43 Torthaí

Marine Basins

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

This Feature Class layer of "Basins" in the Irish Continental Shelf (ie. AKA Irish EEZ) represents the geographic boundary of the designated "basins". This layer consists of 5 designated basins and has been sourced from the Petroleum Affairs Division of the Department of Communic

RNLI Lifeboat Stations

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

This feature class shows the location of lifeboat stations around Ireland. Additional information on the facilities available at each station is also provided. Data was downloaded from MIDA Atlas hosted by the CMRC.

OSPAR Regional Boundaries

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

OSPAR Regional Boundaries GIS dataset.

The OSPAR Convention is the current legal instrument guiding international cooperation on the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. Work under the Convention is managed by the OSPAR Commission, made up of represent

Fingal Heritage Designations

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Dataset owned and provided by Fingal County Council

Fingal Historic Graveyards

Marine Institute

Geilleagar

Dataset received from Fingal County Council September 2010

Dataset represents Historic Graveyard locations within Fingal

Failte Ireland Heritage Assets

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Dataset owned and provided by Failte Ireland

Dataset representative of Failte Ireland tourism entities identified as being a Heritage Assett:

Birdwatch Ireland Nature Reserves Forest Parks Refuges for Fauna Important Birdwatch Areas Parks & Gardens National parks Mountian Act

Bird Watching Galway

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Dataset owned and provided by Galway County Council Data provided in esri format in June 2010

Dataset attributed with Site 'Location' and Site 'Name'

Golf Courses

Marine Institute

Eolaíocht

Dataset owned by Failte Ireland Dataset sourced from Failte Ireland Tourism content July 2010

Water Framework Directive Coastal Status

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

The Environmental Protection Agency (ie. EPA) Coastal Status Feature Class dataset has been sourced from the EPA. This dataset covers Coastal waters around the Irish coastline designated under the EU Water Framework Directive. The EU Water Framework Directive aims to ensure good

Commercial Fishing Shannon Estuary

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Dataset provided by Limerick County Council.

Dataset was generated as part of the Shannon Integrated Coastal Management Zone Survey.

Dataset attributed by Angling 'Method' & 'License No.'.

RAMSAR Wetland Sites

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

RAMSAR

The Convention on Wetlands came into force for Ireland on 15 March 1985. Ireland presently has 45 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 66,994 hectares. For information on Irelands designated RAMSAR sites view:

http://www.ramsar.o

Unesco World Heritage Sites

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (1993) Skellig Michael (1996)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

The Burren (2010) The Historic City of Dublin (2010) The Céide Fields and North West Mayo Boglands (2010)

Bird Breeding Sites Galway

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Dataset owned and provided by Galway County Council

Suggest viewing dataset with SPA Designations

Dataset attributed with Bird Breeding site 'Location' and 'Type'

Fishing Ports

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Dataset downloaded from MIDA - http://mida.ucc.ie/

Dataset attributed with 'Name', 'Fish Type' & 'Tonnage'

NPWS Nature Reserves

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Nature Reserve dataset is owned and provided by NPWS. This is the most current Nature Reserve Dataset available for public use.

Water Framework Directive Transitional Status

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

The Environmental Protection Agency (ie. EPA) Traditional Status Feature Class dataset has been sourced from the EPA. This dataset covers Transitional waters (i.e Esturaries) around the Irish coastline designated under the EU Water Framework Directive. The EU Water Framework Dire

Record of Protected Structures - Pilot Areas

Marine Institute

Geilleagar

Dataset created by merging RPS datasets for each participating Local Authority. RPS datasets were collated in July 2010 from:

Galway Clare Limerick Kerry Fingal

If entity 'Description' is not available within spatial dataset, the 'ID' attribute can be matched to corresponding Loc

Accomodation

Marine Institute

Geilleagar

Dataset owned by Failte Ireland

Dataset sourced from Failte Ireland Tourism content July 2010

Dataset represents Failte Ireland Accomodation by type:

Community Facilities Galway

Marine Institute

Geilleagar

Dataset owned and provided by Galway County Council

Dataset attributed with facility 'Name'

Types fo facilities;

GAA Clubs Playgrounds Theatres Town Halls Parish Halls Community Centers

Disused Railways

Marine Institute

Eolaíocht

Dataset owned and provided by OSi as part of the OSI core database 2009.

Polyline dataset representative of disused railways around Ireland