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# future ireland
Pictures: How drones, turbines and virtual reality are changing Ireland
The Future Ireland report takes a look at Irish society by different themes each year.
# photopost
One man has spent five years capturing breathtaking views of Glendalough
Frank Corry’s PhotoPost project shows that Ireland’s changeable weather is actually really beautiful.
# Lá fhéile Pádraig
Picture this: Looking back at Dublin's old St Patrick's Day Parades
From jesters to Wombles, from young to old, here’s a quick history of Dublin’s old St Patrick’s Day parades.
# parliament street
260-year-old map shows plans for avenue to Dublin Castle
Dublin City Council published archived photos and pictures of old documents – this map is the oldest of them.
# 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.
# Photography
Lost Ireland: 12 photos that capture forgotten moments of Irish history
“It is an architectural fact of life that buildings, like people, come and go.”
# year in pictures
25 of the best Irish news photographs of the year
From The general election to the European Cup and the Olympics – it’s been an exciting year for Ireland.
# sardine run
The winner of the 2016 Nat Geo photography competition
The photographer had to wait two weeks to capture this sight.
# fire in the desert
Pictures: The Burning Man festival is host to some truly incredible works of art
The annual counterculture festival in the heart of the Nevada desert sees some mind-boggling works of art created – and then burnt down.
# eh thanks
Here are the weirdest and most brilliant pictures sent in by our readers
Sometimes we are sent really useful news tips and pictures, other times we are sent really weird stuff like this.
# Snap Happy
22 of our favourite images from the sporting week
Rio De Janeiro, Croke Park and Tallaght Stadium all involved.
# eh thanks
Here are the weirdest and most brilliant pictures sent in by our readers
Sometimes we are sent really useful news tips and pictures, other times we are sent really weird stuff like this.
# eh thanks
Here are the weirdest and most brilliant pictures sent in by our readers
Sometimes we are sent really useful news tips and pictures, other times we are sent really weird stuff like this
# swanky
In pictures: Michael Jackson's former Las Vegas villa is a place of beauty
The opulence of the villa is fairly staggering.
# EH Thanks guys
Nine of the weirdest and most brilliant pictures sent in by our readers
Sometimes we are sent really useful news tips and pictures, other times we are sent really weird crap like this.
# it you
19 pictures that accurately sum up your life right now
Same. Same.
# In Pictures
Pictures: Ireland marks 100 years since the 1916 Rising
The day in pictures.
# South Carolina
Teacher quits after student steals naked picture from her phone
Leigh Anne Arthur, a teacher at Union County High School in South Carolina, resigned her post after the photo of her was shared among students.
# pictures
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch mourns his brother as family asks for no retaliation
The funeral mass of Eddie Hutch Senior was held this morning.
# life thru a lens
Pictures: the amazing photos honoured at today's World Press Photo Contest
Some of the greatest photos taken worldwide from the last 12 months were honoured in the contest.
# Snap Happy
15 of the best images from the sporting week
Check out the best snaps from the last seven days.
# Weather Warnings
Power outages, fallen trees and huge waves as Storm Henry rages on
Weather warnings are in place until 4am Tuesday with rain forecast for after.
# free mars
These photos are our first glimpse of the incredible tall sand dunes of Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been on the red planet since 2012 and has just sent back these incredible, never-before-seen, photos.
# pictures
See what it was like to fly on The Big Bunny, Hugh Hefner’s customised Playboy jet
Stunning shots from the 1960s and 1970s.
# Irish book awards
Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way has never looked more beautiful than in these photos
These stunning images show off how gorgeous our country really is.
# Sandymount
Enable Ireland employee ordered to remove images of children posted on Twitter
Caroline Sheehan did not appear in court.
# nat geo
Stunning portraits taken of the world's endangered animals - before they disappear
Check out the beautiful Arctic Fox.
# Stunning
An Irishman went around Vietnam 40 years after the war - and took some incredible photographs
Ian Thuillier spent three months travelling around the country earlier this year.
# At last
11 photos that show the full and brilliant scope of Instagram's new feature
People were excited about it.
# Say Cheese
15 of our favourite sporting pictures of the week
Some classic shots from the week in sport
# in sickness and in arrrgh
This Irish couple just nailed the greatest wedding photo ever (thanks to some Vikings)
The bar has been raised.
# Yum
Here's what your favourite foods look like sliced directly down the middle
The images weren’t easy to create.
# Russia
Police investigate online community encouraging 'selfies with the dead'
Cash rewards were offered for some.
# Film
Trailer Watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
# Rossiyskaya Imperiya
18 rare colour photographs of the Russian Empire from over 100 years ago
A rare glimpse into life a century ago.
# Active Retirement
The creator of MySpace now travels the world taking breathtaking photos like this
Doesn’t look like a bad life…
# Very Good Grasshopper
This stunning picture was voted one of Ireland's very best
The grasshopper is extremely rare and this pic of it has won a place in a world photography awards ceremony.
# Price Gauguin
At $300 million, this is now the most expensive painting ever
A steal. Right?
# Snap Happy
18 of our favourite pictures from the start of the GAA inter-county football season
Who doesn’t love January football?
# lorryload
Your 'It's A Long Way From Croke Park' Pic Of The Day
Still, at least the view was decent.