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- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
- Croaghill Turlough SAC
- Croaghonagh Bog SAC
- Cross Lough (Killadoon) SAC
- Crosswood Bog SAC
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- Cullahill Mountain SAC
- Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) SAC
- Curraghchase Woods SAC
- Curraghlehanagh Bog SAC
- Danes Hole, Poulnalecka SAC
- Deputy's Pass Nature Reserve SAC
- Derrinea Bog SAC
- Derryclogher (Knockboy) Bog SAC
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- Donegal Bay (Murvagh) SAC
- Doocastle Turlough SAC
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- Dromore Woods and Loughs SAC
- Drongawn Lough SAC
- Drumalough Bog SAC
- Drummin Wood SAC
- Dunbeacon Shingle SAC
- Dundalk Bay SAC
- Dunmuckrum Turloughs SAC
- Dunragh Loughs/Pettigo Plateau SAC
- Durnesh Lough SAC
- Duvillaun Islands SAC
- East Burren Complex SAC
- Erris Head SAC
- Errit Lough SAC
- Farranamanagh Lough SAC
- Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung SAC
- Ferbane Bog SAC
- Fin Lough (Offaly) SAC
- Flughany Bog SAC
- Fortwilliam Turlough SAC
- Four Roads Turlough SAC
- Galmoy Fen SAC
- Galtee Mountains SAC
- Galway Bay Complex SAC
- Gannivegil Bog SAC
- Garriskil Bog SAC
- Glanlough Woods SAC
- Glanmore Bog SAC
- Glen Bog SAC
- Glen of the Downs SAC
- Glenade Lough SAC
- Glenamoy Bog Complex SAC
- Glenasmole Valley SAC
- Glendine Wood SAC
- Glendree Bog SAC
- Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland SAC
- Glenloughaun Esker SAC
- Glenomra Wood SAC
- Glenstal Wood SAC
- Gortacarnaun Wood SAC
- Greaghans Turlough SAC
- Great Island Channel SAC
- Gweedore Bay and Islands SAC
- Helvick Head SAC
- Holdenstown Bog SAC
- Hook Head SAC
- Horn Head and Rinclevan SAC
- Hovland Mound Province SAC
- Howth Head SAC
- Hugginstown Fen SAC
- Inagh River Estuary SAC
- Inishbofin and Inishshark SAC
- Inisheer Island SAC
- Inishkea Islands SAC
- Inishmaan Island SAC
- Inishmore Island SAC
- Inishtrahull SAC
- Ireland's Eye SAC
- Island Fen SAC
- Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs SAC
- Keeper Hill SAC
- Kenmare River SAC
- Kerry Head Shoal SAC
- Kilcarren-Firville Bog SAC
- Kilduff, Devilsbit Mountain SAC
- Kildun Souterrain SAC
- Kilgarvan Ice House SAC
- Kilglassan/Caheravoostia Turlough Complex SAC
- Kilkee Reefs SAC
- Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes SAC
- Kilkieran Bay and Islands SAC
- Kilkishen House SAC
- Killala Bay/Moy Estuary SAC
- Killeglan Grassland SAC
- Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) SAC
- Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills SAC
- Kilpatrick Sandhills SAC
- Kilroosky Lough Cluster SAC
- Kilsallagh Bog SAC
- Kiltartan Cave (Coole) SAC
- Kiltiernan Turlough SAC
- Kindrum Lough SAC
- Kingstown Bay SAC
- Knockacoller Bog SAC
- Knockalongy and Knockachree Cliffs SAC
- Knockanira House SAC
- Knocksink Wood SAC
- Lackan Saltmarsh and Kilcummin Head SAC
- Lady's Island Lake SAC
- Lambay Island SAC
- Leannan River SAC
- Levally Lough SAC
- Lisbigney Bog SAC
- Lisduff Fen SAC
- Lisduff Turlough SAC
- Liskeenan Fen SAC
- Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinastack Turlough SAC
- Long Bank SAC
- Lough Arrow SAC
- Lough Bane And Lough Glass SAC
- Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough SAC
- Lough Carra/Mask Complex SAC
- Lough Corrib SAC
- Lough Coy SAC
- Lough Croan Turlough SAC
- Lough Cutra SAC
- Lough Dahybaun SAC
- Lough Derg, North-east Shore SAC
- Lough Ennell SAC
- Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood SAC
- Lough Fingall Complex SAC
- Lough Forbes Complex SAC
- Lough Funshinagh SAC
- Lough Gall Bog SAC
- Lough Gash Turlough SAC
- Lough Gill SAC
- Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill SAC
- Lough Hoe Bog SAC
- Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and environs SAC
- Lough Lene SAC
- Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough SAC
- Lough Melvin SAC
