1ST PLACE WINNER
Nature & The Environment 2017
ALL ABROAD THE SKY TRAIN
by Cathal NoonanThe 'Sky Train' created by Michael Bulfin at Lough Boora Discovery Park Co. Offaly
Dun Aengus the prehistoric fort on the Aran Islands has emergency support work done aided by the Irish Air Corps as it supplies materials for remedial work.
By Niall Carson
Fallow deer clash antlers during rutting season in Phoenix Park Dublin.
By Fran Veale
A surfer takes in the last of the evening surf at Camp County Kerry
A duck takes flight from a lake in Castletown House Celbridge.
By Mark Marlow
A Blue tit gets very territorial around nesting time at the sight of itself in a side view mirror of a car in a car park.
Deer settle down for the evening in the Phoenix Park Dublin
A heavy rain shower over Poolbeg in Dublin as seen from Dun Loaghaire
By John C Kelly
A tranquil morning scene with a hint of Spring in the air at Lough Derg near Killaloe in East Clare.
By Gerry Mooney
Amanda Dusper originally from Croatia but now living in Dublin finds two hungry pigeons eating from the palm of her hand in St. Stephens Green Dublin.
By Gerry Mooney
Maria Lawlor and her dog Susie enjoy the bright morning sunshine along the banks of the river Boyne in Trim Co. Meath.
By Fran Veale
Spring lambs on David and John Bakers Farm in Naul Co Dublin.
Ploughed field at Poziers in the middle of the Somme Battlefield in France where thousands of Irishmen fought and were commemorated on the centenary of the Battle.