TAKING A BREAK: From left are Walter Lewis and Frank Kealey of Independent Farmers Ireland, with supporter Eileen Brophy, amid their ongoing protest over beef cattle prices, outside Meadow Meats, owned by Dawn Meats, in Rathdowney, Co Laois. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

The beef that hasn't gone away

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO... Dubln captain Sinéad Ahern lifts the Brendan Martin Cup after beating Galway in the TG4 All-Ireland women's senior football championship final in Croke Park. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

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Dublin's Stephen Cluxton lifts the Sam Maguire Cup. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

Dublin 1-18 Kerry 0-15

CASINO AT MARINO: Office of Public Works tour guides Mairéad Greene and Catherine Victory at the opening of the refurbished Casino at Marino in Dublin. Photograph: Aidan Crawley

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CLOTHES CALL: Models wear clothes from the Arnotts A/W 2019 collection in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

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LAYTOWN RACES: Runners and riders taking part in this afternoon's races on Laytown Beach in Co Meath. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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FOND FAREWELL: An order of service card for the funeral of Nora Quoirin is displayed at St Brigid's Church, Derryvolgie Avenue, Belfast. The 15-year-old died in Malaysia last month after going missing while on holiday with her family. Her body was discovered after a 10-day search. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty

Nora Quoirin returns to rest

LIVE STREAMING: Marita Martinez-Rey views an art installation by artist Niamh Synnott called Live Streaming, part of the Sculpture in Context 2019 Exhibition, at the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

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THEY'RE BACK: John Cox and Gavan Murphy in authentic Viking attire ahead of the inaugural Viking Fire Festival, to run in Wexford on Saturday, September 28th. The town will be transformed back to Viking times, with the quayside becoming a Viking Village hosting an immersive experience. Photograph: Patrick Browne

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An Irish performer has attempted a World Record by swallowing a sword inside a mesh globe, with motorbikes roaring around him. Georgie, also known as Sideshow Ramone, from Belfast during the attempt with Bira Nogueira on the motocycle. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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EARLY START: One of the world's largest tall ships, the Cuachtémoc, has arrived in Dublin Port for a five-day visit to the capital, carrying 257 crew. Owned by the Mexican navy, the tall ship is berthed on Sir John Rogerson's Quay. An officer is seen on deck as the sun rose on the city's quays. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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LOUNGING ABOUT: A Brexit protester opposite the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London on Wednesday. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

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POOLBEG: Sludge-like material covers the beach at Shelley Banks, beside Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant. Dublin City Council said it was rotting seaweed and no evidence of a sewage discharge was found. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell

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OFFICIAL WELCOME: US vice-president Mike Pence (centre) and his wife Karen Pence (to his left) are greeted by, from left, Rose Hynes, chair of Shannon Group, Mayor of Clare Cllr Cathal Crowe, Irish Ambassador to the US Dan Mulhall and Tánaiste Simon Coveney, upon his arrival at Shannon Airport. Photograph Arthur Ellis

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Fans in the crowd for Kodaline on the main stage at Electric Picnic on Sunday night. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Electric Picnic 2019 in pictures: three days of music, mayhem and magic

FULL-THROATED APPROVAL: Kerry fans celebrate a score againt Dublin during the All-Ireland senior football final at Croke Park. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

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Kerry fan Patrick Treanor. Photograph: Tom Honan

All-Ireland Football Final: Dublin vs Kerry

Hozier performs on the main stage at Electric Picnic on Friday. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Electric Picnic 2019: Day one in pictures

Billie Eilish at Electric Picnic prior to her stage performance. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

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MALONE RANGER: Tighe Broughan (11) with his grandfather, 'Molly Malone' Tony Broughan, a Dublin superfan, in Cabra ahead of his team's All-Ireland final. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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TOMATO IS SERVED: A crowd enjoys the Tomatina fiesta in Bunol, Valencia, Spain. As with every year on the last Wednesday of August, thousands of people visit the village to attend the Tomatina, a battle in which 145 tonnes of ripe tomatoes are used in a giant food fight. Photograph: Miguel Angel Polo/EPA

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Limerick Rose Sinead Flanagan the moment she was announced as the 2019 Rose of Tralee. Photograph: Domnick Walsh

