'Broken, shattered, devastated and bereft' - day of mourning in Co Donegal
A community is left numb and the nation in shock after four men in their 20s - Mícheál Roarty, Shaun Harkin, Daniel Scott and John Harley are killed in a car crash in Co Donegal on 27 January.
Ireland wins big at Special Olympics
Team Ireland return home from the Special Olympic World Games in January. Mark Claffey celebrates with his gold medal for golf, as 91 members of Team Ireland are welcomed at Dublin Airport after winning 86 medals in Abu Dhabi, including 30 gold, 29 silver, and 27 bronze.
Tragedy as teens killed in crush
Edendork team mates link arms around the coffin of Conor Currie, the 16-year-old along with Lauren Bullock, 17, and Morgan Barnard, 17, died after they were crushed at Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, on St Patrick's Day.
Fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral
Parisians look on as flames engulf the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in April. Flames tore rapidly through the roof of the centuries-old cathedral and engulfed the spire, which collapsed, quickly followed by the entire roof.
May the fourth be with you
Members of the 501st Garrison Ireland Legion 'patrol' the small fishing village of Portmagee, Co Kerry, during the May the Fourth Star Wars festival.
Border in focus over Brexit
An Irish Customs Post on the border at Tully. The 499km border is scattered with vestiges of a physical boundary and came sharply back into focus during Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Trump visits Doonbeg
US President Donald Trump pays a visit to his golf course in Doonbeg, Co Clare, in June. Mr Trump stopped off as part of his trip to Europe marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Cork shopping centre fire
At least 60 vehicles are severely damaged in a blaze that broke out on level one of the car park of Douglas Village Shopping Centre in September.
Anti-government protests in Hong Kong
A police officer attempts to disperse protesters on the platform at Po Lam Station in September. Pro-democracy protesters began demonstrations in June against a controversial bill allowing extraditions to mainland China.
Schoolgirl lashes out at world leaders over climate action
Greta Thunberg, the 16-years-old climate activist from Sweden, addresses world leaders at the start of the Climate Action Summit in New York in September.
D-Day 75th anniversary
Poppies blossom in the grass as 280 paratroopers take part in a parachute drop onto fields at Sannerville in June to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings during WWII.
Momo challenge fears
A social media meme hoax plays on the fears and apprehension of some children and many parents causing widespread concerns over potential risks in taking on the "challenge".
Monkey business
A monkey was seized by gardaí along with firearms, ammunition and drugs in an operation in Dublin in April 2019. Two men and a woman were arrested as part of the investigation. The monkey was taken away by animal welfare officers.
Courtesy: Rizza Alee
Deadly Everest climb
More than 120 climbers scaled the world's highest mountain Everest, some were caught in the crowd of people on the slopes, leading to exhaustion, dehydration and death. Two Irish people died climbing the mountain in a deadly week in May that saw 10 people perish on the slopes.
European elections
Staff remove hundreds of bags of ballot papers at the European elections count at the RDS in Dublin in May.
Flying high
Hundreds of kites fill the sky above North Bull Island, Clontarf, in June as the Dublin Kite Festival takes place.
Swimming bans after storm water overflow
Eight Dublin beaches close following a stormwater overflow at the Ringsend Waste Water Treatment Plant. Following heavy rainfall, there was an overflow at the plant that affected Dollymount, Merrion, Sandymount, Killiney, Sandycove, White Rock, Seapoint beaches and the Forty Foot in Dún Laoghaire.
Kim and Trump at DMZ
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump walk to attend a meeting on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea in June.
Hulk meets hitman at Comic-Con
Seven-month-old Nico dressed as the Hulk with his father Jamie Reid, from Co Kildare, dressed as Hazel from Umbrella Academy at Comic-Con in August.
Festival fans
Fans watch as Hozier performs at the Electric Picnic music festival in Co Laois.
Earning a crust
A rat became a social media sensation in September after a video emerged of the rodent scurrying out of a bread packet in the kitchen of a Dublin petrol station. The company said it was taking the incident very seriously and was conducting a full investigation. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland referred the matter to the Health Service Executive Environmental Health Service.
Stardust inquests
Families of some of the 48 people who died in the Stardust fire in 1981 welcome news in September that new inquests will be held into the St Valentine's Day tragedy.
Families seek political asylum at US border
A US Border Patrol agent apprehends a mother and daughter from Ecuador in September in Penitas, Texas. The undocumented immigrants had been hiding for hours in a cotton field after border agents detected and chased their group earlier in the day.
US Vice-President Pence visits Ireland
Mike Pence visits Ireland in September during which he and wife Karen meet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his partner Matthew Barrett at Farmleigh House in Dublin.
Something about Mary
Artist Rosita Sweetman pictured with her collection from 50+ different artists who completed a piece of work, through sculpture, paintings and photographs of the Virgin Mary for an exhibition in September.
Kim on sacred mountain horse ride
Kim Jong Un is seen riding a white horse on a sacred mountain in October, photos that experts say is heavy with symbolism and may indicate a policy announcement. The images were replicated in December as nuclear talks with the United States stalled and a looming end-of-year deadline was set by North Korea for a concession from Washington.
Environmental 'blood' protest
London police officers outside the Treasury building in Westminster in October, where Extinction Rebellion campaigners sprayed 1,800 litres of fake blood from a fire engine.
Essex lorry deaths
Thirty-nine Vietnamese people are found dead in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex in November. The bodies of eight females and 31 males were discovered in the trailer. Three men from Northern Ireland are subsequently charged in connection with the incident.
Brexit highlights political divide
Anti-Brexit and pro-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster in January. The divisions in the UK over leaving the EU continue throughout the year.
Prince gives 'disastrous' interview on Epstein
Britain's Prince Andrew faces fresh scrutiny over allegations he had sex with a trafficked teenager and about his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in November. The prince gave what was widely viewed as a "disastrous" interview to BBC Newsnight and BBC's Panorama later broadcast an interview with his accuser Virginia Giuffre.
Virtual reality Ross
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross tries out the New Virtual Reality training headset, which is part of an initiative that allows Dublin Bus drivers cycle the city's Streets to give them the cyclist perspective.
Migrants found on truck on ferry to Rosslare
An ambulance on the Stena Horizon ferry where up to 16 migrants were found alive in the back of truck on a ferry, which arrived in Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford, from Cherbourg.
€1.8m 'trouser press' in Dáil
An image emerges in December of a new Dáil printer showing a pair of trousers hanging alongside the unused machine.The picture prompted some to dub it the most expensive "trouser press" in history after an official report confirmed the total costs associated with the printer hit an estimated €1.8m.
Johnson wins thumping majority
Boris Johnson makes a statement in Downing Street as the Conservative Party is returned to power with an increased majority in the general election in December as Labour is swept aside.
Farmers on the Green
Beef farmers with tractors in a second series of strikes blockading Stephen's Green in front of the Shelbourne Hotel in dispute over beef prices being offered by processors and retail outlets.
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Capuchin Christmas
Brother Sean Donohoe stands amongst some of the 2,500 Christmas Hamper bags handed out by the Capuchin Day Centre for homeless and needy people.
PSNI photo controversy
Controversy arose after PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne tweeted a photo taken on Christmas morning with a number of officers policing, some of them holding machine guns, in Crossmaglen.
