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The freshly painted Free Derry Corner mural reads There Is No British Justice to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. The Bogside Massacre that came to be known as Bloody Sunday, took place on January 30th, 1972. British soldiers shot at 26 unarmed civilians taking part in a protest march, killing 14. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

TRAD FESRT: Renowned fiddler Niamh Ní Charra warming up before performing at the opening session of Trad Fest Temple Bar 2022, at Collins Barracks, the start of 70 concerts by over 200 artists in the next five days. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

LUNAR NEW YEAR: The Lunar New Year Community Celebration hosted by Hill Street Family Resource Centre in partnership with the North East Inner City Initiative will take place online this year from Tuesday 1st - 12th of February, with a wide variety of online activities and workshops for all ages to enjoy and participate in. Celebrating the Year of the Tiger at the launch of the Hill Street Family Resource Centre Lunar New Year Community Celebration were, Hill Street Family Resource Centre's New Years Children's Chinese Drummers with the Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland. Photograph: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography

PASSES DROPPED: From left to right; Marie Rice, Lelda Viksna, Lisa McAvoy and Hugh Boyle at the Shelbourne bakery in Newry, Co Down as the requirement for vaccine passports in licensed premises is dropped in Northern Ireland. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

GORSE FIRE: Four units of the Cork County Fire Brigade were called out to a large gorse fire on Wednesday night at Sparrograda, between Ballydehob and Bantry in Co Cork. At its height, the fire front was 1km wide but was extinguished at around midnight. Photograph: Andy Gibson

MURRAY CUP: St Patrick's Classical School Navan warm up before their Bank of Ireland Vinnie Murray Cup Round 1 match against The King's Hospital in Donnybrook, Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph: Evan Treacy/Inpho

USTINOV: The Russian navy's missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov sails off for an exercise in the Arctic. Russia has launched a series of drills amid the tensions over Ukraine and deployed an estimated 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian territory that fueled Western fears of an invasion. Photograph: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

SKY DISC: The Nebra Sky Disc, the world's oldest map of the stars, as it is prepared for display as part of The world of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum in London. The 3,600 year old disc is the oldest surviving representation of the cosmos anywhere in the world and is one of the most important prehistoric treasures ever discovered and has never been to the UK before. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

REPUBLIC DAY: Indian Army soldiers march through the ceremonial Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. India has bounced back strongly from the pandemic and stands poised to claim the mantle of fastest-growing economy in 2021 and probably 2022 as well. Photograph: T Narayan/Bloomberg

Koomurri performer Lee Daniels is seen as artwork by Pitjantjatjara man Yadjidta David Miller is projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House at dawn during Australia Day 2022 celebrations, in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday. Photograph: Biance De Marchi/EPA/Australia and New Zealand Out

DUMP: A man collects useable items at a garbage dump in Antang on January 26th. Photograph: Andri Saputra/AFP via Getty Images

SNOW DAY: People enjoy a tube ride in the snow at a park in Shenyang in China's notheastern Liaoning province. Photograph: STR/AFP via Getty Images

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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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