Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald kisses the hand of Dr. Jilan Abdalmajid, Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland, after her address to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Athlone.

Veda, a drag queen and HIV activist, photographed getting ready before going on stage at The George, in Dublin.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar pictured during the Béal na mBláth Centenary commemoration remembering General Michael Collins.

A windsurfer makes the most of the high winds at the South Bull Wall, Dublin.

Showband legend Dickie Rock (85) photographed before he announced his retirement.

Garda and protesters take time to consider their options during an eviction on Prussia Street in Dublin.

Filmmaker John Boorman (87) gets a piggyback from his son Lee as they make their way through the gardens of his home near Annamoe, Co. Wicklow.

Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visit the famine memorial on Customs House Quay, Dublin

A streaker heads for the Lake on the 18th Green on the Ryder Cup.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu pictured before attending The St Patrick's Trust Dinner at the Mansion House last February.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar traverses a ditch after seeing the work of the ESB network repair crews following hurricane Ophelia, at Drumlara, Co Meath

A streaker heads for the Lake on the 18th Green on the Ryder Cup.

Tanaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald TD pictured at her department offices on Kildare Street, Dublin

Kerry TD's Michael and Danny Healy Rae and Danny's son Johnny thank their supporters on the first day of the Dail

President Michael D Higgins pictured after posing for a photograph, during his visit to Camp Coolmoney, Glen of Imaal, where the 47th Infantry Group were undergoing a mission exercise

Roma boy Iancu Muntean [2] pictured with his Mom Loredana, sister Regina [4] . Iancu was taken into protective custody after questions about his identity.

Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan braces himself before the start of a press Conference in Government Buildings after the 2010 Budget was announced on the the of December last.

Newly-appointed Taoiseach, Brian Cowen T.D., in Clara, Co. Offaly, for his homecoming tour.