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Images of the Week

'The Irish Times' images of the week, selected by deputy picture editor Alan Betson

Fri 1 Jun 2018
SHIP SHAPES: Seventeen tall ships arrive in Dublin as part of the Tall Ships Regatta 2018. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
SHIP SHAPES: Seventeen tall ships arrive in Dublin as part of the Tall Ships Regatta 2018. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
ADOPTION SCANDAL: An image of Susan Kiernan, who was one of the children whose adoptive parents were passed off as their natural parents. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
ADOPTION SCANDAL: An image of Susan Kiernan, who was one of the children whose adoptive parents were passed off as their natural parents. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
UPROOTED: Super Garden mentor Monica Alvarez enjoys the Sanctuary Upside Down Garden at Bloom 2018 in Dublin's Phoenix Park. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
UPROOTED: Super Garden mentor Monica Alvarez enjoys the Sanctuary Upside Down Garden at Bloom 2018 in Dublin's Phoenix Park. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
LOOK TO THE FUTURE: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe attend the launch of Project Ireland 2040 at Government Buildings. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
LOOK TO THE FUTURE: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe attend the launch of Project Ireland 2040 at Government Buildings. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
CERVICALCHECK CONTROVERSY: Emma Mhic Mhathúna speaks at a protest in support of the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal, at Leinster House. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times
CERVICALCHECK CONTROVERSY: Emma Mhic Mhathúna speaks at a protest in support of the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal, at Leinster House. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times
DETAINED JOURNALIST: Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo leaves in a police vehicle after a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters
DETAINED JOURNALIST: Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo leaves in a police vehicle after a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters
INDIAN SUMMER: Indian labourers work on a brick field during a hot afternoon, at Nagda village, north of Kolkata. Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA
INDIAN SUMMER: Indian labourers work on a brick field during a hot afternoon, at Nagda village, north of Kolkata. Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA
KOREAN WAR: British veterans of the Korean War look at a monument containing the names of fellow soldiers who were killed in the conflict, in Seoul. Photograph: Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images
KOREAN WAR: British veterans of the Korean War look at a monument containing the names of fellow soldiers who were killed in the conflict, in Seoul. Photograph: Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images
TEST THE WATERS: An Afghan man cools off on a hot summer day as temperatures reach 42 degrees on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Photograph: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images
TEST THE WATERS: An Afghan man cools off on a hot summer day as temperatures reach 42 degrees on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Photograph: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images
PAPAL AUDIENCE: A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantel as he meets the Carabinieri in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images
PAPAL AUDIENCE: A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantel as he meets the Carabinieri in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images
RAMADAN 2018: Palestinians pray on the third Friday of Ramadan, in Jerusalem's Old City. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters
RAMADAN 2018: Palestinians pray on the third Friday of Ramadan, in Jerusalem's Old City. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters
SPANISH HANDOVER: Spain's new prime minister Pedro Sánchez shakes hands with former PM Mariano Rajoy in parliament, in Madrid. Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou - Pool/Getty Images
SPANISH HANDOVER: Spain's new prime minister Pedro Sánchez shakes hands with former PM Mariano Rajoy in parliament, in Madrid. Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou - Pool/Getty Images
BUOYS IN BLUE: A fisherman sails past buoys in the port of Gouqi Island, Zhejiang Province, China. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
BUOYS IN BLUE: A fisherman sails past buoys in the port of Gouqi Island, Zhejiang Province, China. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
BODY OF EVIDENCE: Anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko addresses a press conference in Kiev after the staging of his death in Ukraine. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
BODY OF EVIDENCE: Anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko addresses a press conference in Kiev after the staging of his death in Ukraine. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT: Relatives of Islamic Jihad member Abdul Haleem al-Naqa attend his funeral in Gaza, after he was killed by Israeli forces. Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images
ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT: Relatives of Islamic Jihad member Abdul Haleem al-Naqa attend his funeral in Gaza, after he was killed by Israeli forces. Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images

More Galleries

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

Images of the Day

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

Images of the Day

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

Images of the Day

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

Images of the Day

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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