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Event Date 13/02/2019 12:35 |
Species harbour porpoise |
No. animals 2 |
| Location: Shroove, Inishowen Head - Co. Donegal | ||
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Event Date 11/02/2019 14:30 |
Species harbour porpoise |
No. animals 3 |
| Location: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
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Event Date 11/02/2019 12:00 |
Species common dolphin |
No. animals 30 |
| Location: Stags Rocks, Near Toe Head - Co. Cork | ||
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Event Date 07/02/2019 15:00 |
Species dolphin species |
No. animals 5 |
| Location: Castlehaven - Co. Cork | ||
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Event Date 06/02/2019 16:10 |
Species harbour porpoise |
No. animals 3 |
| Location: Inishowen Head, Inishowen Peninsula - Co. Donegal | ||
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Event Date 06/02/2019 11:15 |
Species dolphin species |
No. animals 12 |
| Location: Ballywalter - Co. Down | ||
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Event Date 04/02/2019 16:25 |
Species bottlenose dolphin |
No. animals 8 |
| Location: Gweedore Bay - Co. Donegal | ||
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Event Date 04/02/2019 15:06 |
Species harbour porpoise |
No. animals 2 |
| Location: Bloody Bridge, Newcastle - Co. Down | ||
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Event Date 04/02/2019 09:45 |
Species harbour porpoise |
No. animals 8 |
| Location: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
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Event Date 02/02/2019 14:30 |
Species bottlenose dolphin |
No. animals 1 |
| Location: Nimmo's Pier, Galway Docks - Co. Galway | ||
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Event Date 14/02/2019 |
Species common dolphin |
| Location: Bannow - Co. Wexford | |
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Event Date 13/02/2019 |
Species Sowerby's beaked whale |
| Location: Bertra Beach, Clew Bay - Co. Mayo | |
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Event Date 10/02/2019 |
Species common dolphin |
| Location: Carne - Co. Wexford | |
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Event Date 10/02/2019 |
Species common dolphin |
| Location: Kilmore Quay - Co. Wexford | |
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Event Date 10/02/2019 |
Species dolphin species |
| Location: Crohy Head, Maghery Bay - Co. Donegal | |
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Event Date 10/02/2019 |
Species common or striped dolphin |
| Location: Kilkee - Co. Clare | |
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Event Date 09/02/2019 |
Species common dolphin |
| Location: Ballybunion - Co. Kerry | |
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Event Date 09/02/2019 |
Species harbour porpoise |
| Location: Buncrana, Lough Swilly - Co. Donegal | |
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Event Date 08/02/2019 |
Species common dolphin |
| Location: Waterville - Co. Kerry | |
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Event Date 08/02/2019 |
Species pilot whale |
| Location: Liscannor Bay - Co. Clare | |
Reflections and images on the Trail of the Whale
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2nd Feb 2019
Return of Galway's bottlenose dolphin to Nimmo's pier.
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28th Jan 2019
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27th Jan 2019
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20th Jan 2019
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12th Jan 2019
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28th Dec 2018
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26th Dec 2018
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21st Dec 2018
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16th Dec 2018
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29th Nov 2018
Offshore whale and dolphin surveys published
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23rd Nov 2018
Pair trawling for Sprat
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22nd Nov 2018
Killer whales off Dublin Sat. 17th November
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19th Nov 2018
John O'Shea, Achill RIP
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10th Nov 2018