![Jacinta Parkinson with her Mastif puppy, Donut, at the Petmania Puppy of the Year National Finals in Kilkenny](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F3ae66294-75a0-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=5545%2C3697%2C0%2C0)
Jacinta Parkinson with her Mastif puppy, Donut, at the Petmania Puppy of the Year National Finals in Kilkenny
FINBARR O'ROURKE
![Katherine Sankey in the Ashford Gallery at the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts with her piece, Earthlab: Living matters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F994723bc-74da-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=4000%2C2667%2C0%2C0)
Katherine Sankey in the Ashford Gallery at the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts with her piece, Earthlab: Living matters
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![Kim McCafferty and Con Horgan, aka The Fanzinis, performed Ballet Poulet at Savour Kilkenny Festival on Friday](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Faa538a24-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=8256%2C5504%2C0%2C0)
Kim McCafferty and Con Horgan, aka The Fanzinis, performed Ballet Poulet at Savour Kilkenny Festival on Friday
BRYAN MEADE
![The western lowland gorillas Bangui, right, and Kavuli, get into the spirit of Halloween with a carved pumpkin snack](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fa87fa2a0-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=2400%2C1600%2C0%2C0)
The western lowland gorillas Bangui, right, and Kavuli, get into the spirit of Halloween with a carved pumpkin snack
PATRICK BOLGER PHOTOGRAPHY
![Ken Carraher, an electrician from Killiney, Dublin, decorates his garden with ghosts and monsters to raise money for national charity Debra, which supports people living with the skin condition epidermolysis bullosa](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F9b48cbca-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=5388%2C3592%2C0%2C0)
Ken Carraher, an electrician from Killiney, Dublin, decorates his garden with ghosts and monsters to raise money for national charity Debra, which supports people living with the skin condition epidermolysis bullosa
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![A memorial plaque to Sean Foster, the first child killed in the 1916 Easter Rising, is unveiled on Thursday by Terence O'Neill, centre, his first cousin, Mick Foster of Foster and Allen, left, Sean’s second cousin, and Daithi de Roiste, the Lord Mayor of Dublin](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fa11828de-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=4668%2C3112%2C0%2C0)
A memorial plaque to Sean Foster, the first child killed in the 1916 Easter Rising, is unveiled on Thursday by Terence O'Neill, centre, his first cousin, Mick Foster of Foster and Allen, left, Sean’s second cousin, and Daithi de Roiste, the Lord Mayor of Dublin
BRIAN LAWLESS/PA
![Ireland’s second Lego shop opened on Thursday in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F93302de8-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=2300%2C1533%2C0%2C0)
Ireland’s second Lego shop opened on Thursday in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin
KEITH ARKINS MEDIA
![Macy Gray gave an intimate pop-up performance at Coughlans on Wednesday to kick off the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 45th year](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F94b2236a-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=5472%2C3648%2C0%2C0)
Macy Gray gave an intimate pop-up performance at Coughlans on Wednesday to kick off the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 45th year
DARRAGH KANE
![Emma Fitzpatrick, a relative of the murder victim Michael Snee, speaks to the media on Monday outside the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, where Yousef Palani was jailed for life for the murder of Snee and Aidan Moffitt in Sligo last year](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F8cbfbbea-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=6720%2C4480%2C0%2C0)
Emma Fitzpatrick, a relative of the murder victim Michael Snee, speaks to the media on Monday outside the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, where Yousef Palani was jailed for life for the murder of Snee and Aidan Moffitt in Sligo last year
COLLINS PHOTO AGENCY
![A man crosses a damaged road in Faithlegg, Co Waterford, on Monday following Storm Babet, which led to warnings of heavy rainfall being issued for 20 counties](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F75f7801e-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=3508%2C2339%2C1246%2C831)
A man crosses a damaged road in Faithlegg, Co Waterford, on Monday following Storm Babet, which led to warnings of heavy rainfall being issued for 20 counties
NIALL CARSON/PA
![Cows stand in the sales ring at the Kilcullen Cattle Mart as an auctioneer takes bids](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F84d8ec12-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=6000%2C4000%2C0%2C0)
Cows stand in the sales ring at the Kilcullen Cattle Mart as an auctioneer takes bids
CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS
![Greg O’Shea, the TV presenter and Olympian, launched Movember’s 2023 campaign in partnership with Freenow, the mobility app, to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F6939bfcc-74d5-11ee-9112-e87c82399f65.jpg?crop=4464%2C2976%2C0%2C0)
Greg O’Shea, the TV presenter and Olympian, launched Movember’s 2023 campaign in partnership with Freenow, the mobility app, to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues
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