Ballyvaughan Community On High Alert After Influx Of Mauve Stinger Jellyfish

With reports of a rare influx of mauve stinger jellyfish along the Clare coast, swimmers and visitors are being urged to take extra care.   The striking purple jellyfish can deliver a particularly painful sting, with symptoms potentially lasting for some time.  To put the recent sightings into context, and to hear what they may tell us about our changing coastal waters, Alan Morrissey was joined by Ken O’Sullivan, Lahinch-based documentary filmmaker, author and ocean conservationist Photo (c) semet from Getty Images Signature via Canva