TENT REMOVAL: Dublin City Council officials removing tents and belongings owned by rough sleepers from along the canal on this bitterly cold afternoon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
BARING TEETH: Icicles form amid freezing conditions in the Wicklow Mountains. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
MAKE A SPLASH: South Bull Wall and Poolbeg Lighthouse taking the brunt of the easterly winds and sea conditions early this afternoon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
FIT FOR PURPOSE: Taoiseach Micheál Martin inspects a Covid-19 vaccination unit in Cork City Hall. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
CENTRE STAGE: Siobhan Cullen in a scene from Druid’s Once Upon a Bridge which is being livestreamed from The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway, with two final performances today. Photograph: Emilia Jefremova
SECRET ADMIRER: Resident Margaret Daly at Mill Lane Manor Nursing Home in Naas, Co Kildare, receiving a bunch of Valentine’s flowers, which were donated by Aldi. Photograph: Aishling Conway
BALLYMUN SHOOTING: Gardaí searching for evidence at the scene at Belclare Terrace, Ballymun, Dublin, this morning, where a man was fatally shot last night. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins
BLOOMING LOVE: Anna Finlay of Blooming Amazing in Ranelagh village, busy fulfilling orders in her shop, which is closed to the public in advance of Valentine’s Day. Photograph: Alan Betson
WINTER SCENE: People ice skate on the Hofvijver pond in The Hague in the Netherlands. Photograph: Bart Maat/ANP/AFP via Getty
RECOVERY: Antonio Costa (L), Ursula von der Leyen (C) and David Sassoli with the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility document. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/Pool/AFP via Getty
ICE SAILING: Drone photograph shows people preparing for ice sailing on the Gouwzee lake in the Netherlands. Photograph: Sem van der Wal/EPA