- Lough Nabrickkeagh Bog SAC
- Lough Nageage SAC
- Lough Nageeron SAC
- Lough Nagreany Dunes SAC
- Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) SAC
- Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs SAC
- Lough Owel SAC
- Lough Rea SAC
- Lough Ree SAC
- Lough Swilly SAC
- Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig SAC
- Loughatorick South Bog SAC
- Lower River Shannon SAC
- Lower River Suir SAC
- Magharee Islands SAC
- Magherabeg Dunes SAC
- Magheradrumman Bog SAC
- Malahide Estuary SAC
- Maulagowna Bog SAC
- Maumturk Mountains SAC
- Meenaguse Scragh SAC
- Meenaguse/Ardbane Bog SAC
- Meentygrannagh Bog SAC
- Moanour Mountain SAC
- Moanveanlagh Bog SAC
- Mocorha Lough SAC
- Moneen Mountain SAC
- Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs SAC
- Mongan Bog SAC
- Monivea Bog SAC
- Moore Hall (Lough Carra) SAC
- Mouds Bog SAC
- Mount Brandon SAC
- Mount Hevey Bog SAC
- Mountmellick SAC
- Moyclare Bog SAC
- Moyree River System SAC
- Muckish Mountain SAC
- Mucksna Wood SAC
- Mullaghanish Bog SAC
- Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex SAC
- Mullygollan Turlough SAC
- Mulroy Bay SAC
- Murvey Machair SAC
- Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex SAC
- Myross Wood SAC
- Newgrove House SAC
- Newhall and Edenvale Complex SAC
- Newport River SAC
- Nier Valley Woodlands SAC
- North Dublin Bay SAC
- North Inishowen Coast SAC
- North-west Porcupine Bank SAC
- Old Domestic Building (Keevagh) SAC
- Old Domestic Building, Askive Wood SAC
- Old Domestic Building, Curraglass Wood SAC
- Old Domestic Building, Dromore Wood SAC
- Old Domestic Buildings, Rylane SAC
- Old Farm Buildings, Ballymacrogan SAC
- Oldhead Wood SAC
- Omey Island Machair SAC
- Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC
- Ox Mountains Bogs SAC
- Peterswell Turlough SAC
- Philipston Marsh SAC
- Pilgrim's Road Esker SAC
- Pollagoona Bog SAC
- Pollardstown Fen SAC
- Pollnaknockaun Wood Nature Reserve SAC
- Pouladatig Cave SAC
- Poulnagordon Cave (Quin) SAC
- Rahasane Turlough SAC
- Raheenmore Bog SAC
- Rathlin O'Birne Island SAC
- Ratty River Cave SAC
- Raven Point Nature Reserve SAC
- Red Bog, Kildare SAC
- Redwood Bog SAC
- Reen Point Shingle SAC
- Ridge Road, SW of Rapemills SAC
- River Barrow and River Nore SAC
- River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC
- River Finn SAC
- River Moy SAC
- River Shannon Callows SAC
- Roaringwater Bay and Islands SAC
- Rogerstown Estuary SAC
- Rosroe Bog SAC
- Ross Lake and Woods SAC
- Rosturra Wood SAC
- Rusheenduff Lough SAC
- Rutland Island and Sound SAC
- Rye Water Valley/Carton SAC
- Saltee Islands SAC
- Scragh Bog SAC
- Screen Hills SAC
- Sessiagh Lough SAC
- Shankill West Bog SAC
- Sharavogue Bog SAC
- Sheep's Head SAC
- Sheephaven SAC
- Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog SAC
- Shrule Turlough SAC
- Silvermine Mountains SAC
- Silvermines Mountains West SAC
- Skealoghan Turlough SAC
- Slaney River Valley SAC
- Slieve Bernagh Bog SAC
- Slieve Bloom Mountains SAC
- Slieve Fyagh Bog SAC
- Slieve League SAC
- Slieve Mish Mountains SAC
- Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC
- Slyne Head Islands SAC
- Slyne Head Peninsula SAC
- Sonnagh Bog SAC
- South Dublin Bay SAC
- South-west Porcupine Bank SAC
- Spahill and Clomantagh Hill SAC
- Split Hills and Long Hill Esker SAC
- St. Gobnet's Wood SAC
- St. John's Point SAC
- Streedagh Point Dunes SAC
- Tacumshin Lake SAC
- Tamur Bog SAC
- Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs SAC
- Termon Lough SAC
- Termon Strand SAC
- The Gearagh SAC
- The Long Derries, Edenderry SAC
- The Loughans SAC
- The Murrough Wetlands SAC
- The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC
- Thomastown Quarry SAC
- Three Castle Head to Mizen Head SAC
- Toonagh Estate SAC
- Tory Hill SAC
- Tory Island Coast SAC
- Towerhill House SAC
- Tralee Bay (etc...) SAC
- Tramore Dunes and Backstrand SAC
- Tranarossan and Melmore Lough SAC
- Tullaghanrock Bog SAC
- Tullaher Lough and Bog SAC
