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Video: Shark hit by boat in Kerry has its response captured on the 'fitbit' it wears

This is the first-ever data detailing a basking shark's response to a boat strike

<p>Basking sharks can be up to 12m long — they are the largest fish in the North Atlantic, and the second-largest worldwide. Picture: George Karbus</p>

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Richard Collins: Irish team discover exciting basking shark fact

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How to behave around basking sharks

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Watch: Basking sharks swim under kayak in ‘surreal’ experience off Cork coast

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All aboard: Buoy your spirits with a lighthouse visit in Ballycotton

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The extraordinary wild magic of Ireland’s western islands

Basking sharks stay in Irish waters year-round, scientists discover

Irish scientists have discovered that many basking sharks, thought to leave our coastal waters each winter, actually remain below the surface all year round.

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022

Watch: Scuba divers capture incredible footage of basking sharks off Clare coast

The footage itself was shot by experienced diver Mark O'Leary, who described what he and the other divers witnessed as 'the highlight of my diving career'

Sat, 04 Sep, 2021

Calls to protect basking sharks as clusters appear off Co Clare

“We wouldn’t have a notion if it wasn’t for the use of drones, flying the drones out has been amazing as you can really see the off-shore sharks gathering in their hundreds,” said Simon Berrow from the group.

Wed, 01 Sep, 2021

Letters to the Editor: We ought to ask why we spend so much on defence

Who and what are we defending ourselves against?

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

Ireland must protect its endangered basking sharks, urge global experts

The scientists explain that Irish coastal waters are “one of the few places” where basking sharks “regularly and predictably occur on the surface close to shore”

Tue, 08 Jun, 2021

Letters to the editor: Time for young people to make a stand

Unless there is radical change to housing policy then funding State functions should stop

Mon, 17 May, 2021

VIDEO: Irish research team find basking sharks can jump as high and as fast as great whites

Common in Irish and British waters, the second-largest fish in the world are not as slow and cumbersome as had previously been thought.

Thu, 20 Sep, 2018

UCD divers capture must see footage of basking sharks off Mayo coast

A lucky group of Irish divers have filmed amazing footage of an encounter with basking sharks off the Mayo coast.

Tue, 06 Jun, 2017

Basking sharks in Irish waters put on endangered list

The formidable, but harmless, basking shark is one of 58 species on a new list of endangered fish in Irish waters.

Sun, 29 Jan, 2017

WATCH: Rare sighting of basking sharks breaching off Malin Head

Basking sharks are capable of some aerial aerobatics. Who knew?

Wed, 23 Sep, 2015

basking sharks

Video: Shark hit by boat in Kerry has its response captured on the 'fitbit' it wears

Richard Collins: Irish team discover exciting basking shark fact

How to behave around basking sharks

Watch: Basking sharks swim under kayak in ‘surreal’ experience off Cork coast

All aboard: Buoy your spirits with a lighthouse visit in Ballycotton

The extraordinary wild magic of Ireland’s western islands

Basking sharks stay in Irish waters year-round, scientists discover

Watch: Scuba divers capture incredible footage of basking sharks off Clare coast

Calls to protect basking sharks as clusters appear off Co Clare

Letters to the Editor: We ought to ask why we spend so much on defence

Ireland must protect its endangered basking sharks, urge global experts

Letters to the editor: Time for young people to make a stand

VIDEO: Irish research team find basking sharks can jump as high and as fast as great whites

UCD divers capture must see footage of basking sharks off Mayo coast

Basking sharks in Irish waters put on endangered list

WATCH: Rare sighting of basking sharks breaching off Malin Head

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basking sharks

Video: Shark hit by boat in Kerry has its response captured on the 'fitbit' it wears

Richard Collins: Irish team discover exciting basking shark fact

How to behave around basking sharks

Watch: Basking sharks swim under kayak in ‘surreal’ experience off Cork coast

All aboard: Buoy your spirits with a lighthouse visit in Ballycotton

The extraordinary wild magic of Ireland’s western islands

Basking sharks stay in Irish waters year-round, scientists discover

Watch: Scuba divers capture incredible footage of basking sharks off Clare coast

Calls to protect basking sharks as clusters appear off Co Clare

Letters to the Editor: We ought to ask why we spend so much on defence

Ireland must protect its endangered basking sharks, urge global experts

Letters to the editor: Time for young people to make a stand

VIDEO: Irish research team find basking sharks can jump as high and as fast as great whites

UCD divers capture must see footage of basking sharks off Mayo coast

Basking sharks in Irish waters put on endangered list

WATCH: Rare sighting of basking sharks breaching off Malin Head

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Mick Clifford

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