle on the Cork skyline at high tide last Sunday evening.
took place recently, raising 2000euro for the Brother of Charity Clinic at Mahon. Pic shows Clinic Manager Mary Conlon receiving the cheque from the Aidan Foley (Lakelands) and Mervyn O’Connor (Red Cove) who instigated the charity match. Also in pic are Ray O’Mahony, Bill O’Donovan, Michele Hayes BoC, Ed Casey and Barbara Buckley BoC. Pic:George Thompson
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