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A newly established seaweed company is to lead a European Union project to expand the growth of the super food in Ireland’s waters. Galway-based Óir na Farraige (ONF) is partnering with the EU’s Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to examine the role seaweed can play in developing sustainable food systems, strengthen bio-based industries and accelerate innovation in sustainable industries based off our seas and oceans of the ‘blue’ economy.

Independent Councillor Terry O’ Flaherty is calling on the City Council to remove the seaweed on Ballyloughane beach.

Seaweed, now celebrated as a super plant, has evolved in this country from being associated with poverty and as a famine food to becoming a prized Irish natural resource because of its remarkable benefits. The nutrient-rich marine plant is packed-full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, making it a powerhouse ingredient for health and wellness products.

Ballyloughane beach is finally open for bathing after several years of swimming bans — but many users will have to run a gauntlet of smelly, fly-infested mounds of seaweed to get there.