Rose of Tralee 2019: in pictures

THE BUZZ IS ELECTRIC: From left are Karen Aguiar, Thais Muniz and Pati Guimaraes, all from Brazil, at Freetown in the Electric Picinic arena at Stradbally Hall. The annual music and arts festival takes place this weekend. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

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ON THE BALL: Josh Duke (8) and his sister Ava (13) bounce around on Portmarnock Beach in Dublin as the summer holidays come to a close. Photograph: Tom Honan

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STARRY NIGHT: A long exposure image shows circumpolar stars over the ancient Roman city of Juliobriga, in the village of Retortillo, Cantabria, northern Spain. Photograph: Pedro Puente Hoyos/EPA

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BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Erel Pereira with Son Adli and daughter Elvita from Dublin with a flock of pigeons in Dublins's St Stephens Green. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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RAINBOW: Firefighters use a ladder while extinguishing the fire at an industrial building in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Photograph: Anton Vaganov/Reuters

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Karen Harrington (35) who appeared at a special sitting of Cork District Court charged in connection with the death of Santina Cawley, who was found with serious injuries at Elderwood Park, Boreenmanna Road on July 5th. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Cork Courts

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A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Knock Apparition 140th Anniversary

A FUTURE STAR: Willow White (1) from Celbridge with Kerry Rose Sally-Ann Leahy, Longford Rose Marie Brady and Laois Rose Sarah Bergin as Dáithí Ó Sé introduced all 32 hopeful Roses for the first time ahead of this year's Rose of Tralee competition in Castletown House, Celbridge, Co Kildare. Photograph: Andres Poveda

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GAG THE DOG: Alfie is pictured with a Donald Trump doll in his mouth. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times

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Tipperary's John O'Dwyer, S?amus Callanan and Jake Morris celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph; Ryan Byrne/Inpho

All-Ireland Hurling Final

RAISE THE BAR: Noel Monteith competes in the men's over-70s high jump during the Irish Life Health National Masters Track and Field Championships in Co Offaly. Photograph: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

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Commodore Michael Malone at the passing out parade of 38 newly qualified Ordinary Ratings, at Haulbowline Naval Base, Co Cork. The 38 recruits have successfully completed 20 weeks of intensive training. They will continue their training prior to being posted to the fleet as Able Rates. Specialised training will include seamanship, gunnery, logistics, communications and mechanical/engineering. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

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In celebration of 72 years of independence from British rule, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj railway station is illuminated. Photograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPA

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CANAL VIEW: Gull's enjoing the view from a barge on Charlotte Quay, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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GOING PLACES: Annmarie Fay with her daughter Ellie Fay after Ellie got her Leaving Cert results, at Mount Carmel Secondary School, King's Inns Street, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

Result! Leaving Cert a done deal

DESERT MIRAGE? Horses and their riders take advantage of a low tide on Sandymount Strand in Dublin in the afternoon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

To Sandymount for horseplay

IN QUEST OF SAM: Kerry's Stephen O'Brien celebrates his exacting of a goal at the expense of Tyrone in the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final at Croke Park, Dublin. The Kingdom will now face Dublin in the final. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho

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Action from the cattle judging.

The Tullamore Show 2019

SHOW YOUR COLOURS: A building is painted red and green in Manulla, Co Mayo before the All Ireland football semi-final between Mayo and Dublin. Photograph: Keith Heneghan

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SEARCH: Members of Malaysian rescue team pray before a search and rescue operation for the missing the 15-year-old Franco-Irish girl Nora Quoirin in Seremban on August 8, 2019. Quoirin, who lives in London, went missing on August 4th after checking in with her family to the Malaysian Dusun Resort in Seremban, about an hour from the capital Kuala Lumpur. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty

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JUMPING FOR JOY: Eva Belle Shields (1) from Templemore during the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup at the Stena Line Dublin Horse Show at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

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HORSING AROUND: David Minto outside the Horseware Stall at the RDS ahead of the Dublin Horse Show which starts on Wednesday. Photograph: Tom Honan

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Eilish Fielding from Ballybrack in Dublin pictured at Dalkey Vintage and Classic Car Festival. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times

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Tara Killeen and her daughter Holly from Leitrim village enjoying the day on the shores of Lough Allen highlighting Save Leitrim Family Biodiversity day (Saturday, August 3rd) in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim. Photograph: Edwina Guckian.

