Global Biodiversity Information Facility – Ireland’s National Node

Contents

Chairman’s Statement ...... 4

Introduction to Strategic Objectives ...... 5

Strategic objective 1: Mobilising data ...... 6

Strategic objective 2: Tracking change ...... 10

Strategic objective 3: Informing decision-making ...... 14

Strategic objective 4: Develop strategic-partnerships ...... 18

Strategic objective 5: International collaboration ...... 20

Strategic objective 6: Communicating ...... 22

Strategic objective 7: Strengthening the recorder base ...... 24

Management Board ...... 29

Staff & contract management ...... 29

Financial Statement ...... 30

Recorders and partner organisations ...... 32

The National Biodiversity Data Centre Beechfi eld House, WIT West Campus, Carriganore, Waterford. Tel. +353 51 306 240 Email: [email protected] Web: www.biodiversityireland.ie

Lysaght, L. & Fitzpatrick, U. (2014) Annual Review 2013. National Biodiversity Data Centre, Waterford.

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is an initiative of the Heritage Council and is operated under a service level agreement by Compass Informatics. The Centre is funded by the Department of the Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht and the Heritage Council.

3 Chairman’s Statement Scientifically sound and relevant data are now more than ever essential to unpin policy and actions to address the challenges we face to halt loss of our biodiversity and the habitats that support it.

The RTÉ broadcast Our planet is under considerable environmental pressures especially with respect to climate change, pollution and degradation of wildlife habitat, and with these the on Bioblitz 2013 potential loss of ecosystem goods and services provided by biological resources. We are just beginning to fully appreciate that our survival as a species is interlinked contributed greatly to with the health of the planet’s ecosystems and that the goods and services they provide make a signifi cant contribution to national and global economies, albeit public awareness of diffi cult to put a true monetary value of them. The annual contribution of biological Ireland’s biodiversity diversity to the Irish Economy is estimated to be at least ¤2.6 billion. Scientifi cally sound and relevant data are now more than ever essential to unpin policy and and efforts to record actions to address the challenges we face to halt loss of our biodiversity and the habitats that support it. it. Central to the Data In the light of these challenges the National Biodiversity Data Centre in 2013 set Centre’s success are the out an ambitious strategic plan for its new fi ve year term having consulted widely with a variety of sectors to take on board their data and information needs. Seven recorders who collect key objectives have been defi ned and the Data Centre will annually review its activities under each of these objectives. This publication is the fi rst of a new data in their own time reporting format and highlights some of the activities and achievement under each and most often at their objective. own expense. While data acquisition and display remain a core activity of the Data Centre the strategic objectives place an emphasis on the collection of data relevant to tracking changes in species and their habitat and that these data are also analysed, interpreted and communicated to inform policy and decision making. For example maps or reports of protected or threatened species can be produced at regional or national scale to identify priorities for strategic planning. The data have also been used to publish the fi rst report that documents overall trends in the introduction of invasive species into Ireland. Invasive species can lead to biodiversity loss and the work of the Data Centre contributes greatly to the information base needed to mitigate the threat they pose. The data are not just for national use but are made available to international initiatives such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility which provides a resource for use in biodiversity research and to inform decision making at an international level.

The Data Centre has also set an objective to communicate the work it is doing and key fi nding to a wide audience. Public awareness is particularly important and has the potential to infl uence policy and ultimately improve efforts to conserve biodiversity. The RTÉ broadcast on Bioblitz 2013 contributed greatly to public awareness of Ireland’s biodiversity and efforts to record it. Central to the Data Centre’s success are the recorders who collect data in their own time and most often at their own expense. I would like to thank them for their truly invaluable contribution. The Data Centre aims to strengthen the recorder base and upskill citizen science. In 2013 it continued its successful schedule of training workshops, 23 in total, for both beginners and advanced recorders. The Data Centre also engaged with University College Dublin in 2013 to launch the fi rst university certifi cate course in biological identifi cation and recording aimed mainly at training members of the general public.

When you read through this report you will get a sense of the breath and strategic importance of the projects set out under each objective. I would like to thank the Director and staff of the Data Centre for their continued dedication, hard work and achievements in 2013, and the management board for their input into development of the strategic objectives and work programme.

Dr. Mary Kelly-Quinn Chair

4 Introduction

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is a national organisation for the collection, collation, management, analysis and dissemination of data on Ireland’s biological diversity. It was established by the Heritage Council in 2007 and is funded by the Heritage Council and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

In 2013 the Data Centre published a Strategic Plan 2013-2017 in which it sets out the objectives and priority work areas over the period 2013 to 2017. The priority work areas were identifi ed through the review of the previous work of the Data Centre, engagement with partners, development of the National Biodiversity Plan and the strategic infrastructural and data needs of a variety of sectors, including heritage, resource management, planning, research and education.

Mission and Strategic Objectives

The overarching mission of the National Biodiversity Data Centre is:

“...to provide national co-ordination and standards of biodiversity data and recording, assist the mainstreaming of biodiversity data and information into decision making, planning, conservation management and research, and encourage greater engagement by society in documenting and appreciating biodiversity”.

The Data Centre’s identifi ed the following seven strategic objectives to help it achieve its mission, namely:

1. Mobilising data: Serve as a national hub for the storage, display and dissemination of biodiversity data through the online data portal Biodiversity Maps. 2. Tracking change: Identify the need for, and assist the production of, high Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage & quality, scientifi cally robust data to track changes in Ireland’s species the Gaeltacht; Michael Starrett (CEO of the Heritage Council; Dr Mary Kelly-Quinn (Chair of the National and habitats. Biodiversity Data Centre) and Dr Liam Lysaght 3. Informing decision-making: Facilitate and promote the use of biodiversity (Director of the National Biodiversity Data Centre) data to inform public policy and decision-making through data analysis, interpretation and reporting. 4. Developing strategic partnerships: Support and collaborate with Data Centre’s partners to assist effi cient delivery of their objectives. 5. International collaboration: Facilitate the provision of Irish biodiversity data to international initiatives. 6. Communicating: Communicate the value of Ireland’s biological diversity and raise awareness of how it is changing. 7. Strengthening the recording base: To support the recorder and citizen science network to increase the quantity and quality of biodiversity data generated in Ireland.

5 Progress made in the delivery of some of the key actions identifi ed under each Strategic Objective are presented below. Strategic objective 1 Mobilising data: Serve as a national hub for the storage, display and dissemination of biodiversity data through the online data portal Biodiversity Maps.

12000 Building the knowledge base on Insects 11422 Non-insect invertebrates 8000 Fungi 5500 Vascular plants 2328 Ireland’s biological diversity Lichens 1134 Algae 1079 8000 Bryophytes 797 Ireland has a unique biodiversity; the combination of species that occur in Marine fishes 563 Ireland is found nowhere else on earth. More than 31,000 species living in 117 Birds 457 Tunicates & lancelets 73 different habitats have been documented for Ireland and it is thought that Mammals 60 there are at least 25% more species that remain to be described for Ireland. Freshwater fishes 29 Amphibians & reptiles 6 Ireland is committed to conserving this unique resource, and in order to 4000 conserve it, we must understand what we have. The National Biodiversity Data Centre is working with its partners to collate data on the different taxonomic groups that occur in Ireland so that detailed distribution maps can be produced, and those data used to assist conservation. 0

Proportion of species known from Ireland divided into major groups. Growth of the National Biodiversity Database 3,500,000 3,500,000 A fundamental need for biodiversity policy is the availability of biodiversity data. One of 3,000,000 the National Biodiversity Data Centre’s 3,000,000 roles is to collate data from a wide range of sources, 2,500,000 2,500,000 validate, store and disseminate these data to gain a greater 2,000,000 2,000,000 understanding of Ireland’s biodiversity. The National Biodiversity Database 1,500,000 1,500,000 now makes available 2,862,818 records of 13,727

1,000,000 species, contained in 99 1,000,000 data-bases. This is an increase of just over

500,000 20% in the number 500,000 of records added to the system in 2013.

