Fungi’s frolics still going strong as tourists flock to Dingle for festival

Internationally renowned dolphin Fungi, who has spawned a multi-million euro tourism industry in Kerry over the past 30 years, could be cavorting for decades to come.

Marine experts believe playful Fungi, famed in song, book, and film, may still be under 40 years old and could have a lifespan of 50 to 60 years.

It is unusual for a lone, wild dolphin to remain in the same place for such a lengthy spell and yesterday, Kevin Flannery, director of Dingle Oceanworld, described Fungi as a rare natural phenomenon.