# Photographs

Last year

2022

# life in colour

Colourised photographs bring Irish Civil War to life in new way

We have a selection of the images from a new collection.

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Oct 2nd 2022, 10:00 AM

All time

# feeling festive

PHOTOS: A selection of your Christmas trees

The weather outside is frightful…

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Dec 7th 2021, 4:35 PM

# matt hancock

UK health minister apologises for breaching Covid guidance after being accused of affair with aide

The Sun newspaper in the UK today published pictures of Matt Hancock with adviser Gina Coladangelo.

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Jun 25th 2021, 12:56 PM

# Old Ireland in Colour

These stunning colourised photos give a new look at Ireland's past

They’ve been compiled into a book that is nominated in this year’s Irish Book Awards.

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Nov 11th 2020, 8:00 PM

# ge2020

Trends and tricolours: The images that sum up GE2020 election count day

How things looked today.

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Feb 10th 2020, 1:45 AM

# clever ewe

Sheep can recognise Barack Obama and Emma Watson's faces from photographs

Researchers also found sheep were able to recognise their handlers in photographs.

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Nov 12th 2017, 10:00 AM

# Paparazzi

British royals want €1.5 million over topless pictures of Duchess of Cambridge

The royal couple are not expected to attend the trial in Paris, which started today.

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May 2nd 2017, 11:49 AM

# Dublin City Council

Pictures: New online archive gives public access to Dublin's visual history

Dublin City Council have published their archives online, in the hope it would help members of the public access records they need.

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Feb 22nd 2017, 8:30 PM

# Sunrise

The sunrise over Dublin this morning was absolutely stunning

In Dublin’s fair city.

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Oct 4th 2016, 8:15 AM

# Maxime Du Camp

These photographs give a fascinating glimpse into ancient Egypt

Some of the first-ever travel photos are up for auction.

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Sep 4th 2016, 1:00 PM

# Red Planet

Here are 40 amazing photos of Mars taken by the Nasa Orbiter

The Mars Orbiter has been taking stunning photos of the planet for nearly 10 years – here are the cream of the most recent crop.

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Aug 13th 2016, 11:30 AM

# the drones

Check out these amazing photos taken using aerial drone photography

An Australian photographer has been experimenting with a drone with incredible results.

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Jun 26th 2016, 9:00 PM

# little moments

A Dublin photographer takes a photo of his kids every day to celebrate 'little moments'

The little moments matter the most.

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Jun 3rd 2016, 10:47 AM

# little moments

This Dublin photographer takes a photo of his kids every day to celebrate 'little moments'

The little moments matter the most.

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Jun 3rd 2016, 9:38 AM

A photographer showed how your face changes at different stages of drinking wine

Looks familiar.

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Apr 9th 2016, 11:57 AM

# Controversy

Stoichkov poses with dead animals on Safari

The ex-Barcelona striker, known as ‘The Dagger’, has sparked outrage.

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Apr 1st 2016, 8:42 AM

# out of their box

15 pictures that got us through election count day

Bustle and boredom. agony and ecstasy.

80.9k

Feb 28th 2016, 5:30 AM

# rebellion

A London gallery is showing some incredible photos from the Easter Rising

Easter Rising 1916 is an exhibition from the photographic collection of Sean Sexton. And the pictures are amazing.

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Jan 24th 2016, 9:00 PM

# the snappers

25 of the best Irish news photographs of the year

From the marriage referendum to Berkeley, here are some of the choice pics of the year.

21.8k

Dec 24th 2015, 3:00 PM

# different perspective

12 of the most breathtaking drone photos of 2015

Pretty spectacular.

21.2k

Dec 18th 2015, 6:02 AM

# Weird

A photographer looked through people’s forgotten photo accounts - here are the odd and eerie pictures he found

Curiouser and curiouser.

55.6k

Sep 12th 2015, 10:15 AM

# behind the lens

Photos taken by Ringo Starr show how The Beatles liked to chill behind the scenes

A new book, Photograph, of never-before-seen photographs, is due to be released this month.

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Sep 5th 2015, 2:00 PM

# humans of dublin

'He's my best friend, my right-hand man' - Look out for these lovely photo stories around Dublin

If you’re as soft as us they might make you a little emotional.

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Aug 2nd 2015, 10:15 AM

# changed utterly

Incredible photographs show devastating impact of the Rising

Trinity College Dublin is giving the public a glimpse at rare photographs and items from the 1916 Rising.

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Jul 29th 2015, 6:10 AM

# gram that

Are these the most interesting places to photograph in Ireland?

Lines. Lots of lines.

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May 29th 2015, 6:46 PM

# mystery girls

Recognise anyone? These mysterious photos were found in a library today

The RIA wants to reunite them with the family involved.

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Apr 29th 2015, 5:48 PM

# is that sleet

This guy's series of photographs capture how erratic Ireland's weather truly is

MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

7.7k

Mar 31st 2015, 6:50 PM

# Green army

34 great photos from St Patrick's Day parades around the country

Tens of thousands of people turned out on the streets around Ireland today.

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Mar 17th 2015, 8:46 PM

# negatives

8 reasons Instagram just isn't as good as an old photo album

Tagging was an undiscovered horror, for one.

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Jan 23rd 2015, 6:00 PM

# no filter

The good, the bad and the ugly: Are selfies turning us all into narcissists?

Or were we already halfway there?

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Jan 1st 2015, 9:00 PM

# Mayhem

These vintage pics of Christmas shopping crowds will make you glad it's all over

This is not a modern nightmare – people in the 1930s were running around like headless chickens doing last minute shopping as well.

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Dec 25th 2014, 8:30 PM

# Photographs

Vintage photos show the terrifying first expeditions into the Congo to track down Ebola

In 1976 a young Belgian doctor ventured across what was then Zaire to find the source of the infection.

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Oct 18th 2014, 9:15 AM

# In pics

American football captures Dublin's imagination at Croke Park Classic

Check out all the best photographs from an entertaining afternoon of football at GAA HQ.

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Aug 31st 2014, 12:36 PM

# Hidden Ireland

The mysterious young doctor who captured Ireland in black and white

John J Clarke loved taking photographs of the world around him – and luckily for us, 200 of his photos have been digitised.

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Aug 4th 2014, 7:00 PM

# Through the lens

It’s Sunday, so here are 15 of the best images from the past week in sport

We chose our favourite images from events such as the U19s European Championships, the Tour de France and the week in GAA.

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Jul 27th 2014, 8:15 AM

# feline conspiracy

Is your cat compromising your privacy?

The metadata of feline snaps has been used to create a world map of cats.

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Jul 24th 2014, 6:00 PM

# waiting

Eerie pics show Dublin flats still bearing signs of past residents

Photographer Jeanette Lowe’s exhibition is being held in the very flats which are soon to be demolished.

27.7k

Jul 12th 2014, 9:45 AM

# Say Cheese

The Taoiseach's been keeping his photography costs down this year

His department has managed to bring spending in this area down form €83,000 in 2008 to less than €6,000 so far this year and here’s how…

6.9k

Jul 11th 2014, 7:00 AM

# free the nipple

Breastfeeding pics won't be removed by Facebook anymore

The site says that breastfeeding is “natural and beautiful”.

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Jun 13th 2014, 5:45 PM

# buggin out

Spider terrifies two girls by photobombing their selfie

IT JUST WANTED TO BE FRIENDS.

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May 15th 2014, 4:42 PM