1ST PLACE WINNER
Nature & The Environment 2025
FEELING BLUE
by Conor McKeownA swimmer braving the elements at The Point, Westport, Co. Mayo.
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NATURE’S WINTER TRANSFORMATION
With -3°C frost transforms the foliage in a Tralee park, where areas left to rewild showcase nature’s winter transformation.
3RD PLACE
LAST LINE OF DEFENCE
By Alan Betson
The family home of the McLoughlin family near the village of Curraghboy, Carrick, Co. Roscommon, which is surrounded by water from a currently rising overflow of Lough Funshinagh.
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WALKING INTO THE LIGHT
A walker pictured as early morning light shines at Cloghleagh Bridge, Kilbride, Co. Wicklow.
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WINTER’S WONDERLAND
Tralee Wetlands transformed into a winter wonderland in sub-zero temperatures.
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PERFECT CIRCLE
The beautifully maintained roundabout on Well Road, Cork City, maintained to a very high standard by Cork City Council.
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WADING HIGH
By Mark Condren
Irish National Stud gardeners manually removing pondweed from one of their park lakes. Non-use of pesticides is part of the Irish National Stud & Gardens sustainability and biodiversity plan.
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RED LIGHT
Sunrise over The North Bull Lighthouse at The South Wall in Dublin.