The Irish Times images of the day, selected by deputy picture editor Laura Hutton
VACCINE FIRST: Annie Lynch is seen as she becomes the first person to receive the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the State, at St James's Hospital in Dublin. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan
NEW ARCHBISHOP: Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell speaks at the announcement of his appointment as the next archbishop of Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
LUNAR PROBE: December's full moon rises over the spire of St Colman's Cathedral in Cobh, Co Cork. Photograph: John Coveney
FULL STREAM AHEAD: Domhnall and Liam MacGillycuddy enjoy a walk in Cruagh Wood in the Dublin mountains. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
EARLY BIRD: A birds feeds as the early morning sun rises over Armoy in north Co Antrim. Photograph: Jonathan Porter/PressEye
ANIMAL CROSSING: A group of horse riders crosses the Border from the Republic into Northern Ireland at Carrickcarnan in Co Louth. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
FIRE SERVICES: Minister for Local Government Darragh O'Brien is seen at the announcement of a €61m fire services programme, at Swords fire station in Dublin. Photograph: Collins
RACE AHEAD: Patrick Mullins rides Sharjah to victory in the Matheson Hurdle at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival, Co Dublin. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
ROHINGYA CRISIS: Rohingya refugees travel in a naval ship to be transported to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal, in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photograph: AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu
CROATIA EARTHQUAKE: People and soldiers clean the rubble next to a car and buildings damaged in an earthquake, in Petrinja, Croatia. Photograph: Antonio Bat/EPA
INDIA PROTEST: Nathu Singh (86) is seen after waking up in his tractor trolley as it blocks a highway in protest against new farm laws, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. Photograph: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri
NEPAL DEMONSTRATION: Nepalese communist activists hold up their fists during a protest against the dissolution of parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photograph: Hemanta Shrestha/EPA
CHRISTMAS SWIM: A diver dressed as Santa Claus swims in a fish tank during an underwater performance at the Istanbul Emaar aquarium in Turkey. Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA
WINTER WONDERLAND: People enjoy the wintry weather at Darley Park, in Derby. England. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Wire
