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Great footage taken today from waters c150 miles off the Irish southwest coast of a breaching whale taken from Casa 253 by the Irish Air Corps during a scheduled flight The diagnostic white right lower jaw and tall blow, confirms this to be a fin whale, although breaching is a behaviour typically associated with other

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Great footage taken today from waters c150 miles off the Irish southwest coast of a breaching whale taken from Casa 253 by the Irish Air Corps during a scheduled flight The diagnostic white right lower jaw and tall blow, confirms this to be a fin whale, although breaching is a behaviour typically associated with other

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Update 28th July. Celtic Mist Visiting hours, Galway Marina Tuesday 29th July – 3pm to 6pm – Contact Padraic de Bhaldraithe, Wednesday 30th July – 4pm to 7pm – Contact Connie Moloney Thursday 31st July – 4pm to 7pm – Contact Tony O'Callaghan Friday 1st August – 4pm to 7pm – Contact Deirdre Slevin Members

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Update 28th July. Celtic Mist Visiting hours, Galway Marina Tuesday 29th July – 3pm to 6pm – Contact Padraic de Bhaldraithe, Wednesday 30th July – 4pm to 7pm – Contact Connie Moloney Thursday 31st July – 4pm to 7pm – Contact Tony O'Callaghan Friday 1st August – 4pm to 7pm – Contact Deirdre Slevin Members

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We’ve written many articles on the “Big Winged New-Englander” on this site and on IWDG publications and magazines since the late 1990’s.  By now it is hardly news that Ireland has gained a reputation, among researchers, film makers and the wider whale-watching community, as a great place to study, film and observe humpback whales. It

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We’ve written many articles on the “Big Winged New-Englander” on this site and on IWDG publications and magazines since the late 1990’s.  By now it is hardly news that Ireland has gained a reputation, among researchers, film makers and the wider whale-watching community, as a great place to study, film and observe humpback whales. It

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27 July 2014 Celtic Mist arrived in Galway docks on saturday night after a very successful second week of the bottlenose dolphin survey. We sailed from Killybegs early on Sunday  morning to make the long passage across Donegal Bay to anchor off Ballyglass in Broadhaven Bay. we had no sightings but that was to be

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27 July 2014 Celtic Mist arrived in Galway docks on saturday night after a very successful second week of the bottlenose dolphin survey. We sailed from Killybegs early on Sunday  morning to make the long passage across Donegal Bay to anchor off Ballyglass in Broadhaven Bay. we had no sightings but that was to be

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The bottlenose dolphin known as Dusty that has frequented the beaches of North Clare since 2000, is now on Inis Oírr in the Aran Islands. Dusty, or Sandy, is an amazing dolphin, showing no fear of humans and actively seeking out swimmers to interact. While many people claim to have had fantastic encounters with Dusty,

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The bottlenose dolphin known as Dusty that has frequented the beaches of North Clare since 2000, is now on Inis Oírr in the Aran Islands. Dusty, or Sandy, is an amazing dolphin, showing no fear of humans and actively seeking out swimmers to interact. While many people claim to have had fantastic encounters with Dusty,

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