St Patrick’s Day visitor has whale of a time

A humpback whale chose St Patrick’s Day to make his first visit to Irish waters.

St Patrick’s Day visitor has whale of a time

The juvenile was spotted off Baltimore in West Cork on Sunday in roughly the same area where a pod of humpback whales made headlines around the world last December.

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group — which until Monday had 21 known humpbacks in its Irish humpback catalogue — has confirmed the St Patrick’s Day visitor is a new arrival to Irish waters, christening it #HBIRL22.

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