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.
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
3. Kilkenny’s Henry Shefflin places a hat on his sons Henry’s head after the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Replay
4. Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt speaks to his players during the win over Australia
5. The All Blacks’ Sonny Bill Williams during the Haka in Murrayfield last month
6. Competitors and swans during the Liffey Swim in September
7. Roy Keane during a press briefing at Gannon Park, Malahide in May. It was an eventful year for the Corkman.
8. Brian O’Driscoll gets upended by Toulon’s Delon Armitage during the Heinken Cup Quarter Final
9. Horses out on the Cheltenham gallops on a foggy March morning
10. Kilkenny goalkeeper David Herity attempts to prevent the sliotar from going over the bar during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final
11. Cathal Sheridan during Munster training on a rainy day in February
12. Brian O’Driscoll in the changing room after winning the 6 Nations Championship
13. Joe Ward lands a punch on Matthew Tinker during the National Elite Championships Men’s Finals
14. Cork City’s Billy Dennehy reacts after missing a chance when Cork played Bohemians in October
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
16. Rory McIlroy celebrates with Jamie Donaldson after winning the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles
17. A dejected Karl Lacey of Donegal heads back to the dressing room after losing out to Kerry in the All-Ireland Final
18. Dublin’s Kevin McManamon blocks Donegal’s Odhran Mac Niallais during the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final
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
20. Dunshaughlin Community College girls’ basketball team celebrate after winning the All Ireland Schools U16B League Final