0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Density of Records of all LEGEND Value Range: Species 2008-2012. High 37561 – Low 388 Distribution of all records Growth of the National Biodiversity Database contained in the National 1:900,000 2008 - 2013. Records of all the major taxonomic Km Biodiversity Database at 05 25 01 00 groups were added to the database in 2013. The end of 2013. majority of records were of plants, followed by birds, butterfl ies and mammals.

6 Expected benefi t: A greatly expanded knowledge base on Ireland’s biological diversity and increased availability of data for decision-making, planning, conservation management and research.

600,000 <1950 Case study 1: Millionth Irish plant 1950 500,000 1960 record marks a milestone in 1970 400,000 1980 1990 2000 biodiversity research 300,000 Post 2010 http://vascularplants.biodiversityireland.ie/ 200,000

100,000 470,000 plant records were added to the National Plant Database in 2013, bringing the total to beyond 1 million for the fi rst time. The majority of plant 0 data added to the database came from existing data sources that have been No of vascular plant records by decade digitised and centralised by the Data Centre. It includes data collated from biodiversity surveys, academic projects and volunteer recorders. Volunteer Distribution of recorders have contributed substantial amounts of data, demonstrating how sightings of Pine Marten generated by volunteers, in partnership with a small number or professionals, can the Atlas of Mammals contribute to a vital understanding of our natural world. With With plant in Ireland 2010-2015 species diversity declining worldwide, maintaining high quality data is the project. fi rst step to protecting this vital national resource.

Case study 2: Tracking the expansion of the Pine Marten in Ireland

Pine Marten was referred to as the rarest of all Irish mammals in 2001, and is afforded protection under the EU Habitats Directive and the Wildlife Act. Strongly associated with woodland, it is currently undergoing a re-colonisation phase within Ireland, expanding its range in the midlands and east of the country.

The Atlas of Mammals in Ireland 2010-2015 project has generated 656 sightings of this elusive mammal, from all 26 counties. These sightings submitted from citizen scientists now comprise almost half of all the recorded sightings of this species in Ireland, making it a very effective means of tracking Geographical its expansion. distribution of Irish NVD relevés Case study 3: National Vegetation Database http://nationalvegetationdatabase.biodiversityireland.ie/ The National Vegetation Database contains more than 30,000 releves, or vegetation sampling units, stored in TURBOVEG software. It brings together data from academics, environmental consultants and state bodies and is a vital source of historic data on Ireland’s vegetation. These data are now available to be used in Irish and European vegetation studies.

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Structure Current And Future Uses • Supported by composite Irish plant list (2008) Information to European vegetation initiatives produced by the National Botanic Gardens • Informs habitat surveys and academic research • >30,000 releves stored in TURBOVEG database • Will form the core building block for a future Irish • Releves classifi ed according to a Guide vegetation classifi cation system

to Habitats in Ireland (Fossitt, 2000) NATIONAL VEGETATION

Knowledge Gaps DATABASE Active Research 2013-2016: The development of an aquatic • Northern Ireland data to be included in the vegetation classifi cation system and monitoring National Vegetation Database. protocol for Irish rivers to support biodiversity • Limited number of relevés for some vegetation types. reporting requirements and conservation planning. (Ph.D. research UCD) 2013: A Survey of Grassy Verges in Co. Wicklow and a Comparative Study of Dry Meadow Grasslands (M.Sc. research (UCD) 8 Biodiversity Maps - usage statistics for 2013

Number of area-based reports generated – 10,327 Nature Reserve 508 100m 52 1,368 custom reports SAC County

1,800 1km 56 112 Townland 2,538 2km

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Most viewed Most viewed Central to the Centre’s species map dataset success are the

1. Japanese Knotweed 1. Atlas of Mammals in Ireland recorders who collect 2. European Otter 2. Bees of Ireland 3. Keeled Skimmer 3. Seabird 2000 data in their own time 4. Pine Marten 4. Birds of Ireland and most often at their 5. Marsh Fritillary 5. National Bat Database of 6. Red Squirrel Ireland own expense. 7. Freshwater White-clawed 6. Road Kill Survey Crayfi sh 7. BSBI tetrad data for Ireland 8. Smooth Newt 8. Amphibians & reptiles of 9. Freshwater Pearl Mussel Ireland Biodiversity 10. Hen Harrier 9. Syrphids of Ireland 10. Heteroptera of Ireland. Maps

Total number of hits – 308,282 Total Events 10,000

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0 April 2013 July 2013 October 2013 9 Strategic objective 2 Tracking change: Identify the need for, and assist the production of, high quality, scientifically robust data to track changes in Ireland’s species and habitats.

Biodiversity Indicators National Biodiversity Indicators

are statistical measures Biodiversity Indicators are being used increasingly as a means of assessing if public policy is effectively conserving biodiversity or leading to its further of biodiversity which degradation and loss. Globally, the use of biodiversity indicators stems from the adoption by the Convention on Biological Diversity of a Strategic Plan for help scientists, Biodiversity 2011-2020 which contains a vision of a world ‘living in harmony managers and with nature’ where ‘by 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and politicians understand delivering benefi ts essential for all people’. As a means of achieving this goal, the Strategic Plan identifi ed twenty targets, commonly referred to as the the condition of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, relating to the sustainable management and use of the world’s biological resources. A suite of biodiversity indictors has been biodiversity and the adopted as a means of measuring progress towards achieving these targets, and identifying whether actions are working and should continue or if factors that affect it. different approaches need to be adopted. (IUCN, the World Conservation Union). As a party to the Convention, Ireland has a responsibility to develop national policies and implement national actions to help achieve these targets. These Awareness of biodiversity policies and actions are set out in Ireland’s National Biodiversity Plan, one of Trends in the knowledge of which is a commitment to develop a suite of national biodiversity indicators biodiversity to measure progress in the implementation of the Plan and of achieving Number in biodiversity-related its objectives. educational programmes Status of biodiversity National Parks and Wildlife Service, working in partnership with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, is developing a set of national biodiversity indicators Trends in the status of birds to be made operational in 2014. This set of indicators addresses eight Trends in the status of insects thematic areas: Trends in the status of threatened species • Awareness of biodiversity • Status of biodiversity Trends in the status of habitats • Threats to biodiversity Threats to biodiversity • Measures that safeguard biodiversity • Measures that mainstream biodiversity Trends in pollution impacting • Benefi ts derived from biodiversity and ecosystem services biodiversity • Impacts on biodiversity outside of Ireland Trends in invasive alien species • Knowledge of Irish biodiversity Trends in sustainable resource use A total of 87 sub-indicators has been identifi ed to measure different aspects Measures that safeguard of biodiversity within these themes. The National Biodiversity Data Centre is biodiversity consulting with key organisation and has begun the process of obtaining the Measures that mainstream biodiversity relevant data from which to generate the indicators. The National Biodiversity Indicators will be made operational and a special National Biodiversity Knowledge of Irish biodiversity Indicators website will be released in 2014. Screen grab of the National Biodiversity Indicator website, which is being developed.

10 Expected benefi t: Expected benefit: An increased understanding of how Ireland’s biological diversity is changing.

Addressing key knowledge gaps The objective of identifying key knowledge gaps was to help the To coincide with International Year of Biodiversity 2010, the biodiversity sector prioritise areas of work that would be either National Biodiversity Data Centre carried out a review of the of strategic importance or realistically achievable deliverables State of Knowledge on Ireland’s Biodiversity. A component of that would make a signifi cant contribution to increasing our this study also identifi ed key knowledge gaps that should be understanding of the state of biodiversity in Ireland. fi lled before 2020 in order to better understand the status of Ireland’s biological diversity when the next global biodiversity In all, the initiative identifi ed 48 separate gaps to fi ll. The assessment takes place. Gaps were identifi ed under four main National Biodiversity Data Centre has used these gaps to headings, namely: prioritise its work programme, particularly in terms of establishing national databases and production of Red Lists. • Managing Irish biodiversity data effi ciently • Tracking important changes in Irish biodiversity Of the 12 national databases identifi ed, six are currently being • Improving knowledge of Irish biodiversity, and established. Of the 15 Red Lists identifi ed, two have been • Improving knowledge of the state of Irish biodiversity. published and a further six are in preparation.

