1ST PLACE WINNER
Politics 2013
TAOI-SHOCK !!
by Steve HumphreysAli Skehan aged 6 from Donnybrook can't contain her excitement while sitting beside Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the launch of Daffodil Day.
1ST PLACE WINNER
2ND PLACE
"FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES"
By Tom Honan
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams pictured speaking at the Constitutional Convention.
3RD PLACE
"BERTIE'S DIG-OUT
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern works on his allotment.He once described payments from friends as only "dig-outs from mates".
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US SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
The US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a major address on global human rights in Dublin
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MINISTER REILLY UNDER PRESSURE
By Mark Stedman
Minister for Health, James Reilly TD, showing the strain of office at the launch of the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare in Dublin.
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ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN
By Mark Condren
President Michael D Higgins attending the annual state commemoration of the 1916 Rising at Arbour Hill in Dublin
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FINGERS ON BUZZERS........
Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the launch of a Tourism Ireland event at the St Regis Hotel in Beijing, China.
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MINISTER GETS DOWN AND DIRTY
Minister Leo Varadkar mucks in as he takes part in the 2012 Bog Snorkelling Championships.
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PARTY LEADER
By Joe Dunne
Fianna Fáil Leader, Micheál Martin TD, in his office at Leinster House, Dublin.
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EAR ACHE
By Eric Luke
Éamon Ó Cuív who resigned from deputy leadership of Fianna Fáil has a earpiece fitted for a interview on the plinthe at Leinster House
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POLITICAL PLAY
Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring T.D. has a kick about with some eager children at the HSE Community Games Finals launch.