One of the stars of this year’s The Late Late Toy Show 7-year-old, Sheamie Garrihy, gets back to his routine work, helping his dad Jamie with blocklaying at home in Knockroe, Kilfenora, Co. Clare.

Kit Smalley and his dog “Yeoh” living under the bridge in Doonbeg village in Clare. After becoming homeless in the summer, he had no option but to live in the stone room which was last inhabited in the immediate post-famine period. As winter approached, he finally got a new home in nearby Kilrush town.

Harley O’Callaghan, of Kilrush, Co. Clare, looks on as he stands between two arguing factions during an information meeting, in the Town Park at Shannon, where concerns were expressed about the new Shannon Refugee Hub proposed for an industrial unit at Shannon Free Zone.

One Man And His Dog...Rod Gallavan, of Kinnielty, Liscannor and his dog Tia check out the sea conditions while out for a refreshing walk at Clahane as Storms Dudley and Eunice approached the country.

A woman seeking donations from passers-by on the pavement outside the Christian Dior shop on the Champs-Élysées, Paris.

Liam Cooney, Michelle Reade and Reidin Dunne taking part in the Rasper Players (Wexford) production of Naomi In The Living Room as part of the 2021 All-Ireland 1-Act Finals Festival of Drama at Glor, Ennis.

The sun sets on a February evening at Doolin, Co. Clare.

A man fixes the sound system behind the altar in Tulla, in preparation for the opening of churches to the public as part of the plan to ease Covid-19 restrictions.

East Clare blacksmith Mark Wilson at work in his forge at Mountshannon.

A lightning strike over northwest Ennis, Co. Clare, as seen from Woodstock Hill.

A technician works on the ATM outside a bank in Ennis

River Feeley and his partner Buyiswa Mankayi who are living rough on the grounds of Our Lady’s Hospital, Ennis

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is left holding the baby at the official opening of Senator Martin Conway's constituency office in Ennistymon

Noel Lorigan gets his charges ready for the Pig Races at Kilmihil Festival of Fun.

Jason Morris, of Toonagh, who came second in the Natural Bodybuilding Federation of Ireland 2014 Under-68kg category

The bodies of two Quilty fishermen are taken from a rescue boat, watched by supportive locals, after a bad boating tradgedy in West Clare.

Horse goes down, but jockey wants to keep on going, at Bellharbour Point To Point races in Clare.

Shannon swimmer and 2012 Olympic hopeful Chris Bryan goes through his early morning paces at Shannon pool, Co. Clare.

Noel Lorigan gets his charges ready for the Pig Races at Kilmihil Festival of Fun.

Once loved dolls, which were salvaged from rubbish skips adorn almost every nook and cranny of the Wasted Junky salvage yard at Raheen, Co Clare. Visitors to the yard, where everything from a needle to an anchor can be purchased, are often startled by the quirky nature and random positioning of the toys where the owner says he saves them from the tip because they once obviously meant a great deal to their former owners. They now keep watchful eyes on the premises

Shadows cast by Brian McCarthy and his daughter Edwina's horses as they nuzzle together before a charity hack at Quin, in aid of Clare Suicide Bereavement Support

Love is in the air; daytime dance at the Pavillion Hall, Lisdoonvarna, during the Annual Matchmaking Festival 2nd.

Caroline Sherlock and her seven children at the window of a caravan, which they share on the side of the road, at Cregg, Lahinch, Co. Clare

Clare manager Davy Fitzgerald heads for the dressing room after the final whistle, following the loss to Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Cup Final

Local man Paddy Hanrahan collecting seaweed as fertilizer for his garden, near Cappa, Kilrush, Co Clare

Boatmen breaking ice at Gortglass Lake, Clare, for the annual Christmas Day swim as a man cycles his bike on the frozen lake surface.

A tranquil morning scene with a hint of Spring in the air at Lough Derg near Killaloe in East Clare.

A rider comes a cropper while taking part in a New Year's Day hunt at Kinvara, South Galway.

The Supermoon Moon takes over where the sun lets off as seen over Woodstock Hill, Ennis, Co. Clare.

Patrick Hussey, Colm O Connor and John Joe Hussey competing during the All-Ireland Currach Regatta at Doonbeg, Co Clare.

Young Ennis lad Kayden Moloney gives off his best at the Clare Senior Hurlers open evening in Cusack Park

Susanna Kelly helps Lorraine Hughes prepare her baby for the first baptism for 500 years in the old abbey ruins on Canon Island, Co. Clare

Aoibheann O Dwyer of Ennis with her "environmentally friendly" headgear during the annual Clarecastle regatta, in County Clare.

Jockey BJ Foley parts company with his mount in the first race during the County Clare Hunt's Point To Point at Quakerstown Boston, Co. Clare.

Smokers take advantage of any opportunity to light up.

Emma Clancy gets to grips with another Horrid Henry story at Kilnaboy National School.

Scariff’s Seamus Noonan is covered in mud following their Munster Junior Cup game against Dolphins

Clare's Fergal Lynch breaks his hurley against his Wexford opponent, during the All-Ireland Quarter Final.

John Thomas McNamara and Gee Dee part company at the Clare Hunt point to point, at Dromoland.

Fetch Boy, Fetch! A sensible dog looks on as a boy tumbles into the water at Cappa,Kilrush, Co. Clare.

The Lismorahaun Singers perform during the annual Burren Ramble in Poul Barron, near Fanore, Co Clare, in 2006

Special Apostle A Ooladukun baptises a member of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim & Seraphim Church of Noah's Ark at Ennis swimming pool, Co Clare, in May 2002

Young Emma Troy looks out the train window on the West Clare Railway line from Moyasta junction as Private Gerard Troy and Blainagh Daly share a celebratory kiss after their wedding at Monmore church in 2001

The actor-director Peter Kennedy prepares for his role in an Ennis Musical Society production of "The Inmate" in 2000

A competitor runs his own race at the rear of the field during the Clare Community Games finals in Ennis in June 1999