Conservation Objectives

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Site namesort descending Site code Date
Achill Head SAC 002268 October 2013
Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour SAC 000332 January 2017
All Saints Bog and Esker SAC 000566 March 2016
Anglesey Road SAC 002125 December 2021
Annaghmore Lough (Roscommon) SAC 001626 January 2019
Aran Island (Donegal) Cliffs SAC 000111 November 2016
Ardagullion Bog SAC 002341 November 2015
Ardgraigue Bog SAC 002356 December 2015
Ardkill Turlough SAC 000461 December 2020
Ardmore Head SAC 002123 November 2016
Ardrahan Grassland SAC 002244 June 2024
Arragh More (Derrybreen) Bog SAC 002207 June 2023
Arroo Mountain SAC 001403 August 2016
Askeaton Fen Complex SAC 002279 May 2018
Aughrim (Aghrane) Bog SAC 002200 June 2023
Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake SAC 001228 October 2021
Baldoyle Bay SAC 000199 November 2012
Balla Turlough SAC 000463 January 2021
Ballinafad SAC 002081 August 2018
Ballinduff Turlough SAC 002295 January 2021
Ballinskelligs Bay and Inny Estuary SAC 000335 May 2014
Ballintra SAC 000115 April 2019
Ballinturly Turlough SAC 000588 January 2018
Ballyallia Lake SAC 000014 November 2017
Ballyarr Wood SAC 000116 January 2021
Ballycullinan Lake SAC 000016 January 2018
Ballycullinan, Old Domestic Building SAC 002246 July 2018
Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog SAC 000641 November 2015
Ballygar (Aghrane) Bog SAC 002199 June 2023
Ballyhoorisky Point to Fanad Head SAC 001975 January 2017
Ballyhoura Mountains SAC 002036 August 2016
Ballymacoda (Clonpriest and Pillmore) SAC 000077 February 2015
Ballymaglancy Cave, Cong SAC 000474 August 2018
Ballyman Glen SAC 000713 July 2019
Ballymore Fen SAC 002313 October 2018
Ballynafagh Bog SAC 000391 November 2015
Ballynafagh Lake SAC 001387 December 2021
Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough SAC 002339 September 2016
Ballyness Bay SAC 001090 May 2014
Ballyogan Lough SAC 000019 February 2024
Ballyprior Grassland SAC 002256 November 2021
Ballysadare Bay SAC 000622 November 2013
Ballyseedy Wood SAC 002112 December 2021
Ballyteige (Clare) SAC 000994 October 2021
Ballyteige Burrow SAC 000696 July 2014
Ballyvaughan Turlough SAC 000996 January 2021
Bandon River SAC 002171 August 2019
Bannow Bay SAC 000697 July 2012
Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC 001040 June 2024
Barnahallia Lough SAC 002118 April 2021
Barrigone SAC 000432 February 2019
Barroughter Bog SAC 000231 November 2015
Belgica Mound Province SAC 002327 January 2022
Bellacorick Bog Complex SAC 001922 October 2017
Bellacorick Iron Flush SAC 000466 November 2019
Bellacragher Saltmarsh SAC 002005 December 2016
Bellanagare Bog SAC 000592 November 2015
Ben Bulben, Gleniff and Glenade Complex SAC 000623 December 2021
Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex SAC 000020 May 2014
Blackstairs Mountains SAC 000770 November 2019
Blackwater Bank SAC 002953 March 2023
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170 July 2012
Blackwater River (Kerry) SAC 002173 September 2019
Blasket Islands SAC 002172 April 2014
Boleybrack Mountain SAC 002032 August 2016
Bolingbrook Hill SAC 002124 July 2018
Boyne Coast and Estuary SAC 001957 October 2012
Brackloon Woods SAC 000471 March 2021
Bray Head SAC 000714 April 2017
