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Crufts 2013

Dominico Traversri arrives with his Afghan dog Louis on the first day of Crufts 2013 at the NEC, Birmingham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday March 7, 2013. See PA story ANIMALS Crufts. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Dogs arrive well wrapped up. Photograph: PA

Four well-wrapped Whippets arrive for Crufts 2013. Photograph: PA

A dachshund looks at bloodhounds during the show. Photograph: PA

A dachshund meets a Irish WolfHound. Cute. Photograph: PA

A Bedlington Terrier before judging at Crufts. Photograph: PA

A woman grooms a wire fox terrier dog on the first day of Crufts. The four-day show features over 25,000 dogs, with competitors travelling from 41 countries to take part. Photograph: Getty

Dogs and owners arrive for Crufts 2013 at the NEC, Birmingham. Photograph: PA

Puppie Tiff with other special rescue dogs all rehomed by Kennel Club Breed Rescue organisation, Valgrays Border Collie Rescue. Photograph: PA

Collie dog Holly competes in the agility section at Crufts. Photograph: Getty Images)

A huge tornado approaches the town of Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, yesterday. At least 91 people are so far known to have been killed in its wake. Photograph: Richard Rowe/Reuters

Tornado devastation in Oklahoma

To the mainland. Photographs: courtesy Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir - The Blasket Centre

Leaving the Blaskets - from the evacuation to the Gathering

Toulon captain Jonny Wilkinson and his team mates lift the Heineken Cup. Photograph: Colm O'Neill/Inpho

The French rugby invasion

The early days. Ronan O'Gara in action for Munster in 1997. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

Gallery: A career in the life of Ronan O'Gara

Custom House Quay funfair for St Patrick's Weekend. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien

Dublin through a lens - Irish Times photographers and the city as they see it

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson (right) congratulates David Beckham (centre) and Roy Keane after his side clinched the Premiership title at Old Trafford in 1999. Beckham has announced his intention to retire at the end of the season. The former England captain (38) will call it a day after winning the French league title with Paris St Germain. Photograph: Phil Noble/PA Wire.

Three footballers retire

1 NOEL SKEHAN - (Kilkenny; 7 awards, 1972-76, ’82-83) - Spent a long time, maybe too long, on the bench behind Ollie Walsh. Forwards hated him. Great shot stopper and controller of the ball in days when sliotar was bigger and heavier. Played squash and his eye-to-hand co-ordination was unbelievable.

50 years of hurling All Stars: Eamonn Cregan's all-time selection

RAISING THE BARI: This Bari bedroom collection is reduced to clear at Furniture Designs (01-451 5326, furnituredesigns.ie) on Old Bawn Road, Dublin 24. The range is finished in white hardwood high-gloss lacquer. A five-drawer tall chest (69cm by 42cm by 121cm) is down from €599 to €399. A nightstand (60cm by 42cm by 42cm) is down from €219 to €149. The 3ft single bedframe pictured (204cm by 105cm by 98cm) is reduced from €629 to €429, with a Melody mattress is down from €219 to €149. A 4ft 6in bedframe (204cm by 150cm by 98cm) is down from €729 to €499. The 5ft bedframe (213cm by 166cm by 98cm) is down from €829 to €579.

Bargain Hunter

Benfica supporters and their leader prior to the Europa League Final against Chelsea in Amsterdam. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters

Europa League final gallery: Chelsea 2 Benfica 1

1 BILLY MORGAN - Cork, 1 award, 1973 - This came down to two names – John O’Leary of Dublin was the other. But Morgan takes it for me because he was just such a leader. Football was the poor religion in Cork and Billy wouldn’t have that. He was an exceptional goalkeeper and a brilliant captain.

50 years of Gaelic Football All Stars: Darragh O Se's all-time selection

Workers install the red carpet in front of the main entrance of the Festival Palace in Cannes today for the opening of the 66th film festival. Photograph: Reuters

Opening of the Cannes film festival

Ryan Dolan performing during the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, last night. Photograph: Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images

Eurovision semi-final in Malmo

Metal 'LOVE' wall art, €70 - LittlewoodsIreland.ie

What We Like: Wedding Presents

The Russian Soyuz space capsule, carrying US astronaut Tom Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, descends some 150 km southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, in central Kazakhstan today. Photograph: Reuters

Astronaut Chris Hadfield returns

New Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson pictured in November 1986. Photograph: PA

Alex Ferguson Retires

Amanda Marie Berry (L) and Georgina Lynn Dejesus in this undated handout photo released by the FBI. Berry, missing since April 2003, when she was 16, and Dejesus, missing since April 2004, when she was 14, have been found in Cleveland, not far from where they were abducted. Photograph: FBI/Handout/Reuters

