A huge flock of starlings takes on the shape of a giant bird as they fly over Lough Ennell in Co Westmeath in March (Photo: James Crombie and Colin Hogg)
6 January: A pro-Trump protester carries the lectern of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi through the US Capitol Building after a pro-Trump mob stormed the building (Photo: Win McNamee)20 January: US President Joe Biden fist bumps Vice President Kamala Harris after they took their oaths of office
(Photo: Drew Angerer)22 February: An enclosed order of nuns in north Dublin took on the Jerusalema dance challenge. The Redemptoristine Nuns at the monastery of St Alphonsus in Drumcondra said they wanted to cheer people up23 February: Taoiseach Micheál Martin prepares to announce the extension of Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions until 5 April (Photo: Julien Behal Photography / RollingNews.ie)8 March: Matthew Magill is clapped by teachers and staff as he arrives at Hazelwood Integrated Primary School in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, as primary schools returned for the first time since Christmas
(Photo: Charles McQuillan)26 March: The Evergreen Container ship as pictured by Maxars WorldView-2 blocking the Suez canal. The container ship remained stuck in the canal north of the city of Suez, Egypt until 29 March.16 April: An ancient tomb, described by archaeologists as 'untouched' and 'highly unusual' is discovered on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry (Photo: Seán Mac an tSíthigh)17 April: Queen Elizabeth II sits alone in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for the funeral of her late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Photo: Jonathan Brady)14 May: Rockets launched towards Israel from northern Gaza and the response from the Israeli missile defense system known as the Iron Dome leave streaks through the sky in Gaza City
(Photo: Fatima Shbair)Cemetery workers in protective suits wait before burying the bodies of Covid-19 victims at a cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil22 May: Italy's Maneskin pose for pictures on stage with the trophy after winning the final of the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Ahoy Convention Centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands (Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard)8 June: New DUP leader Edwin Poots prepares to announce his ministerial team at Stormont. He was to last just three weeks in his role (Photo: Liam McBurney)26 June: A spectator holding a sign at the 1st stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France race was responsible for a huge crash. The woman had to pay a €1,200 fine (Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat)11 July: Giorgio Chiellini, Captain of Italy, lifts The Henri Delaunay Trophy following his team's victory in the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Final between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium (Photo: Michael Regan)16 July: Unusually heavy rain in the Netherlands caused the Maas River to overflow its banks
(Photo: Cris Toala Olivares)8 August: Kellie Harrington of Team Ireland celebrates with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Women's Light (57-60kg) at the Tokyo Olympic Games (Photo: Buda Mendes)30 August: A chairlift at Sierra-at Tahoe ski resort sits idle as the Caldor Fire moves through Twin Bridges, California
(Photo: Justin Sullivan)20 September: Haitian immigrants cross the Rio Grande back into Mexico from Del Rio, Texas, as US immigration authorities began deporting immigrants back to Haiti from Del Rio (Photo: John Moore)Orphaned mountain gorilla, Ndakasi, lies in the arms of her caregiver, Andre Bauma, on 21 September, shortly before her death8 October: Protesters gather outside the Bank of Ireland branch in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, one of 88 branches the bank closed as part of restructuring announced earlier in the year (Photo: Pat McGrath)9 October: A car drives through an empty street in the neighborhood of La Laguna as lava flows from the Cumbre Vieja Volcano in La Palma, Spain (Photo: Marcos del Mazo)22 November: The sun sets behind artist Luke Jerram's 'Floating Earth' at Pennington Flash in Wigan, England (Photo: Christopher Furlong)7 December: Storm Barra batters the promenade in Tramore, Co Waterford (Photo: Noel Browne)9 December: A tornado is seen in the sky over the city of Rome, Italy (Photo: Antonio Masiello)
