1. James O’Donoghue, Bryan Sheehan and Aidan O’Mahony celebrate as the referee blows the final whistle, confirming them as 2014 All-Ireland Champions, while a supporter runs onto the pitch.
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2. Brian O’Driscoll receives a round of applause from teammates as he arrives late for the team photograph ahead of his last ever home game for Ireland
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3. Kilkenny’s Henry Shefflin places a hat on his sons Henry’s head after the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Replay
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4. Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt speaks to his players during the win over Australia
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5. The All Blacks’ Sonny Bill Williams during the Haka in Murrayfield last month
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6. Competitors and swans during the Liffey Swim in September
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7. Roy Keane during a press briefing at Gannon Park, Malahide in May. It was an eventful year for the Corkman.
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8. Brian O’Driscoll gets upended by Toulon’s Delon Armitage during the Heinken Cup Quarter Final
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9. Horses out on the Cheltenham gallops on a foggy March morning
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10. Kilkenny goalkeeper David Herity attempts to prevent the sliotar from going over the bar during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final
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11. Cathal Sheridan during Munster training on a rainy day in February
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12. Brian O’Driscoll in the changing room after winning the 6 Nations Championship
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13. Joe Ward lands a punch on Matthew Tinker during the National Elite Championships Men’s Finals
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14. Cork City’s Billy Dennehy reacts after missing a chance when Cork played Bohemians in October
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15. Hollypark BNS players celebrate after beating Pope John Paul II Malahide in the Allianz-Cumann na mBunscol Primary School Football Finals in Croke Park
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16. Rory McIlroy celebrates with Jamie Donaldson after winning the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles
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17. A dejected Karl Lacey of Donegal heads back to the dressing room after losing out to Kerry in the All-Ireland Final
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18. Dublin’s Kevin McManamon blocks Donegal’s Odhran Mac Niallais during the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final
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19. Sligo Rovers players celebrate in front of their fans on a rain-soaked Tallaght Stadium pitch after beating Dundalk to win the Setanta Sports Cup
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20. Dunshaughlin Community College girls’ basketball team celebrate after winning the All Ireland Schools U16B League Final
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