Haughey yacht to track blue whale

CHARLIE HAUGHEY’S yacht is set to be used to track the biggest whale on the planet 60 miles off the Irish coast.

There was a sighting of the elusive blue whale in Irish waters in 2009, but the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group are planning on berthing the Celtic Mist on the edge of the continental shelf to find out if they are resident off our coast.

There has only been a handful of sightings of the majestic animals in Irish waters since whaling stations closed down in 1922.