Stunning Féilire 2026 by Gaoth Dobhair man living in Dublin
Éamonn Coyle, who hails from Brinalack, Gaoth Dobhair is now based in Dublin where he works as a Chartered Environmental Engineer
A stunning calendar, Féilire 2026 by Éamonn Coyle, is now available to buy.
Éamonn, who hails from Brinalack, Gaoth Dobhair is now based in Dublin where he works as a Chartered Environmental Engineer.
He produces a calendar every year which is entirely in the Irish language and are sent to locations all over the globe to places from far afield as Australia, America, Canada and many parts of Europe.
Éamonn is a talented photographer and has a keen eye for a good picture. He is also a professionally qualified Drone Pilot and has been involved in photography since the time of the 35mm Fuji film back in the 1980s.
Now in his ninth year, Éamonn said: ‘The Féilire has two main objectives, firstly to promote the Irish language not only here in Ireland but also abroad and secondly to showcase the beauty and the way of life in Ireland’. He added: ‘Cibé acu an Gaeilgeoir, anam bródúil Éireannach , nó grianghrhrafadóir paiseanta tú, nó duine fiosrach faoi spiorad an oileain, tá súil agam go músclóid an féilre seo mothú domhain ceangail, bród agus inspioráid do do bhall féin sa bhliain atá romhainn’.
In this year’s Féilire, he showcases pictures of some of Ireland's great sporting stars and images of horse racing and other sports. He has also captured images on the streets of Dublin, ranging from individuals sleeping on the streets to busking on Grafton Street.
Among the collaborators with Éamonn on the project were Gearóid Ó Broin, who provided the texts and proofreading, also Poet Máire Dinny Wren with her poem ‘Bean gan Dídean’ and Máire Úna Ní Bheaglaoich with her poem, ‘Rogha na Bliana’.
Éamonn has thanked the kind sponsors, Gael Linn, An Siopa and Oideas Gael. Copies of the calendar can be purchased by logging in to www.eamonncoyle.com.