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Mark Hanley (aged 15) celebrates winning the men's race. Photograph: Gary Carr

100th Liffey Swim - men's race

Sinead Delaney, Phoenix SC, winner of the women's race. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

100th Liffey swim - women's race

TRY YOUR LOUGH: Cooling down in Lough Owel, Mullingar, Co Westmeath. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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Anna Sztafinska, a milliner based in Cork, attends Ladies Day during day four of the 2019 Summer Festival at Galway Racecourse. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

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Archika Kodape from Mumbai stops to smell the roses in the Botanic Gardens. Photograph: Fran Veale

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RAIN SUPREME: Heavy showers hit Dublin city. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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SIGNED: New York City first responders celebrate as US president Donald Trump displays the 'Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act' during a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

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Following Tipperary's win over Wexford in the GAA hurling all-Ireland senior championship semi-final at Croke Park in Dublin, Tipperary's manager Liam Sheedy celebrates with his wife Margaret and daughters Gemma and Aislinn. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/INPHO

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A sign for the Elvis Roots Festival in Hacketstown, Co. Carlow.

Elvis Roots Festival

A man walks past a scarecrow titled 'Maria Bale-y' at the 10th Durrow Scarecrow Festival, which takes place annually in Durrow, Co. Laois, Ireland.

The Durrow Scarecrow Festival

Members of Dublin Aerospace, DHL, DAA, Swissport, Dublin Fire Brigade, Boeing and gardai participate in the fourth annual Plane Pull of a DHL A300 Cargo Aircraft for a 10m stretch in aid of Aoibheann's Pink Tie Childrens Cancer Charity alongside Children from St. John's ward, Crumlin Hospital. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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Poet Paula Meehan and photographer Dragana Jurisic collaborate on a new book celebrating the history and residents of 14 Henrietta Street. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan

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IT'S BORIS TIME: New British prime minister Boris Johnson waves from the door of Number 10, Downing Street. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

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ANIMAL WELFARE: Tayto Park's ring-tailed lemurs enjoy some fruit popsicles as temperatures soared across Ireland. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell/The Irish Times

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IN FULL SWING: British Open golf champion Shane Lowry celebrates with fans at the Boar's Head pub in Dublin's city centre. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

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On the first Sunday when College Green has been closed to traffic and converted into a plaza, Luke Brabazon from Phibsboro Dublin chills out on Dame Street. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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FINDING HIS ROOTS: US ambassador to Ireland Ed Crawford with members of the Boherbue set dancers during his visit to his ancestral home in Boherbue, Co Cork. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

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Last of the tin men, James Collins, working at his home in Avila Park, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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CURIOUS: The Festival of Curiosity are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing by Ria Murphy from Aerial Cirque and hopefully the full moon itself. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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CATCHING THE WORM: Oliver Maguire is pictured collecting ragworms in a bay in Clontarf, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times

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ROAD RAGE: Activists from the Extinction Rebellion environmental action group block traffic on Bachelor's Walk to highlight concerns about climate change. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell

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FLY PAST: Herve Olivieri, Member of ONE and Jaques Mention, Veterans of the Algerian and Tunisian War watch as the Air Corp perform a fly over during the annual National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, to honour all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, held in The National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, as well as at six locations across Ireland. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE: Indian villagers cross flood waters on boats in Ashighar village in the flood affected Morigaon district of Assam, India. According to the media reports floods from monsoon rain has affected more than 400,000 people in eleven districts of Assam state. PHOTOGRAPH: str/epa

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SAILS PITCH: Boats are seen in Dublin Bay on the opening day of the Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport

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Brendan Grace at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, in 2001. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

Brendan Grace 1951-2019: A life in pictures

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: Undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas addresses the crowd during the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters

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Jarlath Farrell from Tuam, Galway with the Farmers protest outside the Dail following the announcement of the Mercosur trade agreement.The Beef Plan Movement is organising the protest inviting numerous other farming and agricultural organisations to take part.Under the Mercosur deal, announced two weeks ago after some 20 years of negotiations, the EU has agreed to accept 99,000 tonnes of South American beef into its market each year, which farmers claim could cost the Irish beef sector up to €750 million annually. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Farmers Protest, Dublin

SONG PARTY: Stevie Wonder and his band play the 3Arena in Dublin on Tuesday night. Photograph: Aidan Crawley

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MUSEUM: Sophia O'Brien (5) and Cora Gleason (6) enjoy a visit to the Cabinet of Wonders at the Natural History Museum in Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times.

