Pearl mussel project will bring €3.8m to Kerry

Farmers in South Kerry will be asked to help enhance the water quality in the Glencar and Blackwater areas, as part of a drive to conserve the freshwater pearl mussel.

A new project aimed at conserving the mussel in the Caragh and Blackwater river catchments has been approved by the EU.

The Kerry LIFE+ project will be worth some €3.8 million to the region over five years, and will involve the creation of four or five jobs in a project office.