In pictures: June bank holiday weekend – marathons, festivals and sunshine
Highlights from the weekend including the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon, Dalkey Vintage Festival and Bloom
Béibhinn, (5), with Odhran and Iarlaith Dempsey (both 8) from Killiney, beside a 1931 Sunbeam 18.2 car at the Vintage and Classic Cars Show, at the Dalkey Vintage Festival. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Mon Jun 02 2025 - 18:36
The June bank holiday is one of the busiest of the year, with events taking place across the country.
From music festivals to marathons, here’s a look at some of the highlights.
Ormeau Runners from Belfast running in memory of Anna Rainey in the 2025 VHI Women’s Mini Marathon, which is the largest women's race of its kind in the world. Photograph: Alan Betson
Participants in the VHI Women's Mini Marathon marking the 43rd anniversary of the event. Photograph: Alan Betson
Emer Smith, from Greystones with dogs Polly and Daisy visiting the Vintage and Classic Cars show, at the Dalkey Vintage Festival. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Nino Forte, polishing a Honda S800 at the Vintage and Classic Cars Show, at the Dalkey Vintage Festival. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Replacing a Range Rover advert beside a parked 1960 Land Rover, in Dalkey during the Vintage Festival. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Alannah Williams (5) from Wexford enjoying the sunshine at Bord Bia Bloom in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photograph: Peter Houlihan
Accordian player Brendan Begley at Bord Bia Bloom in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photograph: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography
Engines lined up at the annual steam and vintage rally at Innishannon, Co Cork. Photograph: David Creedon
Students from Piccolo Lasso Choir prepare for the finale of Blackwater Valley Opera Festival’s headline opera, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten. Conducted by David Brophy, directed by Patrick Mason, and featuring the Irish Chamber Orchestra, it was staged on the grounds of Lismore Castle, Co Waterford. Photograph: Matt Brooker
Danny Healy-Rae TD, a pallion passenger, taking part in the Annual Ireland BikeFest parade in Killarney. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan
An Rás Mór, the Cork Harbour Festival’s flagship event passing Blackrock Castle, celebrates its 20th anniversary, which went ahead despite adverse wind conditions. Photograph: Clare Keogh
Runners starting the Cork City Marathon 2025. More than 11,000 runners took to the streets across the full marathon, half marathon and 10K events. Photograph: Darragh Kane
The crowd enjoys the good weather at Forbidden Fruit in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
Kathy Yaeji Lee performs as Yaeji during Forbidden Fruit Festival at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin. Photograph: Kieran Frost/Redferns
Karl Hyde of Underworld performs during Forbidden Fruit Festival at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin. Photograph: Kieran Frost/Redferns
