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Heritage Week 2022

July 29, 2022 MRT Admin Leave a comment

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The Maigue Rivers Trust is delighted to announce two events for this year's Heritage Week, which runs from Sunday August 14th to the 21st. Hospital - Mahore River - Wed 17th 7-8pm On Wednesday 17th Aug, 7-8pm we will be in Hospital down by the Mahore River. Everyone is welcome to come to the church carpark at 7pm. Our chairperson, Tom Harrington, will lead the talk about the wildlife to be found in and by the river and how we can care for our local rivers and streams. Charleville - The Glen River - Thursday 18th 7-8pm On Thursday 18th Aug, 7-8pm we will be in Charleville down by the Glen River (also known as Charleville stream). Everyone is welcome to come to the bridge by the pitch and put at 7pm. Together with Catherine Seale-Duggan of the Communities and Water Team, the MRT will talk about the wildlife to be found in and by the river and how we can care for our local rivers and..

Maigue Rivers Trust 2020-2021 Newsletter

August 17, 2021 MRT Admin Leave a comment

Click here to download the latest newsletter from Maigue Rivers Trust that details our projects from the past 12 months. Many thanks to our director, Catherine Dalton, for compiling the..

Family fun-day in Granagh – Getting to know the Glasha River

July 29, 2021 MRT Admin Leave a comment

The Maigue Rivers Trust in collaboration with Granagh Development Association invite you to an outdoor, free family fun-day to get to know the Glasha River. On Friday, 20th of Aug, 12 - 3pm, in Granagh Village Meet with the Maigue Rivers Trust & Inland Fisheries Ireland for a family fun-day to find out more about the Glasha River and what lives in the river. Pond dipping Nature walk Nature drawing Farming beside the river Advice on how to protect the river habitat This event is kindly supported by LAWPRO and their Community Water Development..

Protecting Our Riverside Trees In Order to Have Healthy Rivers

February 11, 2021 MRT Admin Leave a comment

Protecting Our Riverside Trees In Order to Have Healthy Rivers The Maigue Rivers Trust is very grateful to Limerick Leader's support for posting our article on riverside trees - 11/02/2021 Here in the Maigue catchment we have almost 1300km of river channel. The Maigue, Loobagh, Morningstar, Camoge, Barnakyle, Clonshire, flow through Charleville, Kilfinane, Kilmallock, Bruff, Knocklong, Bruree, Croom, Patrickswell, Adare, to name but a few. In the past two months, the Maigue Rivers Trust has received three reports from local people highlighting tree removal along sections of the rivers. Riverside trees are essential to healthy rivers but often their value is not fully appreciated until it is too late. Deteriorating water quality, habitat loss from arterial drainage schemes and loss of the natural riverside vegetation have had a detrimental impact on native wildlife and fish. At the time of the widespread drainage schemes, the..

Autumn Event Series

August 28, 2020 MRT Admin Leave a comment

The Maigue Rivers Trust is delighted to have secured funding from Creative Ireland Made in Limerick to work with communities in the Maigue Rivers Trust catchment who are interested in knowing more about their local natural environment. Do you want to find out about what animals, plants and insects are in your locality? We are working with biodiversity consultant, Geoff Hunt, and we want to hear from local communities who would like Geoff to visit and do a guided nature walk with them. On Saturday, 12th or Sunday 13th September (weather dependent) Geoff will meet your group (maximum 10 people) and will take you on a COVID compliant walk of your public areas and show you the secret and amazing world of autumn nature. Geoff will then compile a report and send it on to the group leader that you can then use for various community projects, e.g. tidy town assessments, Green-school projects, general nature awareness, etc. We can’t offer..

Newsletter 3, 2019-2020

July 15, 2020 MRT Admin Leave a comment

Click here to read our third newsletter to find out what has been happening in the Maigue Rivers Trust for the past 12 months. Many thanks to our director, Catherine Dalton, for putting this newsletter..

Kingfisher (Cruidín Alcedo atthis)

May 23, 2017 alice Leave a comment

Kingfishers are a brightly coloured bird-often all you see of one is a bright flash of orange and blue. Kingfishers prey on small fish and insects. Kingfishers excavate their nest into the bank of the river. The tunnel to the nest can be up to a meter in..

Dipper (Gabha dubh Cinclus cinclus)

May 23, 2017 alice Leave a comment

The Dipper is our only song bird that can dive and swim in the river. This distinctive little bird is dark chestnut in colour with a white bib. The dipper can dive down to the bottom of the river and hunt for insects. Dippers can be seen in rural and urban areas. It is often seen sitting on a rock in the river bobbing or ‘dipping’ its head up and down. Dippers build a large dome-shaped nest out of moss, on sheltered areas of the riverbanks. They often build their nests under..

Pied Wagtail (Glasóg sráide Montacilla alba yarrellii)

May 23, 2017 alice Leave a comment

Pied wagtails are often found near water.It eats insects mostly from the ground. This bird is easily recognisable , it runs across the ground in a jerky fashion and constantly wags its long..