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A common misconception is how a large proportion of Irish people only concern themselves with applying SPF products and generally protecting their skin from the sun throughout the warmer months or when on holiday, believing that there is no need for such sun protection efforts in winter.

This week marks the 25th UN International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol which brought about a global initiative to ban Ozone Depleting Substances. Two Irish scientific atmospheric monitoring stations have played a significant role assessing the planet’s success in saving the ozone layer.