A Ukrainian group, with some in traditional dress, walk through Dublin city centre, ending at Custom House. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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Vanessa Moss, head of development at RHA, with Desmond Kenny's 'Camino'. The RHA Annual Exhibition, which is Ireland's largest and longest running exhibition of visual art, returns for its 192nd year, and will open on May 23rd. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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GOLD STARS: Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O'Rourke celebrate with their gold medals at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships at Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph: Aleksandar Djorovic/Inpho

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BOOK PARADISE: Delia Tudor (8) is the first person to explore the International Literature Festival Dublin’s literary village, with authors Olivia Hope (left) and Mia Gallagher, as Merrion Square Park is transformed into a paradise for book-lovers ahead of the festival opening on Thursday, May 19th. The 25th edition of the festival will run until May 29th. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

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Vincent van Gogh at the RDS - An Immersive Journey. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times.

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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.

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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

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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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Ed Sheeran kicks off his + - = ÷ x world tour at Croke Park, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

Ed Sheeran live at Croke Park on Saturday, April 23rd

BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Two siskins courting on a branch at the Speckled Meadow garden in Westport, Co Mayo. Photograph: Lorraine Teevan

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Representing three farming generations, Caroline Alcorn, audit manager at Ifac, Samuel Harper (back), Liam (3) and Evelyn (5) Alcorn (front) on their family farm in Co Kilkenny (Nore Valley) for the spring launch of Ifac's Farm Report 2022.

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Andy Quinn and his dog Oxo enjoy the sunshine outside their home on the main street of Castletown, Co Laois. Photograph: Alan Betson

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NICE DAY FOR IT: People walking, fishing, playing and enjoying the beach at Donabate, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson

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SPRING BLOSSOMS: Esme Lewis (84) from Donnybrook, Dublin, enjoying the cherry blossom trees in Dublin’s Herbert Park. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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SEAWEED: Richard and Deirdre Fitzgearld from Dunboyne, Co Meath relax in a hot seaweed bath on a bank holiday weekend in Snave Pier, Bantry, Co Cork. Photograph: David Creedon

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VIGIL: A vigil was held outside the Dáil in Dublin in memory of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee, who were killed earlier this week, and for all victims of homophobic and transphobic violence. Photograph: Damien Eagers

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A mallard duck attempts to lead her ducklings over a weir on the River Dodder in Rathfarnham, Dublin. Photograph: Damien Eagers

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'PEOPLE POWERED CHANGE': Layla Wade and other Uplift campaigners in nuns' clothing deliver a petition calling for the National Maternity Hospital to be 100 per cent publicly owned to the Cork office of Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision

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ADJUST YOUR HEADSETS: Actor Jonathan Mitchell plays Colonel Headbanger as the cast of CoisCéim Dance Theatre, of Fairview Strand, Dublin, rehearse a production for children, Francis Footwork, which is choreographed by David Bolger. Photograph: Tom Honan

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GET ON YOUR BROOMSTICKS: Irish Quidditch national team player Philip Moore at the announcement of details for the European Quidditch Cup and the International Quidditch Association European Games at the University of Limerick this summer. Photograph: Brian Arthur

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JIG IS UP: Dancers wait to be called to the stage during the opening day of the World Irish Dancing Championships at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

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Keeping the head during a hail shower on the North Bull Wall, Clontarf, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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OUT AT SEA: A seal spotted in Howth harbour, Co Dublin. Photograph: Damien Eagers

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RIDE OUT: Festina Lente riders Amy McEvoy and Amy Gannon join Rachael Blackmore, Nina Carberry, Cian O'Connor to raise €3m to secure a home for the charity. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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CLASS ACT: Second Lieutenant Elliot Higgins celebrates at the commissioning ceremony for the 97th Cadet Class and 11th Potential Officers Class of the Defence Forces, in Collins Barracks, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

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START YOUR ADVENTURE: At Lismore Castle Gardens for the launch of Visit Waterford's summer campaign, 'Start Your Adventure Where Ireland Begins' are Will McInerny and Kate Fletcher O'Connor. Photograph: Patrick Browne

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GRADUATION DAY: Beryl Ohas and Esther Kuyewawa at an event celebrating their graduation from the Immigrant Council of Ireland’s political leadership programme at the Epic museum in Dublin. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan

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CLIMB WITH CHARLIE: The pupils of Scoil Phádraig Westport, Co Mayo, giving Charlie Bird a rapturous send off on the eve of his Croagh Patrick climb in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and suicide charity Pieta. Photograph: Conor McKeown

