Ready For This Jelly?

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Sandycove, Co Dublin today.

If the cold doesn’t get you…

Sasko writes:

“The most venomous jellyfish in Irish waters has been spotted at Sandycove and Sutton beaches, Dublin Bay. Due to high water temperatures and strong westerly winds, it is likely such jellyfish will be seen more frequently in coming weeks….”

The Lion’s Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), (aka Hair Jelly)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

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19 thoughts on “Ready For This Jelly?

    1. Mr. T.

      Why did the death of two nuns get so much coverage on RTE? Other drownings rarely get anything other than a brief mention if at all.

  1. garthicus

    I think I spotted a couple of those washed up on the north beach in Skerries yesterday.. doh.

  2. Simon

    I was out windsurfing yesterday in Seapoint with a few others. Several of us got stung. There seemed to be jellyfish everywhere. I got stung on my feet and ankles. I’m pretty sure it was a Lion’s Mane judging by the long thin tentacles that I discovered wrapped around my gear after I took a rest in the shallows. I have been pretty unwell since with some nausea and chills and in quite a lot of discomfort. The sting isn’t too bad at first, but after about two hours your skin starts to ooze clear fluid and the stinging gets pretty painful. No blisters thankfully but 24 hours later it is still stinging a bit. You do not want to get stung by these guys, avoid. I will wear my wetsuit boots from now on.

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