Hi,
Venus and Mercury were a nice sight on 9 Jan 2015, with Mercury easy enough with the naked-eye.
I did photograph the pair. See my website:
Variable Star Nights
Please note that I 'cheated' by observing from latitude 42 North!
Please note that I did
not include this event in
Sky-High 2015
as it is rather difficult, but still glad Irish observers succeeded.
John