Here are just a few of the brilliant photos captured by the folks at Sportsfile during 2014.
What a year, it's been for Irish sport! A Six Nations title, a rugby world cup final, Rory McIlroy's majors, Ryder Cup victory; that draw with Germany ... the list is endless.
Ireland v Scotland in a January U20s match

Brian O'Driscoll waves goodbye to Irish rugby


And bares the brunt of Delon Armitage in the Heineken Cup.

Stage 5 of the 2014 An Post Rás

Roy Keane is Assassins' Creed

Dublin's Colm Cronin busy breaking hurls.

Young stars from Laois and Wexford exchange post-match pleasantries

Paudie O'Sullivan loses his hurl to James Barry

Leah Barbour got sinbinned for this challenge on Meg Parkinson

Donncha O'Callaghan comes to terms with Munster's Heineken Cup exit

Lynne Cantwell after Ireland's defeat to England at the World Cup

Alan Brogan and his son after Donegal's All Ireland semi final win over Dublin

Rory McIlroy emerges from the bunker at the Ryder Cup

John O'Shea celebrates that equaliser against Germany

Kieran Donaghy celebrates scoring the winning goal in the All Ireland final

Dundalk's Brian Gartland after winning the league

The Collins brothers celebrate the Clare county double with their grandparents

Carl Frampton during the weigh-in for the IBF super-bantamweight World title fight against Kiko Martinez

Eoin Flynn celebrates crossing the line as Thomas Cornthwaite from Lanchashire, England,catches his breath

Lisa Leonard, Murroe Boher, plays the fiddle for her colleagues after winning the All Ireland Junior Championship final

Katie Taylor wins another world title

You can check out some more of their best photos from the year here.