Ireland rugby player Peter O'Mahony poses for a picture .

Munster’s Paul O’Connell and Donnacha Ryan, with Sean Cox and Grant Gilchrist, of Edinburgh, during a Heineken Cup match

Alun Wyn Jones, Iain Henderson, Ross Moriarty and Sam Warburton in the dressing room after the Lions vs New Zealand Provincial Barbarians game

Ireland's Tadhg Furlong goes up against South Africa's Malcolm Marx and Tendai Mtawarira, in a scrum during the Ireland vs South Africa match

Connacht's John Muldoon celebrates with a fan after winning the Pro12 Final

Jamaica's Usain Bolt looks with ease at Andre de Grasse of Canada after beat him during the Men's 100m Semi-Final

Leinster’s Jamie Heaslip with an eye injury

A selection of images of the British and Irish Lions team during their winning tour to Australia 2013

Ireland's Paddy Barnes looks at Gold medalist Zou Shiming after getting his Bronze medal in the Men's Light Welter (64kg)

Ireland and Leinster rugby player Rob Kearney poses for a picture.

Derek Burnett, a member of the Irish Shooting Team, at the Beijing Olympics

Horse racing, a year in pictures

Kilkenny's Martin Comerford rips off the helmet of Malachy Travers of Wexford.