Campaigner mounts legal challenge to protect Munster's fresh water pearl mussel

Environmental campaigner Peter Sweetman has gone to court in a battle to protect Munster's fresh water pearl mussel.

Campaigner mounts legal challenge to protect Munster's fresh water pearl mussel

Environmental campaigner Peter Sweetman has gone to court in a battle to protect Munster's freshwater pearl mussel.

The campaigner has mounted a legal challenge to a decision of the Minister for Heritage Culture and the Gaeltacht to remove protection for the endangered freshwater pearl mussel from part of Munster's Blackwater River area.

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