Key gaps in Ireland’s biodiversity knowledge as identifi ed in 2010 (actions highlighted in green have been delivered or are in progress).

Managing Irish biodiversity data effi ciently

National Biodiversity National Habitat Map • Integrated Land Information Management System Infrastructure requirements National Vegetation Classifi cation System Maintain and expand taxonomic capacity

Tracking important changes in Irish biodiversity

• Fungi • Sponges National Monitoring programmes • Diatoms • Elasmobranchs that need to be established: • Hemiptera (bugs) • Marine fi sh • Crustaceans

Improving knowledge of Irish biodiversity

• Fungi • Sponges National checklists that • Diatoms Elasmobranchs need to be published: • Hemiptera (bugs) • Marine fi sh • Crustaceans

• Fens • Freshwater algae Freshwater habitats • Soil fauna Basic surveys that need • Vegetation of open habitats • True bugs to be carried out: • General marine (50 – 1,000m) • Fungi • Historic demesnes • Freshwater crustaceans

• Fungi • Diatoms Stonefl ies True bugs National databases that Grasshoppers Earwigs need to be developed: • Saproxylic beetles Elasmobranchs • Beetles (Ground beetles, • Crustaceans chrysomelids, staphylinids)

Improving knowledge of the state of Irish biodiversity

Vascular plants Macromoths • Lichens • Ground beetles • Hoverfl ies Seaweeds Red Lists that need to be completed: Mayfl ies • Marine molluscs • Saproxylic beetles Elasmobranchs 11 • Freshwater crustceans • Grasshoppers Stonefl ies Dragonfl ies • Ladybirds Effective operation of the Red List process for Ireland

Methodology recommended by the National Biodiversity Data Centre to link the Red Lists and setting of conservation priorities.

1. Development of a 2. Development of National Database an Irish Red List

Should contain a high percentage of the records in existence and Publish via the NPWS Red List Series have an adequate number of historical versus recent records to and make available through the Data provide evidence of any recent declines to be used in the Red List Centre’s threatened species and process. For those taxonomic groups which do not have national habitats website. databases, or for which the database is inadequate for the Red List process, a programme of surveying and capacity building should be initiated by the Data Centre/ CEDAR (resources permitting)

3. Identification of conservation priority species

Build upon the Red List information using a scientifi c and agreed methodology to identify those species for which conservation effort should be focussed. The process for identifi cation of conservation priority species may differ between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as they are separate jurisdictions.

4. Address any knowledge 5. Identification of gaps for those species that conservation hot spots to are conservation priorities enhance and inform existing

Identify the actions that are required at the level of each protected area networks taxonomic group, eg. build capacity, encourage additional research & survey. Combine data across taxonomic groups to identify conservation hotspots that are ecologically relevant and can provide pragmatic advice to site based conservation e.g. pollinator hotspots, freshwater invertebrate hotspots.

12 Providing national data standards and guidelines

http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/biodiversity-data/national-standards/

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has produced national standards for the collection of biological records and for the collection and storage of vegetation data. In 2013 the fi rst of a new report series to help develop national biodiversity data standards and guidelines was published: Ireland’s Red Lists – a National Standard proposes a standard approach for applying the IUCN Red List Criteria in Ireland.

This report sets out the process to be followed, clarifi es the criteria to be used, 5% and identifi es the roles and responsibilities of the different partners involved in 1,454 producing Red Lists. An indicative programme of Ireland’s Red Lists is also Species Assessed presented, building on the Ireland’s Biodiversity 2010 - Knowledge Gaps initiative. Red Lists are an internationally recognised method of assessing the threat status of species in Ireland, and ensures that biological recording efforts translate directly to the identifi cation of conservation priorities. 95% 30,059 Species Not Assessed Bryophytes

Mayfl ies

Number of species assessed Dragonfl ies & damselfl ies

Freshwater fi sh Red Lists are an Amphibians & reptiles internationally Butterfl ies recognised method of

Terrestrial mammals assessing the threat

Non-marine molluscs status of species in

Water Beetles Ireland, and ensures that biological recording Bees

0 20 40 60 80 100 efforts translate directly to the identification of Regionally Extinct Vulnerable Data Defi cient Critically Endangered Near Threatened Not Threatened conservation priorities. Endangered

Proportion of assessed species under threat of extinction for the different red listed groups. 13 Strategic objective 3 Informing decision-making: Facilitate and promote the use of biodiversity data to inform public policy and decision-making through data analysis, interpretation and reporting.

The objective of Helping to document and map Ireland identifying key protected and threatened species

knowledge gaps was Many of Ireland’s species are afforded legal protection under national and EU legislation, while others have no legal protection yet are threatened with to help the biodiversity extinction. This suite of protected and threatened species form the basis for sector prioritise Ireland’s conservation priorities, thus making the availability of empirical data on the distribution of these species also a priority. Now, through the Data areas of work that Centre’s mapping system, historic and current data on 402 protected species and 713 species threatened with extinction are freely available to access. would be either of This should contribute signifi cantly to national efforts for nature conservation.

strategic importance or Legislative instrument Number of species realistically achievable EU Habitats Directive 67 EU Birds Directive 66 Wildlife Acts 190 Flora Protection Order 79 Species afforded legal protection

Threat category Number of species Regionally extinct 61 Critically endangered 44 Endangered 125 Vulnerable 229 Near threatened 140 Birds of Conservation Concern 114 Species under threat of extinction Contributing to reporting on the conservation status of legally protected species

In 2013, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht completed its second report on the conservation status of species and habitats afforded legal protection under the EU Habitats Directive. These reports are a requirement under Article 17 of the Habitat Directive. The report found that the status of species was generally positive, but the status of habitats remained poor. All of the data held by the Data Centre on protected species were provided by the Data Centre to NPWS to contribute to this assessment.

14 Expected benefi t: A greatly expanded knowledge base on Ireland’s biological diversity and increased availability of data for decision-making, planning, conservation management and research.

Density of Records of protected Species 2008-2012. Distribution of records contained in the National Biodiversity Database at end of 2013.

High 1:900,000 Record Density Km 05 25 01 00 Low

15 The work of the Improving the availability of Data Centre and its biodiversity data for decision-making

partners is to build The work of the Data Centre and its partners is to build up the knowledge base on what species occur where in Ireland, and all of these data are made up the knowledge freely available through the Data Centre’s on-line mapping system base on what Biodiversity Maps. The availability of data in this way facilitates its use in the different planning processes. For example, regional-scale maps of only species occur where Ireland’s threatened and protected species can be produced to identify possible priorities for strategic planning; reports can be quickly generated to in Ireland, and all identify the presence of legally protected species at the site level, which will greatly assist development management. Also, comprehensive reports can of these data are be generate of what is known about a locality, and this can easily contribute made freely available to the development of Local Area Plans. through the Data Building-blocks for Ecosystem Centre’s on-line Services Mapping mapping system The National Biodiversity Data Centre has many existing baseline datasets Biodiversity Maps. that can be used in mapping ecosystem services. Where these datasets do not yet exist the Centre has the capacity to generate these data in the future through systematic recording frameworks and citizen science driven recording networks. While the development of the methodologies and models to map ecosystem services will require academic partnerships, added value can be brought by making national ecosystem services maps Biodiversity centrally available through the Data Centre’s GIS based mapping system. Baseline datasets that will form the building blocks for future ecosystem Maps services mapping continued to be developed in 2013 – namely the national bee database, the national hoverfl y database, the bumblebee monitoring scheme database, the national vascular plant database, and the national crop wild relative database.

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16 Growth of the national bee database Invasive species – How many have we and when did they arrive?

Detecting trends in the rate of introduction of invasive species to a country is fundamental for understanding the threat posed by invasive species. Trends in introductions can indicate, for example, what general habitat types are most at risk; what are the main pathways of introductions; where are the native source areas for these species.

The Data Centre has published the fi rst report to look at the overall trend in the introduction of invasive species into Ireland: O’Flynn, C., Kelly, J. and Lysaght, L. (2014). Ireland’s invasive and non-native species – trends in introductions. National Biodiversity Data Centre Series No. 2. Ireland.

