Published: Tue 17 Jan 2023, 1:27 PM

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A view of the Franciscan Friary church in Athlone. Photo: Michael Woods.

Best readers pics of 2022!

Avenue to freedom. Photo: Ann Scally.

Red mist descends on Galway Bay. Photo: Anita Cashen

Sunset on Achill Island. Photo: Ann O'Connor

Bailey gets acquainted with some donkeys in Moate. Photo: Brian Connolly

Clustered Woodlover taken in Newcastle Wood, Ballymahon. Photo: Noelle Grouden

The Gap of Dunloe, Kerry. Photo: Angela Lynam

Swan at Coosan Point: Photo: Siobhán Breen.

A view of the Franciscan Friary church in Athlone. Photo: Michael Woods.

Nesting season, captured by Joe O'Brien.

A starling comes a cropper after being captured by a sparrowhawk. Photo: Karl Donohoe, Nforce Pics. Photo by Karl Donohoe

Say Cheese!”. “Buttercup” smiles for the camera at Straduff Stables. Photo: Rosemary Murphy.

New life deep in the forest. Photo: Andrew Egan.

Published: Tue 17 Jan 2023, 1:27 PM

Last updated: Tue 17 Jan 2023, 1:29 PM

Government set to pay €1.5 million to the EU over lack of space for Asylum Seekers

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman will receive Cabinet approval for the memo voluntary solidarity mechanism.

What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

A preview of Thursday's newspapers.

Staying warm and largely dry until the weekend

Weather update from Met Éireann

Three-quarters of Irish people want the Government to prioritise protecting marine wildlife

The RED C survey was carried out by Fair Seas, ahead of a gathering Cork City Hall today to discuss the next steps for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Ireland.