Missing women found in Ohio

The families of some of the 48 young people who died in the 1981 Stardust fire are demanding are demanding a fresh inquiry into the cause or causes of the fire.
Pictured are relatives of Stardust fire victims including Mrs Christine Keegen who lost two daughters, and Mrs Bridget McDermott who lost one daughter and two sons in the fire, protesting outside Government Buildings in 2007. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Times

Stardust families demand new inquiry

A destroyed home sits along the beach in the Bell Harbor neighborhood which was heavily damaged in Hurricane Sandy. Six months to the day after the devastating storm ravaged parts of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, many communities are still struggling. The super-storm killed dozens and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Sandy Hurricane - 6 months on

Pearly greys: This central chandelier (37cm by 41cm) with grey pearlescent finish and strings of draping pearls is reduced from €246.75 to €135 at National Lighting, (01-7099070. nationallighting.ie), Western Retail Park, Knockmitten Lane, Dublin 12.

Bargain Hunter

Left: Silhouette chair in fabric, €1,630, Roche Bobois. Right: Orange Magis Proust chair from €677, Lost Weekend

What We Like: Furniture

A child looks at supporters of the ruling People wear t-shirts with an image of late Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez during May Day celebrations in Managua today. Photograph: Reuters

May Day celebrations around the world

The director of the queen's office, Chris Breedveld, reads out the declaration of Abdication attended by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and her son Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and dignitaries in the Moseszaal at the Royal Palace. Photograph: Bart Maat/Pool/Getty Images

Abdication of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands

Sam Warburton (R) The British and Irish Lions Captain shakes hands with Warren Gatland, head coach, during the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour squad and captain announcement in London. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images

Gallery: Full British & Irish Lions squad

Fullback: Rob Kearney (Ireland). Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Nine Irish make British & Irish Lions squad

Over 7,000 runners took to the traffic-less streets of Dublin for the Samsung Run Dublin at Night 10K. The race began on Westmoreland street. Photograph: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Samsung Run Dublin at Night 10k

My Bloody Valentine will be Picnicking this year. Here they are winning the Classic Album award at the Mojo Honours List a few years back. Photograph: Gareth Davies/Getty Images

Acts for Electric Picnic 2013

A radiation warning sign in front of the containment shelter for the damaged fourth reactor (left) and the new safe confinement structure (right) at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, photographed on April 23rd, 2013, three days ahead of the 27th anniversary of the disaster at the plant. The confinement structure, being placed over the existing Chernobyl "sarcophagus", will have a span of 247 meters and weigh 29,000 tonnes when fully assembled, according to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development. Photograph: Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster

A racegoer cheers home a winner on day two of the Punchestown Festival in Kildare. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

A punt or three at Punchestown

NIGHT LIGHT: This set of two Night Star lanterns, made of wood and glass with metal tops, can be used in living rooms or outside. The two-piece set (35cm by 22cm and 48.5cm by 31cm) is down from €79 to €49. They are available at
ezlivingfurniture.ie and at EZ Living’s Limerick (061-412568), Castlebar (094-9286002), Galway (091-567040) and Swords (01-8135222) shops.

Bargain Hunter

Image from 2007 of an IRA cell in H Block No 4 of the Maze where ten IRA Hunger strikers, led by Bobby Sands, died in 1981. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

What next for Maze Prison site

Action at 'Joe's Water Splash' at Punchestown Festival 2013 on opening day. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

At Punchestown Festival 2013

Left: Leopard print bag, €995, by Dolce & Gabbana at Brown Thomas. Right: Striped bag, €475, by Coach

What we like: Handbags

A race fan paints the road with the name of World Road Race Champion Philip Gilbert ahead of the 99th Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycle road race. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

Irishman wins the 99th Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic

A cat is petted at the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy of Ireland 23rd Supreme Cat Show held in Ballinteer. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/The Irish Times

Supreme Cat Show held in Ballinteer

Injured people receive medical treatment at the People's Hospital after a strong earthquake hit Lushan county, Sichuan province, China. At least 156 people are thought to have been killed and more than 5,500 injured in the 6.6 magnitude quake. Photograph: Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing/Reuters

Strong earthquake hits China

People wave US flags while cheering as police drive down Arlington Street in Watertown, Massachusetts. The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was bleeding, seriously injured and being treated at a Massachusetts hospital after he was found hiding in a boat, state police said. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Celebrating Boston bomb suspect's capture

TRENDING . . . A LICK OF PAINT: At Colortrend’s design forum at this weekend’s Ideal Home Show eight interior designers will visualise paint ideas for the home. This upcycled livingroom by Gwen Kenny of Divine Design cost €500. Each of the designers will be there to give free one-to-one advice, along with Colortrend’s colour consultants so bring along photographs of the rooms that need a revamp. Admission to the Ideal Home Show is free if you preregister before tomorrow on idealhome.ie.