Bricklieve Mountains and Keishcorran SAC 001656 December 2021
Broadhaven Bay SAC 000472 February 2014
Brown Bog SAC 002346 February 2016
Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen SAC 000729 March 2017
Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore SAC 000625 March 2015
Caha Mountains SAC 000093 August 2016
Caherglassaun Turlough SAC 000238 October 2018
Cahermore Turlough SAC 002294 January 2021
Cahore Polders and Dunes SAC 000700 December 2016
Callow Bog SAC 000595 January 2016
Camderry Bog SAC 002347 November 2015
Carlingford Mountain SAC 000453 December 2021
Carlingford Shore SAC 002306 July 2013
Carn Park Bog SAC 002336 November 2015
Carnsore Point SAC 002269 October 2011
Carrigeenamronety Hill SAC 002037 February 2021
Carriggower Bog SAC 000716 December 2019
Carrowbaun, Newhall and Ballylee Turloughs SAC 002293 January 2021
Carrowbehy/Caher Bog SAC 000597 November 2015
Carrowkeel Turlough SAC 000475 January 2021
Carrowmore Dunes SAC 002250 March 2014
Carrowmore Lake Complex SAC 000476 May 2017
Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and Islands SAC 001021 April 2014
Carrownagappul Bog SAC 001242 November 2015
Castlemaine Harbour SAC 000343 July 2011
Castlesampson Esker SAC 001625 October 2021
Castletaylor Complex SAC 000242 December 2021
Castletownshend SAC 001547 December 2020
Charleville Wood SAC 000571 November 2021
Clara Bog SAC 000572 August 2016
Clare Glen SAC 000930 May 2018
Clare Island Cliffs SAC 002243 December 2016
Cleanderry Wood SAC 001043 March 2021
Clew Bay Complex SAC 001482 July 2011
Clogher Head SAC 001459 January 2017
Cloghernagore Bog and Glenveagh National Park SAC 002047 July 2017
Clonakilty Bay SAC 000091 May 2014
Clonaslee Eskers and Derry Bog SAC 000859 February 2019
Cloonakillina Lough SAC 001899 July 2019
Cloonchambers Bog SAC 000600 January 2016
Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC 001342 November 2019
Clooneen Bog SAC 002348 November 2024
Cloonmoylan Bog SAC 000248 January 2016
Cloonshanville Bog SAC 000614 January 2016
Cloughmoyne SAC 000479 April 2019
Clyard Kettle-holes SAC 000480 October 2021
Codling Fault Zone SAC 003015 June 2023
Comeragh Mountains SAC 001952 November 2021
Connemara Bog Complex SAC 002034 October 2015
Coolcam Turlough SAC 000218 November 2017
Coole-Garryland Complex SAC 000252 July 2024
Coolrain Bog SAC 002332 August 2016
Coolvoy Bog SAC 001107 May 2017
Corbo Bog SAC 002349 November 2015
Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog SAC 002110 February 2016
Corratirrim SAC 000979 April 2019
Corraun Plateau SAC 000485 August 2016
Courtmacsherry Estuary SAC 001230 July 2014
Cregduff Lough SAC 001251 November 2021
Cregg House Stables, Crusheen SAC 002317 December 2021
Croaghaun/Slievemore SAC 001955 December 2021
Croaghill Turlough SAC 000255 November 2017
Croaghonagh Bog SAC 000129 May 2017
Cross Lough (Killadoon) SAC 000484 November 2021
Crosswood Bog SAC 002337 February 2016
Cuilcagh - Anierin Uplands SAC 000584 September 2016
Cullahill Mountain SAC 000831 November 2021
Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) SAC 000627 July 2024
Curraghchase Woods SAC 000174 January 2023
Curraghlehanagh Bog SAC 002350 November 2015
Danes Hole, Poulnalecka SAC 000030 July 2018
Deputy's Pass Nature Reserve SAC 000717 March 2021
Derragh Bog SAC 002201 July 2023
Derrinea Bog SAC 000604 November 2015
