Hide and squeak: Tiny mammal gave science the slip

A TINY mammal, not previously known as an Irish inhabitant, has been discovered living quietly in the Tipperary countryside.

Eagle-eyed ecology research students followed up on their breakthrough by capturing seven members of the greater white-toothed shrew species at four locations in the county.

The tiny shrew had been previously “absent” from both Ireland and Britain but it occurs in the Channel Islands. It can also be found in parts of mainland Europe.