Skilful skewering as opera ensemble shows audience exactly what it’s like

The sea around Ireland has a host of gelatinous species - many come in bizarre geometrical shapes and assemblies

Oceans store up to half of all carbon dioxide produced by mankind in the last 200 years

Developments in child safeguarding over the past 10 years in Ireland have been effective

Rapid rise recorded in temperature of the sea and river Shannon

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Several swimmers in the west have received hospital treatment for Lion’s mane stings

A focus on biodiversity and plastics in oceans at national gathering of divers in Limerick

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Irish-based researchers confirm plastic pollution is reaching deep into Atlantic Ocean

Climate change and plastic debris among factors but scientists need more data

Issue of priests having children is ongoing says Coping International founder

Urine, seawater and ice packs said to be useless for jellyfish stings

Study of species in Cork harbour finds species is both ‘charismatic’ and ‘parochial’

The venomous ‘jellyfish’ on European coastlines are not the passive drifters they seem

Sting can remain live for some days after marine animals die following stranding