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PULL AHEAD: The Lakehill team from Mayo takes part in an Irish Tug of War Association event in Ballinastoe, Roundwood, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times

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UCD students release a newborn fawn after tagging, weighing and measuring it as part of the annual tagging programme of Phoenix Park's newborn fallow deer fawns. Between 100-120 fawns will be born during a four week period through May and June and the team's aim is to number, tag and health-check them all. Photograph by Crispin Rodwell for the Irish Times

Fawn tagging at the Phoenix Park

Revellers enjoying the 3 day Forever Young 80s Music festival, at Palmerstown House Estate, near Naas. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Forever Young Festival

The Eagles performing at the 3Arena, Dublin, on Saturday. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell for the Irish Times

The Eagles live in Dublin: in pictures

Westlife perform in front of 75,000 fans in Croke Park on Friday night, the first of two Dublin gigs on their 20th anniversary tour. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell for the Irish Times

Westlife live in Dublin: in pictures

Westlife perform before 75,000 fans in Croke Park on Friday night, the first of two Dublin gigs on their 20th anniversary tour. Photograph Crispin Rodwell/The Irish Times

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APOLOGY: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (left) speaking to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar before Mr Varadkar apologised for remarks he made in the Dáil comparing Fianna Fáil Leader Micheal Martin to a secretly sinning priest. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

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SUMMER SAND: People enjoying the good weather at the Forty Foot, Sandycove, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

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Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson meets DUP leader Arlene Foster at Stormont Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

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VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE: Belle Boss (6) of Cabra; Sam McGeough (8) of Inchicore, and Katie Louisa McGeough (10), at The Ark to launch a walk-through visual art experience for young audiences of just four at a time. Scrapefoot is created by ANU co-artistic director Owen Boss, with a creative team including Carl Kennedy and Ciaran Bagnall. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times

Please sir...can we have some more?

CHAMPIONS: Wexford's Liam Cassin celebrates at the final whistle with his teammates following their victory over Kilkenny in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Final in Croke Park on Sunday. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho

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IN THE NAME OF LOVE: Proud participants in the 2019 Dublin Pride parade celebrating LGBT+ identity pass the Daniel O'Connell monument on O'Connell Street, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson

Full of Pride in Dublin

PRIDE IN APPEARANCE: A street trader's wares are reflected through a looking glass on Grafton Street, ahead of Dublin Pride. Photograph: Fran Veale

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REMEMBERING MANUS: A view of the funeral of Manus Kelly at St Columba's Church, Co Donegal. Photograph: North West Newspix

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MOVERS AND LAKERS: Members of the Lakers, a social, recreational and sports club for people with intellectual disabilities, celebrate after the opening of their new facility in Bray, Co Wicklow. Mandy Finlay (above), takes a twirl with Minister for Health Simon Harris. A fire had destroyed their original premises in October 2018. Photograph: Maxwellphotography.ie

The Lakers rise again...

NO-SWIM ZONE: A view of the rocky shore at Sandycove in Dublin on Tuesday, where a swimming ban was put in place following a discharge of waste water. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said algal growth rather than sewage was responsible. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

Swimming ban in Dublin...

MONSOON SEASON? A woman crosses Northhumberland Road in Dublin during particularly heavy rain. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Monsoonal rains in Dublin?

Bryan McCrystal, Alistair Brownlee and Markus Thomschke spray champagne on the podium of the Ironman in Co Cork. Photograph: Oisin Keniry/INPHO

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Summer solstice celebrated at dawn on the Hill of Tara, the ancient ceremonial and burial site, near Skryne, Co Meath. According to tradition, it was the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland, and it also appears in Irish mythology. Dippy, centre, watching the solstice dawn. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

Summer solstice celebrations

JIG TIME: A troupe led by dancer Amy-Mae Dolan takes part in a Riverdanceathon in front of the Gaiety Theatre. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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WELCOME VISITORS: Members of Waterford Integration services Suha Abdel, Obianuju Ekedozie, Osas Iyamu Usideme and Funmi Ganiyu at Áras an Uachtaráin for a garden party with President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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