Photos of the Week
Week ending 13th May 2023. Images selected by the picture desk
LETS FIX FASHION
Nick Allegrini, Cian O’Rourke, and Alex Buckley from Midleton CBS model their outfits designed for the An Taisce Green-Schools ‘Let's Fix Fashion’ catwalk event in Cashel.
Picture: Diarmuid Greene
FINAL
The Douglas Hall players and management after winning the final applauding the Corinthian Boys players as they left the pitch for the presentations after the Under 14 Local Cup final at Turner's Cross, Cork.
Picture Denis Minihane.
WELLFEST 2023
WellFest 2023 welcomes thousands of fitness fans to Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Blindboy Boatclub pictutred before his talk at WellMind as Thousands of health and wellness enthusiasts flocked to the the Royal Hospital Kilmainham for WellFest 2023.
Picture: Marc O’Sullivan
CORK HARBOUR FEST
Tom Phelan (9) at the launch of this year’s Cork Harbour Festival, which runs from 2-11 June with over 80 events in a dozen different location.
Picture : Clare Keogh
PLAY PARK
Ellie, Fionn and Ben McCarthy from Ladysbridge having fun at the playground in Garryvoe.
Picture: Eddie O'Hare
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 2023 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 2022 WEEKLY WINNER 13/05/2023 : A mute swan glances at a single feather as it passes by on the Anne river, Waterford. Picture: Vincent Bradley, Waterford
Picture Credit: Vincent Bradley
IRISH EXAMINER READERS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2022 WEEKLY WINNER 13/05/2023 : Baltard Cliffs, Co Clare being illuminated by the setting sun.
Picture Credit: Piotr Machowczyk, Limerick.
FOX AND BLUEBELLS
A fox walks past the bluebells at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London. Kew's Natural Area, 37 acres of woodland, was donated to Kew by Queen Victoria on the condition that the area remains in a wilder, untamed state, the ideal habitat for English bluebells.
Picture: Jeff Moore/PA Wire
MANDRILLS
Chessington World of Adventures Resort's new themed land, World of Jumanji, on 15th May, featuring the world's ONLY Jumanji rollercoaster, Mandrill Mayhem. The mandrill monkeys were the creation of master illusionist and fine art body painter, Johannes Stˆtter, who created the human billboard by painting five people overnight.
Picture: Joe Pepler/Chessington World of Adventures Resort/PA Wire
EUROVISION FANS
Two trains carrying 170 Eurovision song contest superfans are welcomed by drummers, drag queens, and dance troops as they arrive into Liverpool Lime Street train station.
Picture:Peter Byrne/PA Wire
PROTESTS
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan block a road as they protest against the arrest of their leader, in Peshawar, Pakistan,
Picture: AP Photo/ Muhammad Sajjad
LOUGH GOSLING
A gosling strolling around at the Lough, Cork.
Picture Denis Minihane.
Out & About
Maybe you or someone you know was photographed out and about this week - a selection of images from events around the country.
British Irish Chamber Event Celebrates New Chapter in British Irish Relations
Gala Dinner hears that British Irish Relations are at best point in ten years as Windsor Framework is implemented and trade figures rebound strongly.
Pictured: Tommie Gorman, Maree Gallagher, President British Irish Chamber of Commerce
Seosaimhín O'Halloran (left) and Kirstie Smith at Macroom Country Market held in the GAA hall.
Picture Denis Minihane.
Heather Adair (left) and Jaki Healy photographed with a basket of lettuce plants at Macroom Country Market held in the GAA hall.
Picture Denis Minihane.
Douglas Hall's MacDarragh Lynch was presented with the player of the match award after his side won the Under 14 Local Cup final at Turner's Cross, Cork.
Picture Denis Minihane.
Neil Cronin, treasurer, Cork Schoolboys League, presenting the player of the match award to Jaidee Foley of Corinthian Boys after his side won the Blackwater Motors Under 12 Local Cup final at Turner's Cross, Cork.
Picture Denis Minihane.
Margaret Ahern (left) and Mary Burke at the Friends of Marymount, Cork, annual lunch at Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork.
Picture Denis Minihane.
Iris Anderson Prendergast (left) and Eilis O'Mahony at the Friends of Marymount, Cork, annual lunch at Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork.
Picture Denis Minihane.
Claire McCarthy (left) and Colette O'Donovan at the Friends of Marymount, Cork, annual lunch at Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork.
Picture Denis Minihane.
Leah Heenan and Zerica Griffin. Guests attended the Craft & Cocktails Event in The Foundry, Google in Dublin on Thursday 4th May. The event that was hosted by upcycling master Joanne Condon and podcaster PJ Kirby was held to celebrate a new way to search using Multisearch with Google Lens. The crafting-themed night showcased how Multisearch can be used to find creative inspiration and get results that can be difficult to find with words alone. Photo by Richie Stokes
WellFest 2023 welcomes thousands of fitness fans to Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Amy Mahon and Ciara Fennan as Thousands of health and wellness enthusiasts flocked to the the Royal Hospital Kilmainham for WellFest 2023.The two-day event is Europe’s largest outdoor health, fitness and wellness festival and features 15 stages; more than 150 international, UK and Irish health and fitness experts; a packed line-up of talks, workshops, healthy cookery demos and fun, high-energy workouts; and a dedicated schedule for children at a WellKids area. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
Charlie Day arrives at the premiere of "Fool's Paradise," Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the TCL Multiplex in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Kate Beckinsale arrives at the premiere of "Fool's Paradise," Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the TCL Multiplex in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP