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In County Clare, a new type of fossil sponge that dates back hundreds of millions of years has been found.

A former Co Carlow parish priest has been remembered as both a man of faith and academics who ”had the ability to get the best from every student” he taught.

LIMERICK locations appear in the trailer for Bonhoeffer, a major feature which was filmed across the Mid-West region last year. The major Irish-Belgian co-produ...

Powys scientists have shared their joy at a new species of fossil sponge dating back hundreds of millions of years found off the coast of Ireland.

An "extraordinary" species of fossil sponge dating back 315 million years has been discovered at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare. 

A NEW fossil sponge species dating back 315-million years has been discovered in Ireland. The “extraordinary” discovery has been made near the Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare by local geologist Dr Eamon Doyle. Dr Doyle, who is the geologist for the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark, located the sponge in the

A Burren geologist expects more rare fossils to be found on Clare’s coasts. It comes after the discovery of a new 315-million-year-old fossil sponge found in the rocks of the Cliffs of Moher. The fossil named Cyathophycus balor is the largest known example of its kind anywhere in the world and dates back to a […]

The sponge was discovered by geologist Dr Eamon Doyle who works with the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Unesco Global Geopark.

One-of-a-kind fossil found on the west coast of Ireland

The sponge was discovered by geologist Dr Eamon Doyle who works with the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Unesco Global Geopark.