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Mussel Festival delights large crowd

12/01/2026

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mussel_523479_01 — Conor Maxey with another load of mussels. 523479_01

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Independent photographer Ivan Kemp went to Portarlington Mussel Festival on Saturday 10 January to capture these images.

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