Maigue Rivers Trust Newsletter 7 (2023/24)
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We are delighted to present to you our latest Newsletter (2023/2024). Thank you to all our collaborators and sponsors for making our work..
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Maigue Rivers Trust 2020-2021 Newsletter
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
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
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..
Newsletter 3, 2019-2020
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..
Our first news letter
We have been across the Maigue Catchment and have created a newsletter to keep everyone up to date. MRT Newsletter MRT NL 1 Final rev..
Trout and Salmon Magazine visit to the Maigue Catchment
Trout and Salmon Magazine visit the Maigue Catchment in 2017 and have given us permission to share some their wonderful images Wendigo..
Maigue Rivers Trust Established
Maigue Rivers Trust established to create world class resource Community-led initiative to help protect environment A new Trust has been launched in Croom on Friday, May 26, to help protect, develop, and enhance the world-class resource that is the River Maigue in County Limerick. Read More on..
CRAYFISH PLAGUE – EMERGENCY CONTAINMENT MEASURES
In response to a recent outbreak of Crayfish Plague in the River Suir, emergency disease containment measures are needed to help prevent its spread. Read More on Fishing in..
Giant rat-like creatures invading Irish rivers
Giant rat-like creatures called coypu are spreading in the wilds here, having been first introduced to Ireland as pets. Native to South America, the coypu is one of the biggest rodents in the world, weighing 5kg-7kg and measuring a metre long. Also known as the river rat, it is often mistaken for an otter - but can be identified by its long, round tail and orange or yellow teeth. Read more on..
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