Some of the key fi ndings are:

• 13% of the species recorded in Ireland are high impact • In the past, the majority of invasive species in Ireland invasive species. This fi gure is comparable to other were plants, but the future trend may be towards more European countries invertebrate and vertebrate species • There was a four-fold increase in the number of invasive • Historically most invasive species were native to North species recorded in the 20th Century compared to the America and Asia but species native to mainland Europe 19th Century may become a greater problem in future. • This trend has increased dramatically from 2001 to 2010 • The report, which is published as the second in the for high impact invasive species National Biodiversity Data Centre Series makes 10 • The greatest rate of increase is for freshwater habitats recommendations for future work to fi ll key knowledge since 1980, and the introduced freshwater species are gaps and to improve the quality of information available more likely to have high impact to mitigate the threat posed by invasive species.

Invasive alien species Unknown 4 25 are some of the pre - 1900 10 13 1901 - 1910 4 3 greatest threats to 1911 - 1920 1 biodiversity loss, and 1921 - 1930 1 5 1931 - 1940 2 3 are among the most 1941 - 1950 2 1951 - 1960 1 6 First arrival dates arrival First significant drivers 1961 - 1970 3 4 of environmental 1971 - 1980 3 2 1981 - 1990 4 3 degradation and 1991 - 2000 3 10 change worldwide 2001 - 2010 12 3 0 10 20 30 Numbers of species High impact Medium impact Global Invasive Species Programme Number of high and medium impact invasive species to Ireland by decade.

17 Strategic objective 4 Develop strategic partnerships: Support and collaborate with the Data Centre’s partners to assist efficient delivery of their objectives.

Guest lectures were Case Study 1: Building collaborative provided to M.Sc. research projects with third-level and programmes in TCD other institutions

and UCD to strengthen The Data Centre embarked on a collaborative project to develop a national links between the vegetation classifi cation system for Irish rivers, through a Ph.D. project funded under the newly established employment-based scheme of the Irish Data Centre and those Research Council. The Ph.D. being undertaken by Lynda Weekes, builds on the work already done by the Data Centre and NPWS through the national institutions vegetation database project, and focusses on fi lling one of the identifi ed gaps. The project will assist NPWS in reporting on river habitat quality under the EU Habitats Directive. The project is a collaborative project between U.C.D., NPWS, Compass Informatics and the National Biodiversity Data Centre, and receives additional funding from NPWS.

In other academic collaboration during 2013, MSc research projects that contribute to ongoing work programmes of the Centre were embarked on with academic partners in UCD and TCD. The projects contributed to the national vegetation database, the Irish Pollinator Initiative and biodiversity hotspot mapping. Guest lectures were also provided to MSc programmes in TCD and UCD to strengthen links between the Data Centre and those institutions.

Case Study 2: Expanding data service for the marine environment – Irish Marine Survey form

Biological recording has traditionally focussed very much on the terrestrial and freshwater environments, and the focus of the Data Centre initially was on provision of services to cater for this need. In an attempt to expand the range of data management services and to improve the quantity of recording in the coastal and marine environment, the Data Centre developed a special Irish Marine Survey recording form. This form allows submission of records of species recorded during diving, snorkelling and shore-based surveys, and the form is specially designed to capture the associated survey information which is important to interpret the data.

18 Expected benefi t: Greater efficiencies in project delivery and programme implementation through collaborative effort and use of shared-services.

Case Study 3: Providing support to Dragonflies are probably national experts – Dragonfly Ireland the insect group whose

Dragonfl ies are probably the insect group whose Irish distribution is best Irish distribution is best understood. This is largely thanks to the large all-Ireland survey Dragonfl y Ireland which was organised by the Centre for Environmental Data & understood. Recording, Northern Ireland, culminating in the superb The Natural History of Ireland’s Dragonfl ies published in 2004. Since then, recording of dragonfl ies has continued and data collected up to the end of 2013 will feed into the forthcoming Atlas of Dragonfl ies of Britain and Ireland due for publication in 2014. To streamline and make more effi cient the management of dragonfl y data, the Data Centre has developed a special on-line dragonfl y recording form which has become the standard method for recorders to submit records. The national dragonfl y expert has full access rights to this system, ensuring that progress with data submission can be mapped, tracked and validated before adding to the Dragonfl y Ireland database. Since the form was released 1,781 dragonfl y records were received, submitted by 163 recorders.

Biodiversity Maps – a shared-service

Biodiversity Maps and its associated data management systems promote the use of common data standards and tools to facilitate the sharing and re-use of biodiversity databases and inventories. It is a shared-service, availed of by nine Government Departments or State Bodies, the main data-holding biodiversity NGOs, and many of Ireland’s leading national biodiversity experts.

Some of the organisations that use the service include:

LEGEND Value Range: High 37561 – Low 388

Distribution of dragonfl y records submitted on-line.

Clare County Council Comhairle Contae an Chláir

19 Strategic objective 5 International collaboration: Facilitate the provision of Irish biodiversity data to international initiatives.

GBIF mentioned 57

2008 17 GBIF discussed Participation in the Global Biodiversity 52 GBIF mediated data used Information Facility (GBIF)

43 The National Biodiversity Data Centre serves as Ireland’s 2009 35 National Node for the Global Biodiversity Information 89 Facility (GBIF). GBIF is an international open data infrastructure, funded by governments, which allows 61 anyone, anywhere to access data about all types of life of 2010 48 Earth, shared across national boundaries via the Internet. 148 Ireland is one of 52 countries and 37 other associate GBIF participants from 66 across the globe, making it the world’s largest biodiversity database freely 2011 66 available through the Internet. This global database of 4.2 billion records of 170 almost 1.5 million species, includes all Irish data collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre. 90

2012 63 One of the primary objective of creating this huge database is to provide a

232 resource available for the scientifi c community for use in biodiversity related research. The steady growth in the use of GBIF data in international scientifi c 81 publications demonstrates the demand that exists for this resource. For 2013 41 example, GBIF-mediated data were used in 265 peer-reviewed articles in 265 2013. This resource includes all Irish data collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre and is a huge resource, freely available to Irish scientists to help 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 to build research capacity within the biodiversity sector in Ireland. Number of research papers citing GBIF Data

Voting Participants

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20 Expected benefi t: Having Irish data contribute to regional and global biodiversity initiatives to inform decision making at an international level.

Early Warning system for It was agreed that invasive species there would be a

The establishment of an effective Early Warning System across Ireland and speedy sharing of all Britain to alert for the arrival of new invasive species was the subject of discussions at a British Irish Council workshop on non-native invasive species records of new non- held in London on May 1st, 2013. This involved a presentation of the native species between operational Early Warning System for Ireland, which is co-ordinated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre. It was agreed that there would be a speedy administrations in sharing of all records of new non-native species between administrations in Ireland and Britain, and that the linking of the respective alert mechanism Ireland and Britain across the regions should be investigated.

Global Index of Vegetation Plot Databases

In 2011 a Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases was established. This meta-database provides an overview of existing vegetation data worldwide and already almost 3 million plots are registered. Within Europe the project has stimulated a number of research projects aimed at creating European level vegetation classifi cation systems. The National Biodiversity Data Centre is feeding data into these initiatives and collaborating with European partners to ensure that the subtleties of our oceanic vegetation are considered and that any European classifi cations produced will of value in Ireland. There are currently three European wide projects underway that are expected to deliver classifi cation systems by 2016-2017. These are focussed on woodland, grasslands and wet vegetation (includes river, lakes, bogs, marshes, wet grassland etc.).

Crop Wild Relatives

The National Crop Wild Relative (CWR) Database was further enhanced in 2013 through funding provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) under their genetic resources funding programme. This database is provided to the DAFM in a format for inclusion within the CWR Global Portal.

21 Strategic objective 6

Communicating: Communicate the value of Ireland’s biological diversity and raise awareness of how it is changing.

