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Shock as dead dolphin vandalised with graffiti on Dublin beach

Shock as dead dolphin vandalised with graffiti on Dublin beach

“Who in their right mind would have it in them to do something like that?” Warning: some readers may find the content of this story upsetting. A Dublin based photographer was left in shock following the discovery of a dead dolphin that had been vandalised with graffiti on Monday night (16 May). The Instagram account […]

4 years ago

Fungie named by Guinness Book of Records as longest-living solitary dolphin

Fungie named by Guinness Book of Records as longest-living solitary dolphin

Congratulations! But also, now we’re a little sad… Fungie is maybe the most famous dolphin in the world, after Flipper, but he was fictional (sort of), so we’re not counting him. As if being a local legend wasn’t reason enough for worldwide fame, Fungie has now been added to the Guinness Book of World Records […]

7 years ago

Swimming suspended on French beaches thanks to horny dolphin

Swimming suspended on French beaches thanks to horny dolphin

And no, we don’t mean a narwhal. Beaches in the city of Brest, north-west France, have suspended swimming after it became clear that a randy bottlenose dolphin is trying to engage in relations with the locals. The dolphin has been given the name Zafar by the public, and was interacting with swimmers and kayakers in […]

8 years ago

VIDEO: Cork man captures this majestic footage of dolphins in Inchydoney

VIDEO: Cork man captures this majestic footage of dolphins in Inchydoney

Wow. Many people up and down the country have been making the most of the beautiful weather at the moment, and you’ll go a long way to find a sight as beautiful as this one from Cork. JOE reader Ciaran Goggin, from Clonakilty, was in Inchydoney on Sunday morning when he captured this quite spectacular sighting […]

10 years ago