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US President Barack Obama delivers a statement alongside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, following the death of the US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens and others
Taoiseach Enda Kenny adjusts the bicycle helmet of Minister for Tourism Michael Ring before he takes part in a bicycle ride on the Great Western Greenway after attending the annual Fine Gael Parliamentary Party meeting in Westport.
Gardai & LUAS staff at the scene of an accident involving a LUAS & a refuse truck on Benburb Street, Dublin.
Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the BMW Championship, his second US Tour victory in seven days
Saturday
THEY HAVEN'T GONE AWAY YOU KNOW : Onlookers at the funeral of Alan Ryan yesterday were shocked to see a paramilitarystyle display with masked men in full military garb accompanying the coffin as it made its way through a north Dublin suburb. Photo: David Conachy
Diane Ward, the mother of eight-year-old Anthony Ward, appears in court charged with his murder, as his funeral procession takes place in Charleville Co Cork. Members of Anthony's Tae Kwon Do club formed a guard of honour.
Clare Daly TD during a protest by People with Disabilities, their PAs, Home Helps and families at Government Buildings.
Researchers investigate the carcass of a great white shark that washed up in Westport, Massachusetts.
Actor Clint Eastwood addresses the final session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
A man walks through floodwater and heavy rain a day after Hurricane Isaac hit the area outside New Orleans.
Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong signs autographs for supporters after a run in Montreal.
Michelle Martin, ex-wife of Belgium's child killer Marc Dutroux leaves prison in Brussels, Belgium's highest court granted conditional early release Tuesday to one of the nation's most despised criminals, the accomplice and former wife of a pedophile and child killer, even though she let two of his victims starve to death.
Saturday
SETTING OFF: Competitors at the start of the Frank Duffy 10 Mile at the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photo: Tomas Greally/SPORTSFILE
Saturday
Winnie Johnson, 78, the mother of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett has died without knowing where her son is buried.
Friday
Hitching a ride along the old railway track at the Tralee Bay Wetlands were Roses Brid Ryan (Cork), Ann Marie Hayes (Kerry), Dervla Kenny (Mayo) and Ann Marshall (New Zealand). DOMNICK WALSH
Sunday
Tammy and Ritchie Howard taking part in the Zombie March in Dublin for charity. Photo: Tony Gavin
Saturday
Kerry writer Con Houlihan died this morning in Dublin at the age of 86.
A native of Castleisland in County Kerry he was regarded as one of Ireland' s finest sports writers and columnists. He worked for the Irish Press group of newspapers and later with the Irish Independent and Evening Herald. A bust in his honour adorns Main Street in Castleisland and a pavement plaque layus outside the Palace Bar in Dublin.
Two years ago he was presented with the inaugural Inspirational Life achievement award. Photo show Con in his familiar pose covering his mouth with his hand at the unveiling of the bust in Castleisland in 2004. Picture by Don MacMonagle
Utoya Island in Norway where one year ago Anders Behring Breivik carried out a shooting massacre that killed at least 77 people.
Saturday
John McAreavey and his sister Anne with some of the girls who took part in the Michaela Foundation girls' summer camp – which reflected the values of Michaela – in Co Tyrone yesterday.
Photo: DARREN KIDD
Trevor Boland and Nevan Bermingham mark the success of civil partnerships and the 2nd anniversary of the Dáil and Seanad passing the legislation
A girl wounded by shelling is treated at a makeshift hospital in Houla near Homs July 17, 2012.
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