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A new project is saving the unique landscape of the Burren

The Burren LIFE Project just won an EU LIFE nature award.

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Jun 2nd 2017, 12:57 PM

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Researchers have found a massive underground river network in Galway Bay

These rivers could be flowing under the seabed out as far as 48 kilometres from the shore.

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Jun 4th 2014, 7:15 AM

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What is the mystery Burren 'footprint'?

An intrigued Google Earth user thought they saw something strange on an image of County Clare’s historic Burren area. But what did the ‘footprint’ turn out to be?

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Jun 25th 2012, 5:17 PM