After more than two weeks reacquainting myself with dry land, I have taken the time to reflect on IWDG’s ‘Floating Classroom’ in Galway City this year! As the group’s new Education and Outreach Officer, Floating Classroom is the most important event on my calendar, where we sail our distinguished Research Vessel Celtic Mist to a
We are delighted to announce that the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group with its Live Stranding Project has won the National Lottery Good Causes Award 2025 in the Heritage category, recognising the group’s vital contribution to the protection of Ireland’s marine wildlife and cultural heritage. The National Lottery Good Causes Awards celebrate the inspiring work
When it was announced that a second edition of the Acoustic Monitoring from Ireland to the Gibraltar Oceanic waters Survey (AMIGOS) was underway for the STRAITS (Strategic Infrastructure for improved animal Tracking in European Seas) project, we were quick to reach out to the chief scientist, Dr María Pérez Tadeo, to see if another berth
To apply, email your CV (resume) and your letter of interest by Sunday, 30th November 2025, mags.daly@iwdg.ie The SDP internship programme in 2026 will run from mid January to October, and interns are requested to stay for a minimum of 10 weeks to gain enough experience. When submitting your application, please include your preferred start
After the highs of 2024 which broke all previous basking shark records with 357 validated sightings, it was always going to be a difficult year to beat and so it transpired with 186 sightings so far in 2025. While acknowledging that the calendar year still has some way to go, when it comes to Cetorhinus
🐬 Mother & Calf Dolphin Rescue, Tramore, Co. Waterford 🐬 On 24th September, a call came into the IWDG Emergency Hotline that two dolphins were in difficulty in a tidal stream in the Kilmacleague area of Tramore. A mother and calf common dolphin pair were spotted by Ian Stubbs, who contacted IWDG. Thanks to Ian’s
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group welcomes the recent fishing restrictions on vessels over 18m within the 6 nautical mile zone. This measure is an important recognition of the need to protect our inshore ecosystems and represents a step in the right direction. However, to secure long-term sustainability for Sprat and other forage fish, further
It is with great sadness we report the untimely passing of Lorenzo de Bonis. Lorenzo first reached out to the IWDG in 2020 when he completed his placement as part of his IMBRSea masters project. It was online but Lorenzo and fellow student Michiel De Boeck contributed a lot despite the distance between us all.
Great turnout of over 80 marine leaders across a range of state agencies and Departments, NGOs, third levels, industry and the fishing community at a Marine Leaders’ Forum to discuss the Nature Restoration Law and how it will be turned into a national Nature Restoration Plan. A Nature Restoration Plan is required meet the targets
Celtic Mist Survey Cruise Leg 12: Bantry-Bantry Skipper: Paul O’Neill First Mate: Mick O’Rourke Marine Biologist: Patrick Kinnaird Marine Biologist: Tom Rathigan Crew: Geraldine O’Rourke, Laura Foster, Edel McMahon, Helena Malone Day 1 Our first afternoon aboard the Celtic Mist was a gentle one, the kind of slow start that lets you ease into life onboard a