Rare sightings of giant squid turning heads around Munster

It was a lucky week for fishermen as rare creatures of the deep were caught off the Kerry and Clare coast.

Rare sightings of giant squid turning heads around Munster

A giant squid caught off the southwest coast is only the sixth documented Irish sighting of the elusive marine creature on record.

The squid, measuring 15.8m, was the first one seen in Irish waters in 22 years.

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