Photographer Barry Delaney launched his debut book on Dublin inner city, Stars and Souls of the Liffey, with an accompanying photo exhibition at the General Post Office in Dublin. For 11 years from 2006, Delaney documented life around Dublin’s urban centre, as it went through many changes, boom to bust and back to the more current economic boom.
Much has changed in these communities, but the people remain its very soul. Delaney was fortunate in being allowed by the people in places like St Teresa’s Gardens to document their lives in a fast-changing environment. Having completed the project in 2016, he has moved on to other things. Everything in life changes, but photos retain people’s memories.
Price €20, copies of the book Stars and Souls of the Liffey can be bought online at
https://tlp.photoireland.org/products/stars-and-souls-of-the-liffey-barry-delaney
The GPO exhibition is supported by An Post and the Museum of Childhood Project.
It runs until this Sunday, October 20th.
