Photography

Snap happy: Irish photographers on the story behind their favourite photographs

From supermodels to scenes of everyday life – powerful images chosen by those who captured them

In pictures: Dublin Horse Show’s Best Dressed looks

From floral gowns to gold headpieces, there was a wide selection of styles on show this year

In pictures: The funeral of Brenda Fricker

The Oscar winner died last month at the age of 81

Glen Hansard funeral in pictures: Bono, Eddie Vedder and Damien Dempsey among mourners

Crowds lined the street outside of Dublin’s St Patrick’s Cathedral to bid the musician farewell

All Together Now 2026: The weekend in pictures

From Britpop rockers Pulp on Friday to electronic dance duo Disclosure’s closing set on Sunday evening, 2026’s All Together Now saw a weekend stacked with music, laughs and eccentric fashion

In pictures: Festival-goers arrive for All Together Now

Seventh edition of All Together Now will see Kneecap, Pulp and Underworld among headline acts

In pictures: Lisa Walsh scoops €10,000 prize on Ladies’ Day at the Galway Races

Best Hat award was won by Maksuda Akhter, who wore a design by Irish milliner Fiona Rafter

Glen Hansard: A life and music career in pictures

Musician and actor starred in The Commitments and with his band The Frames

One of the last of its kind in Ireland: The Leinster Model Flying Club in pictures

‘It’s gone from rubber bands and tissue to high-tech computerised stuff,’ says a founding member of one of Ireland’s few remaining model aircraft clubs

Dance World Cup finals in Dublin: ‘This is the best of all of the dancers around the world’

Dancers as young as four years old perform to a full house in the discipline’s most elite competition

The remarkable life of Sam Neill, from Omagh to Jurassic Park – in pictures

Sam Neill, the Omagh-born actor who found global fame in Jurassic Park and The Piano, has died aged 78. A look back at his life and five-decade career in photographs.

In pictures: Biodiversity Photographer of the Year winners 2026

All the winning images from this years Biodiversity Photographer of the Year competition

Bonnie Tyler’s life in pictures throughout the years

Welsh singer died aged 75 following an illness she was treated for

In pictures: Behind the scenes at Marlay Park gigs in Dublin

‘It’s not like a typical festival’: Florence + the Machine in Rathfarnham was one of the big concerts of the summer

In pictures: Heatwave grips Ireland

Ireland is at the edge of a heat dome hovering above much of western Europe

In pictures: Europe swelters in heat dome

Temperature records have been broken in several European cities today following a heatwave

Beyond the Pale 2026 in pictures: from revellers to alpacas and rope darts

The three-day music festival at Wicklow’s Glendalough estate was bathed in sun from Friday to Sunday

Star gazing: Vote for your favourite celestial shot in DIAS astrophotography competition

Vote online for your favourite image as part of the Public Choice Award in the annual DIAS contest

In pictures: Hundreds gather to revive Bealtaine fire festival at Hill of Uisneach

Sacred site associated with pre-Christian gods and medieval kingly rituals

Ploughing final in pictures: ‘The way the year came, it was just hard going’

After poor weather prevented previous attempts to conduct a competition, the lands of James O’Driscoll in Ballinascarthy hosted the Cork West county final

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