Bargain Hunter

Carol Thatcher, Marco Grass, Sarah Thatcher, Mark Thatcher, Michael Thatcher and Amanda Thatcher look on from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral as the coffin is placed in the hearse after the funeral. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher

Meals sit uneaten with no one as yet to clear them up at at a nearby cafe on the morning after the Boston Marathon bombings. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Double-bombing at Boston Marathon

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles gives a news conference on April 15th over the results in the previous day's election. He called on Venezuelans to take to the streets and peacefully demand a vote recount. Photograph: Tomas Bravo/Reuters

Protests over Venezuela election result

Auctioneer Alan Aldridge with bandleader Wallace Hartley's violin in front of an image of the ill-fated Titanic. Auction house Henry Aldridge & son of Devizes, England states it has gone to great lengths to prove the provenance of the violin, including that it had been immersed in sea water. Today is the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the ship. The violin and other Titanic-related items are to be auctioned this week. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Titanic auction 101 years after sinking

Alex Trimble looking classy with Two Door Cinema Club. Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

To Coachella for all that music

Stop this! Too silly! Hundreds of people in variously coloured ponchos throw water balloons and multi-coloured powder about on the streets of Dublin for the launch of The Ministry of Silly Ideas, which forms part of the Laya Healthcare Street Performance World Championships taking place in Dublin and Cork in July. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Partying on down in the street

Spring in your step: Spring has sprung at Argos (argos.ie) with this grass-green Cameo flowers rug (catalogue reference no: 909/6307). Measuring 120cm by 160cm, it is now half price at €39.99. A floral print Bethany throw with a navy background by Kelly Brook (catalogue reference no: 905/7511) will liven up the look of any bed and is reduced from €44.99 to €25.99. And keeping with the nature theme, a wooden Bali table lamp (catalogue reference no: 906/1796) is reduced from €39.99 to €16.99.

Bargain Hunter with Alanna Gallagher

Siblings Grace Dolan (13) of Holy Faith Clontarf (1st prize in category C , 12-13years) and Nicholas Dolan (9) of Belgrove Senior Boys School Clontarf (2nd prizewinner category D 9-11 years) at the Hugh lane Gallery Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times

Texaco children's art competition

Margaret Thatcher: media reaction

Thatcher with her son Mark, daughter-in-law Diane, and two-month-old grandson Michael. Photograph: PA Wire

Margaret Thatcher: a life in photos

A man reacts as he attends a gathering of people celebrating the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, in George Square in Glasgow, yesterday. Photograph: David Moir/Reuters

Images from Thatcher street parties

Munster fans celebrate during the Heineken Cup, Quarter Final match at Twickenham Stoop. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA Wire

Heineken Cup quarter-finals

Former Saw Doctors drummer Johnny Donnelly of Arcana taking part in the Connemara International Marathon. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy

Connemara International Marathon

Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead making an appeal to the media at Derby Conference Centre, Derby, regarding the perpetrators of a fire at their house on May 11th, 2012, in which six of their children died. Philpott has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years at Nottingham Crown Court after being found guilty of the children's manslaughter. His wife was jailed for 17 years after also being found guilty of the killings. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

The Philpotts: jailed over children's deaths

Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore and Mark Henry of Tourism Ireland at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin, where the actor received a certificate of Irishness from the Irish Government and Tourism Ireland. Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Fennells/PA Wire

Tom Cruise: A Hollywood A-lister in Dublin

A youthful Milo O'Shea at an early point in his career. He was born in Dublin in 1926.

The passing of a legend: Milo O'Shea

Declan Kidney's five-year reign as Ireland manager is to come to an end. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

End of Declan Kidney's tenure as Ireland rugby coach

Maria Kelly and Sarah Hunt from Enfield enjoying the day out. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times

Having a fine day out at Fairyhouse

Different styles of dress. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/Irish Times

An Comhdháil World Irish Dancing Championships

How to assemble Eunice Power's perfect Battenberg cake. (For the ingredients you will need and the method, see irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink .) Photographs: Shane O'Neill

Food and Drink: make your own Battenburg cake - our step-by-step guide

Zebra, graphic, pin or candy: stripes have a way of adding zest. Left to right: striped shopper by Zara €59.95; Black and white cashmere and silk scarf €230 by Sian Jacobs at Havana, D4; Black and white stripe shoes by Zara €49.95

