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lough hyne
Europe’s oldest marine reserve, located in County Cork, is in decline. What’s going on?
The Journal Investigates finds multiple pressures and lack of management are wreaking havoc on life in Lough Hyne Marine Reserve.
The purple sea urchin has declined from thousands to just over 100 individuals
Other species which were common have vanished within the past few decades
Expert: "They've completely just let it lapse - the management of it."
Thursday
21 Nov 2024
Supreme Court
Police in Brazil indict former president Bolsonaro and 36 others on charges of attempted coup
each to his eoin
On the campaign trail in Dublin Mid-West with Eoin Ó Broin and...Eoin Ó Broin
Spot the difference! There are two candidates with the same name in Dublin Mid-West.
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slaves and scholars
Blindboy Boatclub: 'Early Irish Christian scholars were the ones who wrote our stories down'
Crimes Against Humanity
Benjamin Netanyahu calls ICC 'the enemy of humanity' after it issues warrant for his arrest
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ge2024
Opinion: If housing is the election issue then dereliction should be near the top of that list
colm fox
Gardaà unable to establish 'omission' in Regency murder inquiry referenced by deceased detective
your stories
If you've emigrated, what would the next government have to promise to entice you to come home?
Advertising Standards Authority
PhoneWatch ad complaint upheld over lack of evidence that its alarms are 'most feared' by burglars
Emergency Accommodation
Darragh O’Brien criticised for not publishing homelessness figures before election
Crimes Against Humanity
Taoiseach says ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others 'an extremely significant step'
Peadar TóibÃn
Aontú leader dismisses abortion as 'media bubble' issue at party's manifesto launch
at a glance
Campaign trail: Simon Harris cuts ribbon on radio station and Greens pledge to tackle 'ghost buses'
Transport
Greens want a new Office of Punctuality (but concede it sounds like something out of Harry Potter)
Weather Forecast
Storm Bert: Nationwide wind and rain alert tomorrow; three counties face weekend Orange rain warning
There is a strong likelihood of status orange wind warnings in western and northwestern counties.
Fine Gael
Harris says had he seen McGahon footage beforehand he wouldn't have described it as a 'scuffle'
Labour
Tony Blair leads tributes to former UK deputy prime minister John Prescott after his death aged 86
As it happened
As it happened
Snow and rain impacted transport and power across West, Midlands and South-West
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