An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar shelters from the rain during the naming and commissioning ceremony of the new Naval Service vessel L.É. George Bernard Shaw on the Frank Cassin Wharf, Waterford
A boy sitting between his brother’s legs at a very long election count held in Tralee
Minister for Health Simon Harris at the launch of HSE National Breastfeeding Week 2019, with from left: Carol Wharton, with baby Ella Beth Wharton, Sandyford; Louise O’Connor, with baby Brendan Reddy, Phibsborough and Monica Uí Dúill with baby Liam Ó’Dúill, Roundwood
German Chancellor Angela Merkel with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Farmleigh, Dublin
Counting gets underway at Belfast City Hall for the Council elections
By Gerry Mooney
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar pauses to reflect on the loss of his friend Seamus Lawless who died while climbing Mount Everest
By Mark Condren
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Councillor Barry Ward after they braved the frosty waters for a Christmas morning dip at the Forty Foot in Sandycove