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<p>The River Sullane is well stocked with trout, and also contains European perch minnow and a small number of pike. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Save our rivers: Cork's River Lee is threatened by more than just waste water

Around 45% of all Ireland’s rivers are under threat from human activities; in the first in a series on five Irish rivers, Ellie O’Byrne explores the issues facing the River Lee catchment

<p>A new accessibility initiative? No, this photo of people kayaking on the Suir in the heart of Thurles was taken in the 1990s by Eamon Brennan. Decades later, Eamon's nephew Melvin Brennan is advocating for such access to the river.</p>

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Save our rivers: The many faces of the Suir — and how endangered freshwater mussels could help

<p>The Boyne flowing beneath St Peters Bridge in Co Meath. Among the measures being undertaken by local conservationists is a plan to plant native trees along its banks. Picture: Gareth Chaney</p>

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Save our rivers: Anglers and allotment holders work together to defend the Boyne

Save our rivers: Blackwater under pressure as the number of pristine tributaries has halved

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Save our rivers: Blackwater under pressure as the number of pristine tributaries has halved

Save our rivers: Cork waterways that bred Olympians are choked with sewage

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Save our rivers: Cork waterways that bred Olympians are choked with sewage

Save our rivers: Raw sewage spills among three incidents a day at water facilities reported to EPA

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Save our rivers: Raw sewage spills among three incidents a day at water facilities reported to EPA