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Newlyweds on Dublin's Parliament Street. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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STREET ART: A man passes a mural by street artist Fink in Dublin city centre. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

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DUBLIN SUNSHINE: Bernadette McCloskey and her husband, Brian Kieran, enjoy the sunshine in Herbert Park, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan

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VERY OUCH: US actor Will Smith (right) directly after he slapped US actor and comic Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Rock had made a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty

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Relatives and friends mourn by the coffin of Ukrainian servicemen Oleksiy Lunyov in Yuzhne, Odessa region. Lunyov was killed during a Russian missile attack in Mykolaiv on March 18th. Photograph: Max Pshybyshevsky/AP

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BIRD OF PREY: A Kingfisher waits to go into action on the Dodder River in Dublin on a sunny weekend afternoon. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

That subtle summer sensation... of March

HELLO SUNSHINE: Éile Ni Dhuinn Ni Bhric, who is 1½, walks along the wall from Clontarf to Bull Island. Ireland is set for a weekend of ‘good, long sunny spells’, according to Met Éireann. Photograph: Laura Hutton

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A group of people thought to be migrants are guided up the beach after being brought in to Dungeness, Kent, aboard the RNLI Lifeboat following a small boat incident in the English Channel. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

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AIR CORPS: Members of the Air Corps watch a fly-past during a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Irish Air Corps at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Co Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson

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SPRING LEANING: Aoife Banks finds a quiet place within the gardens of IMMA at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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CROSSES TO THE FALLEN: Crosses emerge from smoke in a rubbish-strewn cemetery in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, as the Russian invasion of the country nears a month so far in duration. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty

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MOON SHINE: The Full Moon rises above Croghan Hill, Co Offaly, as locals climb it, a tradition carried out for many years on St Patrick's Day. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon

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PERFECT PAIR: Twins take part in a newborn photo shoot by photographer Fanny Nurdiana in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on March 18th. Photograph: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images

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St Patrick's day Achill Island where traditional Achill pipe bands have marched since 1882. Pollagh Piper Seamus McNamarra outside Saint Mary's in Pollagh, Achill. Photograph: Michael Mc Laughlin

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TRUE COLOURS: American-Irish actor John C Reilly, posing with members of Clondalkin Youth Band, at an announcement by the St Patrick's Festival in Dublin that he is this year's international guest of honour at the event, running until March 20th. Photograph: Alan Betson

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BRAVE NEW WORLD: An elderly woman is helped from a burning apartment building in Kyiv on Tuesday after strikes on residential areas killed at least two people, Ukrainian emergency services said, while Russian troops intensified their attacks on the Ukrainian capital. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty

Desperate scramble for safety in Kyiv

65 ROSES CHALLENGE: Sisters Caoimhe ui Luing (8) and Fiadh (6) help out as Cystic Fibrosis Ireland ambassador Rosanna Davison launched 65 Roses Day, running on Friday, April 8th next. CFI is calling on people to support the event by taking part in a 65 Roses Challenge, donating online at 65Roses.ie, or purchasing a purple rose in participating Dunnes Stores and other outlets. Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce

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A resident sits outside a destroyed building in Kyiv after it was hit by artillery shelling. Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

War in Ukraine: Monday, March 14th

SAINTS GO MARCHING: Darragh Ward with his grandson Cillian McLaughlin in the Dunboyne St Patrick's Parade as it passes through the Co Meath village. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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The winners of The Irish Times Debate 2022 were Ross Merriman and Conor White (both left) from SADSI who won best team and Bevin Armstrong (right) from UCD LawSoc who won best individual pictured with chairperson and deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn at the grand final of the debate in UCC on Friday. Photograph: John Allen/Provision

The Irish Times Debate 2022 Final

APOLOGY: Kate Walmsley (left) and Margaret McGuckin (right) console one another following a public apology given to victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse (HIA) in Northern Ireland at Stormont on March 11th in Belfast. The inquiry examined the period from 1922 to 1995 and found there had been widespread and systemic abuse at the following institutions; The Sisters of Nazareth; De La Salle; Good Shepherd Sisters; Sisters of St Louis; Irish Church Missions and Barnardo's. The late chairman, Sir Anthony Hart, had recommended compensation, an apology and a permanent memorial to be erected at Stormont. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

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IRPIN: Residents leave the city of Irpin, north of Kyiv, on March 10th. Russian forces rolled their armoured vehicles up to the northeastern edge of Kyiv, edging closer in their attempts to encircle the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv's northwest suburbs such as Irpin and Bucha have been enduring shellfire and bombardments for more than a week, prompting a mass evacuation effort. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty

