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WATER SAFETY: Sunshine equals funshine! Children taking water safety classes at Annagh Lake, Butlersbridge, Co Cavan, take a break to enjoy splashing and cooling off during a spot of hot weather. Photograph: Lorraine Teevan

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ADOPTIVE FAMILY: Paloma Aparezida Silva-Carvalho (centre), with Karin and Jorg Muller, at the couple's home near Moycullen, Co Galway. The young Brazilian, formerly an au pair for the Muller family, was detained in prison this week after arriving in Ireland, but later released. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy

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DUBLIN HORSE SHOW: Jack (8), Mia (8) and Georgia de Bromhead (6), from Waterford, as pony Apples has a nibble on the Aga Khan Trophy at the launch of the 2017 Dublin Horse Show at the RDS. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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AT SEA: Crowds enjoy the good weather at Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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People enjoy the good weather in Howth, Co Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson

Summertime, and the livin' is easy . . .

TAKE AWAY: A herring gull grabs a bit of lunch in St Stephen's Green in Dublin. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

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IT'S ME CATHY: Kate Bush lookalike fans gathered for a group performance of the 'Wuthering Heights' dance routine, as Dublin celebrated 'The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever' this weekend. Some 300 aspiring Cathys attend the event which happened alongside a host of similar events in cities across the world. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Images of the Weekend

Bianca Shakeshaft in Marley Park. Photograph: Collins

Are you in the pictures? Longitude Festival 2017 gets under way

FULL COLOUR: Alpha jets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France fly over Paris during the traditional Bastille Day military parade, France, July 14th, 2017. Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters

Bastille Day in pictures

NEMTSOV KILLING: Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev during their sentencing hearing in Moscow over the killing of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Photograph: Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters

Images of the Day

THE TWELFTH: A baby in costume attends the Twelfth of July events held by members of Loyalist Orders in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

The Twelfth - Images of the Day special

The two master trash talkers come face to face. Photograph: Reuters

Face to face: The first press conference

SIT IN OVER: IFA Grain chairman Liam Dunne leaves the Department of Agriculture after six nights as the IFA suspend their sit-in at Agriculture House with negotiations with Minister of Agriculture Michael Creed are set for Wednesday morning. Photograph: Finbarr O'Rourke

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EVIL KNIEVEL: A wild cow leaps over revelers in the bull ring following the fourth running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. Photograph: Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters

Images of the Day

HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND: Coldplay pictured performing at Croke Park Dublin on Saturday evening. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Images of the weekend

Liam Williams: Crucial handling errors would have ruined his tour if the series had been lost but this Welsh engine’s constant desire to carry over the gainline allows him to leave New Zealand with an enhanced reputation. Rating: 5/10

British & Irish Lions player ratings

Lions' Ken Owens speaks with referee Romain Poite before he awarded an accidental offside. Photo: James Crombie/Inpho

New Zealand 15 Lions 15

SURF ROCK: Music-lovers take in the surf at Strandhill Beach, Co Sligo, in advance of Songs by the Sea at the Cairde Sligo Arts Festival.

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TOTEMS: Dancers rehearse at the National Gallery of Ireland for the world premiere of Totems from the Liz Roche Company. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times

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Nino Bertasio of Italy hits his second shot on the 4th hole during day one of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Portstewart. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

Irish Open at Portstewart

CROSSING THE RUBICON: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un celebrates with scientists and technicians of the DPRK Academy of Defence Science after the test-launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in Pyongyang. Photograph: North Korea's Korean Central News Agency/Reuters

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CARDIAC SERVICES: Protesters call for a 24/7 cardiac unit for the southeast, at the Dáil. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

Images of the Day

CYPRUS TALKS: A man walks along Ledras Street past a peace sign near the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, Cyprus. A conference on reunifying the island is continuing in Switzerland. Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters

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MOST STYLISH: Twins Davinia and Dawn Knight, from Offaly, taking part in the Most Stylish Lady competition at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh racecourse on Saturday, July 1st. Photograph: Kenneth O’Halloran

Images of the Weekend

Thousands took part in the annual Ring of Kerry charity cycle on Saturday. It was raining cats and dogs in Caherdaniel, but Buddy from the Deevy household, had a special welcome to cyclists on the 34th Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle 2017. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan

Ring of Kerry by bike

Liam Williams - Struggled under aerial bombs, as did opposing fullback Israel Dagg, but played an instrumental role in Faletau try and despite the slippery conditions remained an attacking threat. Two turnovers. Rating: 7

