Crokes' Ryan O'Dwyer and Dillon Mulligan with Darren Nolan and Garrett Sinnott of Oulart-the-Ballagh compete during the Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship
By Donall Farmer
A horse makes his way down to the start line during a December meet
Greyhounds chase the hare during the Irish Cup at Limerick Racecourse for the first prize of £67,000 and the Irish Cup Title .
By THE FREE
Young soccer players in County Sligo show the tension created by a last minute free kick.
A diver competes during the 2012 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Poll na bPeist, Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Co. Galway.
Stephen Mozia, USA, competes in the Men's Shot Putt Final at the IAAF World Junior Athletics Championships
By Ray McManus
Galway's Joe Canning watches the flight of the sliothar after taking a line ball. GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final
Patrick Mullins on Uncle Junior (yellow cap) battles through the water with Nina Carberry on Arabella Boy at this years Punchestown Festival
By Matt Browne
Padraig Clancy, Laois, is tackled by Barry Gilleran, Longford. Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship, Longford v Laois, Pearse Park, Longford
Leinster and Glasgow Warriors packs contest a scrum under heavy rain in Glasgow, Scotland
Players from Gorey RFC and Naas RFC battle it out during half-time of Leinster v Scarlets
Huang Qiushuang at the Chinese Olympic training camp in Lisburn where they will base themselves before going to London to compete in the Olympic Games.
By Julien Behal
Boxer Katie Taylor celebrates in the Excel Arena after winning Gold in the London Olympics
Kevin Deery of Derry City celebrates his side's first goal in the FAIL cup Final against Saint Patrick's Athletic
Eoghan Mac Laighean of Scoil Oilibheir is tackled by Adam Gregg of Scoil Mhearnog during the Cumann na mBunscoil Primary School Football Finals.
