Only 12 left of Irish shark species that’s 4m years old

A species of native shark swimming in Irish waters for the past 4m years is on the verge of extinction.

It is thought there are fewer than a dozen angel sharks left in our waters after decades of netting have all but wiped out the once plentiful creature.

Leading marine expert Kevin Flannery said there have only been three sightings of the shark this year.