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S New study on indiscriminate death traps known as tangle nets

We need a ban on the use of tangle netting to bring an end to the carnage of threatened and protected species says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty as a new Marine Institute report highlights serious problems facing wildlife in Ireland's first marine environment National Park

Sun, 01 Feb, 2026

A quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction

The assessment found that crabs, crayfish and shrimps face the highest extinction risk of the groups studied, with 30% under threat, followed by 26% of freshwater fish species, and 16% of dragonflies and damselflies

Wed, 08 Jan, 2025

Anja Murray: Why it's vital to banish crayfish plague

This disease could have devastating consequences for otters and other river creatures here

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

Disease blamed as huge numbers of crayfish die in Cavan river

A plague is feared to have hit Irish waters killing hundreds of globally important crayfish in one short stretch of river.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2015

Signal warning about the dangers of alien crayfish

As a boy, writes Damine Enright, I enjoyed catching crayfish in the River Suir near Thurles, Co Tipperary. River-prawns, I called them. I was in short pants at the time.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2015

crayfish

S New study on indiscriminate death traps known as tangle nets

A quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction

Anja Murray: Why it's vital to banish crayfish plague

Disease blamed as huge numbers of crayfish die in Cavan river

Signal warning about the dangers of alien crayfish

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Mick Clifford

crayfish

S New study on indiscriminate death traps known as tangle nets

A quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction

Anja Murray: Why it's vital to banish crayfish plague

Disease blamed as huge numbers of crayfish die in Cavan river

Signal warning about the dangers of alien crayfish

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Mick Clifford

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