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New Year's Festival Dublin illuminates buildings, including St Patrick's Tower in the Liberties, with sparkling light installations across the city. Photograph:Allen Kiely

Veronica Perry and Talina Hendrick selling happy new year hats from their stall on Dublin#s Henry Street. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

The last swim of the year. Members of Annagh Lake Dippers led by 10-year-old Annie Brady take to the waters of Annagh Lake, Cavan, to raise funds for MS Cavan. Photograph: Lorraine Teevan

Annette Luddy with her dog Sweet Pea on the Great South Wall, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Members of the public take part in a protest against coronavirus vaccine passports at Belfast City Hall.
Photograph: Stephen Hamilton/Press Eye — Members of the public take part in a protest against coronavirus vaccine passports at Belfast City Hall. Photograph: Stephen Hamilton/Press Eye

Gardai examine the scene of a fatal crash involving a motorbike and car in the Kimmage area of Dublin on Thursday night. Photograph: Damien Storan

Sydney harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations. Photograph: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images

Heath workers at a private hospital for Covid-19 patients in Bangalore, India. Photograph: EPA

Thai monks cover devotees with a pink sheet during a resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien.
Photograph: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images — Thai monks cover devotees with a pink sheet during a resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien. Photograph: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images

Shintoist priests arrive to hold a ritual in preparation for the New Year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Palestinian protesters take cover during clashes with Israeli security forces following a demonstration against the expropriation of land by Israel, in the village of Kfar Qaddum near the Jewish settlement of Kedumim in the occupied West Bank today, New Year's Eve. Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/Getty

A woman shovels snow from the footpath in front of her house in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Photograph: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP

A home burns after a fast-moving wildfire swept through the area in the Centennial Heights neighbourhood of Louisville, Colorado, on Thursday. State officials estimated some 600 homes had already been lost in multiple areas around Boulder County. Photograph: Marc Piscotty/Getty

A Sikh volunteer stands guard during the last sunset of 2021 at the Sikh shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar. Photogdraph: Narinder Nanu/Getty

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VOTE CATCHERS: Supporters of the Azimio la Umoja (Resolution of Unity) coalition mount a rally for presidential hopeful, former prime minister Raila Odinga (77), as he announced his running mate Martha Karua, in Nairobi, Kenya. The presidential election takes place this August. Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA

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At ease on a Sunday afternoon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw: The Irish Times

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ON YOUR BIKES: Brother Kevin Crowley from the Capuchin Day Centre with over 60 cylists from all over Ireland before the Cycle for Brother Kevin 2022 left Dublin heading for Clonakility, west Cork on Saturday. Photograph: Damien Eagers

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DODDERIN' ALONG: Ducks face the flow of the river Dodder to feed on aquatic weeds at the Rathfarnham weir in Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

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MINI BRITTANY FEST: A French yawl (longboat), a replica of a late 18th century vessel, being rowed up the River Corrib in preparation for a sailing display on Saturday, May 14th, along with the Claddagh Galway Hooker fleet, as part of the Mini Brittany Fest. Photograph: Andy Newman

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Ducklings in Ranelagh Park, Dublin. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

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RUSSIAN ENVOY TARGETED: Russian ambassador to Poland, Sergey Andreev, stands covered with red paint during a rally in Warsaw for peace in Ukraine. Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty

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BEGINNING OF SUMMER: Participants in the Fire Festival at the Hill of Uisneach, Co Westmeath, celebrating Bealtaine, the traditional beginning of summer in ancient Ireland.

Bealtaine Fire Festival 2022

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN: U2's Bono performs with Ukrainian singer Taras Topolya, of the band Antytila, who now serves in the Ukrainian army, in Khreshatyk metro station, Kyiv, Ukraine, to support Ukrainians amid the conflict with Russia. Photograph: Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA

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ELECTION: Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Michelle O'Neill reacts to her election in Mid Ulster at the Northern Ireland Assembly Election count centre at Meadowbank Sports arena in Magherafelt, Co Derry. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

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LIFE STYLE: Junk Kouture finalist Clodagh Ramsey models a living dress that requires daily water, air and light. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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FULL BLOOM: Ben and Ava Simunyu, from Crumlin, at the launch of Bord Bia Bloom, which is set to run in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, from June 2nd to 6th next. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL: Sinn Féin leader in Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, takes a selfie with two schoolgirls while canvessing at Kennedy shopping centre, Belfast, ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections this week. Recent polls suggest the party may become the largest in Northern Ireland following the elections, which would be the first time Sinn Féin would secure the role of first minister. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty

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WATER WORKS: An inshore fisherman collects pots off the east coast at Dalkey, Co Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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BEST IN SHOW: Judge Perri Mansaray looks over Supreme Cat Show entrant 'Ismisha Yes Virginia', a Singapura, at Ballinteer Community School in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano size each other up during their fight. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho

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Muckross Abbey, Killarney National Park, Co Kerry. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan

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A Swan preening on the lakeside, Bushy Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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Winner of the RTÉ Eye on Nature Wildlife Photography Competition on view at the National Botanic Gardens OPW - Red squirrel (Iora rua, Sciurus vulgaris) - Photograph Jimmy Mc Donnell

RTÉ Eye on Nature Wildlife Photography Competition

GALWAY SUNSHINE: People enjoying the fine weather at the Spanish Arch in Galway. Photograph: Andy Newman

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MARATHON EFFORT: Margaret Goodwin and the rest of the group of 13 women who have taken part in every Women's Mini Marathon since 1983. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

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Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers Fred Connolly and Ian Sheridan with performer 'Micky' Gerbola. Circus Gerbola will put on a special show on Friday, April 29th, in recognition of Howth RNLI's work. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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BLESSING: Fr Vasyl Kornitsky blesses the congregation and traditional Ukrainian Easter foods at a Mass in Our Lady of Consolation Church, Donnycarney, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

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