Confirmed Whale Sighting off Howth

There has been a confirmed sighting of a humpback whale in waters off Howth Head, Co. Dublin.

The animal, believed to be an adult, was photographed on Thursday, 15th July 2010 within metres of the Cardinal marker, between Howth Harbour and Ireland's Eye.

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group says it is the first sighting of a humpback in the eastern Irish Sea for 20 years and one of only a handful of validated recordings in Irish waters in the past century.

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