The Shannon Dolphin Project (SDP) is offering several volunteer internships positions during the 2023 field season. The internship runs from May – September 2023 and the minimum duration for successful applicants is 10 weeks. Background: The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) is a registered charity and NGO in the West of Ireland. The group have been
Sorcha Maguire – Shannon Dolphin Project Intern 2022 My Journey with the Irish whale and dolphin group began under what seemed at the time to be very unusual circumstances. In 2020 during the very first covid-19 lockdown. I was in my third year of studying freshwater and marine biology in Galway, and as part of
Kirsten Wohak – Shannon Dolphin Project Intern 2022 The work varied so much that I never got bored I am Kirsten Wohak and I was given the opportunity to intern at the Shannon Dolphin Project in Kilrush for the past 6 weeks. In my case, this was not a given as my background is in
Megan Keville- Shannon Dolphin Project Intern 2022 Came for a thesis stayed for the dolphins! Hi, my name is Megan, and I am one of the Interns working with the Shannon Dolphin Centre this summer. Originally from England, I came over to Ireland in January for my master’s degree in Marine Conservation at ATU (Galway).
Megan Clarkson- Shannon Dolphin Project Intern 2022 First time sailing on Celtic Mist Hi all, my name is Megz and I have travelled from South Africa to have the great pleasure of being one of the new interns this season at the Shannon Dolphin Project. During my third week here, I got the amazing opportunity
Noel Langan – Shannon Dolphin Project Intern 2022 Dolphin Soup Hello Everyone, my name is Noel Langan, I am 23 and I have a long standing interest in marine Biology. To follow up on this interest I went to GMIT, now ATU to do a Marine and freshwater biology course which I graduated from with