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The Golden Eagle Trust has revealed the Mountshannon White-Tailed Sea Eagle chicks, the first to be born in Ireland in the wild in 110 years, are the only surviving chicks of this year’s breeding season. The Trust confirmed that an eaglet born to a pair of White-tailed Sea Eagles in Kilarney’s National Park as part of the high profile reintroduction programme died this week after falling from the nest. The pair of Mountshannon chicks fledged last week and are now mobile. They have reintegrated with the adults and the male is providing food for the chicks. The sex of the birds is still unknown as a decision was made not to tag the chicks but now that they are mobile, Dr Allan Mee, project manager with the Golden Eagle Trust, said it looks like the chicks are a male and a female. This is something they can gauge by the size of the birds. According to Dr Mee a female …
Read More »Shannon Group establishment ‘important’
THE drafting of the Bill to establish Shannon Group, which is taking over from Shannon Development and the Shannon Airport Authority, is an important step, according to Ministers Richard Bruton and Leo Varadkar.
Read More »Cunnane’s time drawing to a close
SHANNON Development CEO Dr Vincent Cunnane’s involvement with the body is set to come to an end in the coming weeks.
Read More »Festival of Speed coming up fast
Dromoland’s Conor O’Brien, an ancestor of Brian Boru and an avid motor racing enthusiast, is driving the Irish Festival of Speed that is set to generate a €6m spin-off for the region.
Read More »Sewage spilling onto public road in Spanish Point
UNTREATED sewage is coming out onto a public road, close to The Armada Hotel and Spanish Point beach, due to a dispute involving an electrical service provider.
Read More »Holiday home-owners’ refuse disposal rubbished
Clare County Council is urging holiday home owners in West Clare to refrain from using public bins at coastal locations to dispose of their domestic refuse.
Read More »People warned to remain water vigilant
THE heatwave may be over but with temperatures set to stay in the 20s for the coming weeks, people are being urged to be safe and not to swim in unguarded areas.
Read More »Showtime in Kildysart
Kildysart Agricultural Show is gearing up for a day to top all others on Saturday, August 3. A huge range of events have been put together for show day 2013 and organisers are confident patrons will be very impressed.
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