British & Irish Lions player ratings

Owen Farrell kicks a penalty. Photo: Billy Stickland/Inpho

New Zealand 21 Lions 24

FRIDAY: Demonstrators block the main avenues during protests in the centre of Sao Paulo, Brazil, against the reforms promoted by the government of president Michel Temer. Photograph: Fernando Bizerra jnr/EPA

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POLISH STORMS: Lightning in the sky over Poznan, Poland, June 29th, 2017. After storms a day earlier, firefighters reportedly had to deal with more than 750 emergency incidents in the country. The Polish Meteorology Hydrology and Water Management gave a first degree alert of storms and wind. Lukasz Ogrodowczyk/EPA

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TANK BOY: Christopher Nolan (7) from St Joseph's NS Kilcock participates in some tank manoeuvres under the supervision of Cpl James Tourmey 2nd Artillery Regiment Athlone during the launch of 'Fuchsia 2017' a fundraiser for homeless members of the Defence Forces at Merrion Square, Dublin. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons

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SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER: Pupils from the Junior Infants class in Crubany NS, Cavan finish up for the summer holidays. Photograph: Lorraine Teevan

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Jack Nowell: He was making an eloquent case for his footballing ability as a fullback when then forced to switch to wing - where he didn’t have quite as much influence, but a solid performance. Rating: 7

Hurricanes 31 Lions 31 - Player ratings

EID: Iranian women take part in an Eid-al Fitr prayer ceremony, making the end of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

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The mixed public reaction to Terry Wogan in bronze has moved us to scour our archives... The bronze sculpture was unveiled in Limerick to commemorate the late Terry Wogan . At the ceremony were Mayor of Limerick City and County Cllr. Kieran O'Hanlon and artist Rory Breslin. Photograph: Alan Place

Moving Statues - a look at some public sculptures we love and hate

WITH MICHAEL D: Harry and Tommy Long, from Ballycallan, Co Kilkenny, at Áras an Uachtaráin in the Phoenix Park for a family day garden party hosted by President Michael D Higgins. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

Images of the Weekend

The Dublin Pride Parade at Smithfield Square, Dublin.
All photographs: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

In Pictures: The Dublin Pride Parade

Guests at the birthplace and museum dedicated to Lance Corporal Francis Ledwidge during the State commemoration ceremony at Slane, Co Meath, to mark the centenary of the poet's death, during the first World War. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

Centenary of death of WWI poet Francis Ledwidge

Rieko Ioane scores a third try for the All Blacks. Photo: Billy Stickland/Inpho

All Blacks 30 Lions 15

Liam Williams: Wonderful counter-attack that led to Sean O’Brien’s try and had some fine moments in attack, but that dropped high ball was careless and costly. Four turnovers conceded and a missed tackle too. Rating: 6.

Lions Player Ratings

The scene in the Phoenix Park, Dublin as OPW members working in conjunction with students from UCD conduct the annual tagging of Fawns during fawning season. Photographs: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

In Pictures: the annual tagging of fawns in the Phoenix Park

NEW ARRIVAL: Fota Wildlife Park reveal the birth of a Sumatran Tiger cub which is one of the rarest subspecies of tiger in the world.

Images of the Week

Ascot bonnets and fashion - an Images of the Day special

People gather at dawn on the Hill of Tara for the Summer Solstice Sunrise on the shortest night of the year. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Images of the summer solstice - an Images of the Day special

FAMILY PHOTO: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with newly appointed junior Ministers at Government Buildings in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times

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Jared Payne scores the Lions' fourth try against the Chiefs. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

Chiefs 6 Lions 34

HOT STUFF: Cooling off in the Grand Canal in Rialto, Dublin, during the spell of outstanding hot weather that Dubliners aren’t all that used to. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

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Dubliners are making the most of the Mediterranean conditions on the East coast - Cooling down by the Liffey. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

Under the Weather

BLUE-SKY THINKING: Emma Foley from Santry with her dog buddy at the Dublin Kite Festival on Dollymount Strand, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Images of the Weekend

A burned car at N236 road between Figueiro dos Vinhos and Castanheira de Pera, Pedrogao Grande, central Portugal, 18 June 2017. At least sixty two people have been killed in forest fires in central Portugal, with many being trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road on the evening of 17 June 2017. EPA/PAULO NOVAIS

Forest Fire Portugal

Maori All Blacks perform the Haka at the Rotorua International Stadium. Photograph: PA

In pictures: NZ Maori v British and Irish Lions

Scene from "Bloomsday In The Monto", including a mock wedding, organised by the North Inner City Folklore Project at Liberty House Park on Foley Street, Dublin 1. Priest played by Joe Dowling leading the Bride and Groom Councillor Christy Burke and Connie Murphy through the park Photograph: Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times

Live: Images of Bloomsday

Norther Gannet by Sprog (John Holden), the overall winning image in the IEN Biodiversity Photographer of the Year competition. Taken on the Great Saltee Island, Co.Wexford of the bird flying back to his mate with an offering of freshly harvested Sea Campion.