National Biodiversity Data Centre on Facebook A key objective of the National Biodiversity Data Centre is to communicate the work that it is doing to a wide audience and to highlight the importance of the conservation of biological diversity. It does this in many ways, using workshops, presentations and fi eld meeting for direct engagement with our 65% key audience. The Data Centre maintains its home page and notifi es its increase in page likes in 2013 mailing list of any latest news items; in all, 24 latest news items were issued in 2013. The Data Centre also maintains project-specifi c websites as a source 83,023 of themed information and project updates. Daily unique users saw 12000 our posts in 2013 55% 45% 10000

Of our page Of our page 8000 likes were women likes were men

6000 The National Biodiversity Data Centre’s Facebook pages have been a very effective communication tool 4000

Butterfl y Monitoring Scheme on Facebook 103% 2000 increase in page likes in 2013 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 4073 Data Centre website hits per month 2013 Daily unique users saw The Centre also uses social media, maintaining a Biodiversity Ireland facebook our posts in 2013 page for general events and a Irish Butterfl y Monitoring Facebook page for communicating with the butterfl y and other insect recording network. 60% 40% Of our page Of our page likes were women likes were men

22 Expected benefi t: an increased awareness amongst the Data Centre’s stakeholders and wider public of the importance of conserving Ireland’s biological diversity.

Ireland’s BioBlitz 2013 on RTÉ A major event for the

A major event for the National Biodiversity Data Centre was the broadcast of National Biodiversity Ireland’s BioBlitz 2013 on RTÉ. The event was broadcast live from Wicklow Mountains National Park, with camera crews also at Lough Key Forest Park, Data Centre was the The Burren National Park and Colebrooke Estate. An hour-long programme was broadcast live on 24th May followed by a half-hour results and highlights broadcast of Ireland’s programme on 25th May. Filming was by RTÉ and Crossing the Line BioBlitz 2013 on RTÉ. Productions, and the programmes were presented by Derek Mooney, Sinéad Kennedy and Colin Stafford Johnson.

23 Strategic objective 7 Strengthening the recording base: support the recorder and citizen science network to increase the quantity and quality of biodiversity data generated in Ireland.

Workshops held in 2013 Small mammal trapping & identifi cation Identifying and recording Ireland’s (in conjunction with Killarney National Park) Syrphids and biodiversity management, Biodiversity Workshop workshop 1: getting to know hoverfl ies River quality assessment using the EPA Q-value Programme 2013 system’ (in conjunction with the EPA) The Data Centre’s 2013 training workshop programme focussed on building Identifying Irish butterfl ies capacity to enable some of the key knowledge gaps identifi ed in the Ireland’s Identifying Irish bumblebees and solitary bees Biodiversity in 2010: Knowledge Gaps initiative to be fi lled. The programme Vegetation ecotopes of raised bogs - included 23 workshops targeting both beginners and more advanced demonstration in the use of the ecotopes key recorders, and provided 387 training places. At the end of the year, a survey (in conjunction with IPCC) was undertaken to seek the views of the participants and to inform priorities Lichen Identifi cation for the 2014 programme.

Introduction to bird song identifi cation

Identifying Irish butterfl ies Introduction to Irish dragonfl ies (in conjunction with National Parks & Wildlife Service) The classifi cation of Irish semi-natural grasslands: The next phase after Fossitt, identifying grassland 80 communities and EU Annex I habitats (in conjunction with BEC Consultants) Introduction to stonefl y nymph identifi cation 70 73 (in conjunction with UCD) Identifying Irish butterfl ies (in conjunction with National Botanic Gardens) 60 Classifi cation of Irish woodland communities (in conjunction with BEC Consultants) 55 Introduction to bumblebee identifi cation 50

Introduction to chironomidae larvae Number (in conjunction with UCD) 45 40 Invasive Species Roadshow (in conjunction with Cork County Council) 34 Wildfl ower identifi cation and recording 30 (in conjunction with NPWS) True bug (terrestrial) identifi cation (in conjunction with NPWS) 20 Syrphids and biodiversity management, workshop 2: more about hoverfl ies and what to do with them 10 Introduction to grasshoppers, crickets and earwigs 4 Bryophyte identifi cation 0 (in conjunction with National Botanic Gardens) Professional Improving Improving General Other development fi eld ID recording interest Tracking Irish mammals skills capacity (In conjunction with MISE —Mammals in a Sustainable Environment—) Reason

Lichen fl ora of raised bogs Reasons for Attending the (in conjunction with IPCC) Workshops

24 Expected benefi t: A larger and sustained network of individuals, groups and agencies interested in, and observant of, Ireland’s biological diversity, and contributing to its documentation and conservation.

Ireland’s BioBlitz 2013

Ireland’s BioBlitz was introduced by the National Biodiversity Data Centre to generate interest in recording and to provide a networking opportunity to provide support to recorders. Ireland’s BioBlitz 2013 saw four sites competing. These were Colebrooke Estate, Co. Fermanagh, Wicklow Mountains National Park, Co. Wicklow, Burren National Park, Co. Clare and Lough Key Forest Park, Co. Roscommon. This year’s event was run in conjunction with National Parks and Wildlife Service, Coillte and Centre for Data and Biological Recording, Northern Ireland. It was dedicated to the memory of the conservationist and fi lm- maker Éamon de Buitléir, who died earlier in the year.

To provide additional technological support for the operation of Ireland’s BioBlitz the Data Centre developed a state-of-the-art dynamic on-line record management system which allowed real-time tracking of progress across all sites with the record count. Colebrooke Estate won the event with a tally of 1,086 species recorded over the 24-hour period.Another major development in 2013 was the extension of BioBlitz to local sites. The Data Centre provided materials, ICT support and training to 6 sites who organised their own Local BioBlitz Challenge. The participating sites were Abbeyleix Bog, Co. Laois, Abbeyfeale Town Park, Co. Limerick, Gap of Dunloe, Co. Kerry, Cabragh Wetlands, Co. Tipperary and Bull Islands & St. Anne’s Park, Dublin. A dynamic form enabled generation of real-time results for Ireland’s BioBlitz

Ireland’s BioBlitz has become one of Ireland’s Conservationist and fi lm-maker 25 largest participatory events. Éamon de Buitléir 1930-2013 Facilitating data capture

From 2013, the repeat survey data for both the Bumblebee and Butterfl y Monitoring Schemes is now captured and managed through a new online system. On initial login to the new system, users provide information on their transect walk, including a detailed map of their route. They can subsequently then use the system to login and quickly add their monthly (bumblebee) or weekly (butterfl y) data. The system also provides all users with ability to see the location of other walks, and to see monitoring data build up in live time. They can visualise summary statistics for their own data, or for all data as it accumulates. The system was developed by Butterfl y Conservation UK, who generously agreed that it could be modifi ed for use in Ireland.

Enhancements to the online submission system

During 2013 enhancements were made to the online record submission system to allow users to analyse and map their own data. As all records are linked to an email account, the new system allows users to put in their email address and to see maps of their own data (both record and intensity maps). They can also browse their own records, and can generate summary statistics (pie charts and bar charts) of what they have recorded. The new system allows users to make their data available to the Data Centre while at the same time providing them with their own personal data management system.

The enhanced online record submission system

26 Annual Field Meeting to County Monaghan

The 2013 fi eld meeting visited County Monaghan from 9th to 11th August. The meeting was organised to provide a training and networking opportunity for recorders and to generate a database of records from an under-recorded part of the country. The sites visited included Killyneil Fen, Kilroosky Lough, Castle Leslie, the Shirley Estate and Slieve Beagh and Lough Beagh. The recording activity was led by Roy Anderson, Don Cotton, Fionnuala O’Neill and Ralph Sheppard. The fi eld meeting generated over 1,000 records of 459 different taxa.

Identification sheets on Ireland’s Invasive Species

To aid the identifi cation and increased reporting of invasive species, the Data Centre produced identifi cation sheets for 31 of Ireland’s most unwelcome invasive species. This includes species that are of high and medium impact and some species that are considered to be potential invaders.

Information is presented about each species, its key identifi cation features, what species it could be confused with, and information on the threat that it poses to Ireland’s biodiversity. The suite of identifi cation sheets were produced with the fi nancial assistance of the Heritage Council and the EPA under its STRIVE research programme.

All 31 identifi cation sheets are available for download from the National Invasive Species Database website: http://invasives.biodiversityireland.ie/id-sheets.

