LIGHTING UP: Katie Whelan (5 months) a patient at Childrens Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin Hospital with parents Shane and Elaine look through a window into the St Annes Ward garden as Children's Health Foundation Crumlin ambassador Rob Kearney performs the official switching on of the Christmas lights in the hospital. Photograph: The Irish Times
CRUMLIN: Saul Sweeney (15) a patient at Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin Hospital with mother Amanda Sweeney look through a window into the St Annes Ward garden as Children's Health Foundation Crumlin ambassador Rob Kearney performs the official switching on of the Christmas lights in the hospital. Photograph: The Irish Times
DECORATED SUPPORT: Pupils from sixth class in St Patrick's National School in Shercock, Co Cavan at their classroom window which has been decorated for Saturday's Dublin versus Cavan game. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell for The Irish Times
NA NÓG: An Taoiseach, Minister Roderic O'Gorman, Chris Hadfield, Niall Horan, Denise Chaila and Picture This were among the contributors at the Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase 2020. In what has been a year like no other, Comhairle na nÓg members experienced a Showcase like no other. The showcase, which took place as a live virtual event on December 5th, is a biannual event that celebrates the work of the members of Comhairle na nÓg. While the event could not take place in a single space this year, over 600 young people from all around the country came together at a virtual event to celebrate their achievements and be inspired by a host of speakers and entertainers. This special interactive event, which was hosted by Doireann Garrihy, showcased the tremendous work of each of the 31 Comhairle na nÓg groups through a specially commissioned video. Photograph: Maxwells
BOBBLE HEADS: Football figures wearing masks are seen in the window of Mick Byrne's Pub in Castlebar, Co Mayo ahead of the All Ireland Football Semi-Final. Photograph: Keith Heneghan
SPAIN'S RAIN: Women collect shellfish despite cold weather, winds and rainfalls in Portosin, Spain on Friday. Heavy rainfalls, gusts of winds reaching up to 105 kmh and 8m-high waves hit A Coruna, according to the regional weather authorities. Photograph: Lavandeira jr/EPA
WINTER LIGHTS: A busy Grafton Street in Dublin on the first evening that gastropubs and restaurants can reopen under Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions again. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times
SLATTERY'S: From left to right; Niall McGovern, Kevin Campbell and Barry McGovern enjoy their pints in Slattery's pub on Capel Street in Dublin as gastropubs and restaurants reopen as the country moved from Level 5 to Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times
CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: Eileen Murphy, resident of The Iveagh Trust and Michael McCarthy resident of Willie Bermingham Place and Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu at the launch of Dublin City Council and ALONE's Cold Weather Campaign urging members of the public to check in on older people in the community during the cold, dark winter months. Photograph: The Irish Times
REFUGEES: In this aerial picture taken on December 4th, the Kutupalong camp for Rohingya refugees is pictured in Ukhia. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images
SPARKS: Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives during the first practice session ahead of the Sakhir Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in the city of Sakhir on December 4th. Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/Pool/AFP via Getty
FLOOD: A rescuer carries a woman during an evacuation following a flash flood in a residential area in Medan, north Sumatra, Indonesia on December 4th. The flooding was casued by heavy rains in the area. Photograph: Dedi Sinuhaji/EPA-EFE
TARIFFS: New Honda cars parked up at the Royal Portbury Dock in Avonmouth, near Bristol in south-west England on December 4th. In the absence of a Brexit deal, the UK and the EU would move from almost seamless trade in many areas to trading on standard terms set by the World Trade Organization. This could see European tariffs of 37.5 per cent imposed on UK exports of dairy products to the continent, 11.5 per cent on clothes, 22 per cent on vans and trucks and 10 per cent on cars. Photograph: Ben Stanstall/AFP via Getty Images
