Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

€2 a Month €5 a Month One-off amount
Week in Photos

The week in photos

This is the week that was, in pictures.
7.00pm, 29 Apr 2011
2.0k
1

STORMS, BOTH NATURAL and political, hit hard this week, the world remembered the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl and despite a certain high-profile wedding, life went on…

The week in photos
1 / 24

  • Bed of mangoes

    An Indian worker rests on mangoes at a fruit market in Hyderabad, India.(AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

  • Remembering Chernobyl

    A Ukrainian light candles under a memorial to firefighters who died during and after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 25 years ago this week. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

  • The wedding crasher

    A hooded protester against Guatanamo Bay internment camp at the London peace camp nearby Westminster Abbey. (PA Images/Demotix/Steve Punter)

  • Birthright Barack

    President Barack Obama turns to leave a White House press conference at which he put to rest "silly" queries over his eligibility to be US president by producing the long version of his birth cert. It confirmed he was born in Hawaii, a US state. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

  • Reading chair

    An acrobat finds a new reading position to launch the Dublin Writers' Festival. (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

  • My, what a big flipper you have

    A newly hatched baby Olive Ridley turtle wades to enter the sea, past a human footprint in Ganjam district, India. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

  • It's a beautiful day...

    One of our readers emailed us in this photograph of the coast at Howth this week. Thank you, Anonymous.

  • Get me to the church in... a Lamborghini

    A wedding motorcade in Wenzhou, China this week included four Lamborghinis, eight Rolls-Royces, four Ferraris and 10 Bentleys. (Zheng Peng/ChinaFotoPress)

  • She moves in mysterious ways

    Afghan women try on new chadori in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

  • United in protest

    Anti-government protestors demand the resignation of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

  • No problem, buddy

    Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy meet in Rome - Italy is joining the bombing raids in NATO's Libya mission. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

  • Good luck?

    A traditional Peruvian shaman blessing is set up on La Herradura beach to send good vibes to the British royal wedding. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

  • Road block

    The Toba Qom indigenous community in Argentina block a road in Buenos Aires demanding the restitution of their lands. (AP/Demotix/Patricio Murphy)

  • Charmed, I'm sure

    An image of modern, corporate Ireland is juxtaposed with graffiti ahead of Queen Elizabeth's visit here. (Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland).

  • Buddha's birthday

    Young monks walk near lanterns to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha on 10 May in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

  • Holding back the storm

    Volunteers work to sandbag a temporary levee to fight back floodwaters in Missouri. Storms have killed almost 200 people in the US southern states this week. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

  • The aftermath

    An emergency responder combs through the wreckage of a destroyed home after a tornado touched down in Smithville, Mississippi.(AP Photo/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, C. Todd Sherman)

  • Horses for courses

    Indian stable hands walk race horses at dusk at the Delhi Race Club in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  • The simplest message

    In this citizen journalism image taken on a mobile phone and acquired by the Associated Press, a Syrian boy stands at a protest in Daraya, southwest of Damascus, Syria, against the violent crackdown on dissidents there.

  • Set for another day

    Children play and swim as the sun sets along the Persian Gulf seashore in Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

  • Scaffolding Christ

    Workers restore the Christ of Havana sculpture in Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

  • Fishing haul

    A Spanish fisherman wades through Almadraba tuna caught during the opening of the traditional Andalusian fishing season for tuna near the coast of Barbate, Cadiz, Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

  • Watch the birdie

  • Sealed with a kiss

    William and Kate - the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to you and I - kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after their wedding today. (PA Images)
  • An Indian worker rests on mangoes at a fruit market in Hyderabad, India.(AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
  • A Ukrainian light candles under a memorial to firefighters who died during and after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 25 years ago this week. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
  • A hooded protester against Guatanamo Bay internment camp at the London peace camp nearby Westminster Abbey. (PA Images/Demotix/Steve Punter)
  • President Barack Obama turns to leave a White House press conference at which he put to rest
  • An acrobat finds a new reading position to launch the Dublin Writers' Festival. (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
  • A newly hatched baby Olive Ridley turtle wades to enter the sea, past a human footprint in Ganjam district, India. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
  • One of our readers emailed us in this photograph of the coast at Howth this week. Thank you, Anonymous.
  • A wedding motorcade in Wenzhou, China this week included four Lamborghinis, eight Rolls-Royces, four Ferraris and 10 Bentleys. (Zheng Peng/ChinaFotoPress)
  • Afghan women try on new chadori in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
  • Anti-government protestors demand the resignation of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
  • Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy meet in Rome - Italy is joining the bombing raids in NATO's Libya mission. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
  • A traditional Peruvian shaman blessing is set up on La Herradura beach to send good vibes to the British royal wedding. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
  • The Toba Qom indigenous community in Argentina block a road in Buenos Aires demanding the restitution of their lands. (AP/Demotix/Patricio Murphy)
  • An image of modern, corporate Ireland is juxtaposed with graffiti ahead of Queen Elizabeth's visit here. (Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland).
  • Young monks walk near lanterns to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha on 10 May in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
  • Volunteers work to sandbag a temporary levee to fight back floodwaters in Missouri. Storms have killed almost 200 people in the US southern states this week. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
  • An emergency responder combs through the wreckage of a destroyed home after a tornado touched down in Smithville, Mississippi.(AP Photo/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, C. Todd Sherman)
  • Indian stable hands walk race horses at dusk at the Delhi Race Club in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
  • In this citizen journalism image taken on a mobile phone and acquired by the Associated Press, a Syrian boy stands at a protest in Daraya, southwest of Damascus, Syria, against the violent crackdown on dissidents there.
  • Children play and swim as the sun sets along the Persian Gulf seashore in Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
  • Workers restore the Christ of Havana sculpture in Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
  • A Spanish fisherman wades through Almadraba tuna caught during the opening of the traditional Andalusian fishing season for tuna near the coast of Barbate, Cadiz, Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
  • William and Kate - the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to you and I - kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after their wedding today. (PA Images)

Making a difference

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can make sure we can keep reliable, meaningful news open to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.

Support us Learn More

Author
Susan Daly
susandaly@thejournal.ie
Send Tip or Correction
Read Next
More Stories
Related Tags
Your Voice
Readers Comments
1
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.