Republic of Ireland
These sightings, unless otherwise noted, are all collated and validated by Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
and are available on www.iwdg.ie
The most recent sightings in this area are:
| Minke whale (x2) - Dunmanus Bay, Cork at 12:00 on 14 Jun 2023 by Caroline Welch |
| Minke whale (x2) - Coumeenoole, County Kerry at 16:03 on 31 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x30) - Coumeenoole, County Kerry at 15:39 on 31 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Humpback whale (x4) - Coumeenoole, County Kerry at 15:39 on 31 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Risso's dolphin (x8) - Coumeenoole, County Kerry at 11:18 on 31 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x7) - Offshore N Coumeenoole, County Kerry at 16:19 on 28 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Offshore N Coumeenoole, County Kerry at 13:09 on 28 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Ballyrean, County Kerry at 15:44 on 16 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Great Blasket Isand, County Kerry at 15:04 on 16 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Risso's dolphin (x2) - Great Blasket Isand, County Kerry at 14:05 on 16 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Dingle, County Kerry at 12:25 on 15 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Basking shark (x1) - Dingle, County Kerry at 14:01 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x14) - Dingle, County Kerry at 13:48 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x17) - Dingle, County Kerry at 13:11 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x8) - Dingle, County Kerry at 12:56 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Minke whale (x1) - Dingle, County Kerry at 12:54 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x13) - Dingle, County Kerry at 12:17 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Minke whale (x1) - Dingle, County Kerry at 11:09 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x12) - Dingle, County Kerry at 10:26 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x25) - Dingle, County Kerry at 10:06 on 10 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Basking shark (x2) - Dingle, County Kerry at 17:52 on 9 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Minke whale (x1) - Dingle, County Kerry at 17:05 on 9 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x7) - Dingle, County Kerry at 16:40 on 9 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Risso's dolphin (x1) - Dingle, County Kerry at 16:20 on 9 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Basking shark (x1) - Dingle, County Kerry at 15:05 on 9 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x30) - Ballyferriter, Kerry county, Ireland at 14:03 on 3 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Coumeenoole, County Kerry, Ireland at 09:03 on 3 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Minke whale (x1) - Doolin, Clare county at 08:16 on 3 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Islandmagee, East Antrim at 18:48 on 2 Jun 2022 by Robin Petch |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Ballycastle, County Antrim at 16:19 on 2 Jun 2022 by Robin Petch |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Portrush, County Antrim at 16:05 on 2 Jun 2022 by Robin Petch |
| Common dolphin (x12) - Ballyferriter, Kerry county, Ireland at 15:38 on 2 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x5) - Ballyrean, Munster at 12:24 on 29 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Basking shark (x3) - Beginish, County Kerry at 11:03 on 13 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Minke whale (x1) - Beginish, County Kerry at 10:56 on 13 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x4) - Ballyrean, Munster at 15:04 on 9 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Minke whale (x1) - Ballyrean, Munster at 15:04 on 9 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x8) - Ballyrean, Munster at 12:54 on 9 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x7) - Great Blasket Isand, County Kerry at 14:00 on 3 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Basking shark (x1) - Blasket Sound, Country Kerry at 10:00 on 3 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x16) - Slea Head, & Blasket Sound, Country Kerry at 09:00 on 3 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Great Blasket Isand, County Kerry at 17:00 on 1 Apr 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Basking shark (x1) - Blasket Sound Islands, Co Kerry at 10:00 on 31 Mar 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Killer whale (x6) - 80m W of Donegal Bay, Co Donegal at 12:25 on 23 Oct 2021 by Marshall MacKinnon |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x12) - Off Dublin, Dublin at 15:56 on 21 Aug 2021 by Mark Ball |
| Dolphin species (x1) - Beside buoy, CarlingFord Lough, County Lough at 18:14 on 30 Jul 2021 by Madison McGeown |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x3) - Craignish Islands, Argyll at 10:20 on 24 Jun 2021 by Venture West |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x25) - Malin Head, Co Donegal at 10:00 on 11 Aug 2020 by Bob Jarman |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Magilligan Point, Co. Donegal at 13:15 on 19 Jul 2020 by Desmond Brown |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x5) - Bundoran, Co Donegal at 18:00 on 17 Jul 2020 by Eithne Hughes |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Near Moville, Co Donegal at 12:00 on 11 Jul 2020 by Desmond Brown |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x12) - Near Moville, Co Donegal at 11:30 on 10 Jul 2020 by Desmond Brown |
| Dolphin species (x2) - Dalkey, Dublin at 11:00 on 13 Oct 2019 by Eithne Hughes |
| Common dolphin (x7) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 18:28 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 18:18 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 18:16 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 18:10 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 17:44 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x10) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 17:34 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 17:26 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 17:22 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 16:40 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x5) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 16:39 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 16:34 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Unknown (x8) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 06:46 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 06:39 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 06:37 on 3 Aug 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 20:02 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 19:58 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x5) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 19:54 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 19:49 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 19:04 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 18:35 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x5) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 18:31 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 18:04 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 17:52 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x30) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 17:05 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 16:50 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 16:48 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x3) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 06:34 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 06:24 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Offshore Cork, County Cork at 05:38 on 27 Jul 2019 by ORCA ORCA |
| Minke whale (x22) - Blasket Island, Co. Kerry on 18 Jun 2019 by Nick Massett/IWDG |
| Humpback whale (x10) - Offshore West Cork, Co. Cork on 18 Jun 2019 by Chris O'Sullivan |
| Humpback whale (x3) - Blasket Island, Co. Kerry on 18 Jun 2019 by Nick Massett/IWDG |
| Minke whale (x20) - Cork, Co. Southwest region on 18 Jun 2019 by Meadhbh Quinn |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Skerries, Co. Dublin on 15 Jun 2019 by John Brophy |
| Minke whale (x17) - Blasket Island, Co. Kerry on 6 Jun 2019 by NIck Massett/IWDG |
| Humpback whale (x2) - Slea Head, County Kerry on 3 Jun 2019 by Nick Massett |
| Humpback whale (x2) - Slea Head, County Kerry on 3 Jun 2019 by Nick Massett |
| Risso's dolphin (x8) - Seven Heads, County Cork on 1 Jun 2019 by Jessica Giannoumi |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Shrove, Donegal at 14:21 on 29 May 2019 by Mark Daly |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Shrove, Donegal at 20:01 on 28 May 2019 by Mark Daly |
| Harbour porpoise (x15) - Cape Clear Island, Cork at 15:01 on 26 May 2019 by Jessica Koquert |
| Minke whale (x1) - Brinlack, Donegal at 06:25 on 22 May 2019 by Gareth Doherty |
| Killer whale (x2) - Clonakilty, Cork at 18:00 on 21 May 2019 by David Edwards |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x4) - Arklow, Wicklow at 13:43 on 20 May 2019 by Brendan Dillon |
| Harbour porpoise (x6) - Brinlack, Donegal at 06:30 on 20 May 2019 by Gareth Doherty |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x4) - Mullaghmore at 15:00 on 1 May 2019 by Adrian Stevenson |
| Minke whale (x2) - Stags Rocks, Cork at 16:00 on 11 Apr 2019 by Colin Barnes |