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The first humpback whale this year has been spotted in Irish waters, with skippers capturing a photo of the magnificent creature diving off the south-east coast.

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One of Ireland’s best known landmarks was shut down today while Army bomb experts exploded an old lighthouse detonator.

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The Navy is to carry out a thorough examination of the Maggie B trawler which sank off the south-east coast in March, it emerged tonight.

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