News & Multimedia
- 29/11/13
- MulkearLIFE Presented with CIWEM 'Environment Award 2013'
- 27/11/13
- An Enjoyable MCV Outing in the Clare Glens
- 15/11/13
- Final Conservation Volunteer Outing for 2013 - Sat. 23 Nov 2013 - Clare Glens
- 14/11/13
- MulkearLIFE Featured in Current Irish Wildlife Magazine
- 11/11/13
- First Big Winter Flood in the Mulkear Catchment
- 04/11/13
- MulkearLIFE to Present at National Agrienvironment Conference
- 01/11/13
- Successful Conservation Volunteer Outing at Ballyclogh
- 10/10/13
- Next Mulkear Conservation Outing - Oct. 19th 2013
- 09/09/13
- MulkearLIFE's Work to be Presented at Important European Conference
- 24/08/13
- The Magical Mulkear - Success of Field Trip
- 21/08/13
- Heritage Days Are Happy Days
- 20/08/13
- Reminder - MulkearLIFE's Heritage Week Events - Wed 21 & Sat 24 Aug
- 19/08/13
- Large Crowds Attend Cappamore Show
- 06/08/13
- MulkearLIFE's Heritage Week Events 2013
- 06/08/13
- Show Time Again - Join us at the 2013 Cappamore Show
- 31/07/13
- Major Barrier To Fish Passage Removed on the Mulkear River
- 31/07/13
- Outstanding Results Achieved On Rubble Mat Sites
- 31/07/13
- An Exceptional Month of Major Instream Works
- 22/01/13
- Mulkear Conservation Volunteers: 2013 Schedule of Outings
MulkearLIFE+ Nature Project
Restoration of the Lower Shannon Special Area of Conservation for Sea Lamprey, Atlantic Salmon and European Otter
This is one of the most exciting and important fish and nature conservation projects ever undertaken on a river catchment basis anywhere in Ireland and hopefully will be a conservation blueprint for future integrated catchment management.
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Atlantic Salmon
The "king of fishes" is widely distributed around the North Atlantic and the Mulkear River is considered one of the top five spawning rivers in Ireland relative to its size.
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Sea Lamprey
It is a case of the 'beauty and the beast' in comparing Atlantic Salmon and sea lamprey but the Mulkear River is of national importance as a spawning river.
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European Otter
Otters are found in many parts of Ireland but are rarely seen as they are essentially nocturnal hunting at night and rest by day in their well-hidden homes (holts).
Project Focus
The project covers the Mulkear River catchment and covers an area of 650 square kilometers in counties Limerick and Tipperary. The main project actions and all work focused on the rehabilitation of degraded river habitat takes place in SAC areas.
Project Start
Mulkear LIFE officially started in January 2009 but did not get properly underway until October 2009 with the project team members taking up duties. A summary of the project is available in the reports and publications section of this web-site. Please register your details and stay in touch with this project which is due to complete its work in January 2014.
