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Live whale stranded on Rossnowlagh beach

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A live pilot whale has been washed up on a Donegal beach. The six-metre whale was found on Rossnowlagh beach on Thursday morning. The live stranding was reported to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group at around 9am. The organisation has sent a ...

15 Oct 2021 at 15:00

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WATCH: Stranded dolphins rescued and returned to sea in Kerry bay

A quick volunteer response over the weekend ensured that a number of stranded dolphins were rescued and refloated back to sea in Kerry. Six common dolphins initially live stranded and then the rest of the pod came into shallow water, the ...

15 Jan 2024 at 15:24

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‘Amazing sight’ as pod of dolphins swim down Cork river at sunset

Crowds gathered to watch as a pod of dolphins were spotted swimming down the River Lee in Cork, with one local videographer calling it “an amazing sight to see”. Social media footage shows people lining the river along George’s Quay and ...

16 Oct 2023 at 17:56

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Heart-breaking end for a magnificent whale stranded in Donegal

A 60 foot fin whale weighing between 55 and 60 tonnes has sadly died after becoming stranded in the silt of Lough Swilly north of Letterkenny. Volunteers from the Donegal branch of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group stayed with animal ...

21 Jun 2021 at 12:00

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Tributes flood in for 'larger than life' young rugby player killed in horror Kerry crash

Tributes have been paid to a young Cork man who died in a crash in Ballyheigue, Co Kerry over the weekend. 23-year-old Craig O'Herlihy lost his life in the single-vehicle collision at Keel in Ballyheigue, which is believed to have ...

21 Aug 2024 at 17:19

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'Thank you for saving Biscuit' - Firefighters awarded for rescuing cat from burning house

Firefighters from Dolphins Barn in Dublin were honoured with an award from the American animal rights group PETA on Tuesday, 25 February after successfully rescuing a cat last month. The beloved family pet Biscuit was trapped in ...

26 Feb 2025 at 08:18

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Women seek home for 12ft by 11ft woollen map of Ireland

A 12ft by 11ft wool map of Ireland, which took four years of knitting and crocheting to complete, is in search of a new home to go on public display. A group of up to 18 women in Co Wicklow, consisting of skilled knitters, ...

15 Jul 2025 at 11:37

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Arctic whale never recorded before in Ireland washes up on Donegal beach

A dead narwhal has washed up on the shores of Co Donegal, marking the first time the whale species has been recorded in Ireland. The narwhal is found exclusively in the Arctic waters of the north Atlantic, and its males ...

21 Nov 2025 at 13:16

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