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Redevelopment of Limerick 2009
What is now known as the Jim Kemmy Bridge in Limerick after redevelopment.
© John Walsh
Redevelopment of Limerick 2009 -
The Green Building Temple Bar
This is a prime example of how environmentally sound buildings can not only contribute towards achieving our climate change goals, but can be hugely profitable, and be built in urban areas. It is a mixed-use building offering accommodation, office space and retail lettings.
Image is present on following page(s): The Green Building, Temple Bar, Greening Our Cities, The Green Building, Temple Bar, Sustainable Development
The Green Building Temple Bar -
O'Connell Street 1987
A picture of the old corner of William Street and O'Connell Street.
© John Walsh
O'Connell Street 1987 -
Teddy Bears at The O2
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Teddy Bears at The O2 -
Redevelopment in Limerick 1992
A picture of the old corner of William Street and O'Connell Street. The redevelopment of any area must only be carried out after zoning regulations have been properly adhered to and metiulcous planning has been done.
© John Walsh
Redevelopment in Limerick 1992 -
The O2
The O2 Arena is Ireland's biggest live music venue and sits at the North Wall Quay end of the River Liffey.
The O2 -
Global warming has led to a decline in the native Dunlin species of bird.
Dunlin
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Wildlife, Wildlife, River Moy
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Modern Housing Estate
Photo of a modern housing estate with large detached houses, set around a green area that has been planted with trees.
By permission of Meath County Council Pride of Place.
Image is present on following page(s): Buildings that Last a Long Time
Modern Housing Estate -
Construction
Belgard Square apartments in Tallaght under construction.
© South Dublin Libraries.
Image is present on following page(s): Greening Our Cities
Construction -
St. Stephen's Green
The landscape architecture in this park provides a haven amongst the hustle and bustle of Dublin city centre. Sir A.E. Guinness, of the Guinness brewing family, paid for the current lay out of the Green in 1880.
Image is present on following page(s): Greening Our Cities
St. Stephen's Green -
St. Stephen's Green
The landscape architecture in this park provides a haven amongst the hustle and bustle of Dublin city centre. Sir A.E. Guinness, of the Guinness brewing family, paid for the current lay out of the Green in 1880.
Image is present on following page(s): National Spatial Strategy (NSS)
St. Stephen's Green -
The Lough Playground
Children playing in the Lough playground in Cork.
© Cork City Libraries.
The Lough Playground -
Vernacular Architecture
A solid farm house at Grange, Co. Kildare that combines the vernacular and formal building traditions.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
Vernacular Architecture -
The Crawford Gallery
The building that houses the gallery dates back to 1724, when it functioned as a custom house. Recent renovations and the addition of more than 10,000 square feet of gallery have created space for visiting exhibitions that include modern works.
The Crawford Gallery -
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Pinus Sylvestris
Digital photograph of a Scots Pine, taken at Woodstock Estate, Inistioge, County Kilkenny
Pinus Sylvestris -
Monaghan Courthouse (2003)
The courthouse was built c. 1830 and incorporates the use of stone from the local mountain quarry at Eshnaglogh in Co.Monaghan.
© Monaghan County Library
Monaghan Courthouse (2003) -
Patrick Street, Cork
In recent years the look of Cork's main city street has undergone much change. Repaving and the addition of new, modern street lights have lent a whole new feel to the city centre.
Patrick Street, Cork -
Irish Film Institute
The inside of the Irish Film Institute in Dublin's Temple Bar, just one of the many cultural sectors developed within the Urban Renewal Scheme.
Image courtesy of www.landliving.com
Irish Film Institute -
Gillabbey Street, Cork
A photograph of an 18th century house in Gillabbey Street, Cork. The house is divided into two very small homes. The houses are built in the vernacular style. There are, however, new windows and doors and pipes carrying natural gas into the house.
© Cork City Libraries
Gillabbey Street, Cork -
Ringlet Butterfly
Photograph of a Ringlet butterfly resting on a bramble leaf. This butterfly has a light brown colour with a thin white rim around its wing edge.
Ringlet Butterfly -
Cork Opera House
Originally built in 1855, the building was burnt to the ground on its cenentary year combination of old wiring and wooden materials. In 1963, the Opera House was rebuilt fully and opened and finally in 2003, large scale renovation works were completed on both the facade of the building and the surrounding Emmet Square.
Cork Opera House -
Fritillary butterfly
Silver-washed fritillary: This large butterfly is associated withold broad-leaved woodland. The eggs are usually laid on the bark of a mature tree in an area where the larval food plant, common dog violet, is available. The adults fly in sunny gladesin late summer. (Richard Nairn)
Copyright R. Nairn
Fritillary butterfly -
Forest
Ireland was once a country rich in forests but over the centuries they were cleared to make way for a growing population and expanding infrastructure.
Courtesy of the Irish Wildlife Trust
Forest -
Wind Power
Windfarming is an eco-friendly alternative to other methods of energy prodoction which result in large scale levels of GHG emissions. Ireland's first windfarm was built in Bellacorick, Co. Mayo in 1992. This wind farm can provide approximately 4,500 households with electricity.
Copyright the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Image is present on following page(s): Hope on the horizon, Further Renewable Energy Options, Further Renewable Energy Options, Hope on the horizon, Further Renewable Energy Options, Renewable Energy, Energy Resources: Renewable and Non-Renewable
Wind Power -
As climate change escalates, competition for fresh water will increase
Waterfall
Courtesy of the EPA
Image is present on following page(s): Water, Water
As climate change escalates, competition for fresh water will increase -
Mountain river
Courtesy of the EPA
Image is present on following page(s): Ecology
Mountain river -
Sun on Four Winds Beach, Co. Wexford
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Image is present on following page(s): Health, Health
Sun on Four Winds Beach, Co. Wexford -
Trends in average temperature in Ireland
Trends in average temperature in Ireland, information from Met Eireann. Graph EPA
Met Eireann
Trends in average temperature in Ireland -
Wheat
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Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal
Wheat -
Local Flora and Fauna
The local habitat will begin to change gradually due to slight seasonal growing shifts and the overall change in temperature
Courtesy of the Irish Wildlife Trust
Local Flora and Fauna -
People's Park, Dun Laoghaire
The People's Park was originally known as The Gardens. Features of this park include fountains, flowerbeds, ornate iron railings and gates and formal stone walls.
© Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Public Library Service
Image is present on following page(s): Pride of Place, Pride of Place, Pride of Place, Pride of Place, Pride of Place, Pride of Place
People's Park, Dun Laoghaire