Derrinlough (Cloonkeenleananode) Bog SAC 002197 July 2023
Derryclogher (Knockboy) Bog SAC 001873 May 2017
Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve SAC 000261 May 2018
Dog's Bay SAC 001257 March 2017
Donegal Bay (Murvagh) SAC 000133 July 2012
Doocastle Turlough SAC 000492 December 2020
Doogort Machair/Lough Doo SAC 001497 January 2017
Dromore Woods and Loughs SAC 000032 June 2018
Drongawn Lough SAC 002187 September 2016
Drumalough Bog SAC 002338 August 2016
Drummin Wood SAC 002181 March 2021
Dunbeacon Shingle SAC 002280 December 2017
Dundalk Bay SAC 000455 July 2011
Dunmuckrum Turloughs SAC 002303 January 2021
Dunragh Loughs/Pettigo Plateau SAC 001125 May 2017
Durnesh Lough SAC 000138 October 2016
Duvillaun Islands SAC 000495 December 2013
East Burren Complex SAC 001926 January 2022
Erris Head SAC 001501 November 2016
Errit Lough SAC 000607 December 2017
Farranamanagh Lough SAC 002189 January 2018
Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung SAC 000140 September 2016
Ferbane Bog SAC 000575 November 2015
Fin Lough (Offaly) SAC 000576 February 2019
Flughany Bog SAC 000497 January 2016
Fortwilliam Turlough SAC 000448 February 2018
Four Roads Turlough SAC 001637 February 2018
Galmoy Fen SAC 001858 July 2019
Galtee Mountains SAC 000646 August 2016
Galway Bay Complex SAC 000268 April 2013
Gannivegil Bog SAC 000142 May 2017
Garriskil Bog SAC 000679 November 2015
Girley (Drewstown) Bog SAC 002203 July 2023
Glanlough Woods SAC 002315 September 2018
Glanmore Bog SAC 001879 July 2017
Glen Bog SAC 001430 November 2017
Glen of the Downs SAC 000719 December 2020
Glenade Lough SAC 001919 November 2021
Glenamoy Bog Complex SAC 000500 June 2017
Glenasmole Valley SAC 001209 December 2021
Glendine Wood SAC 002324 December 2020
Glendree Bog SAC 001912 March 2019
Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland SAC 000090 May 2015
Glenloughaun Esker SAC 002213 June 2018
Glenomra Wood SAC 001013 June 2018
Glenstal Wood SAC 001432 May 2018
Gortacarnaun Wood SAC 002180 March 2021
Gortnandarragh Limestone Pavement SAC 001271 April 2019
Greaghans Turlough SAC 000503 January 2021
Great Island Channel SAC 001058 June 2014
Gweedore Bay and Islands SAC 001141 March 2015
Helvick Head SAC 000665 November 2016
Hempton's Turbot Bank SAC 002999 May 2015
Holdenstown Bog SAC 001757 July 2019
Hook Head SAC 000764 October 2011
Horn Head and Rinclevan SAC 000147 September 2024
Hovland Mound Province SAC 002328 January 2022
Howth Head SAC 000202 December 2016
Hugginstown Fen SAC 000404 July 2019
Inagh River Estuary SAC 000036 January 2017
Inishbofin and Inishshark SAC 000278 May 2015
Inisheer Island SAC 001275 September 2014
Inishkea Islands SAC 000507 April 2015
Inishmaan Island SAC 000212 December 2014
Inishmore Island SAC 000213 January 2015
Inishtrahull SAC 000154 November 2016
Ireland's Eye SAC 002193 January 2017
Island Fen SAC 002236 October 2018
Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs SAC 001513 May 2018
Keeper Hill SAC 001197 October 2017
Kenmare River SAC 002158 April 2013
Kerry Head Shoal SAC 002263 October 2013
Kilcarren-Firville Bog SAC 000647 January 2016
Kilduff, Devilsbit Mountain SAC 000934 July 2018
Kildun Souterrain SAC 002320 October 2018
Kilgarvan Ice House SAC 000364 November 2018
Kilglassan/Caheravoostia Turlough Complex SAC 000504 January 2021
Kilkee Reefs SAC 002264 August 2014
Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes SAC 001061 December 2016
Kilkieran Bay and Islands SAC 002111 February 2014
Kilkishen House SAC 002319 July 2018
Killala Bay/Moy Estuary SAC 000458 October 2012
Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365 October 2017
Killeglan Grassland SAC 002214 June 2018
Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) SAC 000006 November 2015
Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills SAC 001741 July 2014
Kilpatrick Sandhills SAC 001742 March 2017
Kilroosky Lough Cluster SAC 001786 December 2021
Kilsallagh Bog SAC 000285 November 2015
Kiltartan Cave (Coole) SAC 000286 October 2018
Kiltiernan Turlough SAC 001285 January 2021
Kindrum Lough SAC 001151 April 2021
Kingstown Bay SAC 002265 August 2011
Knockacoller Bog SAC 002333 February 2016
Knockalongy and Knockachree Cliffs SAC 001669 December 2020
Knockanira House SAC 002318 July 2018
Knocksink Wood SAC 000725 December 2021
Lackan Saltmarsh and Kilcummin Head SAC 000516 December 2016
Lady's Island Lake SAC 000704 April 2019
Lambay Island SAC 000204 July 2013
Leannan River SAC 002176 August 2019
Levally Lough SAC 000295 December 2020
Lisbigney Bog SAC 000869 December 2021
Lisduff Fen SAC 002147 January 2019
Lisduff Turlough SAC 000609 January 2018
Liskeenan Fen SAC 001683 May 2018
Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinastack Turlough SAC 000296 March 2016
Long Bank SAC 002161 April 2013
Lough Arrow SAC 001673 October 2021
Lough Bane and Lough Glass SAC 002120 October 2021
Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough SAC 001529 January 2017
Lough Carra/Mask Complex SAC 001774 November 2021
Lough Corrib SAC 000297 April 2017
Lough Coy SAC 002117 January 2021
Lough Croan Turlough SAC 000610 January 2018
Lough Cutra SAC 000299 July 2018
Lough Dahybaun SAC 002177 January 2021
Lough Derg, North-east Shore SAC 002241 April 2019
Lough Ennell SAC 000685 July 2024
Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood SAC 000163 September 2019
Lough Fingall Complex SAC 000606 January 2019
Lough Forbes Complex SAC 001818 May 2016
Lough Funshinagh SAC 000611 February 2018
Lough Gall Bog SAC 000522 May 2017
Lough Gash Turlough SAC 000051 November 2017
Lough Gill SAC 001976 December 2021
Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill SAC 002164 May 2017
Lough Hoe Bog SAC 000633 August 2017
Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and Environs SAC 000097 August 2014
Lough Lene SAC 002121 October 2021
Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough SAC 000301 April 2016
Lough Melvin SAC 000428 December 2021
Lough Nabrickkeagh Bog SAC 000634 March 2019
Lough Nageage SAC 002135 March 2021
Lough Nageeron SAC 002119 June 2021
Lough Nagreany Dunes SAC 000164 March 2017
Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) SAC 000165 September 2016
Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs SAC 000007 November 2021
Lough Owel SAC 000688 May 2018
Lough Rea SAC 000304 July 2019
Lough Ree SAC 000440 August 2016
Lough Swilly SAC 002287 July 2011
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig SAC 000370 December 2021
Loughatorick South Bog SAC 000308 March 2019
Lower River Shannon SAC 002165 August 2012
Lower River Suir SAC 002137 March 2017
Magharee Islands SAC 002261 December 2013
Magherabeg Dunes SAC 001766 March 2017
