A lithographic printing plate precursor including a support and a coating comprising a polymerisable compound, a photoinitiator which is an optionally substituted trihaloalkyl sulfone compound wherein halo is selected from chloro, bromo or iodo; and an infrared absorbing dye represented by Formula I: wherein Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently an optionally substituted aryl group or an aryl group with an annulated benzene ring which is optionally substituted, W 1 and W 2 are independently a sulphur atom or a -CM 10 M 11 group wherein M 10 and M 11 are independently an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, or wherein M 10 and M 11 together comprise the necessary atoms to form a cyclic structure, M 1 and M 2 together comprise the necessary atoms to form an optionally substituted cyclic structure, M 3 and M 4 independently represent an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, M 5, M 6, M 7 and M 8 independently represent hydrogen, a halogen or an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, M 9 represents an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, -NR 1 R 2, -NR 1 -CO-R 6, -NR 1 -SO 2 -R 4 or -NR 1 -SO-R 5; wherein R 1 and R 2 independently represent hydrogen, an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group; R 4 and R 6 independently represent -OR 7, -NR 8 R 9 or -CF 3; wherein R 7 represents an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group or an optionally branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group and R 8 and R 9 independently represent hydrogen, an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, or wherein R 8 and R 9 together comprise the necessary atoms which form a cyclic structure; R 5 represents hydrogen, an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, SO 3 -, -COOR 10 or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group; wherein R 10 represents an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and the infrared absorbing agent may include one or more counter ions in order to obtain an electrically neutral molecule. characterized in that the infrared absorbing dye and the photoinitiator are capable of inducing a print-out image and that the coating does not substantially include a colorant having an absorption maximum below 780 nm. Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently an optionally substituted aryl group or an aryl group with an annulated benzene ring which is optionally substituted, W 1 and W 2 are independently a sulphur atom or a -CM 10 M 11 group wherein M 10 and M 11 are independently an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, or wherein M 10 and M 11 together comprise the necessary atoms to form a cyclic structure, M 1 and M 2 together comprise the necessary atoms to form an optionally substituted cyclic structure, M 3 and M 4 independently represent an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, M 5, M 6, M 7 and M 8 independently represent hydrogen, a halogen or an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, M 9 represents an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, -NR 1 R 2, -NR 1 -CO-R 6, -NR 1 -SO 2 -R 4 or -NR 1 -SO-R 5; wherein R 1 and R 2 independently represent hydrogen, an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group; R 4 and R 6 independently represent -OR 7, -NR 8 R 9 or -CF 3; wherein R 7 represents an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group or an optionally branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group and R 8 and R 9 independently represent hydrogen, an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, or wherein R 8 and R 9 together comprise the necessary atoms which form a cyclic structure; R 5 represents hydrogen, an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, SO 3 -, -COOR 10 or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group; wherein R 10 represents an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and the infrared absorbing agent may include one or more counter ions in order to obtain an electrically neutral molecule. characterized in that the infrared absorbing dye and the photoinitiator are capable of inducing a print-out image and that the coating does not substantially include a colorant having an absorption maximum below 780 nm.