World of Politics with Harry McGee

Ireland’s land mass isn’t huge, but the State has a huge amount of waterway and water mass, with over 12,000 lakes and over 3,100 rivers – and that’s a massive resource. As a kid, I’d be dragged out with my father to obscure places in the uplands of Connemara, to fish for sea trout on lakes and rivers.

Anyone who has walked the mountains of Connemara can attest to the hundreds of lakes that dot the vast boggy landscapes that run from the Twelve Bens to the sea.

The decline in the quality of water since then has been shocking. They were not able to........

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