Three-year-old Cooper Dunseath with his two year-old brother Carter get ready for the 11th night bonfire at Craigyhill in Larne, Co. Antrim.

Funeral of The Earl of Antrim Alexander McDonnell. The 86-year-old peer was buried in the family plot on the side of Glenarm, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. The family can trace its lineage back to the last Gaelic rulers of the area from the forteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Liam O'Keefe carries the coffin of his son Liam. The two-month-old died following an incident in north Belfast. The baby’s mother was subsequently charged with murder.

Nationalists clash with police in Belfast after a series of violent Loyalist protests, in reaction to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Funeral of 35-year-old Samantha Willis who died from COVID-19 not long after giving birth to a baby daughter. Three-week-old Evie Grace follows her mother’s coffin out of St. Columb’s Cathedral in Derry.

Ireland’s Luke Keeler lands a punch on America’s Luis Arias during Féile an Phobail fight night at the Falls Park, west Belfast

Counting gets underway at Belfast City Hall for the Council elections

Adam McBurney celebrates after winning his fight against Philip McClelland in Antrim Intermediate Championships at the Dockers Club, Belfast.

A PSNI Inspector is given assistance by colleagues in riot gear after his ear is badly damaged during trouble at the Ardoyne shops in Belfast following an Orange Order Parade.

John McArevey kisses the coffin of his wife, of one week, Michaela who was murdered on their honeymoon in Mauritius

Former First Minister of Northern Ireland, Dr. Ian Paisley, accompanied by Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, speaking at his last official engagement as First Minister.

Spain's Laura Maria Perez (centre) celebrates after they score against France in the 2017 UEFA Women's under-19 Championship Final at the National Football Stadium, Windsor Park, Belfast

An anti-Brexit protester outside Newry, Co Down, re-enacts an Irish hard border crossing from the 1940's and 1950's

Tribute to the late musician David Bowie on a street off the Lisburn Road in south Belfast. shortly after he died.

The UK BREXIT vote may mean the return for this former customs hut near the old border crossing at Kileen between Newry and Dundalk.

Bradley Hayes has his feet licked by his house-trained miniature Falabella horse ‘Summer’. Summer is a therapy horse for Bradley who is autistic

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams signs a book of condolence for former First Minister and DUP leader Ian Paisley, who died aged 88

Outgoing PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott, in his office at police headquarters, during one of his last days before retiring from the post

PSNI officers deal with trouble from nationalist rioters following an Orange Order parade past the Ardoyne shops in north Belfast.

Alliance councillors Michael and Christine Bower's with their daughter Grace after their Bangor home was attacked in relation to ongoing Union Flag protests.

Former Billionaire Sean Quinn's chair in his office at the Quinn Group headquarters in Derrylin Co. Fermanagh.

Rainy day at the Auld Lamas horse fair in Ballycastle Co. Antrim.

91-year-old Herby Archer who was diagnosed with cancer 26 years ago and survived at his home outside Dungannon, Co Tyrone.

Shots are fired over republican John Brady's coffin outside his house in Strabane, Co. Tyrone.

A young girl watches from the warmth of her mother’s coat, as her father receives a medal for his service with The Royal Irish in Afghanistan, at Hillsborough Castle, Co. Down.