Photos of the Week

Week ending 20th July 2024. Images selected by the picture desk

2025 UEFA European Women's Championship Qualifier Group A3, SuperValu Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork 16/7/2024 Republic of Ireland WNT vs France Ireland's Julie-Ann Russell and her daughter Rosie  Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne
 

GIRLS IN GREEN
Republic of Ireland WNT vs France
Ireland's Julie-Ann Russell and her daughter Rosie.
Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

14 July 2024; The Donegal Piper Christy Murray before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Donegal and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin.
 

FOOTBALL SEMI'S
14 July 2024; The Donegal Piper Christy Murray before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Donegal and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin.
Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

West Cork, Ireland. 17th Jul, 2024. A bee already loaded with pollen, collects more from an olive tree in West Cork.
 

BEE READY
West Cork, Ireland. 17th Jul, 2024. A bee already loaded with pollen, collects more from an olive tree in West Cork. 
Picture: Andy Gibson.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump reacts as he is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after an assignation attempt at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
 

A CLOSE CALL
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump reacts as he is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after an assignation attempt at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
Picture: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Ireland's Shane Lowry on the 12th during a practice day ahead of The Open at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Picture date: Wednesday July 17, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story GOLF Open.
 

LOWRY AT THE OPEN
Ireland's Shane Lowry on the 12th during a practice day ahead of The Open at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Picture date: Wednesday July 17, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story GOLF Open.
Picture: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire.

Irish Examiner Readers' Photography Competition Weekly Winners 

Our two winners this week will join our other weekly winners for the final at the end of 2022 with a €1,000 prize to the winner and €250 for each of two runner-ups. For more details and to enter the competition click here

IRISH EXAMINER READERS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2024 WEEKLY WINNER 20/07/2024 : "Hard to Swallow".....A dedicated Swallow feeds her demanding chicks.
 

IRISH EXAMINER READERS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2024 WEEKLY WINNER 20/07/2024 : "Hard to Swallow".....A dedicated Swallow feeds her demanding chicks. 
Picture Credit: Bryan Enright: Kerry

IRISH EXAMINER READERS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2024 WEEKLY WINNER 20/07/2024 : Fireworks at Spike Island.
 

IRISH EXAMINER READERS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2024 WEEKLY WINNER 20/07/2024 : Fireworks at Spike Island.
Picture Credit: Kieran Murphy, Cork

Member of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service decorating Ennis Fire Station ahead of this Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final between Clare and Cork.
 

CLARE FIRE POWER
Member of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service decorating Ennis Fire Station ahead of this Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final between Clare and Cork.
Picture: Press 22

Cian O’Byrne pictured showing off his skills at the Intersport Elverys FAI football camp in Passage West.
 

FOOTBALL CAMP
Cian O’Byrne pictured showing off his skills at the Intersport Elverys FAI football camp in Passage West.
Picture Chani Anderson

Sarah Ward pictured at her pop up stall in Churchfield where she has been doing her bit to decorate the city in Red and White in advance of the All Ireland Hurling final on Sunday.
 

IN THE RUN UP
Sarah Ward pictured at her pop up stall in Churchfield where she has been doing her bit to decorate the city in Red and White in advance of the All Ireland Hurling final on Sunday.
Picture Chani Anderson

Volvo Cork Week at Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven. The world-renowned regatta runs until Friday 19th July 2024 with top-class racing and a packed schedule of onshore events.
 

VOLVO CORK WEEK
Volvo Cork Week at Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven. The world-renowned regatta runs until Friday 19th July 2024 with top-class racing and a packed schedule of onshore events. 
Picture: James Tomlinson

The iconic Atlantic Puffins are plentiful on Skellig Michael, (Sceilg Mhichíl) this season. These colourful enigmatic seabirds are spending their summer on the UNESCO 6th century Monastic Island, 12 Km off the coast of Kerry, where they are breeding and fattening their chicks on sand-eel and sprat
 

SKELLIG PUFFINS
The iconic Atlantic Puffins are plentiful on Skellig Michael, (Sceilg Mhichíl) this season. These colourful enigmatic seabirds are spending their summer on the UNESCO 6th century Monastic Island, 12 Km off the coast of Kerry, where they are breeding and fattening their chicks on sand-eel and sprat
Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan