# dolphins

Last year

2022

# NFL

New NFL concussion rule hits Dolphins in loss to Jets

Elsewhere Philadelphia edged host Arizona 20-17 to remain the NFL’s only unbeaten club.

4.2k

Oct 10th 2022, 7:53 AM

# MILITARY PORPOISES

Satellite images show Russia deploying trained dolphins to protect Black Sea naval base

The US Naval Institute said the dolphins may be tasked with counter-diver operations to prevent Ukrainian forces infiltrating the harbour.

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Apr 28th 2022, 10:23 AM

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# calls for change

Faroe Islands government to review hunt rules after dolphin slaughter

The sea mammals are killed for their meat and blubber.

12.8k

Sep 16th 2021, 7:53 PM

# Faroe Islands

Slaughter of dolphins on Faroes sparks debate on traditions

Islanders usually kill up to 1,000 sea mammals annually, according to data kept by the Faroe Islands.

37.3k

Sep 14th 2021, 10:03 PM

# NFL

Fitzpatrick fires Miami to big win in Jacksonville

The 37-year-old ensured the Dolphins took the Florida bragging rights in the NFL.

5.8k

Sep 25th 2020, 8:23 AM

# solo

After 36 years, Fungie has become the Guinness World Records' oldest dolphin living alone

The dolphin was first spotted in Dingle in 1983.

66.8k

Sep 30th 2019, 12:53 PM

# blasket islands

20 years on, first two humpback whales recorded by Irish group are still swimming together

They were first spotted off the coast of Cork in 1999.

22.8k

Sep 22nd 2019, 4:38 PM

# Spirtle

Family of bottlenose dolphins spotted off Kerry coast

The dolphins are believed to have travelled from Scotland.

23.7k

Aug 18th 2019, 6:16 PM

# NFL

Watson throws for 5 touchdowns as Texans roll over Dolphins

Houston improved to 5-3 on the season and extended their lead in the AFC South Division after starting out 0-3.

4.1k

Oct 26th 2018, 8:03 AM

Voices

Do we want our beaches strewn with stranded dolphins?

It’s time for the government to ban fossil fuel exploration and invest in the real local, rural renewable economy on our coastlines, writes Sinead Mercier.

18.9k

Jul 7th 2018, 9:00 AM

# Tables Turned

Cutler shines as Dolphins upset Brady to deny Patriots a divisional title

Bill Belichick’s men were always chasing the game.

5.6k

Dec 12th 2017, 8:35 AM

# Research

Whales and dolphins have tight-knit social groups and 'human-like' cultures and societies

The study links the complexity of cetacean culture and behaviour to the size of their brains.

7.4k

Oct 17th 2017, 6:45 AM

# Cuba

Dolphins airlifted to safety by helicopter in advance of Hurricane Irma

The six male dolphins were placed on foam mattresses and flown to the southwestern side of Cuba to avoid the storm landfall.

17.8k

Sep 8th 2017, 10:34 PM

# record number

56 dolphins and whales have washed up on Irish beaches so far this year

This is the highest number at this stage of the year since records began.

12.4k

Feb 18th 2017, 12:00 PM

# aj

Green lights up Cincinnati in Bengals win over Miami

The receiver ran in a touchdown and accounted for 173 yards in the win over the Dolphins.

3.0k

Sep 30th 2016, 8:15 AM

# irish coast

Call for more monitoring of super trawlers after dolphin deaths

Irish MEP Seán Kelly said people who break rules should be “dealt with”.

14.4k

Sep 17th 2016, 3:08 PM

# fin

Hawaii's banning people from swimming with dolphins. Tour operators aren't happy

Federal regulators are concerned that human contact is stressing out the dolphins.

15.5k

Aug 27th 2016, 11:15 AM

# washed up

Two dolphins die after becoming stranded off the coast of Mayo

Rescuers were able to save three of the animals and return them to the sea.

16.0k

Aug 6th 2016, 8:30 AM

# only in russia

Russia wants to buy 5 dolphins for €22,000 and no, they don't want to disclose why

Meanwhile, Ukraine wants its dolphins back from them, saying the creatures didn’t have a choice in the referendum.

23.3k

Mar 12th 2016, 8:30 AM

# Prime Numbers

How many people were deported or removed from Ireland last year? It's the week in numbers

Plus: How much money did Osama bin Laden leave in his will?

23.1k

Mar 5th 2016, 6:30 PM

# strandings

Foreign supertrawlers blamed for 'dolphin carnage' off Irish coast

Marine enthusiasts say rising numbers of dolphins appear to be drowning after getting caught in fishing nets off the northwest coast.

19.9k

Mar 4th 2016, 10:51 AM

# Take a Break

Watch: Stunning footage of a very close-up dolphin encounter off Malin Head

A Donegal photographer captured the amazing experience.

14.2k

Aug 26th 2015, 10:59 AM

# so it's come to this

Global warming means polar bears are now eating dolphins for the first time ever

Desperate measures.

23.0k

Jun 12th 2015, 9:52 PM

# Animal Cruelty

Japanese fishermen are going to keep on killing dolphins

Dolphins that are captured alive can fetch more than €7,000.

11.6k

May 28th 2015, 6:05 AM

# play dooooh

Little girl's 'dolphin on wheels' clay creation looks awkwardly phallic

Tell us you see it too.

4.0k

Dec 31st 2014, 11:21 AM

# quack

Pictures of genitalia replaced by ducklings and dolphins in Turkish schoolbooks

It has sparked more criticism of conservative values being imposed.

38.0k

Nov 13th 2014, 7:45 AM

# xtra factor

Simon Cowell pulls dolphin scenes from this week's X Factor

Thousands of people signed an online petition.

31.7k

Oct 1st 2014, 6:20 PM

# Malin Head

Move over Fungi! Dolphins filmed swimming off the Donegal coast

Faster than lightning…

2.4k

Sep 17th 2014, 11:45 AM

# blasket islands

Wonderful underwater footage of a pod of dolphins off the Kerry coast

The group was spotted around the Blasket Islands.

14.9k

Sep 12th 2014, 5:57 PM

# Pollution

Cut up your six pack rings warns IWDG after dolphin death in Cork

A piece of plastic debris wrapped around its beak preventing it from feeding.

23.7k

Aug 29th 2014, 2:55 PM

# holey show

There's plenty of Humpbacks out there, but this year's Whale Watch day was a bit of a washout...

Around 1,500 people turned out all over Ireland’s coasts yesterday to squint through the mist and try and spot some elusive cetaceans.

11.3k

Aug 25th 2014, 3:00 PM

# warm fuzzies

Touching video of dolphin being rescued off Achill Island

Could this be Fungi’s heir apparent?

2.3k

May 2nd 2014, 3:51 PM

# fin fun

Hero dolphins swim with a man to protect him from sharks

So long and thanks for all the fish.

4.5k

Apr 25th 2014, 2:05 PM

# Flippin' Hell

Ukraine’s dolphin army has joined the Russian Navy

The combat dolphin unit is based in Crimea.

16.3k

Mar 27th 2014, 7:50 AM

# majestic

Awe-inspiring footage of huge whale and dolphin 'stampede' off California

Also a newborn humpback whale snuggling with its mum.

6.6k

Mar 3rd 2014, 10:00 PM

# Japan

Annual Japanese dolphin hunt documented in 'The Cove' begins amid US criticism

The hunt in the fishing village of Taiji in western Japan has come under international criticism and was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film “The Cove”.

9.2k

Jan 20th 2014, 2:10 PM