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Week in Photos

The week in photos

The week that was, in pictures.
7.04pm, 14 Jan 2011
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THIS WEEK SAW the murder of innocents, an attack on political websites – and the familiar sight of a besieged Brian Cowen:

The week in photos
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  • Back in the rough

    Taoiseach Brian Cowen faced questions over a golf and dinner outing with ex-Anglo boss Sean FitzPatrick two months before the State guaranteed the banks in 2008.

  • Face of Hope, lost.

    The small coffin of Christina Taylor-Green is watched over by her family. The 9-year-old girl - who was born on 9/11 - died in the mass shooting at a neighbourhood meet and greet of Democrat Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona last Saturday.

  • Chill pill

    Boots chemists announced they will supply the morning-after pill to Irish customers without need for a doctor's prescription. The move was hailed as a progressive step by many - but some Catholic commentators were less than pleased.

  • Emergency in Tunisia

    Weeks of unrest in Tunisia came to complete crisis today as the government were sacked, the president left the country and tear gas was released at protestors.

  • RIP Michaela

    The killing of Michaela Harte on her honeymoon on Mauritius left the country reeling. Three hotel workers have been charged in relation to her death. She and footballer John McAreavey had been married on December 30 - Michaela's funeral will be held in the same church on Monday morning.

  • Sunset on Mauritius

    The tiny island of Mauritius is meanwhile dealing with the fallout of the death of Michaela McAreavey. The island has had a reputation for decades as one of the most popular destinations for honeymooners from Ireland.Source: Alain Feulvarch via Flickr

  • Anonymous hackers

    Fine Gael's new interactive website was attacked by the international group of 'hacktivists' who go under the banner of Anonymous. Another anonymous - but not Anonymous - 'hacktivist' who styles himself Hector O HackAtDawn 'tweaked' the DUP's website with a focail or two as Gaeilge.Source: Bixentro via Flickr

  • Devastation in Brazil

    Two residents of Teresolpolis in Brazil look at where their town was submerged under mud and floods after heavy rains killed at least 479 people in Brazil.

  • Taking the edge off

    A possible reduction in the interest rate Ireland is paying on its EU/IMF bailout is to be discussed at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers next week. Discussed, mind, not necessarily acted on.Source: Lawrie Cate via Flickr

  • A prayer for Haiti

    A woman holds a rosary as she prays during a mass at the Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on the year's anniversary of the devastating earthquake there.

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