1ST PLACE WINNER
Nature & The Environment 2014
BEAUTIFUL CRUEL SNOW
by Justin KernoghanChildren enjoying the snow, unaware that sheep are buried beneath them, after a severe storm hit the Glens of Antrim

By Niall Carson
A seagull lands in a pond at dusk in the Phoenix Park, Dublin
Eddie Cormican, Galway, looks out to the sea after a swim in stormy conditions at Blackrock, Salthill, Galway
By Niall Carson
A group of crested macaques, more used to tropical rainforests in Indonesia, huddle for warmth in Dublin Zoo
By Niall Carson
Fallow deer clash antlers, during the rutting season in the Phoenix Park, Dublin
Horses keeping warm after overnight snowfall, on the edge of a Co. Derry forest
Despite raising sail, a yacht fails to make headway on a still and calm summer evening off the Wicklow Coast