Magheradrumman Bog SAC 000168 May 2017
Malahide Estuary SAC 000205 May 2013
Maulagowna Bog SAC 001881 May 2017
Maumturk Mountains SAC 002008 July 2017
Meenaguse Scragh SAC 001880 September 2019
Meenaguse/Ardbane Bog SAC 000172 May 2017
Meentygrannagh Bog SAC 000173 May 2017
Moanour Mountain SAC 002257 April 2019
Moanveanlagh Bog SAC 002351 December 2015
Mocorha Lough SAC 001536 October 2019
Moneen Mountain SAC 000054 December 2021
Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs SAC 002340 February 2016
Mongan Bog SAC 000580 April 2016
Monivea Bog SAC 002352 December 2015
Moore Hall (Lough Carra) SAC 000527 August 2018
Mouds Bog SAC 002331 November 2015
Mount Brandon SAC 000375 July 2016
Mount Hevey Bog SAC 002342 March 2016
Mount Jessop Bog SAC 002202 June 2023
Mountmellick SAC 002141 March 2021
Moyclare Bog SAC 000581 November 2015
Moyree River System SAC 000057 July 2018
Muckish Mountain SAC 001179 June 2019
Mucksna Wood SAC 001371 March 2021
Mullaghanish Bog SAC 001890 May 2017
Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex SAC 000470 December 2014
Mullygollan Turlough SAC 000612 January 2018
Mulroy Bay SAC 002159 October 2012
Murvey Machair SAC 002129 January 2017
Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex SAC 001932 October 2017
Myross Wood SAC 001070 December 2020
Newgrove House SAC 002157 July 2018
Newhall and Edenvale Complex SAC 002091 July 2018
Newport River SAC 002144 August 2019
Nier Valley Woodlands SAC 000668 January 2021
North Dublin Bay SAC 000206 November 2013
North Inishowen Coast SAC 002012 November 2014
North-west Porcupine Bank SAC 002330 January 2022
Old Domestic Building (Keevagh) SAC 002010 July 2018
Old Domestic Building, Askive Wood SAC 002098 September 2018
Old Domestic Building, Curraglass Wood SAC 002041 August 2018
Old Domestic Building, Dromore Wood SAC 000353 September 2018
Old Domestic Buildings, Rylane SAC 002314 July 2018
Old Farm Buildings, Ballymacrogan SAC 002245 July 2018
Oldhead Wood SAC 000532 March 2021
Omey Island Machair SAC 001309 January 2017
Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC 000534 July 2017
Ox Mountains Bogs SAC 002006 August 2016
Peterswell Turlough SAC 000318 November 2021
Philipston Marsh SAC 001847 January 2018
Pilgrim's Road Esker SAC 001776 July 2018
Pollagoona Bog SAC 002126 May 2017
Pollardstown Fen SAC 000396 January 2022
Pollnaknockaun Wood Nature Reserve SAC 000319 May 2018
Porcupine Bank Canyon SAC 003001 February 2022
Pouladatig Cave SAC 000037 July 2018
Poulnagordon Cave (Quin) SAC 000064 July 2018
Rahasane Turlough SAC 000322 December 2020
Raheenmore Bog SAC 000582 November 2015
Rathlin O'Birne Island SAC 000181 May 2014
Ratty River Cave SAC 002316 July 2018
Raven Point Nature Reserve SAC 000710 December 2011
Red Bog, Kildare SAC 000397 July 2019
Redwood Bog SAC 002353 December 2015
Reen Point Shingle SAC 002281 November 2017
Ridge Road, SW of Rapemills SAC 000919 June 2018
River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162 July 2011
River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299 December 2021
River Finn SAC 002301 May 2017
River Moy SAC 002298 August 2016
River Shannon Callows SAC 000216 January 2022
Roaringwater Bay and Islands SAC 000101 July 2011
Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC 003000 May 2013
Rogerstown Estuary SAC 000208 August 2013
