Irish Photographic Federation
2026 National Nature and Wildlife Competition
Online Competition Catalogue
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Judged by

Karen Berry - FRPS AFIAP Kieran O’Mahony - AIPF Bill Hall - DPAGB EFIAP FBPE

on Sunday 20th of September 2026
This digital catalogue contains the awarded images from the NNWPC 2026 and those scoring 14 and 13. Compiled by Ita Hegarty


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'Badger Cub Exploring' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Gold and Overall Image of the Competition
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'The Passing' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Gold and Overall Photographer of the Competition
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'Veins' by John Flynn (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Gold
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'Mating Yellow Dung Flies with Rain drops-Donoughmore' by Paul Tips (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Gold
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'Little Grebe On The Corrib' by Gerry Kavanagh (Galway Camera Club)
Mid West Region
Gold
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'Carnival Candy Slime Mold' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Gold
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'The Old man of Storr-Scotland' by Eric ONeill (Drogheda Photographic Club)
North East Region
Silver
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'The Offering' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Silver
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'Kestrel Keeping an Eye on Them' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Silver
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'Misty Morning' by Owen ODonohoe (Waterford Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Silver
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'Pintail Ducks North Bull Island' by Brenda Sheridan (Tallaght Photographic Society )
Mid East Region
Silver
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'In the Hole' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Silver
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'Yellow Dung Fly with Morning Dew-Warrenscourt' by Paul Tips (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Bronze
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'Otter with Catch' by Gerry Kavanagh (Galway Camera Club)
Mid West Region
Bronze
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'Sanderling in Flight' by Michael Linehan (Celbridge Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Bronze
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'Goldfinch in Autumn' by AnneMarie Mockler (South Kildare Photographic Club)
Mid East Region
Bronze
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'Glacial Aurora Iceland' by Fionnuala Parnell (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Bronze
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'Umbrellas' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Bronze
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'The Watchful Cuckoo' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Hon
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'Sedge Warbler Hidden in the Meadow' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Hon
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'Grey Heron One Last Struggle' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Hon
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'Connemara Pine Island' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Hon
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'Lilac Bonnet Growng from Moss' by Thomas Nihill (Clare Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Hon
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'Kestrel Looking for its Next Meal' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Hon
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'Dew Covered Darter' by Tony McLoughlin (Naas Photography Group)
Mid East Region
Hon
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'Siskin in Winter' by AnneMarie Mockler (South Kildare Photographic Club)
Mid East Region
Hon
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'Sunrose at Vestrahorn' by Fionnuala Parnell (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Hon
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'Urbane Digger Bee Face Anthophora Urbana' by Evelyn Pender (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Hon
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'Slime Mold on Bramble Thorn' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Hon
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'Clinging Sea Moss' by Sharon O-Brien (Portlaoise Camera Club)
Mid West Region
Hon
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'Find Me' by Piotr Wozniak (Blarney Photography Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Novice Open First Place and Novice Gold Overall
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'That Look' by Piotr Wozniak (Blarney Photography Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Novice Waders First Place and Novice Silver Overall
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'Purple Reign' by Jaque Day (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Novice Macro First Place and Novice Bronze Overall
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'A Small Wonder' by Siobhan Heffernan (Clonakilty Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Novice Flora and Fungi First Place and Novice HM Overall
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'Downpatrick Head Stack' by Amy Galligan (An Tain Photographic Club)
North East Region
Novice Natural Landscape First Place and Novice HM Overall
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'Water Droplets on a Spider's Web' by Rebecca Dolan (Kilkenny Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Novice Nature Next Door First Place and Novice HM Overall
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'Horse Fly Drumran' by James Carolan (Carrickmacross Camera Club)
North East Region
Scored 14
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'Hoverfly at Beaulieu Wood' by Eric ONeill (Drogheda Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 14
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'Breakfast in the Rain' by John Flynn (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 14
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'Golden Eagle mating in the deeped of winter' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 14
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'Blue Damsel with Morning Dew-Warrenscourt' by Paul Tips (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 14
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'Hover Fly with Morning Dew-Warrenscourt' by Paul Tips (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 14
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'Over the Hill' by Vincent Higgins (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 14
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'Two Flies' by Owen ODonohoe (Waterford Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 14
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'Short Eared Owl Hunting Low' by Gerry Kavanagh (Galway Camera Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 14
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'Emerald Damselfly Covered in Dew' by Michael Linehan (Celbridge Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Sibling Love' by Louise Skelly (Clondalkin Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Pelican Crash Landing' by Louise Skelly (Clondalkin Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Bartailed Godwit Fishing' by Louise Skelly (Clondalkin Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Crab Spider with Meal' by Raghnall Glasgow (Malahide Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Big Eared Moth' by Paul Whelan (South Kildare Photographic Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Iberian Lynx Spain' by Fionnuala Parnell (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Resting Common Blue Butterflies' by Fionnuala Parnell (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Flower Crab Spider Misumena Vatia Waits Under Petals' by Evelyn Pender (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Flower Crab Spider Misumena Vatia Injects Hoverfly Prey' by Evelyn Pender (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Good Mates Tymon Park' by Rosemary Deevy (Tallaght Photographic Society )
