Tipperary’s got its own Fungie now!
A bottle-nosed dolphin has been sighted in the River Suir.
Pictures were taken in Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary on 7 February by Jackie Ryan, showing the mammal swimming about in the river.
Although it is not uncommon for dolphins to appear in the river – with a pair being spotted in Waterford back in November 2016 – it is rare for them to be as far inland as Carrick.
Commenting on the news, Fianna Fail Councillor Kieran Bourke said: “I was off getting a haircut an hour ago, and I heard it in the barber shop that there was a dolphin in the River Suir. It’s very unusual for a dolphin to come up that far. Carrick-on-Suir is tidal to within about a mile on the Clonmel side, so that may have something to do with it.”
Carrick River Rescue responded to JOE by suggesting that the number of dolphins in the area could be as high as four based on local accounts.
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