Fashion: What We Like: Stars and Stripes

The National Poultry Races in Carlingford: Got a fast chicken or a speedy goose? Then glory could be yours. Open to anything that lays an egg, the Easter National Poultry Races invite the sane and insane to watch chickens, roosters, ducks and geese race to the finish line on the village green in the picturesque town of Carlingford on Easter Monday at 2pm. See carlingfordandmourne.com for more

Something for the weekend? Getting out and about this Easter

Ruben Enaje (52), who is portraying Jesus Christ for the 27th time, screams while a man playing a Roman soldier pulls out a nail from his palm after he was nailed on a wooden cross during a Good Friday crucifixion re-enactment in Pampanga province, north of Manila ,in the Philippines. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Easter week religious ceremonies

A beautiful blood orange, freshly-delivered from California. It was delicious - thanks SpaceX! Photograph: Chris Hadfield

Photos from a space station: Cmdr Chris Hadfield's images and tweets to Earth

Donald O'Reilly and Keith McQuillan (R) gather a dead sheep and lamb which had been trapped in a snow drift in the Aughafatten area of County Antrim. Photograph: Reuters

Wintry weather hits Ireland

An Austrian fan gives the thumbs up ahead of kick off in the Ireland v Austria 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Tuesday night. Photograph: INPHO/Morgan Treacy.

Soccer: Republic of Ireland v Austria

Palma: Grab a seat from Cork on this Aer Lingus flight to Palma from €145 return and find a hotel or apartment on Playa de Palma, five minutes from the airport, from €280 per room per week. See hotels.com and aerlingus.ie for more

Escape to the sun: five deals to get you on your way

RNLI handout photo of the Wicklow RNLI rescuing four fishermen on a French-registered trawler after their vessel got into difficulty on the Irish Sea in the early hours of the morning.

Four fishermen rescued from French trawler

People wait to make transactions at an ATM machine as a man (right) begs outside a closed Cyprus Popular Bank (CPB) branch in Athens. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters

Financial crisis hits Cyprus

08/02/2013

Martyn Turner Gallery

A group of friends from Austria get in to the spirit of the festivities. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

St Patrick's Day

Crowds fill Saint Peter's Square for the inaugural mass of Pope Francis at the Vatican. Photograph: Paul Hanna/Reuters

Pope Francis Inaugural Mass

Saoirse Darby, Dartry (left) and Meadhbh Egan, Clontarf, enjoying the funfair at Marrion Square, Dublin during the Monday Bank Holiday St. Patricks Festival. Photo: Dara Mac Donaill / THE IRISH TIMES

St Patrick's Festival Funfair

Trainer Nicky Henderson with his winning horse Bobs Worth after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase during the Cheltenham Gold Cup Day on Day Four of the 2013 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wire

Cheltenham Gold Cup Day

Jennifer Murphy, from Dundalk rehearsing before competing in the Arthur Catterall Cup, which she subsequently won, in the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil, in the RDS Dublin on Monday. Photo: Dara Mac Donaill / THE IRISH TIMES

Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil 2013

The faithful wait in the rain under umbrellas at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. After a first, inconclusive vote, Cardinals continued the process of choosing a new pope. Photograph: Reuters

Gallery: Pope Francis elected

Frozen sea in Blackrock Village in Dundalk Bay, co Louth. Photograph: Niall Caroll

Snow in Ireland and Britain

St Peter's Square in Rome this morning. Cardinals are entering the conclave today to decide on who becomes the next pontiff. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Cardinals begin conclave in Rome

An inside look at the IHF National Hairdressing Championships 2013 at City West Hotel, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

Hairdressing championships

Ireland's Paddy Jackson. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

Ireland 13 France 13

Irish rugby fans Leigh and Carmel Doherty before the Ireland versus France game at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photograph: Colm O'Neill/Inpho

Fans at Ireland vs France

A Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Photographer: Valentin Flauraud/Bloomberg

Geneva Motor Show

Dominico Traversri arrives with his Afghan dog Louis on the first day of Crufts 2013 at the NEC, Birmingham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday March 7, 2013. See PA story ANIMALS Crufts. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Crufts 2013

An elaborate horse drawn carriage photographed at the fair. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times

Smithfield Horse Fair

Three try-scorers Shane Horgan, Ronan O'Gara and Rob Henderson celebrate O'Gara's try in the Six Nations match in Rome in February 2001. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

Ronan O'Gara's career

Members of Magdalene Survivors Together on their way to the Dail before an anticipated apology from Enda Kenny on behalf of the State. Photograph: Alan Betson /The Irish Times

Magdalene Apology

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