5 September 2018 Since the exciting views of Bottlenose dolphins in Brandon bay the crew of the Celtic Mist had to work hard to spot cetaceans in big swells between spells of mist and rain. Nearby Bull rock we spotted Risso’s dolphins including a mother and calf in the white capped swells. The team was
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On Saturday 25th August the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group delivered Whale Watch Ireland 2018. All–Ireland Whale Watch day, now in its 18th year, comprises free, guided land-based watches, spread over 14 counties, and in all four provinces and continues to be one of the largest events on the Irish wildlife calendar. To maximize the
Watch a recent presentation by Dr Simon Berrow for TEDx Ballybofey on humpback whale migration. TEDx Ballybofey was an independently organised evening event on Thursday, April 12th, 2018 curated from thought leaders across Ireland, as well as grassroot speakers sharing their inspiring stories. Organised by Leah Fairman and Emma Boylan at the Balor Arts
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) invites you to join them for a land-based whale watch next Saturday, 25th August 2018 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The purpose of whale watch day is to raise awareness of the 25 species of cetaceans (porpoises, dolphins and whales) recorded to date in all Irish waters,
Young Clare resident, Joshua Quinton, offered to undertake a sponsored paraglide to help raise money to buy the IWDG a new jeep. After a number of delays and cancellations he finally got to take to the skies in Italy. Thank you so much Josh for your generous gesture and money raised Josh with new
UPDATE More coming in, from Inishboffin, Inisowen and a floating carcass seen from Celtic Explorer this morning may have been a beaked whale !! Pollen Bay, Isle of Dooagh, Co Donegal. Photo courtesy of Conor McGuckin UPDATE: A whale washed up on Falcarragh, Co Donegal could be another Cuviers and kayacker Paul Duggan found a
It is with regret the IWDG say goodbye and thanks to Paul Kiernan as he heads off to Italy on a new posting at the Irish Embassy. Paul has been the IWDG Welfare Officer over the past six -year and has taken this part of our remit to a new level. IWDG often stated
Update 31st July 2018….For those of you who missed last night's whale programme on RTE Nationwide, it's available on this link on RTE Player. https://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/nationwide-21/10914503/ Hope you enjoy it. IWDG were approached by RTE Nationwide last year, with a view to recording a piece on whales, whale watching and the group's conservation/research work.
by Alexandra McInturf On Monday, July 16th, Celtic Mist floated among the many clippers docked in Lough Foyle, all of which were adorned with colourful flags in the spirit of the local maritime festival. The ship itself would be recognizable to those familiar with the IWDG; however, the same could not be said for her
Celtic Mist arrived in Derry on Sunday night after a 4000km, eight week expedition to Iceland. Read about the final leg of this at https://iwdg.ie/iceland2018/post.php?id=13 Celtic Mist is currently travelling from Derry to Galway, due in on Sunday where it wil lbe for 2 weeks for some maintenance and day trips before attrending Cruinniú na mBád Festival