The 'Cathal Pendred saves a dolphin' story did not have a happy ending

Unfortunately, the little guy didn't make it, despite the best efforts of the Dublin-based MMA star.

Yesterday we brought you the unusual story for Dublin-based MMA star Cathal Pendred's efforts to save a dolphin found washed up on the beach at Doonbeg, Co Clare.

The fighter posted a series of pictures to Twitter depecting his battle to refloat the injured cetacean - described at the time as a 'baby' but subsequently identified as an adult male striped dolphin, a species more usually found in the warmer waters of the Mediterranean Sea.