Friday 22 March, 2019
About 175 whale and dolphin strandings have been reported so far this year.
Whale activity has increased since April with a number of humpback whales spotted off the West Cork coast.
Dr Simon Berrow from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group called the figures “unprecedented”.
Kerri-Ann Boylan and her students had a close encounter with a shark on Sunday morning.
Marine enthusiasts say rising numbers of dolphins appear to be drowning after getting caught in fishing nets off the northwest coast.
It took a year to nurse Leona back to health.
A piece of plastic debris wrapped around its beak preventing it from feeding.
The pod of pilot whales have become stranded for a second time today.
The mammal – believed to be a striped dolphin – became stuck in shallow water in rocks on Kilkee Beach.
It follows several incidents in which people were rammed and injured. One woman was medivaced home to Germany after an encounter with the mammal.
The porpoise was taken back out into open water by a coast guard crew.
A sperm whale which washed up on a beach near Dungarvan had no hope of survival, and died earlier this morning.
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Dolphins are living off Donegal – but an expert has warned the species has killed people “if they act the maggot”.
THE IRISH WHALE and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has advised people not to cross the path of the humpback whale off Howth Head in Co Dublin, and to travel parallel to it if trying to sight it. The adult whale was spotted between Howth Harbour and Ireland’s Eye yesterday.
THIS WEEK, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that the proposed directly-elected mayors for Cork, Limerick and Waterford will be paid €130,000.
The public will be asked to vote on whether they approve of the idea of directly-elected mayors in a plebiscite, due to happen on the same day as the local and European elections on 24 May.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney has defended the €130,000 salary, insisting that amount of money is required to attract the right candidates.
“The salary is at that rate because it needs to be. This will be a serious, full-time job that will require a lot of energy, a lot of drive, 14-hour days,” Coveney told The Irish Examiner yesterday.
We want to know what you think? Is it the right amount, or is it just too much money?
Poll: Is the €130,000 salary proposed for directly elected mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford fair?
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