Identification Guide to Ireland’s Dragonflies and Damselflies

The Identifi cation Guide to Ireland’s Dragonfl ies and Damselfl ies is the latest edition to the suite of the Data Centre’s Identifi cation swatches. Produced by Brian Nelson and Eugenie Regan, it is an aid to identifying the 11 damselfl ies and 13 dragonfl ies that are resident in Ireland.

27 Identifi cation sheet for the Harlequin ladybird, one of 31 sheets produced on Ireland’s invasive species. Scientifi c name Common name Invasive status

Identification Arthurdendyus triangulatus New Zealand fl atworm Invasive: high impact sheets for 31 of Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot fi g Invasive: high impact Corbicula fl uminea Asian clam Invasive: high impact

Ireland’s most Crassostrea gigas Pacifi c oyster Invasive: high impact unwelcome invasive Crassula helmsii New Zealand pigmyweed Invasive: high impact species have been Crepidula fornicata Slipper limpet Invasive: high impact Dreissena polymorpha Zebra mussel Invasive: high impact produced. Eriocheir sinensis Chinese mitten crab Invasive: high impact Fallopia japonica Japanese knotweed Invasive: high impact

Harmonia axyridis Harlequin ladybird Invasive: high impact

Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant hogweed Invasive: high impact

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Floating pennywort Invasive: high impact

Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan balsam Invasive: high impact

Lagarosiphon major African curly waterweed Invasive: high impact

Lepus europaeus Brown hare Invasive: high impact

Muntiacus reevesi Muntjac deer Invasive: high impact

Mustela furo Feral ferret Invasive: high impact

Neovison vison American mink Invasive: high impact

Sargassum muticum Wire weed Invasive: high impact

Sciurus carolinensis Grey squirrel Invasive: high impact

Styela clava Asian Sea-squirt Invasive: high impact

Sus scrofa Wild boar/feral pigs Invasive: high impact

Tamias sibiricus Siberian chipmunk Invasive: high impact

Undaria pinnatifi da Japanese kelp Invasive: high impact

Lysichiton americanus American skunk cabbage Invasive: medium impact

Myodes glareolus Bank vole Invasive: medium impact

Persicaria wallichii Himalayan knotweed Invasive: medium impact

Trachemys scripta Common slider species Invasive: medium impact

Dikerogammarus villosus Killer Shrimp Potential invader: high impact

Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat Potential invader: high impact

Pacifastacus leniusculus Signal crayfi sh Potential invader: high impact

Sander lucioperca Zander Potential invader: high impact

Vespa velutina Asian hornet Potential invader: high impact

Brown hare Lepus europaeus. Shutterstock.com 28 Management Board

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is governed by a Management Board, established by the Heritage Council. The Management Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the work of the National Biodiversity Data Centre and for ensuring proper corporate governance. A new Management Board was appointed in January 2011 and it meets on a quarterly basis.

The composition of the Management Board is: Dr. Mary Kelly-Quinn Chair Mr. Michael Starrett Chief Executive - The Heritage Council Dr. Ciaran O’Keeffe Director – National Parks and Wildlife Service Mr. Micheál Ó Cinnéide Director – Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Peter McLoughlin Head of Dept. of Chemical & Life Sciences, Waterford Inst. of Technology Mr. Bill Callanan Senior Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Mr. Nigel Monaghan Keeper – National Museum of Ireland – Natural History Division Ms. Rachel Kenny Senior Planner, Fingal County Council Mr. Mark Wright Northern Ireland Environment Agency Dr. Matthew Jebb Director – National Botanic Gardens Mr. Michael Keatinge Fisheries Development Manager, Bord Iascaigh Mhara

Staff & contract management

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has six full-time core staff who are responsible for the delivery of a work programme to implement the Strategic Plan 2013-2017. The delivery of the work programme is by way of a 5-year Service Level agreement awarded to Compass Informatics by the Heritage Council for the running of the Data Centre. The full-time staff are supported by a team of developers, employed by Compass Informatics, who are responsible for development of the Data Centre’s core mapping system and on-line data portal.

Staff Dr. Liam Lysaght Centre Director Dr. Úna Fitzpatrick Ecologist Dr. Eugenie Regan Ecologist (Resigned June 2013) Dr. Tomás Murray Ecologist (Appointed November 2013) Barry O’Neill Data Manager Maria Walsh Offi ce Manager Colette O’Flynn Research Offi cer Lynda Weekes Research Offi cer

IT & Admin Systems team Ken Dowling IT infrastructure developer Pavel Janda Informatics developer Gert Conradie Informatics developer Andy Day GIS anlysist Paulina Furmaniak Administrative services

