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    This dataset demonstrates the location name and area of bogs licensed for the extraction of peat by Bord na Mona under nine separate licences.
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    The OSPAR Convention is the current legal instrument guiding international cooperation on the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. Work under the Convention is managed by the OSPAR Commission, made up of representatives of the Governments of 15...
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    This dataset represents the location of all buildings classified as protected structures in County Kerry
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    The Ballyglass Harbour Tide gauge is part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which is a network of tide gauges located around the coast of Ireland collecting water level data as part of the development of a permanent tidal monitoring infrastructure. Parameters collected...
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    This dataset shows the point locations of shipwrecks in Irish Waters surveyed by INSS and INFOMAR national seabed mapping projects. Over 480 surveyed shipwrecks have been recorded in the INFOMAR shipwreck inventory. The database accurately records the location of shipwrecks...
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    Survey tracklines delineate the line along which the vessel travelled as it was surveying. The vessel collects multibeam echosounder data (MBES) by emitting a fan of soundwaves and recording the reflected signal. The area of seabed ensonified is known as the footprint and the...
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    This dataset shows the area of seabed mapped by both the INFOMAR and Irish National Seabed Survey projects to date. Each survey leg is represented by a unique polygon whose title is coded using the initials of the vessel that did the survey, the year the survey was completed...
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    This dataset shows the locations of Activity Operators providing surfing hire, lessons or related services as collated by Failte Ireland. This is a subset of the larger Failte Ireland Activities Dataset, downloaded in April 2021.  The Activities dataset was downloaded from...

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    Displays wrecks from the National Monuments Service’s Wreck Inventory of Ireland Database (WIID) for which there is a recorded location. There is data held within the WIID on a large number of wrecks for which we have no precise recorded location, co-ordinate or known extent....
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    The locations of military danger and restricted areas that can affect coastal areas in Ireland. The boundaries of the danger and restricted areas were digitised using coordinates and instructions provided in the Irish Aviation Authority’s Integrated Aeronautical Information...
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    The headquarters of the Naval Service of the Irish Defence Forces is located at Haulbowline, Co. Cork and as of 2019 is the sole naval base in Ireland. The point location of the site was digitised using reference maps by ABPmer on behalf of Marine Institute, Ireland. None
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    Biospheres are places where nature and culture connect. In 1981, UNESCO recognised the importance of Dublin Bay by designating North Bull Island as a Biosphere because of its rare and internationally important habitats and species of wildlife. To support sustainable...
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    This dataset shows the location or potential locations of marine renewable energy sites (wind farm authorisations) in Irish waters. This is based upon formal applications submitted to the foreshore licence application office. The sites are catagorised depending on the stage...
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    The EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) requires designation of SPAs for: listed rare and vulnerable species; regularly occurring migratory species, such as ducks, geese and waders; wetlands, especially those of international importance, which attract large numbers of migratory...
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    These are prime wildlife conservation areas in the country, considered to be important on a European as well as Irish level. Most Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are in the countryside, although a few sites reach into town or city landscapes, such as Dublin Bay and Cork...
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    The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach. These MCZs fulfill the obligations on The Marine Act (Northern Ireland)...
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    Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are designated under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. All European Community member States are required to identify internationally important areas for breeding, over-wintering and migrating birds and...
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    Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are those which have been given greater protection under the European legislation of The Habitat's Directive. They have been designated because of a possible threat to the special habitats or species which they contain and to provide...
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    This dataset provides updates on WiFi entities in Dublin region; encompassing columns such as Name, Eircode, Address, Telephone, Email, Latitude & Longitude.
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    An exclusive economic zone extends from the outer limit of the territorial sea to a maximum of 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) from the territorial sea baseline, thus it includes the contiguous zone. A coastal nation has control of all economic resources within its...
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