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[h=1]Gallery: 2011 In Pictures[/h] 29 December 2011
Some of the best photos to have caught our eye in 2011
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Some of the best photos to have caught our eye in 2011
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A chilly start to a memorable year for the Dublin hurlers, seen here before the Evening Herald Dublin Blue Stars match at St Brigids Russell Park
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A group of men perform the traditional Bulgarian 'Horo' dance in the icy wintry waters of the Tundzha river in the town of Kalofer
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The walk to work on 12 January in New York City - the morning after another major winter storm
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Demonstrators place flowers in the barrels of soldiers' guns as Tunisians take to the streets in Tunis
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People jump from a bridge in Northland on Waitangi Day, a public holiday to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand
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Micheal Martin speaks to reporters outside Leinster House following Brian Cowen's victory in the Fianna Fáil confidence motion on 18 Jan
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An anti-government demonstrator prays as protests escalate in Cairo
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Cambodian soldiers rest on the ruins of the ancient Preah Vihear temple following clashes in Preah Vihear province in Cambodia
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Six people lost their lives when a flight from Belfast to Cork crashed in heavy fog at Cork Airport in February
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Spectators stand in front a partially inflated Darth Vader hot air balloon at the 16th International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in the Philippines
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Joy in Tahrir Square as Egyptians react to the news that Hosni Mubarak has resigned
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Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni tries to break the language barrier at a news conference in Dublin
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A girl whose family fled violence in Helmand Province plays outside tents for refugees as snow falls in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Two stallions confront each other at a horse fighting contest in Rongshui in China
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Chinese zoo-keepers dressed as pandas attempt to put Cao Gen the panda cub into a basket as part of a programme to return pandas to the wild
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Filming for the popular Afghan cop show 'Separ' (The Shield) in Kabul
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An official oversees the sorting of votes during Election 2011 at the RDS in Dublin
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Final preparations for the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham
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After an earthquake and tsunami devastated the east coast of Japan, a ship is seen sitting on top of a building amid a sea of debris in Iwate
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An aerial view of Fukushima nuclear power plant following the explosion prompted by a cooling failure in the reactor
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A trawler which came to rest in what was Kensennuma city centre following the massive earthquake and tsunami
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Fighting intensifies in Libya - here rebels fire Katyusha rockets at government troops on the frontline near Ras Lanuf
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A primary school pupil meets a butterfly at the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London
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A sling carrying the Clann Na nOilean ferry snaps as it is being loaded onto a freight ship in Galway
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In South Carolina, a girl decides to jump into a giant bowl of porridge at the World Grits Festival
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Anglo Irish Bank signage is removed from the bank's headquarters on St Stephen's Green in Dublin
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The British air force performs a flyby over Buckingham Palace as part of the British royal wedding celebrations in London
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Osama bin Laden was killed in early May - an operation closely followed in the White House situation room
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Queen Elizabeth II visits Ireland and is seen here enjoying herself at the English Market in Cork
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In the same week, thousands turned out to see US President Barack Obama speak during a public rally in College Green in Dublin
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The US President also enjoyed a pint in Moneygall during his visit
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Taoiseach & Dickhead Enda Kenny reports for duty as Aer Lingus celebrates its 75th anniversary at Dublin Airport
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A photo taken from the International Space Station as the shuttle Endeavour goes through the undocking process above the Earth
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A South Korean tank fires smoke shells during a joint military drill between South Korea and the US in Paju
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In a photo that became a viral hit, a couple kiss during riots after the Vancouver hockey team lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup
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A woman tries to shield herself as a bus passes through floods following heavy rain in Hubei Province, China
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Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the tenth hole during his final round of the 111th US Open in Maryland
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The space shuttle blasts off for the final time from launch pad 39A at Cape Canaveral
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A packed Fitzgerald Statium in Killarney awaits the Munster Final between Cork and Kerry
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Passers-by rush to help those injured, moments after a huge bomb blast in Oslo on 22 July
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A bull chases spectators into the sea during the 'Bous a la Mar' festival in Denia in Spain
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Edickson Contreras of Venezuela competes at the world diving championships in Shanghai, China
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Starlin Castro of the Cubs shatters his bat in the fourth inning against the Houston Astros at Wrigley field in Chicago
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Boys jump from the harbour wall at Viking Bay in Broadstairs, England
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Ned Lanigan from Kilkenny in confident mood ahead of the All-Ireland hurling semi-final with Waterford in Dublin
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Buildings burn on Tottenham High Road as London is hit by widespread riots in early August
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A Ugandan AU soldier guards a street in the infamous Bakara market in Mogadishu in Somalia
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US Army soldiers try to sleep while on an early morning C-130 transport flight to Jalalabad, Afghanistan
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A determined surfer paddles out to catch a wave before Hurricane Irene arrives in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
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A woman covers her head during an afternoon shower on 25 August in New York City
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The spectacular backdrop to an Irish training session ahead of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
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Alan Kelly congratulates Richard Dunne on a great performance after Ireland earned an unlikely draw in Moscow
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Beams light up the sky ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York
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Hill 16 celebrates as Dublin win the All Ireland football title for the first time since 1995
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A child plays on a rope at Dale Farm Travellers camp near Basildon, England
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A security man reluctantly tackles a streaker at the Ireland vs Russia rugby clash in New Zealand
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Michael D Higgins is elected Ireland's ninth president in November
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Tourists meet Occupy London protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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Thanksgiving dinner for ring tailed lemurs at the San Francisco Zoo
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The North Carolina Tar Heels play against the Michigan State Spartans on board the USS Carl Vinson
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A Shia worshiper cuts his scalp during an Ashura commemoration ceremony in Baghdad
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Amir Khan hangs over the ropes as Lamont Peterson is held back by the referee during their title fight at the Washington Convention Centre
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The view from below at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup on 20 January in Meribel in France
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Dolphins play in Dublin Bay at sunrise on the Winter Solstice
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The interior of Salisbury Cathedral is illuminated by trails of candles carried by choristers
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Carmen Zander poses with her tigers during the Circus Krone Christmas Show in Munich, Germany
