Five-year old Anna Humphreys on her first day at Lisheen National School, West Cork. She is the first child in 31 years from Heir Island to start primary school on the mainland since the island's own school closed in July 1976.
A look at the highs and lows of the Irish cricket team during their historic World Cup Campaign.
By Seán Curtin
Everyday scenes of contemporary Limerick
Michael Reardon a world-renowned climber and free spirit from California was taken by a rogue Atlantic wave off Valentia Island in July 2007 and his body was never found.
By Julien Behal
Romanian Gypsies camped on a roundabout on the busy M50 motorway. Following a swoop at dawn by Garda immigration officers, they were deported back to Northern Romania.
By Frank Miller
Hotel Ballymun, which opened as an artwork in Thomas Clarke Tower, before its demolition.
