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Tallaght wetland after levelling Photo: Collie Ennis
Biodiversity

Work starts to bring life back to ‘little miracle’ wetland

March 4th, 2020 South Dublin County Council has begun remedial works in a bid to restore a small but prominent wetland area in Tallaght that was destroyed following a Council mix-up last September. Last September, the Council came under fire after silt dredged from the lake in Sean Walsh Memorial Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsMarch 4, 2020 ago
Tallaght wetland after levelling Photo: Collie Ennis
Biodiversity

Fianna Fail calls for Tallaght wetland inquiry

September 25th, 2019 Fianna Fail is calling for an inquiry into South Dublin County Council’s role in the destruction of a popular wetland in the centre of Tallaght which biologists say was teeming with wildlife. Speaking during Order of Business in the Dail yesterday afternoon, the party’s leader Micheál Martin Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsSeptember 25, 2019 ago
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Plans underway to restore Rare Inland River Forest Delta in Cork

The ESB, National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS), Cork County Council and Inland Fisheries Ireland are exploring options to potentially save a rare river forest in County Cork.

The Gearagh, near Macroom , County Cork, was controversially flooded 60 years ago to provide water for the hydroelectric dams at Inniscarra and Carrigadrohid.

By Dave Brooks, 7 yearsApril 25, 2016 ago
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