- Tully Lough SAC
- Tully Mountain SAC
- Turloughmore (Sligo) SAC
- Union Wood SAC
- Unshin River SAC
- Urlaur Lakes SAC
- Vale of Clara (Rathdrum Wood) SAC
- Valencia Harbour/Portmagee Channel SAC
- West of Ardara/Maas Road SAC
- White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo SAC
- Wicklow Mountains SAC
- Special Protection Areas (SPA)
- All Saints Bog SPA
- Ardboline Island and Horse Island SPA
- Aughris Head SPA
- Baldoyle Bay SPA
- Ballintemple and Ballygiligan SPA
- Ballyallia Lough SPA
- Ballycotton Bay SPA
- Ballykenny-Fisherstown Bog SPA
- Ballymacoda Bay SPA
- Ballysadare Bay SPA
- Ballyteigue Burrow SPA
- Bannow Bay SPA
- Beara Peninsula SPA
- Bellanagare Bog SPA
- Bills Rocks SPA
- Blacksod Bay/Broad Haven SPA
- Blackwater Callows SPA
- Blackwater Estuary SPA
- Blasket Islands SPA
- Boyne Estuary SPA
- Cahore Marshes SPA
- Carlingford Lough SPA
- Carrowmore Lake SPA
- Castlemaine Harbour SPA
- Clare Island SPA
- Cliffs of Moher SPA
- Clonakilty Bay SPA
- Connemara Bog Complex SPA
- Coole-Garryland SPA
- Cork Harbour SPA
- Corofin Wetlands SPA
- Courtmacsherry Bay SPA
- Cregganna Marsh SPA
- Cross Lough (Killadoon) SPA
- Cruagh Island SPA
- Cummeen Strand SPA
- Dalkey Islands SPA
- Deenish Island and Scariff Island SPA
- Derryveagh and Glendowan Mountains SPA
- Dingle Peninsula SPA
- Donegal Bay SPA
- Dovegrove Callows SPA
- Drumcliff Bay SPA
- Dundalk Bay SPA
- Dungarvan Harbour SPA
- Durnesh Lough SPA
- Duvillaun Islands SPA
- Eirk Bog SPA
- Four Roads Turlough SPA
- Galley Head to Duneen Point SPA
- Garriskil Bog SPA
- Glen Lough SPA
- Greers Isle SPA
- Helvick Head to Ballyquin SPA
- Horn Head to Fanad Head SPA
- Howth Head Coast SPA
- Illancrone and Inishkeeragh SPA
- Illanmaster SPA
- Illaunnanoon SPA
- Illaunonearaun SPA
- Inishbofin, Inishdooey and Inishbeg SPA
- Inishbofin, Omey Island and Turbot Island SPA
- Inishduff SPA
- Inishglora and Inishkeeragh SPA
- Inishkea Islands SPA
- Inishkeel SPA
- Inishmore SPA
- Inishmurray SPA
- Inishtrahull SPA
- Inner Galway Bay SPA
- Ireland's Eye SPA
- Iveragh Peninsula SPA
- Keeragh Islands SPA
- Kerry Head SPA
- Kilcolman Bog SPA
- Killala Bay/Moy Estuary SPA
- Killarney National Park SPA
- Lady's Island Lake SPA
- Lambay Island SPA
- Loop Head SPA
- Lough Arrow SPA
- Lough Carra SPA
- Lough Conn and Lough Cullin SPA
- Lough Corrib SPA
- Lough Croan Turlough SPA
- Lough Cutra SPA
- Lough Derg (Donegal) SPA
- Lough Derg (Shannon) SPA
- Lough Derravaragh SPA
- Lough Ennell SPA
- Lough Fern SPA
- Lough Foyle SPA
- Lough Gara SPA
- Lough Iron SPA
- Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough SPA
- Lough Mask SPA
- Lough Nillan Bog SPA
- Lough Oughter Complex SPA
- Lough Owel SPA
- Lough Rea SPA
- Lough Ree SPA
- Lough Sheelin SPA
- Lough Swilly SPA
- Magharee Islands SPA
- Malahide Estuary SPA
- Mid-Clare Coast SPA
- Mid-Waterford Coast SPA
- Middle Shannon Callows SPA
- Mongan Bog SPA
- Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains SPA
- North Bull Island SPA
- Old Head of Kinsale SPA
- Owenduff/Nephin Complex SPA
- Pettigo Plateau Nature Reserve SPA
- Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA
- Puffin Island SPA
- Rahasane Turlough SPA
- Rathlin O'Birne Island SPA
- River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA
- River Little Brosna Callows SPA
- River Nanny Estuary and Shore SPA
- River Nore SPA
- River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA
- River Suck Callows SPA
- Roaninish SPA
- Rockabill SPA
- Rogerstown Estuary SPA
- Saltee Islands SPA
- Seven Heads SPA
- Sheep's Head to Toe Head SPA
- Sheskinmore Lough SPA
- Skelligs SPA
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- Slieve Aughty Mountains SPA
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- Trawbreaga Bay SPA
- West Donegal Coast SPA
- West Donegal Islands SPA
- Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA
- Wicklow Head SPA
- Wicklow Mountains SPA
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