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UKRAINE CRISIS: Kyiv Symphony Orchestra performs at Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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EVACUATION: Officers help a woman to evacuate the city of Irpin, as civilians continue to flee due to ongoing Russian attacks on Ukraine. Photograph: Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency via Getty

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TOSSING AND TURNING: Brazilian surfer Filipe Toledo in action during his quarter final heat of the Meo Pro Portugal surfing event as part of the World Surf League World Tour at Supertubos beach, Peniche, Portugal. Photograph: Jose Sena Goulao/EPA

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NO TO WAR: A large group carrying Ukrainian flags gathered outside the Ukrainian embassy on Dublin's Elgin Road and walked 5km to the Russian embassy on Orwell Road to protest against the invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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Oleg kisses his wife Yana goodbye through a train platform fence as she waits to board an evacuation train with their 11-month-old son Maksim after fleeing heavy overnight fighting in Bucha and Irpin on. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty

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FROGGY DEW: A green frog sits on a moth orchid at an agricultural research centre in Hwaseong, South Korea. Photograph: Yonhap/EPA

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UKRAINE: A child next to a sign on a street post offering housing to displaced Ukrainians after they cross the border in Siret, Romania on Wednesdau. Around 660,000 people have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries in the past six days, putting the exodus on track to become Europe's largest refugee crisis this century, according to the United Nations. Photograph: Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg

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DEATH AND DESTRUCTION: Emergency personnel carry a body out of city hall in Kharkiv, Ukraine, after major damage due to Russian shelling. Photograph: Sergey BOBOK/AFP/Getty

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HOPE RISING: Newborn twin brothers sleep in a basement used as a bomb shelter at the Okhmadet children's hospital in central Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo

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DUBLIN PROTEST: Ukrainians and their supporters gathered outside the Russian ambassador's residence on Ailesbury Road, Dublin to protest on Sunday over the invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

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STAINED: Staff at the Russian Embassy on Dublin's Orwell Road try to remove the red paint that was added to the entrance on Thursday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

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MOSCOW PROTEST: Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Moscow. Russian president Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday killing dozens and triggering warnings from western leaders of unprecedented sanctions. Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty

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DIZZYING HEIGHTS: Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776m, photographed from Fuji no Kuni Tagonoura Minato Park in Fuji city. Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP via Getty

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A surfer competes in the Punta Galea Challenge, an international big wave surfing competition, near the northern Spanish city of Getxo. The challenge is the oldest big wave surfing competition in Europe. Photograph: Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty

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COOL YOGA: Angie Inglis leads her Snow Yoga with Alpacas class at Brae Ridge Farm and Sanctuary, near Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Photograph: Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty

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Six-year-old Leo Deaton from Glasnevin jumping in puddles in Saint Anne's Park, Raheny, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times.

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Photographer of the yea. Nature and the environment: 1st - A starling murmuration over Lough Ennell, Co Westmeath. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Press Photographer of the year awards: James Crombie takes top prize again

CHOPPY WATERS: A visitor braves the storm on the South Wall near Poolbeg Lighthouse in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson

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Dublin Zoo is excited to announce the arrival of a new species to the Zoo: dholes!. The five dholes came from Tierpark, Berlin, and are located in the Asian Forests. Photograph: Patrick Bolger

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FORCE OF NATURE: Waves crashing on the seafront at Blackpool before Storm Dudley hits the north of England and southern Scotland from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, closely followed by Storm Eunice, forecast to bring strong winds and the possibility of snow. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

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THE WANDERING I: Luke Fallon reading with Anne Enright ahead of Ulysses 2.2, Episode 1: The Wandering I, which is curated by Enright, being opened to the public. The show allows a unique reading of a section of Ulysses through cutting-edge eye-tracking technology in an interactive audio-visual experience which runs from February 15th-27th in the James Joyce Classroom, Museum of Literature Ireland, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

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SHOWCASE 2022: Model Emily Gallagher shows off fashion from Irish designers Begley & Bowie and homeware from Copperfish Lighting Company, who are among others displaying at Showcase 2022. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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UKRAINE TENSIONS: Valentyna Konstantynovska (79) holds a weapon during basic combat training for civilians, organised by a Ukrainian National Guard unit, in Mariupol. Photograph: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda

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Brent Geese gathering on Ventry Beach daily this week. Photograph: Geraldine Dunleavy

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RUSH HOUR: Commuters making their way home on bus over O'Connell Bridge, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

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WILY FOX: A fox by the river Dodder in Rathfarnham, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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