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North Donegal coast identified as potential marine protected area

North Donegal's coast has been identified as high biodiversity ‘Area of Interest’ for potential Marine Protected Area (MPA) designation, in a recent report by Fair Seas, a coalition of Irish environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs). The ...

29 Jul 2022 at 15:08

South Donegal

Record-breaking giant shark tagged off Donegal coast

An international team of scientists led by Trinity College Dublin tagged and released a record-breaking 2.8 m porbeagle shark, Lamna nasus, off the coast of Donegal on Tuesday. The huge female specimen, estimated to weigh 400-500 lb, is the ...

19 Apr 2022 at 11:21

19 year old becomes youngest woman to fly solo around the world

National News

Teenager becomes youngest woman to fly solo around the globe

A 19-year-old has become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Zara Rutherford landed at Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport in Belgium, accompanied by four planes from the Belgian Red Devils aerobatic display team. The teenager, who has ...

20 Jan 2022 at 16:49

Arts & Entertainment

Fossil teeth discovered belonging to 440 million-year-old creature

The first appearance of shark-like jawed fish may have happened some 15 million years earlier than previously thought, new evidence suggests. A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species suggests the creatures emerged some ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:30

Local News

Basking sharks off the Donegal coast could soon have legal protection

Basking sharks off the Donegal coast could soon have legal protection. Some marine biologists believe the five hotspots off the Irish coast could have up to a fifth of the global population of the second-largest fish on earth. ...

14 Jul 2021 at 08:00

Pictures & Videos

Watch: Kayaker captures stunning basking sharks footage off Sliabh Liag

A kayaker has had a breathtakingly close encounter with basking sharks just off the coast of Donegal. Roisin Watt allowed us to share her footage with our readers, but she wishes to stress the importance of not interfering in ...

05 Apr 2024 at 17:32

National News

Scientist ‘couldn’t believe’ discovery of rare shark on Irish shore

A rare shark washed up on the shores of Co Wexford, in what scientists believe to be the first official record of the species in Irish waters. The smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox) is rarely seen by humans as it ...

04 Apr 2023 at 10:06

National News

Two women describe 'surreal' experience off Irish coast as basking shark swims under kayak

Two kayakers had a “surreal” encounter with a basking shark off the coast of west Cork in Ireland, with the sharks swimming right under their kayaks. Louise Barker, 33, captured the encounter on video, which she ...

25 May 2023 at 10:40

Pictures & Videos

WATCH: Stunning underwater video of basking sharks off Donegal coast

Two Donegal divers had the close encounter of a lifetime when they came across a school of basking sharks. Michael Early was diving off Arranmore Island with Patrick McElroy, supported by coxswain Oscar Duffy ...

02 Oct 2020 at 10:23

Local News

Basking Sharks off the Donegal coast have played a major part in new findings

Basking Sharks sampled in early spring in Ireland are genetically different to all sharks sampled elsewhere in the North East Atlantic And samples taken from Basking Sharks off the Donegal coast have played ...

06 Feb 2020 at 20:30

Inishowen MD

Donegal plays its part in Fin-Tastic Sharks and Mermaids Sculpture Challenge

Sharks and mermaids of all shapes and sizes have appeared on beaches around the country over the last couple of weeks - including at Malin Head - as part of the Marine Institute’s Explorers Fin-Tastic ...

04 Jun 2024 at 12:10

National News

WATCH: Fisherman captures footage of Great White Shark swimming off Irish coast

A Great White Shark is believed to have been spotted by fisherman off the west coast of Ireland. John McGloin, who took the video, was fishing off the coast of Connemara with his friend Joao Rosa ...

04 Jul 2024 at 16:13

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