Promoting biodiversity on the Comeragh Mountains

24 projects countrywide, including 13 from Munster, have been successful in accessing over €3million in biodiversity funding.

Sheep high in the Comeragh Mountains overlooking Dungarvan bay and Helvick head. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Comeragh Mountains stretch from the coast near Dungarvan in west Waterford to Clonmel in south Tipperary.

It is a rugged terrain of natural beauty with lakes, cliffs, walking routes, heathers, waterfalls and a rich abundance of wildlife, grasses, and herbs.