Winning Images - Biodiversity Photographer of the Year

LONDON FIRE: Friends of Jessica Urbano (12), who is missing following the Grenfell Tower fire, at a relief centre close to the scene of the fire, in Kensington, London, England. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Images of the Day - London fire aftermath and Marawi conflict

Flames and smoke billow as firefighters deal with the fire in a tower block at Latimer Road in West London. Photo:Toby Melville / Reuters

London tower block fire: in pictures

Leo Varadkar emerges from the Dáil as Taoiseach. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Images of the Day - Leo Varadkar becomes Taoiseach

TO THE ÁRAS: Taoiseach Enda Kenny leaves Government Buildings in Dublin to go to Áras an Uachtaráin in the Phoenix Park to formally announce his resignation to President Michael D Higgins. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

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Jared Payne - Good under high ball and in the early stages showed his strong positional strength in his sweeping cover across the field. A few handling errors went against him. Replace by Daly. Rating 6

Highlanders 23 Lions 22: Lions player ratings

HENRY SHEFFLIN: A portrait of All-Ireland champion hurler, Kilkenny’s Henry Shefflin (pictured with hurley), has been unveiled in the National Gallery of Ireland. By Tipperary-born artist Gerry Davis, it was commissioned by the National Gallery of Ireland as part of the Hennessy Portrait Prize 2016. Photograph: Maxwellphotography.ie

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Darren Randolph - After a shaky performance against Uruguay, he redeemed himself on Sunday. Couldn’t do anything for Austria’s excellent goal but kept Ireland in the game with a superb late save from Grillitsch. Rating: 7.

(Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images)

Ireland 1 Austria 1: Ireland player ratings

FAN ART: A Republic of Ireland fan before the team's World Cup qualifier against Austria at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

Images of the Weekend

Runners in the Irish Cancer Society's Colour Dash at the Phoenix Park on Sunday. Money raised from the Aldi-sponsored event goes towards the Irish Cancer Society's work to help people reduce their risk of getting cancer, to support those living with cancer and to fund on-going cancer research.
Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

The ICS Colour Dash in Pictures

15 Stuart Hogg: Dreadfully unlucky to catch Conor Murray’s elbow as he chased a kick and sustained a nasty gash above his eye on a day he needed a big performance. Rating: 5. (Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho)

Crusaders 3 Lions 12: Lions Player Ratings

COMEY TESTIFIES: Former FBI director James Comey testifies before the US Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Visual artst Elysia Tuohy photographed with her installation during the NCAD (National College of Art and Design, Dublin) final year work which is on show from 10-18 June Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons / The Irish Times

Student art from Limerick and Dublin goes on view

Paul Nuttal, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, failed to win the Boston and Skegness seat, a failure the party repeated across the country. Photograph: REUTERS/Paul Childs

UK Election 2017 - the losers

Workers prepare signs outside their London polling station on the day of the UK general election. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

Images of the Day - UK election special

WINNERS AND LOSERS: Workers reflected in the window of a betting shop with a display inviting customers to place bets on tbe result of the general election. Photograph: Reuters

Images of the Day

15 Leigh Halfpenny: Solid performance; discharged his defensive duties and placekicking with aplomb but little chance to attack. Rating: 6 (Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Blues 22 Lions 16: How the Lions rated

TERROR ALERT: French police stand at the scene of a shooting incident near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Photograph: Reuters

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ON ALERT: The Garda Armed Support Unit on duty at the 2017 VHI Women's Mini-Marathon. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

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The Start of the VHI Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin,
Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

2017 VHI Women's Mini Marathon

Darren Randolph - Not his best performance. Nearly had an early pass picked off by Edison Cavani then was at fault for the goal, flapping at a cross and getting caught in no man’s land. Rating: 3 (Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho)

Ireland 3 Uruguay 1 - Ireland Player ratings

LED TO SAFETY: People are led to safety on Southwark Bridge away from London Bridge after an attack on the night of Saturday, June 4th, 2017 in London, England. Police responded to reports of a van hitting pedestrians on London Bridge. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Images of the Weekend