Mid East Region
Scored 14
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'Grey Heron Catching a Rudd' by Sharon O-Brien (Portlaoise Camera Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 14
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'Dingle Peninsula' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 14
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'Gimme Gimme' by Ailish Sands (An Tain Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Carder Bee Incoming' by Ailish Sands (An Tain Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Black Headed Gulls in Fight at Lurgangreen' by Ailish Sands (An Tain Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Herring Gulls in Dispute' by Ailish Sands (An Tain Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Two Male Red Deer Engaging in Mating Behaviour During Rutting Season' by Jacinta McAree-Murphy (Carrickmacross Camera Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Green Veined White Butterfly in Front Garden' by Eric ONeill (Drogheda Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Spider Young Leaving the Nest' by John Lambe (Dungannon Cookstown Camera Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Blue Dragon Fly in Flight Ballinhassig' by Niall OFarrell (Ballincollig Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Through the Shallows' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Show of Feathers' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Moorhen Home Improvements' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Fish Supper' by John Flynn (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Stonechat Breakfast' by John Flynn (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Moody Cabin View' by John Flynn (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Knysna Head Homeward Bound' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Meadow Pipit Golden Perch' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Red Fox Across the Moor' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Red Deer Autumn Roar' by Paul Madigan (Blackwater Photographic Society)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Golden Eagle Making a Quick Getaway' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Willow Tit Only Room for One' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Osprey the Catch of the Day' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Mallard on the Glide Path' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Jay on its Way' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Wren Making Sure It's Safe to Go' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Bullfinch with Beautful Rays of Light' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Bee Eater with Dragon Fy' by Ann Francis (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Bee Eater 2 with Dragon Fly' by Ann Francis (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Great Egret with Mouse' by Ann Francis (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Portrait of a Hare' by Ann Francis (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Caught on Woundwort' by Tony McLoughlin (Naas Photography Group)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Common Blues Mating' by Tony McLoughlin (Naas Photography Group)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Green Veined White on the Clock' by Tony McLoughlin (Naas Photography Group)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Pit Stop on Devil's Bit Scabious' by Tony McLoughlin (Naas Photography Group)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Greenfly Nectaring' by Tony McLoughlin (Naas Photography Group)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Painted Lady Stare' by Tony McLoughlin (Naas Photography Group)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Fox Cub at Renville' by Gerry Kavanagh (Galway Camera Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Cuteness in the Wild' by Joe Silke (Solas Photography Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Protecting the Baby Calf' by Joe Silke (Solas Photography Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Gerenuk Feeding on Acacia' by Joe Silke (Solas Photography Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Barn Owl Flight Path' by Enda OLoughlin (Solas Photography Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Dun Briste Sea Stack' by Enda OLoughlin (Solas Photography Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Barn Swallow In Flight' by Enda OLoughlin (Solas Photography Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Sanderling Picking Over a Shell' by Michael Linehan (Celbridge Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Heron with Perch' by Michael Linehan (Celbridge Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Damsel Flies Mating' by Raghnall Glasgow (Malahide Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Meadow Pipit Paddy's Hill Park.' by Mary Twomey (Malahide Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Wren' by Mary Twomey (Malahide Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Soft Retreat at Salterstown Pier' by Esther Diskin (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Banded Damselflys Goodness on Grass' by Mary Greene (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Bronzed Cowbird Poses in the Rain' by Stephanie Ryan (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Foggy Morning Bison Poland' by Fionnuala Parnell (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Common Green Shieldbugs Making Fireworks Palomena prasina' by Evelyn Pender (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Honey Bee Glasnevin' by Rosemary Deevy (Tallaght Photographic Society )
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Young Sanderling Poolbeg' by Brenda Sheridan (Tallaght Photographic Society )
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'First Scent of Newborn Topi Kenya' by Ruth Byrne (Dublin Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Sunset in the Surf' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Water Rail in Reeds' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Autumn Beech' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Glendalough at First Light' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Four Spotted Chaser' by Sharon O-Brien (Portlaoise Camera Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Common Blue' by Sharon O-Brien (Portlaoise Camera Club)
Mid West Region
Scored 13
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'Leafhopper at Beaulieu Wood' by Eric ONeill (Drogheda Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Spider Wrapping its Prey' by david harris (Cork Camera Group)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Red Soldier Beetle with Morning Dew-Warrenscourt' by Paul Tips (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Stripe-Backed Snailkiller with Morning Dew-Warrenscourt' by Paul Tips (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Best of Friends' by Vincent Higgins (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'All Tied Up' by Vincent Higgins (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Purple Tip' by Vincent Higgins (Mallow Camera Club)
Southern Association of Camera Clubs
Scored 13
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'Damselfly Wiping its Face' by Michael Linehan (Celbridge Camera Club)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Green Hairstreak and Tiny Friend' by Fionnuala Parnell (St. Brigids)
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Buff Tailed Bee Dublin' by Brenda Sheridan (Tallaght Photographic Society )
Mid East Region
Scored 13
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'Mayfly' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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'Hemitichia Slime Molds' by Feargal Quinn (Boyne Valley Photographic Club)
North East Region
Scored 13
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