Look through our gallery to see the finalists of Ireland's newest national wildlife photographic competition.
Marcin Kaczmarkiewicz | Swan cygnet (Eala bhalbh, Cygnus olor). River Barrow, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow.
Larry Doherty | Orange ladybird (bóin Dé buí, Halyzia sedecimguttata). Cabragh.
Wetlands, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Ruth Kelly | Grey seal pup (Lao Mara, Halichoerus grypus). Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford.
Tristan Bane | Red fox cub on logs (Sionnach, Vulpes vulpes). Ravenhill, Belfast, Co.Antrim.
Edele Cunningham | Fallow buck amongst trees (Fia buí, Dama dama). Phoenix Park, Dublin, Co. Dublin.
Paul Fetherstonhaugh | Jay with red squirrel (Iora rua; scréachóg choille, Sciurus vulgaris; Garrulus glandarius). Garryhinch, Co. Laois.
Johnny Mitchell | Hare (Giorria, Lepus timidus). Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim.
Philip Greaves | Patchwork leafcutter bee (Beach gearrthóir duille, Megachile centuncularis). Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Tom McDonnell | Hares boxing (Giorria, Lepus timidus). Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim.
James Crombie | Starling murmuration (Druid, Sturnus vulgaris). Lough Ennell, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.
Feargal Quinn | Barn owl (Scréachóg reilige, Tyto alba). Ballyfin, Co. Laois.
Andrew Yeates | Kingfishers mating (Cruidín, Alcedo atthis). River Boyne, Navan, Co. Meath.