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Images of the Weekend
Selected by deputy picture editor Alan Betson
More than 5,000 people participated in the Irish Cancer Society's Colour Dash sponsored by Aldi in the Phoenix Park. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
The Irish Cancer Society's Colour Dash in the Phoenix Park. Participants throw their colour into the air at the start line of this year's dash. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Georgina Hynes of Aherla with her award-winning Jersey at the Cork Summer Show, Munster's largest Agricultural event which draws crowds of over 60,000 over the weekend at Curraheen. Photograph: Clare Keogh
Christine Zhang and Yigang Gao of Cork city centre at the Cork Summer Show. Photograph: Clare Keogh
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald addresses the party faithful at the ardfeis in Belfast. Photograph: Mark Marlow/Rollingnews
John Shevlin in character as James Joyce at the Bloomsday breakfast in the James Joyce Centre.
Photograph: Tom Honan.
President Michael D Higgins with puppets Eamon and Pascal from the Your Man's Puppets at a Bloomsday garden party in Aras an Uachtarain. Photograph: Tom Honan
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar delivers a speech at a commemoration to former taoiseach John A Costello at an annual event in Deans Grange cemetery, a reflection on the life and achievements of Ireland's Reluctant Taoiseach. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
The Biodiversity Photographer of the Year competition where the overall winner Dolphin Blade by John Holden. Photograph: John Holden
The world's top vertical dancers gathered in Limerick to explore new places to create work and train a new generation of dancers on landscapes of the city. Kate Lawrence of Vertical Dance performs on the side of King John's Castle. Photograph: Oisin McHugh/True Media
Jennifer De Brun of Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre performing on the side of the Limerick Strand Hotel. Photograph: Oisin McHugh/True Media
Hundreds of visitors amd locals take the weight off their feet at the Clonakilty Street Carnival. Photograph: Dermot Sullivan
People gather for an open-air yoga session near the Eiffel tower in Paris. Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
Argentina's Lionel Messi in action for Argentina against Iceland in Spartak Stadium, Moscow. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters
Fans settle in at the Morocco v Iran match in Saint Petersburg Stadium. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters
Supporters of Turkey's main opposition party presidential candidate Muharrem Ince during a pre-election speach in Istanbul. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
A fishy morsel during Vlaggetjesdag (Flagday), the day on which traditionally the new herring is shipped into the harbor of Scheveningen, The Netherlands. Photograph: Remko De Waal/EPA