Rosroe Bog SAC 000324 May 2017
Ross Lake and Woods SAC 001312 October 2018
Rosturra Wood SAC 001313 May 2018
Rusheenduff Lough SAC 001311 April 2021
Rutland Island and Sound SAC 002283 October 2013
Rye Water Valley/Carton SAC 001398 December 2021
Saltee Islands SAC 000707 October 2011
Scohaboy (Sopwell) Bog SAC 002206 July 2023
Scragh Bog SAC 000692 May 2018
Screen Hills SAC 000708 October 2021
Sessiagh Lough SAC 000185 April 2021
Shankill West Bog SAC 000326 November 2015
Sharavogue Bog SAC 000585 November 2015
Sheep's Head SAC 000102 March 2021
Sheephaven SAC 001190 September 2014
Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog SAC 000382 November 2015
Shrule Turlough SAC 000525 January 2021
Silvermine Mountains SAC 000939 July 2018
Silvermines Mountains West SAC 002258 November 2017
Skealoghan Turlough SAC 000541 January 2021
Slaney River Valley SAC 000781 October 2011
Slieve Bernagh Bog SAC 002312 August 2016
Slieve Bloom Mountains SAC 000412 September 2016
Slieve Fyagh Bog SAC 000542 August 2016
Slieve League SAC 000189 August 2015
Slieve Mish Mountains SAC 002185 December 2021
Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC 000190 August 2015
Slyne Head Islands SAC 000328 August 2012
Slyne Head Peninsula SAC 002074 February 2015
Sonnagh Bog SAC 001913 March 2019
South Dublin Bay SAC 000210 August 2013
South-east Rockall Bank SAC 003002 February 2022
South-west Porcupine Bank SAC 002329 January 2022
Spahill and Clomantagh Hill SAC 000849 November 2021
Split Hills and Long Hill Esker SAC 001831 June 2018
St. Gobnet's Wood SAC 000106 January 2021
St. John's Point SAC 000191 March 2015
Streedagh Point Dunes SAC 001680 March 2015
Tacumshin Lake SAC 000709 June 2018
Tamur Bog SAC 001992 May 2017
Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs SAC 000636 October 2021
Termon Lough SAC 001321 January 2021
Termon Strand SAC 001195 September 2016
The Gearagh SAC 000108 September 2016
The Long Derries, Edenderry SAC 000925 November 2021
The Loughans SAC 000407 December 2020
The Murrough Wetlands SAC 002249 December 2021
The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC 002031 July 2017
Thomastown Quarry SAC 002252 July 2019
Three Castle Head to Mizen Head SAC 000109 November 2016
Toonagh Estate SAC 002247 July 2018
Tory Hill SAC 000439 August 2018
Tory Island Coast SAC 002259 March 2015
Towerhill House SAC 002179 September 2018
Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane SAC 002070 December 2013
Tramore Dunes and Backstrand SAC 000671 September 2013
Tranarossan and Melmore Lough SAC 000194 April 2015
Tullaghanrock Bog SAC 002354 December 2015
Tullaher Lough and Bog SAC 002343 December 2016
Tully Lough SAC 002130 June 2021
Tully Mountain SAC 000330 April 2019
Turloughmore (Sligo) SAC 000637 January 2021
Union Wood SAC 000638 January 2021
Unshin River SAC 001898 December 2021
Urlaur Lakes SAC 001571 December 2017
Vale of Clara (Rathdrum Wood) SAC 000733 March 2021
Valencia Harbour/Portmagee Channel SAC 002262 October 2012
West Connacht Coast SAC 002998 November 2015
West of Ardara/Maas Road SAC 000197 August 2015
White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo SAC 001810 October 2021
Wicklow Mountains SAC 002122 July 2017
Wicklow Reef SAC 002274 July 2013
Williamstown Turloughs SAC 002296 January 2018
Wooddown Bog SAC 002205 July 2023