Diver stung in face by Jellyfish off Skerries – Afloat
In less welcome jellyfish news, the Irish Independent reports that a female diver was airlifted to hospital after being stung in the face by...
Boat engines are stolen at Lough Mask sites – Mayo News
Crimes prompt calls for CCTV cameras. Three boat engines were stolen in the last two weeks from Cahir Pier and Burke’s Island on Lough...
Zebra mussels in our lakes, Irish Examiner
IT is argued that Ireland would have few laws to protect our environment and wildlife if the EU had not imposed legislation on us....
New species of freshwater jellyfish in Ireland came from China, Irish Independent
A Limerick angler has discovered a species of freshwater jellyfish never seen in Ireland before. The warm summer may be responsible for the emergence...
Limerickman discovers new species to Ireland, Limerick Leader
CASTLECONNELL’S Pat Joyce nearly fell off his fishing stand when he spotted what looked like a single small jellyfish in Lough Derg. The angler...
Frozen in time: rare fish traces roots to ice age, Irish Independent
A FISH unique to Kerry can trace its ancestry to isolated species left there after the last ice age, new research shows. Despite only being...
Scientists unravel ancestry of Ireland’s rarest fish – Irish Times
Killarney shad or goureens are found in just one Kerry lake.
Scientists have unravelled the eventful family tree of a remarkable County Kerry resident right...
Totally hooked: catching dinner on the fly – Irish Times
Fly-fishing is a great way to unplug your child from the frenetic screen buzz of the 21st century and commune with nature
For a generation...
Four-times winner Uprichard reigns again on Lough Melvin – Irish Times
The village of Garrison in Co Fermanagh comes alive for the Lough Melvin Open Trout Angling Championship
To win the Lough Melvin Open Trout Angling...
Fermoy wheely boat – An Spiorad Saor John Mahon – suffers opportunist theft –...
Unattended for no more than 1 hour, an opportunistic theft from the Fermoy wheely boat occurred recently, with specially devised tackle being...