Padraig Beggy on Wings Of Eagles wins the Investec Derby. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters

Derby Day at Epsom

Armed police on Borough High Street in London. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

London Attack: Photographs from the scenes

Alun Wyn Jones speaks to the players after the game. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

Barbarians 7 Lions 13

Simon Coveney and Leo Varadkar embrace after the latter secured the Fine Gael party leadership in the Mansion House, Dublin.
Photograph: Aidan Crawley

Leo Varadkar voted leader of Fine Gael

A TRIUMPH: Leo Varadkar hoisted onto the shoulders of supporters after being elected leader of Fine Gael at the Round Room of the Mansion House in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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GOING SWIMMINGLY: Saen Dao, an eight-year-old female elephant, swims with its mahout, or keeper, in a glass-walled swimming pool at Khao Kheow Zoo, Chonburi province, Thailand. The performance is held to educate visitors and promote tourism. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA

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Jenny Dowdall, Cellist playing in FBD Insurance's 'Transition' designed by Oliver and Liat Schurmann which won the overall award at Bloom, taking place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. from the 1st to 5th June. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

Bloom in pictures

Belfast Photo Festival, Northern Ireland’s premier visual arts festival and the photographic biennial for the island of Ireland runs from 1 – 30 June 2017 exploring themes of sexuality and gender and how they relate to the perception and expression of identity social constructs. Photograph: Kristen Lee Moolman

Beyond Pink and Blue - Belfast Photo Festival

HARBOUR BICENTENARY: Alfie Ryan (9), Nell Noone (9) and Sarah O'Flaherty (9) of the Dalkey School Project, Glenageary, at the launch of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Bicentenary. President Michael D Higgins officially opened the celebrations. Photograph: Maxwells Dublin

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ÁRAS RECEPTION: President Michael D Higgins chats to former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, co-chairman of the InterAction Council, at a reception for the council hosted by the President at Áras an Uachtaráin. Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, also council co-chairman, chats to other members in the background. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Images of the Day

In September last year 32 amateur photographers, led by six of Ireland’s foremost professionals took part in five photography workshops at some of Ireland’s most remote locations along the Wild Atlantic Way. Photograph: Tony Creedon - West Cork Workshop

Irish Light book project for the Samaritans

LIONS TOUR: The Lions depart for New Zealand, at Dublin Airport. Photograph: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Images of the Day

HORSING AROUND: Liam Cosgrave at the naming ceremony for the Army Equitation School Arena, which will now be titled the WT Cosgrave Arena, in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Images of the Weekend

Scarlets' Liam Williams scores the first try of the game despite the tackle of Munster's Keith Earls. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

Pro 12 Final: Munster v Scarlets

ROCKING AND ROLLING: Eimear Hunt from Boyle, Co Roscommon, on her way to Slane today from Dublin 's City Quay. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Slane Gallery

PERFORMANCE ART: Choreographers Luke Baio, Stephanie Cumming (in red), Katharina Meves (in yellow), and Anna Maria Nowak(in blue) perform during a dress reghersal of "Deep Dish" by Liquid Loft/Chris Haring, presented by Dublin Dance Festival in association with the Abbey Theatre Photograph: Alan Betson

Images of the Week

TEXACO ART PRIZES: Face Study, by Caoimhe Murphy (15), of Coláiste na hInse, Bettystown, Co Meath, at the presentation of prizes in the 63rd Texaco Children's Art Competition at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

Images of the Day

Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari exits the tunnel. Photograph: Dan Istitene/Getty Images

Monaco Grand Prix practice session

Relief. Jose Mourinho kisses the Europa League trophy. Photograph: Reuters

United get the job done

FLORAL TRIBUTES: Manchester City Council workers move floral tributes from Albert Square in Manchester to St Anns Square on in the wake of the suicide blast at an Ariana Grande show at Manchester Arena on Monday, May 22nd, which took the lives of 22 people and left 59 injured. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Images of the Day

MANCHESTER ATTACK: Georgina Callander with Ariana Grande in an image posted online two years ago. Georgina died following Monday's bombing at Manchester Arena, England.

Images of the Day

The actor and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Sir Roger Moore in Herbert Park, Dublin in 2010. Sir Roger has died in Switzerland after a short battle with cancer. Photograph : Matt Kavanagh / THE IRISH TIMES

Roger Moore has died aged 89

At least 22 people, including children, were killed in a explosial during a concert of US singer Ariana Grande. A woman and a young girl wearing a t-shirt of US singer Ariana Grande talks to police following attack. Photograph: Oli SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images

Manchester terror attack

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