Jesus and Mary, Save Ireland From Abortion. Dublin 1992. © Eamonn Farrell.
Born: Birmingham UK 1945.
Childhood: Roscommon Town, Galway City, Dublin City.
Irish Citizen.
Lives with partner in County Kildare, Ireland.
Three adult children, grand children and great grandchildren.
School: The streets of Finglas, Dublin, Ireland.
Self taught photojournalist and artist.
Interests: The Arts, Politics, Rugby, Horse Riding, Skiing, Canoeing.
Farrell's interest in photography began as a social activist in late 1960's Ireland, when the country began to question the oppressive role of the Catholic Church and its domination of political and social life, to the detriment of its population.
In the 80's both he and his brother Brian set up a small photo agency, IPS, and covered the dramatic social changes taking place in relation to Church and State, and the issues of women's rights, divorce, contraception, abortion and the ongoing 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland. Their work was carried in national and international newspapers and magazines.
Both went on to become picture editors of two of Irelands leading Sunday broadsheet news papers. Brian with the Sunday Independent and Eamonn with the Sunday Tribune.
Eamonn left the Tribune after five years and set up a new agency, Photocall Ireland, which is now one of Ireland's leading PR photo agencies and is run by his son Leon, who is a leading fashion photographer. Eamonn then established RollingNews.ie, one of Ireland's leading editorial agencies, supplying visual content to a host of print and online news platforms. His granddaughter Leah, is an award winning photojournalist with the agency.
Farrell put his long time interest in the arts into practise when he began his Elements of Nature Project in 2009. It is still ongoing.
Stepping back from his role in photojournalism, he is now in a position to further develop his art work.
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Before Art
Once Upon A Time In Photojournalism-
Eamonn Farrell, then Secretary of the Dublin Housing Action Committee (DHAC), is arrested by Gardai (Irish police), during a housing protest in College Green in Dublin City Centre. 30/9/1969. Author Unknown.
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British Embassy Riot. The scene of devastation on the Merrion Road in Dublin, after H-Block/Hunger Strike marchers attempted to storm a garda barricade preventing them marching on the British Embassy. 18/7/1981. Photo: © Eamonn Farrell.
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Street Fashions. An elderly woman passes by a young punk on College Green in Dublin, Ireland. 1981. Photo: © Eamonn Farrell
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Punk Culture: Conor Ferguson in the National Gallery, Dublin, in the mid 80’s. Photo: © Eamonn Farrell.
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Signing of Anglo Irish Agreement by Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Garret FitzGerald and British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. 15/11/1985. Photo: © Eamonn Farrell.
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Historic TV Leadership Debate. Left to Right. Fianna Fail leader Charles Haughey shakes hands with Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Dr. Garret Fitzgerald, for the first ever Leaders TV General Election Debate, RTE, Dublin, Ireland. 16/2/1982. Photo: © Eamonn Farrell.
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Leaders Advice. Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Charles Haughey has a word with photojournalist Eamonn Farrell during a Cabinet meeting in Government Buildings in Dublin. Photo: © Lensmen. Cira 1988.
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27/5/1993. Mary Meets Elizabeth. Irish President Mary Robinson with Queen Elizabeth II of England, outside Buckingham Palace London, England. It was the first historic meeting between the Irish and British heads of State. The meeting paved the way for the eventual state visit of the Queen to the Republic of Ireland. Photo: © Eamonn Farrell
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Gulf War Refugees. Kurdish families flee from Saddam Hussein's forces towards the end of the Gulf War. Farrell was the first Irish photographer to get back from the location. His dramatic images were used in all Irish newspapers. 18/4/1991. Photo: © Eamonn Farrell.
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Irish poet Seamus Heaney, at Sandymount Strand, near his home in Dublin, Ireland, shortly before he won the Nobel Prize. 1995.
Photo: © Eamonn Farrell.
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Rock Around The Clock. Ron Woods of the Rolling Stones (1st L), enjoys a session with veteran rocker, Jerry Lee Lewis (R) and his wife Kerri (2nd L) and Irish singer Van Morrison, on stage at Bad Bobs Nightclub in Dublin. Morrison was notorious for turning his back on photographers while on stage. 10/6/1993. Photo: © Eamonn Farrell
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Good Friday/Belfast Historic Agreement. L TO R. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams and Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness, look over the wire in Stormont Castle at lunch time, after indicating their final approval of the Good Friday (Belfast Agreement) peace agreement. 10/4/1998 Photo: © Eamonn Farrell
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