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Date:  Sun, 27th May 2018 Time: 3 pm – 5 pm Meet: Loophead Lighthouse Car Park Find out about Irish whales and dolphins on a free land-based whale watch guided by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. Learn about the field-craft behind whale watching and how best to identify the different species that can be

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**PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL** Date:  Sat 26th May 2018 Time: 11 AM – 2 PM Meet: Carlingford Lough Join the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, Ulster Wildlife and Love Your Lough to explore the biodiversity of Carlingford Lough. Explore the wildlife of the Lough as it is today, including a visit to the

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Date:  Sat, 26th May 2018 Time:  6 pm  Meet:  Cloghna Head, between Long Strand beach and Ownahincha overlooking Rosscarbery Bay, West Cork. GPS position is 51.561841 N    -8.985729  W  This free, guided land-based Whale Watch, (no boats involved) will be led by Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's Sightings Officer, Padraig Whooley, and is open to

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Date:  Sat, 26th May 2018 Time:  6 pm  Meet:  Cloghna Head, between Long Strand beach and Ownahincha overlooking Rosscarbery Bay, West Cork. GPS position is 51.561841 N    -8.985729  W  This free, guided land-based Whale Watch, (no boats involved) will be led by Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's Sightings Officer, Padraig Whooley, and is open to

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**PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL** Date:  Sat 26th May 2018 Time: 11 AM – 2 PM Meet: Carlingford Lough Join the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, Ulster Wildlife and Love Your Lough to explore the biodiversity of Carlingford Lough. Explore the wildlife of the Lough as it is today, including a visit to the

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Date:   Sun. 20th May,  Time:  12 – 2 pm Meet:  Brandon Point, Co Kerry Join the IWDG North Kerry Group’s Louise Overy for a free, guided land-based whale watch. Louise will talk about the marine biodiversity off the Kerry coast and how to spot whales and dolphins when looking from land. The event is

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Date:   Sun. 20th May,  Time:  12 – 2 pm Meet:  Brandon Point, Co Kerry Join the IWDG North Kerry Group’s Louise Overy for a free, guided land-based whale watch. Louise will talk about the marine biodiversity off the Kerry coast and how to spot whales and dolphins when looking from land. The event is

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Date:    Sat, 19th May 2018 Time:   7:30 PM Location: Arnolds Hotel, Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal Come and find out about whales and dolphins with Brendan Quinn of the IWDG. This free, informative talk will cover the range of species found off the north-west coast and the best places you can go to see whales

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Date:    Sat, 19th May 2018 Time:   7:30 PM Location: Arnolds Hotel, Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal Come and find out about whales and dolphins with Brendan Quinn of the IWDG. This free, informative talk will cover the range of species found off the north-west coast and the best places you can go to see whales

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The IWDG have been successful in winning the subsequent dolphin and porpoise post-mortem tender contracted by the Marine Institute and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. We would like to thank all members of the IWDG Strandings Network who submitted their strandings, making the previous tender a success and allowing us to continue this important work.  We would

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