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Clare McCarthy & Joseph Wilkes

Largest ever shark caught off Irish coast is nine foot long and weighs 500lbs

Record-breaking anglers who landed a monster shark off the coast of Ireland were chuffed to find was the largest ever in the nation's waters.

The mega porbeagle shark came in at 500lbs and measured more than nine feet when it was bagged by local anglers Sid, Terry, and Peter from Counties Cork, Down and Antrim respectively.

The female was given the nickname Danu and scientists say she could be around 25-30 years old, the Irish Mirror reports.

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