Contract management Gearóid Ó Riain Director, Compass Informatics Limited 29

Financial Statement

Income € 2013 € Nov-Dec 2012 €

Core funding

Core funding from the Heritage Council 586,068 107,306

Sub-total 586,068 107,306

Additional project funding

Additional funding from the Heritage Council/EPA 28,292

National Parks & Wildlife Service 4,948

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 11,141

sub-total 11,141 33,240

Miscellaneous

Swatch sales 4,297 411

sub-total 4,297 411

Total (NET) 601,506 140,957

30 Expenditure € 2013 € Nov-Dec 2012 €

Core funding

Staff (Research) 316,045 56,557

Staff (Administration)MW + 20% LL 74,808 12,468

Additional IT services 32,917 3,358

Additional admin services 17,743 5,385

Hardware * 26,726

Software 16,633 1,102

Offi ce running costs/consumables 25,634 1,880

Data projects 21,837

Travel & subsistence 17,248 1,393 sub-total 549,591 82,143 surplus 36,477 25,163

Additional project funding

Additional funding from the Heritage Council/EPA 28,292

National crop wild relative database 11,141

Red List of Irish macromoths 4,624 sub-total 11,141 32,916 surplus 0 324

Miscellaneous

Swatch costs (outside of budget) 4,890 0 sub-total 4,890 0 surplus -593 411

Total (NET) 565,622 115,059

Total surplus 35,884 25,898

31 Recorders and partner organisations

The work of the Data Centre Browne, J.J. Browne, Juanita Browne, Sandra Browne, Helen Bruen, Alan Bryan, Barbara Buckley, Eileen Burgess, Billy Burke, Brian Burke, and its achievements over the Eugene Burke, Michael Burke, Amy Burns, Sarah-Jane Burns, Andrew Butler, Eoin Butler, Martina Butler, K. Butson, Katie Buttimer, Paul year are entirely dependent Butter, Tim Butter, Lynne Bye, Andrew Byrne, Brendan Byrne, Ciaran Byrne, Cian Byrne, Dolores Byrne, Kevin Byrne, Melanie Byrne, Michael upon the support and active Byrne, Thomas J. Byrne, Triona Byrne, Elizabeth Byrnes, Martin Byrnes. engagement of all its partners, C Mary Cadden, Ian Cafferky, Brian Caffrey, Joe Caffrey, Padraic Caffrey, be they national experts, state Dave Cahalin, John J. Cahill, Liam Cahill, Cáirde Eanlaithe Chorca Dhuibhne, Andrew Caldicott, Philip Callan, Mark Callanan, Michael agencies, non-governmental Calnan, Chris Campbell, Christina Campbell, Hannah Campbell, Pauline Campbell, Warren Campbell, Enrico Campi, James Campion, organisations or volunteers. The Nuala Canny, Ruth Carden, Elizabeth Care, Matthew Care, Caitriona Carlin, Mark Carmody, William Carr, B. Carroll, Jake Carroll, Brian Data Centre is extremely grateful Carruthers, Seamus Carten, Ellen Carvill, Peter Carvill, Catriona Casey, Maurice Casey, Michael Casey, Christine Cassidy, Martin Cawley, for the continued support of the Julien Champy, Paul Chanin, Tina Christiansen, Gerry Clabby, individuals and organisations Amyleigh Clancy, Dave Clarke, Joe Clarke, Lindsey Clarke, Maura Clarke, Orla Clarke, Simon Clarke, Maurice Clarke, Sam Clawson, with which it has collaborated Pauline Clerkin, Shirley Clerkin, Michele Clements, Simon Clifford, Suzanne Clinton, Cameron Clotworthy, Louie Coe, Lee Coffey, Paudie with over the year. Coffey, Rebeccah Cogan, Brian Coghlan, Thomas Colclough, Edwina Cole, Brian Colgan, Bríd Colhoun, Laurence Colleran, Kevin Collins, Niall Collins, Karen Comerford, Larry Comerford, John Conaghan, Rolf Individuals: Conrad, Ted Cook, F. Coppillie, Burke Corbett, Declan Corcoran, Paul A Kristina Abariute, Darren Abbott, Isobel Abbott, Pauline Abbott, Corcoran, Brendan Connolly, Catherine Connolly, David Connolly, Leonard W. Abrahamson, John Adams, Rebecca Aldakar, Dave Allen, Kieran Connolly, Sam Connolly, Gerard Conroy, Lorna Conway, Shane Roy Anderson, Judith Annett, Michael Archer, Val Atkins, Tina Conway, Alex Copland, Frank Corbally, Aoife Corcoran, Josh Cotter, Aughney, Wendy Austin-Rawlings, Richard Ayre. Rebecca Cotter, Don Cotton, Kieran Coughlan, Alan D. Courtney, Peter Courtney, Micheal Cowming, Kevin Coyle, Cormac Craven, Derek B Jan-Robert Baars, Philip Bagnall, Kate Baker, Karen Banks, Ret Barber, Crawley, Mairéad Crawford, Michael Creegan, Rose Cremin, Martin Sarah Barrett, Chris Barron, Simon Barron, Lief Barry, Penny Bartlett, Critchley, John Cromie, Stephen Cronin, Mairi-Elena Crook, John Kieran Behan, Kate Bell, Michael Bell, Molly Bell, Pat Bell, Michael John Cross, Olivia Crowe, Sarah Crowley, Patrick Crushell, Tom Cuffe, Bennett, Chris Benson, Bernadette Bergin, Hazel Bergin, John Berry, Eamon Cullen, John Cullen, Maria Cullen, Stan Cullen, Brendan Catherine Bertrand, William Bible, Sinead Biggane, Ann Bingham, Culliton, Caitriona Cunningham, Amy Curran, Breda Curran, Eugene Laura Birt, Philip Blair, Clodagh Blake, Rick Boelens MacMahon, Tara Curran, Peter Cutler. Boelens MacMahon, Margaret Bolger, Michael Bolger, Stephen Bolger, Vivi Bolin, Tom Bolger, Ken Bond, Anne Booker, Julia Booth, Stephen D John Dack, Angela Dakin, Eoghan Dalton, Guy Dalton, Brian Daly, Booth, Ismay Bothwell, David Bourke, Sean Bourke, Gordon Boxwell, Gregory Daly, Mark Daly, Robert Daly, Tony Daly, Brian Danaher, Glen Boylan, Méabh Boylan, Arlette Bradley, Susan Bradley, Ashton Robert Dancey, Rodney Daunt, Alice D’Arcy, Deborah D’Arcy, Stephen Brady, Marion Brady, Neil Brady, Pakie Brady, Trevor Brady, Dina Brazil, Davis, Jake Davison, Josh Davison, Andy Dawson, John Day, John Dermot Breen, John Breen, Carmel Brennan, Cathy Brennan, David Deasy, Irene Deisler, Harm Deenen, Kevin Deering, Kevin Delahunty, Brennan, Kelly Marie Brennan, Marion Brennan, Julie Brett, Angela Lisa Delahunty, Edward W. Delaney, Fiona Delaney, Zarah Delaney, Brewer, Catherina Bright, Catherine Broderick, Shane Broderick, Clare Howard Delaney-Brownlow, Maria Dempsey, Jo Denyer, Derrycreha Bromley, John Brophy, Laura Brophy, J. Brosnan, Paul Brown, Amanda National School, Ronan Dervan, Fiona Devery, Pete Devlin, Zoe Devlin,

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Tom Ferris, Michael Field, Gerry Finnegan, Simon Finnegan, Sean Finnerty, Conall Fitzpatrick, Úna Fitzpatrick, Eleanor Fitzgerald, K Dellwyn Kane, Andrasne Katona, Barry Kavanagh, Lucy Kavanagh, Meadhbh FitzGerald, Ger Fitzsimons, Ciaran Finch, Marian Fisher, Padraig Kavanagh, Patrick Kavanagh, Doreen Keane, Hazel Keane, Margaret Flaherty, Anne Flanagan, Donald Flanagan, Orla Flanagan, John Keane, Mark Keane, Robert Keane, Ruth Keane, Jon Kearney, Lorcan Flannery, Carol Flynn, Sid Flynn, John Fogarty, Padraic Fogarty, Carmel Keating, Elaine Keegan, Brian Keeley, Kate Keena, Padraig Mary Foley, Patrick Foley, Nigel Foley-Fisher, Emily Follis, Adrian Foran, Keirns, Dáithí Kelleghan, Conor Kelleher, Aidan P. 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Tom Gittings, Celine Geaney, Emma Glanville, Dick Glasgow, Nicole Gleeson,Brendan Glynn, Gary Goggin, Jervis Good, Colin Goodman, L Ciaran Lafferty, Heather Lally, Glenn Lalor, Maureen Lambe, D. Amy Gorol, Lisa Grant, Bobby Gray, Shonagh Gray, Tristan Gray, Paul Lambert, Stephen Lambert, Susan Lambert, Ann Langley, Alison Richard Green, Catherine Greer, Catherine Greer, Anne Griffi n, Eugene Laredo, M. Larkin, Alan Lauder, Kate Lavender-Duncan, John Lavery, Griffi n, Tony Grogan, Bernadette Guest, Olivia Guilfoyle, Michael Gerry Lawless, Eamonn Lawlor, David Lawton, Eamon Leahy, Yvonne Guiry, Jo Gurney, Sarah Gunther, Cicely Gunton, Clare Guy. Leahy, Keith Leaver, Becky Ledger, Aideen Lee, Robin Leen, M. Lenane, Fintan Lenehan, Larry Lenehan, Niamh Lennon, Kerry Leonard, Stephen H Moirin Halpin, Trevor Halpin, Rachel Hamill, Colin Hamilton, Hannah Lester, Amy Lewis, Fiona Lloyd, Maria Long, Steve Long, John Lovatt, Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, Avril Hanbidge, Gail Hanbridge, Maria Frances Lucy, Annette Lynch, John Lynch, Julian Lynch, Michael Lynch,

33 Peader Lynch, Tom Lynch, Wayne Lynch, Deirdre Lynn, David Lyons, Murphy, Joan Murphy, John Murphy, Kevin Murphy, Lisa Murphy, Lucy Fionnuala Lyons, Paul Lyons, Bella Lysaght, Damaris Lysaght, Felix Murphy, Nancy Murphy, Orla Murphy, Paul Murphy, Philip Murphy, Lysaght, Jessica Lysaght, Liam Lysaght, Pauli Lysaght, Seán Lysaght, Ronnie Murphy, Sandra Murphy, Pauline Murray, Tomás Murray, Tony Tony Lyster. Murray, Tom Murtagh, Darragh Musgrave, Amy Myers.

