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Ringlet Butterfly
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.
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Cork Opera House
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.
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Fritillary butterfly
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
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Forest
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
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Wind Power
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
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As climate change escalates, competition for fresh water will increase
As climate change escalates, competition for fresh water will increase
Waterfall
Courtesy of the EPA
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Mountain river
Mountain river
Courtesy of the EPA
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Sun on Four Winds Beach, Co. Wexford
Sun on Four Winds Beach, Co. Wexford
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Trends in average temperature in Ireland
Trends in average temperature in Ireland
Trends in average temperature in Ireland, information from Met Eireann. Graph EPA
Met Eireann
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Wheat
Wheat
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Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal