THE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS Association of Ireland Awards 2013 took place last night and some of best pictures involved sporting events.
Ryan Byrne of INPHO won the top prize in the Sports (Action) category for this great shot of Ryan O’Dwyer and Dillon Mulligan with Darren Nolan and Garrett Sinnott during the Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final between Kilmacud Crokes and Oulart-the-Ballagh in November 2012:
INPHO also picked up second place with Donnall Farmer’s Lucky Horse Shoes which shows a horse making his way to the start line at Navan racecourse:
Here’s a slideshow of some of our other favourite sporting images that received honourable mentions at the PPAI Awards:
Patrick Mullins on Uncle Junior in a battle through the water at Punchestown
Paddy Barnes with Zou Shiming after getting his Bronze medal in London
Ian Nimmo of the Dragons has a hair-raising moment
The Munster team observe a minute's silence in memory of Ulster's Nevin Spence
Richardt Strauss is the picture of concentration
Kevin Deery celebrates an FAI Cup Final goal for Derry City
Eoghan Mac Laighean tackled by Adam Gregg
Connacht's Tiernan O'Halloran after a muddy game
Ryan O'Dwyer and Dillon Mulligan with Darren Nolan and Garrett Sinnott 4/11/2012Ê
A view of a horse making it's way to the start line 16/12/2012
