In Prize giving pic: Denis Drennan President ICMSA, Jona Power age 12, Martin Heydon Minister for Agriculture, Alan Moore sec Hedgerows Ireland

The competition, now in its second year, is a very successful collaboration between a major farming organisation, The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association and our environmental group and attracts hundreds of entries from all over the country testifying to the popularity of these vital landscape features.

We'll be posting more of the winning photos and runners up shortly.

Images:

1st Prize over 18 Sheila Callanan Westmeath 'coming home for tea'

1st Prize under 18 Jona Power , Fethard, Co. Tipperary, 'Hedge fairy'

2nd Prize (joint) over 18 Marty Guinan, Co. Offaly 'Low hanging fruit'

2nd Prize (joint)  over 18 Kacper Mulik, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary 'Three birds for three moods'.