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Check out the recent RTE programme on dolphins in Ireland screened on Sunday 22 June   http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10295732/   IWDG research on dolphins, including from Celtic Mist will be shown on Sunday June 22 at 6;30 pm on RTE1 in the first part of four documentaries on 'Ireland's Ocean'. IWDG have been trying to develop a

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Title:  Whale Watching Courses on Cape Clear Summer 2014 Looking for a weekend with a difference? Why not join the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) on a whale-watching course on Cape Clear Island, West Cork on: July 11-13th & September 12-14th.  Our Cape Clear weekend courses have been delivered since 2002 and support the

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Title:  Whale Watching Courses on Cape Clear Summer 2014 Looking for a weekend with a difference? Why not join the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) on a whale-watching course on Cape Clear Island, West Cork on: July 11-13th & September 12-14th.  Our Cape Clear weekend courses have been delivered since 2002 and support the

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Spaces still left on for the Rathlin Wildlife-Watching Weekend this July. Book now in the IWDG Shop! Wildlife Watching Weekend 25th – 27th July 2014 Our course caters for the wildlife enthusiast, keen to learn more about cetaceans and birdlife; how to observe, record and identify them. The weekend will be a mix of outdoor

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Spaces still left on for the Rathlin Wildlife-Watching Weekend this July. Book now in the IWDG Shop! Wildlife Watching Weekend 25th – 27th July 2014 Our course caters for the wildlife enthusiast, keen to learn more about cetaceans and birdlife; how to observe, record and identify them. The weekend will be a mix of outdoor

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Basking shark sightings update 28th May 2014 All it took was bit of hot sunny weather and the sharks are popping up in numbers again along the south coast anyway. Yesterday 27th May saw at least one off Cloghna Head, Rosscarbery Bay, while at the same time, Chris O' Sullivan was watching 3 more during

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Basking shark sightings update 28th May 2014 All it took was bit of hot sunny weather and the sharks are popping up in numbers again along the south coast anyway. Yesterday 27th May saw at least one off Cloghna Head, Rosscarbery Bay, while at the same time, Chris O' Sullivan was watching 3 more during

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As part of Biodiversity Week celebrating Kerry’s natural heritage IWDG will be delivering a land based whale watch at Slea Head this Saturday, May 17th. It will run from 10.00am – 12.00 at the lay-by just before the shrine at Slea Head on Saturday morning and be lead by Nick Massett, IWDG. All members and

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As part of Biodiversity Week celebrating Kerry’s natural heritage IWDG will be delivering a land based whale watch at Slea Head this Saturday, May 17th. It will run from 10.00am – 12.00 at the lay-by just before the shrine at Slea Head on Saturday morning and be lead by Nick Massett, IWDG. All members and

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As part of the Coca-Cola Clean Coasts Events 2014 organised by An Taisce, IWDG Welfare Officer Paul Kiernan will be sharing a platform with reknowned naturalist, Jim Wilson.   Jim will be talking about his experiences in Antarctica as a wildlife tour guide, entitled “10 Weeks in the Freezer” and Paul will be discussing cetacean

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