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IWDG members West Cork Sailing have kindly offered discount Sail training to all members for a limited time only! Cruising training and charter are onboard Jessy of Adrigole, 37 foot Jeanneau Sun Odyssey, that has been modified to take sail trainees. You will be cruising by day to harbours and bays within Bantry Bay and

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IWDG received a call from the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) early yesterday (20 June) of a large (up to 25') whale/dolphin live stranded at Gormanston, Co. Meath. This was an unusual size for a cetacean stranding on the east coast where harbour porpoises and the occasional common dolphin are the norm so the first

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IWDG received a call from the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) early yesterday (20 June) of a large (up to 25') whale/dolphin live stranded at Gormanston, Co. Meath. This was an unusual size for a cetacean stranding on the east coast where harbour porpoises and the occasional common dolphin are the norm so the first

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Is cúis scleondair i gcónaí an teagmháil le cránacha dubha (nó grampair) agus is díol spéise ar leith iad a fheiceáil in uiscí na hÉireann. Nuair a fuaireamar an tuairisc amhairc is déanaí ó Nick Massett ar an 12 Meitheamh ar phéire cránacha díreach faoina ionad faire ar Cheann Sléibhe in iarthar Chiarraí, bhí scleondar

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Is cúis scleondair i gcónaí an teagmháil le cránacha dubha (nó grampair) agus is díol spéise ar leith iad a fheiceáil in uiscí na hÉireann. Nuair a fuaireamar an tuairisc amhairc is déanaí ó Nick Massett ar an 12 Meitheamh ar phéire cránacha díreach faoina ionad faire ar Cheann Sléibhe in iarthar Chiarraí, bhí scleondar

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The Conservation and Research Bursary advertised to IWDG members was awarded to Paddy O'Dwyer.  This bursary is a collaboration with Mick Sheeran of Blasket Islands Eco Marine Tours who operates a tour boat around the Blasket Islands, Co Kerry. The idea for this collaboration came from Mick who is a corporate member of the IWDG.

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The Conservation and Research Bursary advertised to IWDG members was awarded to Paddy O'Dwyer.  This bursary is a collaboration with Mick Sheeran of Blasket Islands Eco Marine Tours who operates a tour boat around the Blasket Islands, Co Kerry. The idea for this collaboration came from Mick who is a corporate member of the IWDG.

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The three dolphins that were in the river in Buratty in April have been observed in the Shannon estuary from a dolphin tour boat. Following the disapearance of the three dolphins from the river in Bunratty we had hoped that we might record them during ongoing monitoring of the Shannon dolphin population this summer.  The

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