Updated at 15.35

IT’S BEEN AN eventful year for sport, and Irish photo agency Inpho have been on hand to capture all the highs and lows.

With that in mind, below are some of our favourites from their selection of the year’s best photos.

1. Stephanie Roche

Valeriano Di Domenico / INPHO Republic of Ireland International Stephanie Roche with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Valeriano Di Domenico / INPHO / INPHO

2. NUIG

James Crombie / INPHO The NUIG team after a Connacht FBD Football League Round 1 game. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

3. League of Ireland

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cabinteely and Wexford Youths players arrive out for the start of the match. Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

4. Baku 2015 European Games Opening Ceremony

Ryan Byrne / INPHO A view during the opening ceremony's entertainment. Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

5. Kerry vs Mayo

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Kerry players take to the pitch for the warm up as pigeons take flight. Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

6. Kilkenny vs Galway

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Kilkenny's TJ Reid and Cillian Buckley celebrate at the final whistle. Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

7. Senior Camogie Championship Final

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Cork celebrate with the O'Duffy Cup after the game. Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

8. Kerry vs Dublin

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Kerry's Colm Cooper with James McCarthy and Philly McMahon of Dublin. Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

9. Kerry vs Dublin

James Crombie / INPHO Dublin’s Rory O'Carroll and Darren Daly celebrates at the final whistle. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

10. Basketball

Morgan Treacy / INPHO Pictured at the launch of the Basketball Ireland National League Season, Eimear Mairtin of Meteors and Andrew Fitzgerald of Keane's SuperValu Killorglin. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

11. Ireland Rugby Down Day

Dan Sheridan / INPHO Ireland's Jared Payne, Luke Fitzgerald, Jonathan Sexton, Rob Kearney, Paul O'Connell, Simon Zebo and Tommy Boweat Alton Towers. Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

12. Pulse Port Beach Triathlon

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Competitors gather ahead of the Super Series Race. Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

13. Ireland vs France

James Crombie / INPHO France’s Mathieu Bastareaud and Yoann Maestri tackle Rory Best of Ireland. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

14. Coolderry vs St Rynagh’s

Donall Farmer / INPHO A local Saint Rynagh's photographer dejected at the end of the game. Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

15. Australia vs Scotland

James Crombie / INPHO Australia's Tatafu Polota-Nau and Greg Holmes. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

16. New Zealand All Blacks vs Australia

Billy Stickland / INPHO The Webb Ellis Trophy. Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO

17. Shelbourne vs Wexford Youths

Donall Farmer / INPHO Wexford Youths celebrate winning the penalty shoot-out. Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

18. Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Republic of Ireland

Donall Farmer / INPHO Ireland's Robbie Brady celebrates scoring. Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

19. Connacht vs Brive

James Crombie / INPHO Connacht's Jason Harris Wright with a blood injury. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

20. Enisei-STM vs Connacht

James Crombie / INPHO Connacht's George Naoupu. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

21. Enisei-STM vs Connacht

James Crombie / INPHO Connacht's Finlay Bealham, Bundee Aki, Shane Delahunt, Ian Porter, John Muldoon, Denis Buckley and Aly Muldowney look on in the closing stages. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

22. National Elite Female Finals

Donall Farmer / INPHO Dervla Duffy celebrates winning the 54KG title. Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

23. Offaly vs Wexford

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Wexford players stand for the National Anthem. Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

24. Usain Bolt

World Record holder athlete Usain Bolt meets the Irish Rugby Squad at their base in Burton on Trent during the Rugby World Cup September 2015.

25. Longford vs DCU

Morgan Treacy / INPHO A general view of a DCU player in the cold conditions in Longford. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

26. France vs Scotland

James Crombie / INPHO France's Yoann Huget celebrates with Mathieu Bastareaud after the game. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

27. Munster vs Glasgow Warriors

Billy Stickland / INPHO Munster’s Simon Zebo tackled by Glasgow Warriors' Tommy Seymour. Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO

28. Republic of Ireland vs Scotland

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Ireland's Marc Wilson and Steven Fletcher of Scotland. Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

29. World University Games

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Sycerika McMahon, Down, (Texas A&M) competing in the Women's 100m Breastroke and finishing in a time of 1.10.59. Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

30. Republic of Ireland vs Germany

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Ireland manager Martin O’Neill celebrates at the final whistle. Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

31. Ireland vs France

Dan Sheridan / INPHO Ireland's Paul O'Connell down injured. Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

32. New Zealand vs Australia

Billy Stickland / INPHO The All Blacks celebrate with the Webb Ellis cup. Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO

33. Scott Askham vs Krzysztof Jotko

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Scott Askham in action against Krzysztof Jotko. Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

34. Cork vs Galway

James Crombie / INPHO Galway's Joe Canning. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

35. Camogie Championship Launch

Billy Stickland / INPHO Kilkenny's Katie Power. Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO

36. Michaela Walsh

Michaela Walsh Boxer.

37. Patrice Dockery

Morgan Treacy / INPHO Former Paralympian Patrice Dockery. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

38. TriAthy hosts the Triathlon Ireland Super Series and Vodafone National Series

Morgan Treacy / INPHO A general view of competitors during the swim leg of the triathlon. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

39. UCD Hockey

Morgan Treacy / INPHO Hockey players Megan Frazer and Sarah Green. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

40. TriAthy hosts the Triathlon Ireland Super Series and Vodafone National Series

Morgan Treacy / INPHO A view of a competitor's foot in the swim section of the Olympic category race. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

41. Tough Mudder

Samuel Smith battling through the gruelling obstacles at the Tough Mudder event.

42.  Kieran Behan

Billy Stickland / INPHO Irish Olympic Gymnast Kieran Behan. Billy Stickland / INPHO / INPHO

43. Ireland Rugby training

Ireland’s Simon Zebo with fan Jennifer Malone during training.

44. Sarah Byrne

James Crombie / INPHO Basketball – Sarah Byrne. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

45. Republic of Ireland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

Morgan Treacy / INPHO Republic of Ireland's Cyrus Christie, Aiden McGeady, Dick Redmond, David Forde, Jeff Hendrick and Wes Hoolahan celebrate after the game. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

46. Conor McGregor

AP / Press Association Images Conor McGregor, left, fights Jose Aldo. AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

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