Photos of the Week
Week ending 11th December 2021. Images selected by the picture desk
THROWN TOGETHER
Caroline Delaney South East Region and Overall Winner of Junk Kouture 2021 Powered by RTÉ and Supported by Creative Ireland 'Iconoclastic Fantastic' made by Alicia Rostermundt from Coláiste Bríde, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
Picture : Ger Duffy
SCHOOLED IN TRAD
Liam O'Connor With St Brendans College music Group And Soloists at a spectacular evening of music, song and dance, rooted in the Irish Music tradition with Moya Brenan and Guest Speaker Joe Canning at St. Mary's Cathedral Killarney.
NORTHERN EXPOSURE
The travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published its annual northern lights photographer of the year collection with stunning images. This one taken in February 2021 in Kolsky district of Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
Picture : Aleksey R.
PLOUGHING STRAIGHT AHEAD
The ploughing gets underway at the Clonakilty ploughing match on the lands of John Sutton, Rocksavage, Clonakilty, West Cork.
Picture : Dan LInehan
BREWING UP A STORM
The waves roll on to Inch Beach at Power Head, East Cork as the bulk carrier Pola Ariake takes shelter near Cork Harbour as Storm Barra approaches.
Picture : Dan Linehan
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 2021 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
CLEAR FOR TAKE-OFF
Swans in Templemore Town Park, Co. Tipperary.
Picture : Beata Kozyra, Tipperary
CLEAR FOR TAKE-OFF TOO
Fee and Freyja the Flyer.
Picture Janette Kelly, Dublin
FLOODLIT CHRISTMAS
A Christmas tree stands by tidal flooding on Morrisons Quay, Cork city during Storm Barra.
Picture : Daragh mcSweeney/Provision
PANTOLAND
Frank Mackey who plays Nanny Nellie in the Cork Opera House Panto Nanny Nellie's Adventures in Pantoland from December 10th.
Picture : Eddie O'Hare
SOMEWHERE OVER THE... BRIDGE
A rainbow over the Halpenny Bridge
Picture : Marc O'Sullivan
BREATH-TAKING
Photographer Will Saunders (USA) has won the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2021 with his amazing image of climber Jake Tralley falling from a rock tower in Indian Creek, UT, USA.
Picture : INPHO/Red Bull Content Pool/Will Saunders
A CORK TRADITION
The Christmas nativity crib at The Lough, Cork.
Picture : Larry Cummins
