Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has today (Friday) announced his intention to purchase Clawinch Island on Lough Ree in order to protect threatened ...

It was a craft he excelled at. He got to know and understand everything about Lough Ree and the great fish that lived there and he made a good living fishing for trout and ells… The Lough Ree fish ...

The State is to buy Clawinch Island, a 50-acre hotspot for wading birds located about 500 metres from the north shore of Lough Ree. The reason is to provide greater protection for a host of wading ...

An island on Lough Ree identified as the most important site in Ireland for breeding waterbirds is to be acquired by the State. The move was announced by Minister of State for Nature Malcolm ...

Minister of State for nature Malcolm Noonan announces plans to purchase island on Lough Ree for strategic management of breeding waders. The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from ...

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