MSeosamh MacCárthaigh, Pól MacCana, Brendan MacCourt, Declan N Jason Nagle, Tony Nagle, Favel Naulty, Niamh Ní Cholmain, Claire Ní Mac Gabhann, Ronan Mac Giollapharaic, Scott MacKeown, Breandán Fhearghail, Aine Ní Fhlaithearta, Roslyn Nicholson, David Nixon, MacSéarraigh, Luca Madden, Emer Magee, Barbara Maguire, Eileen Albert Nolan, Antoinette Nolan, Billy Nolan, Joe Nolan, Lauren Nolan, Maguire, John Maguire, Caitriona Maher, Josephine Mahon, David Conor Nelligan, Anton Nelson, Brian Nelson, Debbie Nelson, Heather Manning, Jerrad J. Manning, Karin Manning, Joanie Mannion, Nick Nesbitt, Marie Neville, Pat Neville, Geoff Newell, Beatrice Newman, Marchant, Brendan Marnell, Ferdia Marnell, Michael Marron, Anita Miles Newman, Mary Niblett, Julia Nunn. Martin, Brian Martin, Chris Martin, Réamaí Mathers, John Matthews, John Mattimoe, Jane Maxwell, Kate McAney, Gabby McAvey, Stephen O Yvette O’Beirne, Catherine M. O’Brien, Chris O’Brien, Cliona O’Brien, McAvoy, Michael McBride, Caitriona McCabe, Richard McCafferty, Eileen O’Brien, Eugene O’Brien, Gerard O’Brien, Irene O’Brien, Ricky Jason McCann, Alison McCarthy, Barry McCarthy, Joan McCarthy, O’Brien, Sabrina O’Brien, Seamus O’Brien, Margaret O’Brien-Moran, Paul McCarthy, Stephen McCormack, Mark McCorry, Gerry McCourt, Oliver Ó Cadhla, Fergal O’Callaghan, Mark O’Callaghan, Tony Philip McCluskey, Karl McCready, Fiona McCrory, Eoin McCumiskey, O’Callaghan, Donncha Ó Catháin, Catherine O’Connell, Darren Lee McDaid, Sophie McDaid, Y. McDermott, David McDonagh, Evan O’Connell, Heather O’Connell, Joan O’Connell, Lynnie O’Connell, McDonald, Juliet McDonald, Rosemarie McDonald, Sinead Michael O’Connell, Micheál O’Connell, Claudette O’Connor, David McDonnell, Daireann McDonnell, Ian McDonnell, Susan McDonnell, O’Connor, Liam O’Connor, Maurice O Connor, Pat O’Connor, Liam Allan McDevitt, Deirdre McElligott, L. McEnroe, Dave McEvoy, Damian O’Connor Hannon, Tadhg O’ Corcora, Feargal Ó Cuinneagáin, Caroline McFerran, Maureen McGann, J. McGarry, Eugene McGettrick, Helena O’Dea, Joe Ó Dochartaigh, Philip O’Donaghue, John O’Donnell, McGlone, Danica McGourty, Kieron McGowan, Dave McGrath, Michael O’Donnell, Patrick O’Donnell, Ger O’Donohoe, Aisling Valerie McGrath, Keith McGreal, Aiden McGuinness, Conor O’Donoghue, Paul O’Donoghue, Jim O’Donovan, Sandra O’Donovan, McGuinness, Helen McGuinness, Iain Mc Guinness, Patrick McGurn, Vera O’Donovan, Fergal O’ Dowd, John O’Dwyer, Sean O’Feannachta, Philip McHaffi e, Ewan McHenry, David McIlveen, Clare McIntyre, Peter O’Gorman, Suzanne O’Gorman, Colette O’Grady, Fiona O’Grady, Dave McKay, Don McKenna, Elizabeth McKenna, Martin McKenna, Mary O’Grady, Colette O’Flynn, Margaret O’Halloran, Aidan O’Hanlon, Jane McKeon, Liam McKeown, Megan McKerchar, Simon McKergan, Mark O’Hara, Eugene O’Kane, Ciaran O’Keeffe, Niamh O’Keeffe, Dermot McLaughlin, Ronan McLaughlin, Hugh McLindon, Debbie Rónán O’Keeffe, Aine O’Leary, Donal O’ Leary, Eddie O’Leary, Colin McLoughlin, Eamonn McLoughlin, Marc McLoughlin, Noreen O’Loan, Barry O’Loughlin, Maeve O’Loughlin, Sarah O’Loughlin Irwin, McLoughlin, Barry J. McMahon, Graham McMahon, Shirley McMahon, Micheál Ó Mainín, Elaine O’Mahony, Denise O’Meara, Eileen O’Meara, Kenny McNerlin, Dermot McNelis, David McNicholas, Evelyn Kim O’ Meara, Paula O’ Meara, David Ó Muineacháin, Aodhan McNulty, Fintan McPhillips, Abby McSherry, Edward McWilliams, O’Murchu, Eoghan O’Neill, Fionnuala O’Neill, Keith O’Neill, Micheál Sandy McWilliams, Michael McVeigh, Nigel Malcolm, Ferdia Marnell, O’Neill, Michelle O’Neill, Sandra O’Neill, Tony O`Neill, Jutta O’Regan, Jimmy Marron, Sallyann Marron, Derek Martin, Malachy Martin, Catherine O’Reilly, Desmond O’Reilly, Pauline O’Reilly, Nora O Riordan, Niamh Martin, Ted Massey, Frances Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Sarah Aoife O’Rourke, Erin O’Rourke, Pat O’Rourke, Terence O’Rourke, Kate Mee, Sean Meehan, Poppy Melia, Cian Merne, Margaret Merne, Joyce O’Shea, Patrick L. O’Shea, Ann O’Sullivan, Fred O’Sullivan, John Millar, Tony Miller, Dan Minchin, Kelda Minjon, Nicholas Mitchell, O’Sullivan, Michael O’Sullivan, Donncha O’Teangana, Richard Odlum, Sinéad Mitchell, Will Mitchell, Franck Ar Moenner, Sue Moles, Stewart Christian Osthoff, James Owens. Molloy, Kieran Moloney, Tom Moloney, Liam Monaher, Ian Montgomery, Kate Moody, Derek Mooney, Fionn Moore, Jer Moore, P Mary Parr, Sharon Parr, Nick Parry, Linda Paterson, Anthony Patterson, Michelle Moore, Rory Moorhead, Evelyn Moorkens, Breeda Morgan, Jennifer Pearson, Roddy Peavoy, James Pembroke, Chris Peppiatt, Judi Brendan Moran, Deirdre Moran, James Moran, Mary Morgan, Eileen Pheysey, Anthony Pickering, Eileen Pickering, H. 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34 Q Caitlin Quinn, Denis Quinn, Melina Quinn, S. Quinn, Arnold Quinsey. WGlenna Waldron, Dave Wall, J.F.K. Wallace, Roger Wallace, Aisling Walsh, B. Walsh, Conan Walsh, Frank Walsh, Holly Walsh, Jim Walsh, R Anthony Rafter, Donna Rainey, Christopher Ramsey, John Ramsey, Maria Walsh, Marie Walsh, Martin Walsh, Oscar Walsh, Paul M. Derek Redmond, Jim Redmond, Joanne Redmond, Martina Redmond, Walsh, Sean Walsh, Brendan Ward, James Ward, Stephen Ward, Niall Redmond, Tom Redmond Anne Harrington Rees, David Rees, Jeremy Warnock, Liz Warters, Andrew Warwick, Thomas Watt, Claire Eugenie Regan, Dara Reid, Neil Reid, Brian Reidy, Darren Reidy, Grainne Watts, Ryner Weinreich,Lynda Weekes, Delia Welsby, Kate Welsby, R. Reidy, Sean Reidy, Allen Reilly, Carole Reynolds, Julian Reynolds, Shane Wentges, Fiona Wheeldon, Rob Wheeldon, Gerry Wheeler, Michael Reynolds, Sylvia Reynolds, Darren Rice, Derek Richardson, Robert Whelan, Paul Whelan, Ricky Whelan, Janet Whelehan, Brian White, Richardson, Christine Roberts, Julie Robertson, Jenni Roche, Martina Kayla White, Sue White, Dave Whitfi eld, Lesley Whiteside, Sean Roche, Niamh Roche, Dicky Rock, Padraig Rocke, Tim Roderick, Simon Whitney, Jennifer Whyte, Audrey Williams, Bryony Williams, Chris Rogers, John Rossiter, Dermot Rowan, Emanuela Russo, Alan Williams, Nigel Willits, Penny Wilmot, Christopher J. Wilson, Faith Rutherford, Ciaran Ryan, Conor Ryan, Don Ryan, Esther Ryan, Finbarr Wilson, Jim Wilson, Paul Wilson, Ruth Wilson, Ruth Wiseman, Mitch Ryan, Fintan Ryan, Geraldine Ryan, Jean Ryan, Karl Ryan, Martin Ryan, Wolf, Jeanette Woods, Mark Wright, Linsey Wynne. T. Ryan, Tim Ryle.

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